Why Kering stock moves
Kering fell on Friday after naming Martine Rose Balenciaga's creative director.
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Why today
15,876 news analyzed todayKering fell on Friday after naming Martine Rose Balenciaga's creative director.
Kering fell clearly on Friday, more than the CAC 40 index did.
Balenciaga named British designer Martine Rose its creative director, part of a shake-up at Kering.
Over the last five trading days Kering rose clearly, in line with a rising CAC 40, so the week went the other way.
The appointment is a new design leadership change at Balenciaga, the group's fashion house.
Today's move of −1.79% was 1.2 times a normal day's 1.5%. CAC 40 moved −0.81% on the same day.
Kering −1.79%CAC 40 −0.81%A little weaker than the market
What analysts expect, and how often they have been right
Analysts’ estimates for Kering.
Ratings
Price targets
Latest price 187.20 EUR
For the current fiscal year, expected earnings per share changed from 6.44 EUR three months ago to 6.08 EUR now. 2026 estimate: 6.08 EUR. 2027 estimate: 8.96 EUR.
Has the share price followed the business?
Price and earnings moved in the same direction: 2 out of 3 years. Across European companies, that happens in about 65% of years. In 2025, the price changed +26% and earnings per share went from 9.24 EUR to 0.59 EUR.
Revenue, profit and market cap
RevenueProfitMarket capHatched bars: analysts’ estimates.bn EUR
Assets, liabilities and market cap
AssetsLiabilitiesMarket capbn EUR
Price and earnings moved in the same direction: 2 out of 3 years.Market cap (Now): 23.0 bn EURRevenue 2025: 14.7 bn EUR
What the key figures say about Kering
The figures connect what Kering earns with what investors pay.
The line shows the share price in the same year, on its own scale. Hatched bars: analysts’ estimates.
Profit divided by the number of shares. Each share represents this much of the earnings.
2022–2025: 0.59 EUR–29.31 EUR. Peers: Hermès 43.00 EUR, LVMH 21.94 EUR, H&M 8.25 SEK. 2026 estimate: 6.08 EUR (4.09 EUR–7.50 EUR). 2027 estimate: 8.96 EUR (6.97 EUR–10.28 EUR).
What the company sold during the year.
2022–2025: 14.7 bn EUR–20.4 bn EUR. Peers: Hermès 16.1 bn EUR, LVMH 79.6 bn EUR, H&M 220.8 bn SEK. 2026 estimate: 14.6 bn EUR (14.4 bn EUR–14.7 bn EUR). 2027 estimate: 15.4 bn EUR (14.9 bn EUR–16.5 bn EUR).
The percentage of revenue left after the costs of running the business.
2022–2025: 11.1%–27.5%. Peers: Hermès 41.8%, LVMH 21.9%, H&M 9.1%.
Profit as a percentage of shareholders’ money in the company.
2022–2025: 0.5%–25.8%. Peers: Hermès 25.5%, LVMH 16.6%, H&M 33.3%.
The price investors pay for each unit of annual earnings per share. Not shown for a loss.
2022–2025: 16.2–510.2. Peers: Hermès 31.7, LVMH 18.6, H&M 21.7. 2026 estimate: 30.8. 2027 estimate: 20.9.
What investors pay for each unit the company sells.
2022–2025: 1.73–2.86. Peers: Hermès 8.85, LVMH 2.53, H&M 1.29. 2026 estimate: 1.58. 2027 estimate: 1.49.
Money paid to shareholders per share, summed by calendar year.
2017–2025: 4.60 EUR–14.00 EUR.
The ordinary yearly dividend as a percentage of the share price. In the past 12 months, the company paid 4.00 EUR per share, 2.1% of the share price.
2022–2025: 2.0%–5.9%. Peers: Hermès 1.3%, LVMH 3.1%, H&M 4.0%.
Net debt divided by operating earnings before depreciation and amortisation.
2022–2025: 0.98–4.43. Peers: Hermès -1.42, LVMH 1.24, H&M 2.12.
