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French (CAC) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedFeb 21, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies38
  • 7D-1.1%
  • 3M1.1%
  • 1Y-22.4%
  • YTD-0.8%

The Consumer Staples industry has stayed flat over the last week. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 24% in the last year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 10% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 21 Feb 2025€270.7b€199.6b€11.8b10.8x22.9x1.4x
Sun, 19 Jan 2025€275.5b€199.2b€12.3b11.1x22.5x1.4x
Tue, 17 Dec 2024€276.2b€199.2b€12.3b11.9x22.5x1.4x
Thu, 14 Nov 2024€267.3b€199.4b€12.3b10.7x21.7x1.3x
Sat, 12 Oct 2024€309.5b€199.4b€12.3b11.7x25.1x1.6x
Mon, 09 Sep 2024€302.9b€199.4b€12.4b13.8x24.4x1.5x
Wed, 07 Aug 2024€300.1b€199.7b€13.0b12.9x23.1x1.5x
Fri, 05 Jul 2024€313.1b€189.8b€10.9b16x28.8x1.6x
Sun, 02 Jun 2024€340.8b€189.9b€10.9b16.9x31.4x1.8x
Tue, 30 Apr 2024€334.1b€190.0b€10.9b16.9x30.7x1.8x
Thu, 28 Mar 2024€338.0b€189.8b€10.9b18.5x31.1x1.8x
Sat, 24 Feb 2024€347.8b€200.5b€8.7b20.9x40.1x1.7x
Mon, 22 Jan 2024€332.0b€227.0b€9.4b15.5x35.2x1.5x
Wed, 20 Dec 2023€350.6b€227.0b€9.4b16.5x37.1x1.5x
Fri, 17 Nov 2023€337.5b€227.0b€9.5b15.1x35.6x1.5x
Sun, 15 Oct 2023€310.8b€226.9b€9.5b17.6x32.8x1.4x
Tue, 12 Sep 2023€330.2b€226.4b€9.3b14.8x35.4x1.5x
Thu, 10 Aug 2023€338.6b€260.2b€13.1b15.1x25.9x1.3x
Sat, 08 Jul 2023€334.4b€322.1b€10.4b18.4x32.2x1x
Mon, 05 Jun 2023€340.4b€322.2b€10.4b14.9x32.6x1.1x
Wed, 03 May 2023€358.8b€320.6b€10.4b15.9x34.3x1.1x
Fri, 31 Mar 2023€340.8b€318.3b€10.7b19x31.9x1.1x
Sun, 26 Feb 2023€319.7b€314.7b€10.6b19x30x1x
Tue, 24 Jan 2023€323.6b€304.7b€10.3b20.4x31.5x1.1x
Thu, 22 Dec 2022€295.5b€304.7b€10.3b19x28.8x1x
Sat, 19 Nov 2022€299.4b€304.1b€10.2b16.7x29.4x1x
Mon, 17 Oct 2022€281.6b€304.0b€10.2b15.7x27.6x0.9x
Wed, 14 Sep 2022€306.5b€304.5b€10.4b18.2x29.6x1x
Fri, 12 Aug 2022€313.3b€303.2b€10.1b18.5x31x1x
Sun, 10 Jul 2022€291.7b€288.1b€9.6b18.3x30.4x1x
Tue, 07 Jun 2022€298.8b€287.6b€9.6b19.1x31.2x1x
Thu, 05 May 2022€300.8b€287.5b€9.5b19x31.5x1x
Sat, 02 Apr 2022€318.6b€286.5b€9.4b22.5x33.9x1.1x
Mon, 28 Feb 2022€325.9b€289.9b€9.8b24.1x33.3x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

33.3x


Total Market Cap: €325.9bTotal Earnings: €9.8bTotal Revenue: €289.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
French Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 30.3x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the French Consumer Staples industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 23.2x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 30.3x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Staples industry have grown 5.8% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 12% per year.
  • This means that less sales are being generated overall, but since cost of doing business is lower, profits have been increasing.

Industry Trends

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

FR Market-0.71%
Consumer Staples-1.09%
Household Products4.10%
Food1.98%
Tobacco0%0
Personal Products-1.30%
Beverage-2.11%
Food and Staples Retail-9.56%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Food industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 25.8x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 18.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 5.3% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Food and Staples Retail industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 43.6x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Food industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 18% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 5.3% per year.
  • In contrast, the Personal Products industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.2% 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
BN Danone€68.202.0%
+€862.5m
10.6%PE43.8x
LOUP L.D.C€67.104.7%
+€104.9m
2.4%PE8.4x
BON Bonduelle€6.663.3%
+€6.7m
-31.3%PS0.09x
ALLAN Lanson-BCC€35.901.1%
+€2.7m
-15.1%PE8.2x
MALT Malteries Franco-Belges Société Anonyme€855.000.6%
+€2.5m
36.8%PE9.5x
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