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Hermès
The reading
The house that treats scarcity as a manufacturing principle rather than a marketing slogan. FY2025 revenue €16.0bn at a 41.0% recurring operating margin — the widest of any major listed luxury group. One artisan, one bag; 294 stores in 45 countries. A Birkin 25 lists at $13,500 in the United States after the January 2026 increase, up from $12,700. Hermès overtook Louis Vuitton on Kantar BrandZ in July 2026 and was the only major luxury name to grow in Interbrand 2025 (+17.8% to $40.9bn).
The house
- Origin
- France
- Founded
- 1837
- Atelier
- Fashion & Couture
- Ownership
- Independent (Hermès family)
- Signature
- Birkin / Kelly
The figure, and where it comes from
Kantar BrandZ Most Valuable Global Brands 2026: the most valuable luxury brand, published 13 July 2026.
Source: Kantar, BrandZ Most Valuable Global Brands 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 hermes-brandz-no1.
Its place in the register, counted
The register's France cohort runs to twenty-six — the largest national group here — and it is one. Its ownership is filed here as Independent (Hermès family): one of the thirteen houses in this register filed as independent, with Burberry, The Row, Brunello Cucinelli, Graff, Mikimoto, and seven more. It is the 13th-oldest house in the register. Counted inside its own room it stands 1st of the twenty-five houses this register files under Fashion & Couture.
Either side of it in the register
No. 0 — the register starts here No. 2 Louis Vuitton