Top Beauty & Personal Care companies
Beauty & Personal Care, as a sub-sector within the broader Consumer Products & Retail industry, encompasses a wide range of products and formulations designed to enhance appearance, grooming, and personal hygiene. This segment covers everything from color cosmetics such as makeup, including eye, lip, and face products, to skin and haircare items aimed at nourishing, cleansing, and protecting the skin and hair. It also includes oral care products focused on maintaining oral hygiene and fresh breath, fragrance and deodorants for personal scent and freshness, and sun protection solutions like sun care and tanning products that shield the skin from UV rays. Feminine and men's grooming products address specific needs related to personal maintenance, while bath, body, and personal cleansing items serve daily hygiene routines. The segment also features beauty tools and accessories that aid application and grooming, as well as specialized products for babies and children emphasizing gentle, safe formulations. Professional salon and spa products facilitate beauty treatments and services, often formulated with higher standards and targeted toward professionals in the industry. The category reflects a blending of cosmetic, therapeutic, and hygiene functions, driven by consumer demand for effective, safe, and often innovative products that promote personal wellbeing and aesthetic appeal. As beauty routines become increasingly personalized and holistic, this industry segment continues to evolve with new technologies, formulations, and packaging designs that cater to diverse consumer preferences across age groups, genders, and lifestyles.
10 companiesEstee Lauder CompaniesEstée Lauder Companies (NYSE: EL) is a family-controlled American prestige beauty company that manufactures and markets skincare, makeup, fragrance, and hair-care products across 20+ brands including Estée Lauder, Clinique, La Mer, M·A·C, Jo Malone London, and TOM FORD, sold in approximately 150 countries and territories.elcompanies.comUnited States
SymriseSymrise AG is a global B2B supplier of fragrances, flavors, cosmetic actives, and functional ingredients serving multinational consumer goods manufacturers across food and beverage, pet food, personal care, and home care, with proprietary AI and biotechnology platforms and over €5.2 billion in 2024 revenue.symrise.comGermany
BeiersdorfBeiersdorf AG is a Hamburg-based global personal-care company operating two segments: Consumer Brands (NIVEA, Eucerin, La Prairie, Chantecaille, Hansaplast) and tesa industrial adhesives. Founded in 1882 and publicly listed, it serves mass-market and prestige skincare consumers across 43+ countries.beiersdorf.comGermany
Bath & Body Worksbathandbodyworks.comUnited States
E.L.F. BeautyE.L.F. Beauty is a multi-brand beauty platform offering color cosmetics, skincare, haircare, and clean beauty products at mass-market price points ($6-$40). Founded 2004, publicly listed (NYSE: ELF), serving value-conscious and Gen Z consumers across 21+ countries through Target, Sephora, Ulta, Amazon, and owned digital channels.elfbeauty.comUnited States
Edgewell Personal CareEdgewell Personal Care (NYSE: EPC) is a U.S. consumer packaged goods company that manufactures and markets wet shaving, sun care, and grooming products under brands such as Schick, Wilkinson Sword, Banana Boat, Hawaiian Tropic, and Billie, distributed through retailers in 50+ countries worldwide.edgewell.comUnited States
AMOREPACIFICAmorepacific is a publicly listed South Korean beauty conglomerate (KOSPI:090430) operating a multi-brand portfolio spanning Sulwhasoo, Laneige, IOPE, COSRX, Mamonde, and Aestura. It sells premium, clinical-grade, and derma skincare globally through Sephora, Amazon, DTC e-commerce, and flagship stores, with North America now representing 33% of sales.ap-beauty.comSouth Korea
elf Cosmeticse.l.f. Cosmetics is a New York-based mass-market beauty brand under e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE: ELF) that sells 100% vegan, cruelty-free makeup, skincare, and haircare primarily at $10 or under through DTC, Target, Ulta, Sephora, and Amazon, targeting Gen Z and Millennial consumers.elfcosmetics.comUnited States
Pierre FabrePierre Fabre is a privately held French group operating dual pharmaceutical and dermo-cosmetics businesses. It serves cancer, dermatology, rare-disease, and everyday-ailment patients through prescription drugs, and skin, hair, and oral-care consumers through brands like Eau Thermale Avène, across 130 countries.pierre-fabre.comFrance
Wella AGwella.comUnited States