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Bernard Arnault’s Succession Looms as LVMH Returns to Growth
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Net profit for the first half of 2026 came at €5.7 billion ($6.5 billion), virtually unchanged from a year earlier, on €38.6 billion ($43.9 billion) in revenue.
LVMH’s portfolio spans more than 75 brands, including Louis Vuitton, Dior, Tiffany & Co. and Sephora.
After Louis Vuitton and Moët Hennessy merged three years later, he accumulated a controlling stake in the newly formed LVMH and became its chairman and CEO in 1989.
As of June 30, the Arnaults held 50.21 percent of LVMH shares and controlled 66.39 percent of its voting rights.
Across LVMH, A.I.