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French (CAC) Food Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 08, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies16
  • 7D4.6%
  • 3M-9.9%
  • 1Y5.9%
  • YTD-7.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Food industry has risen 4.6%, driven by gains from Danone of 5.0%. This means that the industry has gained 5.9% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the French Food Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 08 Feb 2026€49.5b€45.3b€2.2b12.8x22x1.1x
Tue, 06 Jan 2026€52.6b€45.3b€2.2b14x23.4x1.2x
Thu, 04 Dec 2025€54.5b€45.3b€2.2b13.3x24.3x1.2x
Sat, 01 Nov 2025€54.6b€44.8b€2.2b13.8x24.4x1.2x
Mon, 29 Sep 2025€52.2b€44.9b€2.1b12.9x24.7x1.2x
Wed, 27 Aug 2025€51.4b€44.9b€2.1b11.6x24x1.1x
Fri, 25 Jul 2025€48.7b€44.9b€2.3b13.5x21x1.1x
Sun, 22 Jun 2025€53.6b€48.5b€2.4b10.7x22.3x1.1x
Tue, 20 May 2025€55.3b€48.5b€2.4b10.3x23x1.1x
Thu, 17 Apr 2025€54.3b€48.5b€2.4b9.6x22.6x1.1x
Sat, 15 Mar 2025€52.2b€48.5b€2.4b8.5x21.7x1.1x
Mon, 10 Feb 2025€49.1b€47.9b€1.4b8.3x35.8x1x
Wed, 08 Jan 2025€48.2b€47.9b€1.4b8.4x35.1x1x
Fri, 06 Dec 2024€47.5b€47.9b€1.4b8.2x34.6x1x
Sun, 03 Nov 2024€48.1b€48.0b€1.4b7.7x34.4x1x
Tue, 01 Oct 2024€47.8b€48.0b€1.5b8.1x31.3x1x
Thu, 29 Aug 2024€45.8b€48.0b€1.5b8.3x30.3x1x
Sat, 27 Jul 2024€43.9b€48.6b€1.4b8x32.1x0.9x
Mon, 24 Jun 2024€43.6b€48.5b€1.3b8.7x32.7x0.9x
Wed, 22 May 2024€44.8b€48.5b€1.3b9.1x33.9x0.9x
Fri, 19 Apr 2024€44.1b€48.6b€1.4b12.3x31.8x0.9x
Sun, 17 Mar 2024€44.3b€48.5b€1.4b16.8x32.1x0.9x
Tue, 13 Feb 2024€45.3b€49.5b€1.8b23.2x25.5x0.9x
Thu, 11 Jan 2024€46.9b€51.2b€1.9b15.3x24.9x0.9x
Sat, 09 Dec 2023€45.7b€51.2b€1.9b14.8x24.2x0.9x
Mon, 06 Nov 2023€44.2b€50.9b€1.8b14.5x24.4x0.9x
Wed, 04 Oct 2023€40.6b€50.8b€1.7b15.1x24.4x0.8x
Fri, 01 Sep 2023€42.2b€50.5b€1.7b13.9x25.1x0.8x
Sun, 30 Jul 2023€43.9b€50.4b€1.7b15.4x26.1x0.9x
Tue, 27 Jun 2023€43.0b€49.1b€1.3b16.2x34.1x0.9x
Thu, 25 May 2023€44.3b€49.1b€1.3b12.7x34.5x0.9x
Sat, 22 Apr 2023€45.2b€49.1b€1.3b16.9x35x0.9x
Mon, 20 Mar 2023€40.9b€48.7b€1.6b18.2x24.8x0.8x
Wed, 15 Feb 2023€38.7b€46.0b€2.3b17.6x17.2x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

17.2x


Total Market Cap: €38.7bTotal Earnings: €2.3bTotal Revenue: €46.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
French Food Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 28x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the French Food 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 22.0x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 28.0x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 0.99x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Both revenue and earnings for companies in the Food industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • This means that sales and the cost of doing business have remained relatively consistent over this period and subsequently, so have profits.

Industry Trends

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

FR Market1.22%
Consumer Staples2.83%
Food4.60%
Packaged Foods and Meats4.62%
Agricultural Products3.00%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Packaged Foods and Meats industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 28.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 10.7%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 6.9% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Agricultural Products industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 18.9x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Agricultural Products industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 26% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 48% per year.
  • In contrast, the Packaged Foods and Meats industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 11% 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€69.165.0%
+€2.1b
3.4%PE24.1x
SAVE Savencia€61.402.7%
+€20.7m
15.8%PE9.1x
BON Bonduelle€11.064.7%
+€16.1m
81.9%PE18x
MALT Malteries Franco-Belges Société Anonyme€925.002.2%
+€9.9m
7.6%PE12.4x
ALODC Omer-Decugis & Cie€9.5610.6%
+€7.8m
139.6%PE12.9x

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