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French (CAC) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedSep 18, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies656
  • 7D0.6%
  • 3M2.9%
  • 1Y4.4%
  • YTD3.7%

In the last week, the market has stayed flat, however the Consumer Discretionary sector stood out, gaining 3.2%. Meanwhile, the market is actually up 4.4% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.

Trending IndustriesOil and GasBiotechSoftwareRenewable Energy

Market Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 18 Sep 2025€2.9t€2.1t€128.0b15.8x22.9x1.4x
Sat, 16 Aug 2025€3.0t€2.1t€129.9b16.2x22.8x1.4x
Mon, 14 Jul 2025€3.0t€2.1t€146.5b16.1x20.3x1.4x
Wed, 11 Jun 2025€3.0t€2.1t€146.9b15.9x20.1x1.4x
Fri, 09 May 2025€2.9t€2.1t€146.3b15.1x20x1.4x
Sun, 06 Apr 2025€2.8t€2.1t€146.8b13.7x19x1.3x
Tue, 04 Mar 2025€3.2t€2.2t€146.6b15.1x21.5x1.5x
Thu, 30 Jan 2025€3.1t€2.2t€148.1b14.5x20.7x1.4x
Sat, 28 Dec 2024€2.8t€2.2t€148.0b13.9x19.2x1.3x
Mon, 25 Nov 2024€2.8t€2.2t€145.6b13.7x19x1.3x
Wed, 23 Oct 2024€2.9t€2.1t€147.7b14.2x19.5x1.4x
Fri, 20 Sep 2024€2.9t€2.1t€145.0b15.1x20x1.4x
Sun, 18 Aug 2024€2.9t€2.1t€147.4b14.7x19.5x1.4x
Tue, 16 Jul 2024€2.9t€2.1t€149.3b15.6x19.7x1.4x
Thu, 13 Jun 2024€3.0t€2.1t€149.4b16.4x20.2x1.4x
Sat, 11 May 2024€3.2t€2.1t€147.4b16.6x21.5x1.5x
Mon, 08 Apr 2024€3.1t€2.1t€103.4b15.6x30.2x1.5x
Wed, 06 Mar 2024€3.1t€2.1t€101.0b15x30.6x1.4x
Fri, 02 Feb 2024€3.0t€2.2t€98.8b14.9x30.2x1.3x
Sun, 31 Dec 2023€3.0t€2.2t€103.5b15.2x28.5x1.3x
Tue, 28 Nov 2023€2.9t€2.2t€106.5b14x26.8x1.3x
Thu, 26 Oct 2023€2.7t€2.2t€149.4b13.8x18x1.2x
Sat, 23 Sep 2023€2.8t€2.2t€149.8b14.2x18.9x1.3x
Mon, 21 Aug 2023€2.9t€2.2t€150.9b14.4x19x1.3x
Wed, 19 Jul 2023€3.0t€2.3t€145.2b15x20.4x1.3x
Fri, 16 Jun 2023€3.0t€2.3t€145.9b14.1x20.3x1.3x
Sun, 14 May 2023€3.1t€2.4t€125.8b14.5x24.4x1.3x
Tue, 11 Apr 2023€3.0t€2.4t€125.9b15x23.9x1.2x
Thu, 09 Mar 2023€3.0t€2.4t€101.3b15.4x29.7x1.2x
Sat, 04 Feb 2023€3.0t€2.3t€118.6b15.4x25.2x1.3x
Mon, 02 Jan 2023€2.7t€2.3t€118.3b13.9x22.6x1.2x
Wed, 30 Nov 2022€2.7t€2.3t€117.9b14.3x23.2x1.2x
Fri, 28 Oct 2022€2.6t€2.3t€117.8b13.8x21.8x1.1x
Sun, 25 Sep 2022€2.4t€2.3t€118.2b13.5x20.3x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

20.3x


Total Market Cap: €2.4tTotal Earnings: €118.2bTotal Revenue: €2.3tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
French Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 22.4x202320242025
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 22.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for French listed companies have grown 2.7% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 2.1% 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 Market0.64%
Consumer Discretionary3.17%
Tech1.64%
Real Estate1.05%
Industrials0.53%
Healthcare0.43%
Materials-0.011%
Telecom-0.13%
Utilities-0.18%
Financials-0.25%
Energy-1.47%
Consumer Staples-2.26%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Consumer Discretionary sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 25.3x.
    • The market's confidence is likely because analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 13.2% which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 15.5% per year.
  • The Financials 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 8.9x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Telecom sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 23% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 11% per year.
  • In contrast, the Utilities sector is expected to see its earnings grow by 3.8% 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
MC LVMH Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton Société Européenne€517.606.2%
+€15.0b		-15.7%PE23.4xConsumer Discretionary
CDI Christian Dior€495.205.8%
+€4.9b		-14.5%PE19.6xConsumer Discretionary
RMS Hermès International Société en commandite par actions€2.15k1.7%
+€3.7b		7.7%PE50.2xConsumer Discretionary
EL EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme€274.503.0%
+€3.6b		31.8%PE53.2xHealthcare
KER Kering€268.7512.4%
+€3.6b		15.3%PE45.2xConsumer Discretionary
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