Fendi
Luxury fashion
Roman luxury house known for furs and the Baguette and Peekaboo bags, selling leather goods, ready-to-wear and accessories to wealthy shoppers.
Luxury fashionSince 1925Rome, Italy
How it started
Bought in steps, 1999 to 2001.
2001bought by LVMH
LVMH and Prada jointly bought 51% of the Fendi family's Roman house in 1999, and LVMH became majority shareholder in 2001 by buying out Prada's stake.
How big it is
How big is Fendi?
€37.8BFashion & Leather Goods revenue (all maisons)FY2025
Its place in LVMH
LVMH's Roman house in fashion.
Fendi gives LVMH's Fashion & Leather Goods group an Italian maison with fur and handbag know-how alongside its Paris houses.
Who it competes with
GGucciPPradaVVersaceBBottega Veneta
What LVMH does not disclose
- Fendi revenue (reported inside Fendi's business group, Fashion & Leather Goods)
- Fendi operating profit
- Fendi store count and employees
- Total price LVMH paid for Fendi (only the €295M for Prada's 25.5% stake in 2001 was reported, by the press)
- LVMH does not report this maison's share of group revenue
The group behind itLVMH
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Sources
Every number on this page comes from LVMH's own reports.
- Fendi (maison page: founded 1925 by Adele and Edoardo Fendi; LVMH acquisition in 2000, majority shareholder… ↗
- History (acquisition of Loewe and Celine in 1996, acquisition of Fendi in 2001) ↗
- LVMH Financial Documents - December 31, 2025: revenue and profit by business group, Wines & Spirits volumes… ↗
- LVMH pays $259 million for majority control of Fendi (Prada's 25.5% stake for €295 million; LVMH and Prada … ↗
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