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Italian luxury fashion house known for high-end cashmere knitwear and 'humanistic capitalism' branding.
Italian luxury fashion house known for high-end cashmere knitwear and 'humanistic capitalism' branding.
Sells through its own boutiques and through a wholesale network of luxury stores and department stores. Most clothing is made in Italy, much of it by outside workshops in Umbria working to its design, and the Cucinelli family remains the controlling shareholder.
Moat: narrow (brand, distribution). Distinctive artisanal Italian luxury positioning with tightly controlled pricing and limited discounting.
Headquarters: Solomeo, Italy · Founded: 1978 · Employees: 3,328
Size Brunello Cucinelli (BC.MI) is an Italy Consumer Discretionary company (Apparel/Footwear) with a market value of $6.61B, the 36th largest of 123 Italy companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at €86.62 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 4.2%, against +3.7% for the median peer and +3.1% for the Italy market (cap-weighted) — 11th highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 9.8% over the last twelve months (peer median +4.7%); the operating margin is 17.7% (peer median 13.3%).
Valuation It trades at 37.8× forward earnings against a peer median of 14.3× (2nd most expensive of 20).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 21% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +21%, so the hurdle is -0 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 2.1 points above its cost of capital (9.5% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 18 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | €1.47B | €1.41B | €1.28B | €1.14B | €920M |
| Revenue growth | — | +10% | +12% | +24% | — |
| Gross profit | €653M | €624M | €569M | €494M | €364M |
| EBITDA | €453M | €427M | €383M | €343M | €278M |
| Net income | €138M | €135M | €119M | €115M | €80.6M |
| Free cash flow | €168M | €115M | €98.7M | €143M | €161M |
| Capital expenditure | €137M | €142M | €99.4M | €73.5M | €62.5M |
| Total debt | n/a | €1.18B | €959M | €667M | €686M |
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| Company | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunello Cucinelli BC.MI | $6.61B | +4% | +10% | 18% | 37.8× | 20.6% |
| LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton MC.PA | $226B | -11% | -4% | 22% | 18.6× | 10.2% |
| Ermenegildo Zegna ZGN | $5.96B | +7% | +11% | 9% | 31.1× | 20.3% |
| Kering KER.PA | $25.7B | -23% | -9% | 11% | 30.9× | 12.2% |
Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.
| Measure | BC.MI | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +8.1% | +12.5% | 7th lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +4.2% | +3.7% | 11th highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -15.4% | -13.0% | 10th lowest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +9.8% | +4.7% | 5th highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 17.7% | 13.3% | 6th highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 37.8× | 14.3× | 2nd most expensive of 20 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 20.6% | 5.2% | 4th most demanding of 20 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +20.9% | +11.3% | 2nd highest of 20 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -0.3 pp | -7.2 pp | 8th most demanding of 20 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +2.1 pp | +7.4 pp | 10th lowest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 15.3× | 9.4× | 3rd most expensive of 17 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.3× | 1.5× | 6th most indebted of 17 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunello Cucinelli BC.MI | Italy | $6.61B | +4% | +10% | 18% | 37.8× | 20.6% | +20.9% |
| Birkenstock BIRK | United States | $6.64B | -5% | +20% | 24% | 13.9× | 7.4% | +19.9% |
| Bosideng International 3998.HK | Hong Kong | $6.64B | +3% | +8% | 18% | 10.3× | -10.8% | +14.2% |
| Gildan Activewear GIL.TO | Canada | $6.48B | -40% | +40% | 15% | 6.8× | 6.5% | +13.7% |
| Crocs CROX | United States | $6.94B | +47% | +1% | 23% | 9.6× | 1.1% | +23.9% |
| Huali Industrial 300979.SZ | China | $7.09B | +6% | -10% | 14% | 19.7× | -4.4% | +12.4% |
| Ermenegildo Zegna ZGN | United States | $5.96B | +7% | +11% | 9% | 31.1× | 20.3% | +11.3% |
| Youngor Fashion 600177.SS | China | $5.69B | +10% | -5% | -3% | 12.8× | 23.3% | +0.1% |
| V.F VFC | United States | $8.01B | +7% | -2% | 8% | 16.6× | 11.1% | +0.8% |
| Shenzhou Intl 2313.HK | Hong Kong | $8.08B | -7% | +2% | 16% | 11.8× | -4.5% | +5.4% |
| Burberry BRBY.L | United Kingdom | $5.38B | -4% | -2% | 7% | 28.8× | 19.1% | +0.6% |
| Li Ning 2331.HK | Hong Kong | $5.10B | -21% | +7% | 13% | 14.4× | -5.4% | +14.6% |
| Abc-mart 2670.T | Japan | $5.03B | +20% | +4% | 17% | 16.2× | -10.0% | +11.4% |
| Levi Strauss & LEVI | United States | $8.77B | +1% | +5% | 13% | 14.6× | 5.2% | +7.1% |
| Fosun International 0656.HK | Hong Kong | $4.82B | +11% | -1% | 3% | 12.9× | 10.6% | +4.1% |
| HLA 600398.SS | China | $4.47B | -6% | +7% | 11% | 14.3× | -13.1% | +3.8% |
| Puma PUM.DE | Germany | $4.42B | +4% | -19% | -6% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Page Industries PAGEIND.NS | India | $4.22B | -4% | +8% | 19% | 46.8× | 27.7% | +13.1% |
| Kontoor Brands KTB | United States | $4.21B | +5% | +16% | 13% | 13.2× | 1.1% | +8.5% |
| K.P.R. Mill KPRMILL.NS | India | $4.21B | +19% | +6% | 18% | 34.8× | 29.9% | +13.3% |
| PVH PVH | United States | $4.15B | +1% | +2% | 8% | 8.1× | 2.5% | +4.6% |