LVMH was created in 1987 through the merger of Moët Hennessy and Louis Vuitton, and its headquarters is at 22 avenue Montaigne in Paris. Its business groups are Wines & Spirits, Fashion & Leather Goods, Perfumes & Cosmetics, Watches & Jewelry and Selective Retailing. The Wines & Spirits Maisons, grouped within Moët Hennessy, include Moët & Chandon, Dom Pérignon, Veuve Clicquot, Krug, Hennessy, Glenmorangie and Ardbeg. Bernard Arnault is Chairman & Chief Executive Officer and, according to the company, its majority shareholder. LVMH reported group revenue of 80.8 billion euros in 2025.
Food Engineering ranks LVMH 85th in its 2026 Top 100 Food and Beverage Companies, counting food and drink sales of US$6,286 million (EUR 5,358 million) for the year to December 2025, out of total revenue of EUR 80,807 million.