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French (CAC) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedApr 27, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies697
  • 7D0.7%
  • 3M4.4%
  • 1Y3.5%
  • YTD6.5%

The market has been flat over the last week. As for the longer term, the market has risen 3.5% in the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Market Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 27 Apr 2024€3.1t€2.1t€103.7b15.8x30.1x1.5x
Mon, 25 Mar 2024€3.2t€2.1t€102.9b14.9x30.7x1.5x
Wed, 21 Feb 2024€3.1t€2.2t€94.5b14.2x32.3x1.4x
Fri, 19 Jan 2024€2.9t€2.2t€103.9b15.1x27.6x1.3x
Sun, 17 Dec 2023€3.0t€2.2t€105.7b14.6x28.2x1.3x
Tue, 14 Nov 2023€2.8t€2.2t€105.3b13.6x26.4x1.2x
Thu, 12 Oct 2023€2.8t€2.2t€150.1b13.8x18.6x1.2x
Sat, 09 Sep 2023€2.9t€2.2t€149.9b14.6x19.2x1.3x
Mon, 07 Aug 2023€2.9t€2.3t€157.5b14.4x18.7x1.3x
Wed, 05 Jul 2023€3.0t€2.3t€145.6b14.8x20.5x1.3x
Fri, 02 Jun 2023€2.9t€2.3t€145.9b14.1x19.9x1.3x
Sun, 30 Apr 2023€3.1t€2.4t€125.5b14.7x24.6x1.3x
Tue, 28 Mar 2023€2.9t€2.4t€127.4b14.6x22.9x1.2x
Thu, 23 Feb 2023€3.0t€2.3t€118.6b15.3x25.3x1.3x
Sat, 21 Jan 2023€2.9t€2.3t€118.0b14.5x24.5x1.3x
Mon, 19 Dec 2022€2.7t€2.3t€118.5b13.9x22.5x1.2x
Wed, 16 Nov 2022€2.7t€2.3t€117.8b14.1x23.2x1.2x
Fri, 14 Oct 2022€2.4t€2.3t€117.3b13.1x20.6x1.1x
Sun, 11 Sep 2022€2.6t€2.2t€114.1b14.6x22.7x1.2x
Tue, 09 Aug 2022€2.7t€2.3t€115.4b15.1x23.5x1.2x
Thu, 07 Jul 2022€2.4t€2.1t€114.9b14.9x21.3x1.2x
Sat, 04 Jun 2022€2.7t€2.1t€132.4b16.4x20x1.3x
Mon, 02 May 2022€2.7t€2.1t€132.0b17x20.4x1.3x
Wed, 30 Mar 2022€2.8t€2.1t€126.3b17.6x22.3x1.4x
Fri, 25 Feb 2022€2.7t€2.1t€141.2b17.9x19.2x1.3x
Sun, 23 Jan 2022€2.9t€2.0t€122.4b18.5x24x1.5x
Tue, 21 Dec 2021€2.9t€2.0t€122.4b18x23.8x1.4x
Thu, 18 Nov 2021€3.1t€2.0t€121.3b19.3x25.2x1.5x
Sat, 16 Oct 2021€2.9t€2.0t€112.4b19x25.4x1.4x
Mon, 13 Sep 2021€2.9t€2.0t€111.2b21.4x25.9x1.5x
Wed, 11 Aug 2021€2.9t€2.0t€109.8b21.5x26.8x1.5x
Sun, 06 Jun 2021€2.8t€1.9t€73.6b21.4x37.4x1.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

36.4x


Total Market Cap: €2.7tTotal Earnings: €73.6bTotal Revenue: €1.9tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
French Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 24.5x202220232024
Current Market PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the French market, and appear confident in strong long term growth rates.
  • The market is trading at a PE ratio of 30.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 24.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for French listed companies have grown 12% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 3.5% 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 Market0.69%
Energy2.68%
Healthcare2.30%
Real Estate2.17%
Financials1.86%
Industrials1.18%
Utilities0.91%
Tech0.72%
Telecom0.34%
Consumer Discretionary0.19%
Materials-0.53%
Consumer Staples-1.89%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Healthcare sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 23.6x.
    • The market's confidence is likely because analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 16.0% which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 7.6% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Real Estate sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 74% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 17% per year.
  • In contrast, the Energy sector is expected to see its earnings decline by 3.1% 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
SAN Sanofi€91.235.0%
+€5.4b
-8.8%PE25.1xHealthcare
TTE TotalEnergies€69.483.3%
+€5.3b
19.9%PE8.3xEnergy
SU Schneider Electric€217.354.3%
+€5.0b
37.7%PE30.3xIndustrials
RMS Hermès International Société en commandite par actions€2.35k1.3%
+€3.1b
19.5%PE57.1xConsumer Discretionary
SGO Compagnie de Saint-Gobain€75.247.1%
+€2.5b
43.5%PE14.2xIndustrials
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TTE

€69.48

TotalEnergies

7D

3.3%

1Y

19.9%

DG

€111.10

Vinci

7D

-2.0%

1Y

-1.0%

BN

€58.30

Danone

7D

-1.9%

1Y

-2.8%

AIR

€157.06

Airbus

7D

-1.9%

1Y

23.5%

SU

€217.35

Schneider Electric

7D

4.3%

1Y

37.7%

AI

€185.18

L'Air Liquide

7D

-1.4%

1Y

13.5%

RI

€142.50

Pernod Ricard

7D

-1.7%

1Y

-31.9%

STMPA

€38.67

STMicroelectronics

7D

5.3%

1Y

0.3%

SAN

€91.23

Sanofi

7D

5.0%

1Y

-8.8%

OR

€435.65

L'Oréal

7D

-2.1%

1Y

0.7%

BNP

€67.01

BNP Paribas

7D

2.4%

1Y

14.4%