L'Oréal, the currently largest cosmetics and beauty company by market capitalization

L'Oréal is the cosmetics and beauty company with the largest market capitalization. Based on data from *companiesmarket*, its market capitalization reached US$ 224.97 billion as of January 2022.

L'Oréal is a French company headquartered in Paris and is currently the world's largest cosmetics producer. The company owns brands such as L'Oréal Paris, Garnier, Maybelline Jade, Essie, Softsheen Carson, and NYX Cosmetics.

The second-largest cosmetics and beauty company by market capitalization is Givaudan. This Swiss company has a market capitalization of US$ 40.82 billion.

Third place is occupied by the American company, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), with a market capitalization of US$ 33.91 billion. Following this is Shiseido from Japan, with a market capitalization of US$ 19.5 billion.

Next, ULTA Beauty from the United States has a market capitalization of US$ 19.14 billion. Then there are Amorepacific from South Korea and Kose from Japan, with market capitalizations of US$ 7.88 billion and US$ 5.03 billion respectively.

The next largest cosmetics and beauty companies by market capitalization are The Beauty Health Company (US$ 1.89 billion), e.l.f. Cosmetics (US$ 1.42 billion), Amyris (US$ 1.30 billion), and Revlon (US$ 0.5 billion). All four of these companies are headquartered in the United States.