Who owns NYX Professional Makeup?
NYX Professional Makeup is owned by L'Oréal (France, EPA: OR).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Key facts
- Current owner
- L'Oréal S.A. reported
- Owned since
- Not recorded
- Previous owner
- None recorded
- Owner HQ
- 🇫🇷 France, Clichy
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1999
- Category
- Personal care & beauty › Cosmetics & fragrance › Makeup
- Parent ticker
- EPA: OR
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About NYX Professional Makeup
NYX Professional Makeup was founded in Los Angeles in 1999 by Toni Ko, who was 25 and wanted professional-quality colour cosmetics at drugstore prices. The brand grew largely through beauty tutorials on social media. L'Oréal acquired it in 2014 and moved it into mass retail distribution internationally.
Ownership timeline of NYX Professional Makeup
Where NYX Professional Makeup sits in L'Oréal
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of NYX Professional Makeup?
The parent company of NYX Professional Makeup is L'Oréal, a publicly listed company headquartered in France.
Is NYX Professional Makeup American or French?
NYX Professional Makeup originated in the United States in 1999, but it is owned today by L'Oréal, which is headquartered in France. So NYX Professional Makeup is an American-origin brand under French ownership.
Is NYX Professional Makeup still owned by L'Oréal?
Yes. As of 6 September 2026, NYX Professional Makeup is still owned by L'Oréal. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] L'Oréal Universal Registration Document 2025 — L'Oréal S.A., Annual report, published 1 March 2026; retrieved 6 September 2026.
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