Maison 26 of 100 · Fine Jewelry
Cartier
The reading
Jeweller of kings and the only listed jewellery division that grew 14% at constant rates while most of luxury contracted. 273 boutiques. Dual credibility in high jewellery and watchmaking (Santos, Tank, Drive). Gold cost forced 2026 watch repricing; demand absorbed it.
The house
- Origin
- France
- Founded
- 1847
- Atelier
- Fine Jewelry
- Ownership
- Richemont
- Signature
- LOVE / Santos / Juste un Clou
The figure, and where it comes from
Richemont FY to 31 March 2026: Jewellery Maisons +14% at constant rates, 30.5% operating margin.
Source: Richemont, Results for the year ended 31 March 2026.
This claim was re-checked against the publisher named above on 2026-09-23, and it is held in this build’s claims ledger as cartier-richemont.
Where it sits in this register
Within the register it is the 1st of the fifteen houses filed under Fine Jewelry. This register files nine houses to Richemont; the others are Van Cleef & Arpels, Piaget, Buccellati, Vacheron Constantin, Jaeger-LeCoultre, A. Lange & Söhne, and two more. Against the whole register by founding year it comes 20th of a hundred. It is one of twenty-six maisons filed here from France, the largest national group in the register.