More key figures
Market cap divided by shareholders’ equity, what remains after liabilities.
2022–2025: 1.96–4.15. Peers: Hermès 7.50, LVMH 2.96, H&M 7.23.
Market cap plus net debt, divided by operating earnings. This includes debt.
2022–2025: 12.2–47.2.
Cash left after investments, divided by the number of shares.
2022–2025: 11.42 EUR–26.24 EUR. Peers: Hermès 40.23 EUR, LVMH 28.82 EUR, H&M 16.28 SEK.
The percentage of assets financed by shareholders’ equity.
2022–2025: 34.4%–41.2%.
The dividend explained
A dividend is money paid to shareholders. Kering paid 4.00 EUR per share in the twelve months through November 6, 2026.
On the ex-dividend day, June 2, 2026, Kering traded without the right to the 2.75 EUR dividend. The price went from 247.75 EUR to 254.40 EUR; including the dividend, the day's change was +3.8%. Entitlement passes from the company to shareholders on the ex-day; payment comes later.
2017: 4.60 EUR2018: 6.00 EUR2019: 10.50 EUR2020: 8.00 EUR2021: 8.00 EUR2022: 12.00 EUR2023: 14.00 EUR2024: 14.00 EUR2025: 6.00 EUR2026 so far: 4.00 EUR
10,000 EUR in Kering bought on November 7, 2016 is worth 12,600 EUR today, with dividends reinvested.
What would 10,000 EUR in Kering be worth today? →
What would 10,000 EUR in Kering be worth today?
12,600 EUR
with dividends reinvested, bought on November 7, 2016.
The five biggest days of the journey
· +16.9% · the whole market fell 0.6% the same day
· −16.6% · the whole market fell 0.4% the same day
· −12.3% · the whole market fell 12.3% the same day
· −11.9% · the whole market fell 0.5% the same day
· +11.8% · the whole market rose 0.7% the same day
Earlier days
+5.49% market +2.13% Kering, the luxury group, rose clearly over the week, moving more than the CAC 40 market index, which also rose clearly. Read →
Kering, the luxury group, rose clearly over the week, moving more than the CAC 40 market index, which also rose clearly.
The main driver was likely the news that British designer Martine Rose was named creative director of Balenciaga, a Kering fashion brand, on Friday 6 November, after Pierpaolo Piccioli left.
Investors likely saw this leadership change as part of Kering's broader restructuring.
Trading volume was around its usual level.
−0.56% market +0.34% Kering dipped, against a market that rose a little. Read →
Kering dipped, against a market that rose a little.
No company news explains the move.
Over the last five trading days, Kering rose sharply, clearly more than the CAC 40, which also rose sharply.
That was a big move for Kering, one of about eleven like it in the past year.
The stock remains well below its highest close of the past year, reached in mid November last year.
+6.36% market +2.34% Kering rose, far more than the CAC 40. Read →
Kering rose, far more than the CAC 40.
No company news from that session clearly explains the move, which was an unusually big one for Kering.
Over the last five trading days Kering rose sharply, also outpacing the CAC 40.
Earlier news, such as the Water Resilience Lab launch on Monday, did not cause a move of this size.
+0.32% market −0.34% Kering held roughly flat, moving less than the CAC 40. Read →
Kering held roughly flat, moving less than the CAC 40.
Kering was an ordinary day for the stock, with no company news explaining a clear move.
Trading volume was about twice a normal session, and the shares sit near their lowest close of the past year.
Over the last five trading days Kering was roughly unchanged while the CAC 40 rose clearly, so Kering lagged the market.
Earlier pressure came from weak luxury demand and a Citi target cut on Gucci, both dated before the session.
+1.24% market +0.98% Kering barely moved, while CAC 40 rose clearly. Read →
Kering barely moved, while CAC 40 rose clearly.
No company news explains it.
The stock rose only slightly, which is an ordinary day for Kering.
Over the last five trading days it was roughly unchanged, while the market rose sharply.
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