Earnings release
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● ● ESSILORLUXOTTICA EssilorLuxottica including GrandVision : Q3 total revenue close to Euro 5.5 billion , + 33 % versus 2019 at constant exchange rates ¹ 1 Q3 comparable³ revenue + 9.3 % versus 2019 at constant exchange rates¹ Consolidated free cash flow5 at Euro 2.3 billion in first nine months EssilorLuxottica's third - quarter 2021 revenue ● Keeping the pace of a fast recovery at + 9 % Full year outlook upgraded again and Grand Vision consolidation EssilorLuxottica excluding Grand Vision : Q3 total revenue + 9.0 % versus 2019 at constant exchange rates¹ North America still up double digits , EMEA and Latam accelerating , Asia - Pacific still negative Professional Solutions positive and accelerating in all regions • Comparable - store sales4 steadily positive , up double digits in North America E - commerce up approximately 50 % , at 8 % of total revenue year to date FY 2021 outlook upgraded again Charenton - le - Pont , France ( October 29 , 2021 - 7:00 am ) - EssilorLuxottica today announced that consolidated revenue including GrandVision ( consolidated since July 1 , i.e. for the third quarter only ) totalled Euro 14,241 million in the first nine months of the year . On a comparable³ basis , consolidated revenue amounted to Euro 5,465 million in the third quarter and Euro 15,918 million in the nine months , + 9.3 % and + 6.2 % respectively at constant exchange rates¹ versus the same periods of 2019 . Francesco Milleri and Paul du Saillant , CEO and Deputy CEO of EssilorLuxottica , said : “ We are proud of the revenue performance our Company delivered in the third quarter of the year , keeping the pace of the fast recovery already posted in the second quarter . Including GrandVision , in its first quarter of consolidation into the Group , EssilorLuxottica's comparable³ revenue grew even faster , at 9.3 % versus pre - COVID levels at constant exchange rates¹ . Moreover , while accelerating in revenue , our Company has materially expanded its margins , proving to which extent it can operationally leverage the business growth . This has led us to upgrade once again our outlook for the full year , now pointing to a more material operating margin lift . Such a sound performance is driven by the Company's omnichannel and open business model , its new integrated commercial initiatives and its rich innovation pipeline , all at the heart of its long - term strategy . In the context of the World Sight Day , celebrated on October 14 , we're also pleased to highlight all the initiatives the Company put in place in many different geographies to give vision a voice , while its ' Eyes on the Planet ' sustainability program continues to progress nicely , based on the five pillars of carbon , circularity , world sight , inclusion and ethics " . 1