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French (CAC) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedDec 23, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies650
  • 7D-0.1%
  • 3M3.2%
  • 1Y9.8%
  • YTD8.2%

The market has stayed flat over the 7 days. Meanwhile, the market is actually up 10% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 12% per annum.

Trending IndustriesOil and GasBiotechSoftwareRenewable Energy

Market Valuation and Performance

Has the French Market valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 23 Dec 2025€3.1t€2.1t€130.3b16.2x23.4x1.4x
Thu, 20 Nov 2025€3.0t€2.1t€130.9b15.7x22.8x1.4x
Sat, 18 Oct 2025€3.1t€2.1t€127.5b16.6x24.1x1.5x
Mon, 15 Sep 2025€2.9t€2.1t€128.1b15.7x22.9x1.4x
Wed, 13 Aug 2025€2.9t€2.1t€129.7b16.1x22.4x1.4x
Fri, 11 Jul 2025€3.0t€2.1t€146.5b16.3x20.5x1.4x
Sun, 08 Jun 2025€3.0t€2.1t€146.9b15.6x20.1x1.4x
Tue, 06 May 2025€3.0t€2.1t€144.3b15.2x20.5x1.4x
Thu, 03 Apr 2025€3.0t€2.1t€147.1b14.7x20.3x1.4x
Sat, 01 Mar 2025€3.1t€2.2t€146.8b15x21.3x1.4x
Mon, 27 Jan 2025€3.1t€2.2t€148.0b14.6x20.7x1.4x
Wed, 25 Dec 2024€2.8t€2.2t€148.0b13.7x19.1x1.3x
Fri, 22 Nov 2024€2.8t€2.2t€145.4b13.7x18.9x1.3x
Sun, 20 Oct 2024€2.9t€2.1t€147.6b14.3x19.7x1.4x
Tue, 17 Sep 2024€2.8t€2.1t€146.5b14.7x19.4x1.3x
Thu, 15 Aug 2024€2.8t€2.1t€147.4b14.6x19.2x1.3x
Sat, 13 Jul 2024€3.0t€2.1t€149.3b15.7x19.9x1.4x
Mon, 10 Jun 2024€3.1t€2.1t€149.4b16.9x20.8x1.5x
Wed, 08 May 2024€3.1t€2.1t€147.7b16.5x21.2x1.5x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024€3.2t€2.1t€103.5b15.5x30.5x1.5x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024€3.1t€2.1t€101.7b15x30.5x1.4x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024€3.0t€2.2t€102.5b14.9x29.3x1.4x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023€3.0t€2.2t€103.5b14.9x28.6x1.3x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023€2.9t€2.2t€106.5b14x26.9x1.3x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023€2.7t€2.2t€149.4b13.8x17.8x1.2x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023€2.9t€2.2t€149.7b14.4x19.2x1.3x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023€2.9t€2.2t€150.9b14.3x19.1x1.3x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023€3.0t€2.3t€145.2b14.9x20.7x1.3x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023€3.0t€2.3t€146.3b14.2x20.2x1.3x
Thu, 11 May 2023€3.0t€2.4t€126.0b14.3x24.2x1.3x
Sat, 08 Apr 2023€3.0t€2.4t€140.6b14.9x21.4x1.2x
Mon, 06 Mar 2023€3.0t€2.4t€100.7b15.3x30x1.3x
Wed, 01 Feb 2023€2.9t€2.3t€118.4b14.9x24.7x1.3x
Fri, 30 Dec 2022€2.7t€2.3t€118.3b13.8x22.9x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

22.9x


Total Market Cap: €2.7tTotal Earnings: €118.3bTotal Revenue: €2.3tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
French Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 22.5x202320242025
Current Market PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the French market at the moment, indicating that they expect earnings will grow in line with historical growth rates.
  • The market is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 22.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for French listed companies have grown 3.3% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 2.4% per year.
  • This means that less sales are being generated overall, but since the cost of doing business is lower, profits are increasing.

Sector Trends

Which sectors have driven the changes within the French Market?

FR Market-0.10%
Financials2.17%
Utilities1.06%
Real Estate0.98%
Energy0.43%
Materials0.047%
Industrials-0.15%
Telecom-0.27%
Healthcare-0.44%
Consumer Discretionary-0.60%
Tech-0.96%
Consumer Staples-1.48%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Consumer Discretionary sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 28.2x.
    • The market's confidence is likely because analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 13.5% which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 4.8% per year.
  • The Energy sector is the least preferred by investors for future growth. Although, investor sentiment seems to have improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 8.4x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Tech sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 19% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 7.1% per year.
  • In contrast, the Utilities sector is expected to see its earnings grow by 3.3% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuationSector
SAF Safran€302.203.1%
+€3.8b		44.2%PE29.2xIndustrials
GLE Société Générale Société anonyme€67.845.4%
+€2.7b		154.9%PB0.7xFinancials
BNP BNP Paribas€80.251.5%
+€1.3b		39.7%PB0.7xFinancials
ACA Crédit Agricole€17.562.3%
+€1.2b		34.8%PB0.7xFinancials
SAN Sanofi€81.581.2%
+€1.2b		-11.1%PE15.4xHealthcare
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