Interparfums Inc. reported Q2 26 sales of $341m, up 2% year-on-year at current rate and around 1% at constant rate. H1 26 sales also rose 2%, to $686.
US-based operations, accounting for 32% of sales, grew 18% or 17% organically but the comparison was favourable as Q2 2025 was affected by limited launches and tariffs related disruption. GUESS, the largest US-based brand, grew 10%, supported by Iconic Blue and Amore Napoli. Donna Karan/DKNY rose 28% as demand improved across franchises and e-commerce. Ferragamo increased 41%, helped by a weaker comparison and launches including Signorina Romantica and Ferragamo Sublime Leather. Roberto Cavalli was the exception, declining 9%. Its largest market is the Middle East, where demand remains difficult. Yet the brand was still up 8% over the first half, supported by new extensions and the Serpentine line.
European operations, which generate 68% of sales, declined 4% or 5% organically. Jimmy Choo was the strongest European brand, rebounding 23% after a weak first quarter. Growth came from the established I Want Choo franchise and the newer Jimmy Choo Man Parfum line. Coach fell 8%, but this has to be put in perspective with a growth of 42% in Q2 2026. Its H1 26 sales remained 10% higher, suggesting normalisation rather than a real loss of momentum. Montblanc was flat in the quarter and up 6% for the first half. Explorer Extreme and Legend continued to support sales, although currency impact contributed to the half-year increase. Lacoste declined 19% after growing 59% in Q2 2025. The comparison explains part of the fall, but continued weakness in Eastern Europe also weighed on the brand.
Interparfums estimates that the war in the Middle East reduced Q2 growth and says organic sales would have grown 4% without that effect.
