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LVMH SA (EPA: MC): Wines & Spirits Segment Reports Organic Revenue Decline Year-on-Year in Q3 2026 Trading Update (c. Oct 14, 2026)

Miss ✦ AI-generated prediction Published on 11. September 2026 · Predicted for 14. October 2026 · Based on: Historical Cycle

Probability

65%

LVMH's Wines & Spirits segment (Moët Hennessy: Hennessy cognac, Moët & Chandon, Dom Pérignon, Veuve Clicquot) posted organic revenue of –5% for full-year 2025 (after –3% in 2024). Q3/2025 briefly recovered to +1%, but Q4/2025 slumped back to –9%. 2026 headwinds: persistently weak Hennessy cognac demand in China (largest single market), US tariffs on French cognac (Trump administration), and travel-retail channel decline linked to the Iran War (LNG crisis, international flight restrictions). A third consecutive year of organic decline is the most probable outcome.

Data basis for this prediction

LVMH FY2025 Ergebnisse: Wines & Spirits organisch –5% (Yahoo Finance / LVMH IR, Januar 2026)
Wine-Intelligence: 'LVMH W&S Sequential Recovery Amid Global Headwinds' (2026)
CNBC: LVMH Q3 2025 Results – W&S +1% Q3 then –9% Q4 (Oktober 2025)
LVMH Q3-Trading-Update historisch ca. 14. Oktober (LVMH Investor Relations)

Verdict: Miss

Das LVMH-Segment Wines & Spirits verzeichnete im Q3-2026-Trading-Update (veröffentlicht 12. Oktober 2026) ein organisches Umsatzwachstum von +6% gegenüber dem Vorjahreszeitraum – kein Rückgang. Über die ersten neun Monate 2026 lag das organische Wachstum bei +5% (Umsatz €4,027 Mrd.). Champagne & Wines wuchs +6%, Cognac & Spirits +4%. Haupttreiber: Erholung des Cognac-Geschäfts in Asien (Hennessy 'good momentum in Asia'), Champagner-Belebung in Europa sowie US-Neuprodukte (Hennessy VS Ready-to-Serve). Die in der Vorhersage genannten Belastungsfaktoren (China-Schwäche, US-Zölle, Reise-Retail-Rückgang) blieben offenbar hinter den Erholungskräften zurück. Quellen: LVMH offizielle Pressemitteilung (lvmh-com.cdn.prismic.io / globenewswire.com, 12.10.2026); wine-intelligence.com Q3-2026-Analyse.

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