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French (CAC) Consumer Discretionary Sector Analysis

UpdatedFeb 17, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies97
  • 7D-0.8%
  • 3M-7.6%
  • 1Y-23.1%
  • YTD-10.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Consumer Discretionary industry has remained flat, although notably Kering gained 4.3%. Unfortunately though, the industry is down 22% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 16% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the French Consumer Discretionary Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 17 Feb 2026€683.0b€426.9b€12.1b15x56.6x1.6x
Thu, 15 Jan 2026€778.0b€431.6b€12.8b16x60.6x1.8x
Sat, 13 Dec 2025€754.7b€430.6b€12.8b17.7x58.8x1.8x
Mon, 10 Nov 2025€731.2b€431.5b€12.8b18.7x57.1x1.7x
Wed, 08 Oct 2025€713.7b€431.3b€12.8b16x55.7x1.7x
Fri, 05 Sep 2025€654.1b€431.6b€12.9b16.1x50.9x1.5x
Sun, 03 Aug 2025€633.5b€431.6b€12.9b15.8x49.3x1.5x
Tue, 01 Jul 2025€646.4b€435.3b€28.9b14.6x22.3x1.5x
Thu, 29 May 2025€682.8b€435.3b€29.0b15.2x23.6x1.6x
Sat, 26 Apr 2025€686.3b€434.8b€29.0b14.4x23.7x1.6x
Mon, 24 Mar 2025€777.1b€434.9b€29.1b13x26.7x1.8x
Wed, 19 Feb 2025€890.4b€431.1b€30.6b12.2x29.1x2.1x
Fri, 17 Jan 2025€842.4b€433.2b€33.4b11.4x25.2x1.9x
Sun, 15 Dec 2024€785.7b€433.3b€33.4b10.4x23.5x1.8x
Tue, 12 Nov 2024€733.4b€432.8b€33.3b10.6x22x1.7x
Thu, 10 Oct 2024€778.8b€432.7b€33.4b10.9x23.3x1.8x
Sat, 07 Sep 2024€727.3b€433.5b€33.5b10.7x21.7x1.7x
Mon, 05 Aug 2024€748.7b€433.5b€33.5b10.8x22.4x1.7x
Wed, 03 Jul 2024€829.8b€434.8b€36.7b12.6x22.6x1.9x
Fri, 31 May 2024€858.5b€434.8b€36.7b13.8x23.4x2x
Sun, 28 Apr 2024€914.5b€433.7b€36.6b12.8x25x2.1x
Tue, 26 Mar 2024€942.4b€433.5b€36.3b12.7x26x2.2x
Thu, 22 Feb 2024€928.1b€432.5b€36.4b11.3x25.5x2.1x
Sat, 20 Jan 2024€771.4b€432.4b€38.7b10.4x19.9x1.8x
Mon, 18 Dec 2023€862.0b€432.3b€38.7b10.2x22.3x2x
Wed, 15 Nov 2023€817.2b€431.3b€39.4b10.3x20.7x1.9x
Fri, 13 Oct 2023€776.3b€430.5b€39.8b10.2x19.5x1.8x
Sun, 10 Sep 2023€842.4b€430.1b€39.7b11.6x21.2x2x
Tue, 08 Aug 2023€906.4b€430.1b€39.7b12x22.8x2.1x
Thu, 06 Jul 2023€925.7b€403.6b€34.6b11.8x26.8x2.3x
Sat, 03 Jun 2023€919.3b€403.6b€34.6b11x26.6x2.3x
Mon, 01 May 2023€957.0b€400.2b€34.3b12.1x27.9x2.4x
Wed, 29 Mar 2023€898.9b€399.9b€34.2b12.5x26.3x2.2x
Fri, 24 Feb 2023€897.3b€395.3b€33.6b12.8x26.7x2.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.7x


Total Market Cap: €897.3bTotal Earnings: €33.6bTotal Revenue: €395.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
French Consumer Discretionary Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 29.8x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the French Consumer Discretionary industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 57.2x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 29.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.9x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Discretionary industry have declined 29% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 2.6% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the French Consumer Discretionary sector?

FR Market-0.40%
Consumer Discretionary-0.85%
Auto Components3.50%
Auto2.85%
Hospitality0.89%
General Merchandise and Department Stores0.68%
Consumer Durables0.61%
Consumer Services0.41%
Online Retail and Ecommerce0%0
Specialty Stores-0.99%
Luxury-1.24%
Leisure-1.90%
Retail Distributors-3.15%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Luxury industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 27.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 13.8%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 7.4% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Auto industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 69% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 36% per year.
  • In contrast, the Hospitality industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.4% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
KER Kering€270.854.3%
+€1.4b
-3.3%PS2.3x
ML Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin Société en commandite par actions€34.134.2%
+€955.8m
1.6%PE15.1x
RMS Hermès International Société en commandite par actions€2.08k0.4%
+€838.7m
-26.0%PE48.2x
RNO Renault€32.304.1%
+€342.8m
-38.3%PS0.2x
AC Accor€49.251.2%
+€138.5m
-1.8%PE19.7x

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