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French (CAC) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedJan 24, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies682
  • 7D3.2%
  • 3M6.0%
  • 1Y5.1%
  • YTD6.7%

Over the last 7 days, the market has risen 3.2%, driven by gains in the Consumer Discretionary and Industrials sectors of 4.3% and 4.7%, respectively. In the last year, the market has climbed 5.1%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 12% per annum.

Market Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 24 Jan 2025€3.0t€2.2t€148.1b14.5x20.6x1.4x
Sun, 22 Dec 2024€2.8t€2.2t€147.9b13.8x19x1.3x
Tue, 19 Nov 2024€2.8t€2.2t€145.4b13.5x19.1x1.3x
Thu, 17 Oct 2024€2.9t€2.1t€147.6b14.3x19.4x1.3x
Sat, 14 Sep 2024€2.8t€2.1t€146.5b14.9x19.4x1.3x
Mon, 12 Aug 2024€2.8t€2.1t€147.6b14.5x19x1.3x
Wed, 10 Jul 2024€2.9t€2.1t€149.5b15.6x19.3x1.4x
Fri, 07 Jun 2024€3.1t€2.1t€149.2b17x20.9x1.5x
Sun, 05 May 2024€3.1t€2.1t€147.8b16.2x20.9x1.5x
Tue, 02 Apr 2024€3.2t€2.1t€103.6b15.3x30.7x1.5x
Thu, 29 Feb 2024€3.1t€2.2t€101.6b14.8x30.6x1.4x
Sat, 27 Jan 2024€3.0t€2.2t€102.5b15x29.3x1.4x
Mon, 25 Dec 2023€3.0t€2.2t€103.7b14.6x28.5x1.3x
Wed, 22 Nov 2023€2.8t€2.2t€105.8b13.8x26.9x1.3x
Fri, 20 Oct 2023€2.7t€2.2t€149.7b13.7x18x1.2x
Sun, 17 Sep 2023€2.9t€2.2t€149.7b14.3x19.5x1.3x
Tue, 15 Aug 2023€3.0t€2.2t€150.9b14.5x19.6x1.3x
Thu, 13 Jul 2023€3.0t€2.3t€145.2b14.8x20.5x1.3x
Sat, 10 Jun 2023€2.9t€2.3t€146.0b14.2x20.1x1.3x
Mon, 08 May 2023€3.1t€2.4t€124.7b14.5x24.6x1.3x
Wed, 05 Apr 2023€3.0t€2.4t€126.9b15x23.8x1.3x
Fri, 03 Mar 2023€3.0t€2.4t€98.6b15.5x30.3x1.2x
Sun, 29 Jan 2023€2.9t€2.3t€118.4b15x24.7x1.3x
Tue, 27 Dec 2022€2.7t€2.3t€118.4b14x22.6x1.2x
Thu, 24 Nov 2022€2.7t€2.3t€117.8b14.2x23.2x1.2x
Sat, 22 Oct 2022€2.5t€2.3t€117.3b13.3x21.2x1.1x
Mon, 19 Sep 2022€2.5t€2.3t€117.4b14.1x21.4x1.1x
Wed, 17 Aug 2022€2.7t€2.2t€115.6b15x23.7x1.2x
Fri, 15 Jul 2022€2.5t€2.1t€115.2b14.9x21.3x1.2x
Sun, 12 Jun 2022€2.5t€2.1t€115.9b15.9x21.9x1.2x
Tue, 10 May 2022€2.5t€2.1t€133.2b16.5x18.7x1.2x
Thu, 07 Apr 2022€2.7t€2.1t€128.9b17.4x21x1.3x
Sat, 05 Mar 2022€2.5t€2.1t€140.1b16.3x18.1x1.2x
Mon, 31 Jan 2022€2.9t€2.0t€125.5b18.1x23x1.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

23x


Total Market Cap: €2.9tTotal Earnings: €125.5bTotal Revenue: €2.0tTotal 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 5.7% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 2.4% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Sector Trends

Which sectors have driven the changes within the French Market?

FR Market3.22%
Industrials4.70%
Consumer Discretionary4.25%
Healthcare3.30%
Consumer Staples3.19%
Tech2.71%
Financials2.27%
Materials2.26%
Real Estate0.26%
Telecom0.18%
Information Technology0%0
Financials0%0
Health Care0%0
Industrials0%0
Utilities-0.67%
Energy-1.70%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Healthcare sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 25.5x.
    • The market's confidence is likely because analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 15.3% which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 19.9% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Real Estate sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 60% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 7.6% per year.
  • In contrast, the Energy industry is expected to see its earnings growth to stay flat over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuationSector
RMS Hermès International Société en commandite par actions€2.64k6.4%
+€16.7b
43.1%PE62.1xConsumer Discretionary
MC LVMH Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton Société Européenne€720.603.6%
+€12.5b
5.2%PE25.8xConsumer Discretionary
SU Schneider Electric€271.706.8%
+€9.7b
48.7%PE39.5xIndustrials
OR L'Oréal€354.554.6%
+€8.4b
-18.0%PE29.3xConsumer Staples
AIR Airbus€166.666.0%
+€7.5b
12.2%PE40.3xIndustrials
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