French (CAC) Food Industry Analysis

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

Date	Market Cap	Revenue	Earnings	PE	Absolute PE	PS
Tue, 12 May 2026	€46.1b	€45.0b	€2.2b	11.5x	20.8x	1x
Thu, 09 Apr 2026	€49.6b	€45.0b	€2.2b	13.2x	22.5x	1.1x
Sat, 07 Mar 2026	€50.2b	€45.2b	€2.2b	12.4x	22.5x	1.1x
Mon, 02 Feb 2026	€47.4b	€45.3b	€2.2b	12.5x	21.1x	1x
Wed, 31 Dec 2025	€54.3b	€45.3b	€2.2b	13.7x	24.2x	1.2x
Fri, 28 Nov 2025	€54.8b	€44.8b	€2.2b	13.4x	24.6x	1.2x
Sun, 26 Oct 2025	€55.4b	€44.8b	€2.2b	13.8x	24.7x	1.2x
Tue, 23 Sep 2025	€51.9b	€44.9b	€2.1b	13.5x	24.7x	1.2x
Thu, 21 Aug 2025	€53.0b	€44.9b	€2.1b	11.7x	24.8x	1.2x
Sat, 19 Jul 2025	€49.1b	€45.0b	€2.3b	10.2x	21.2x	1.1x
Mon, 16 Jun 2025	€54.2b	€48.5b	€2.4b	10.6x	22.6x	1.1x
Wed, 14 May 2025	€53.0b	€48.5b	€2.4b	10x	22x	1.1x
Fri, 11 Apr 2025	€52.0b	€48.5b	€2.4b	9.1x	21.6x	1.1x
Sun, 09 Mar 2025	€52.4b	€48.5b	€2.4b	8.4x	21.8x	1.1x
Tue, 04 Feb 2025	€49.3b	€47.9b	€1.4b	8.2x	36x	1x
Thu, 02 Jan 2025	€48.0b	€47.9b	€1.4b	8.6x	35x	1x
Sat, 30 Nov 2024	€47.2b	€48.0b	€1.4b	7.5x	33.7x	1x
Mon, 28 Oct 2024	€47.9b	€48.0b	€1.4b	7.7x	34.1x	1x
Wed, 25 Sep 2024	€47.9b	€48.0b	€1.5b	8.1x	31.4x	1x
Fri, 23 Aug 2024	€45.0b	€48.0b	€1.5b	8x	29.8x	0.9x
Sun, 21 Jul 2024	€43.5b	€48.6b	€1.4b	8.2x	31.8x	0.9x
Tue, 18 Jun 2024	€44.0b	€48.5b	€1.3b	8.7x	33x	0.9x
Thu, 16 May 2024	€44.6b	€48.5b	€1.3b	9.3x	33.8x	0.9x
Sat, 13 Apr 2024	€43.2b	€48.6b	€1.4b	12.3x	31.2x	0.9x
Mon, 11 Mar 2024	€43.9b	€48.5b	€1.4b	17.2x	31.7x	0.9x
Wed, 07 Feb 2024	€45.9b	€49.5b	€1.8b	22.8x	25.9x	0.9x
Fri, 05 Jan 2024	€46.7b	€51.2b	€1.9b	15.1x	24.8x	0.9x
Sun, 03 Dec 2023	€45.3b	€51.2b	€1.9b	15x	24x	0.9x
Tue, 31 Oct 2023	€43.1b	€50.9b	€1.8b	17.5x	24x	0.8x
Thu, 28 Sep 2023	€40.6b	€50.8b	€1.7b	15x	24.4x	0.8x
Sat, 26 Aug 2023	€42.0b	€50.5b	€1.7b	14x	25x	0.8x
Mon, 24 Jul 2023	€44.0b	€49.5b	€1.3b	15.1x	33.8x	0.9x
Wed, 21 Jun 2023	€42.8b	€49.1b	€1.3b	15.6x	33.8x	0.9x
Fri, 19 May 2023	€44.9b	€49.1b	€1.3b	13x	34.8x	0.9x

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 20.8x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 27.6x.

The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.0x.

Past Earnings Growth

The earnings for companies in the Food industry have grown 20% per year over the last three years.
Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 2.8% 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 industry?


FR Market	0.50%
Consumer Staples	-1.32%
Food	-5.02%
Agricultural Products	0.91%
Packaged Foods and Meats	-5.08%

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 27.9x.

Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 10.5%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 9.9% per year.

Investors are most pessimistic about the Agricultural Products industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 19.3x.

Forecasted Growth

Analysts are most optimistic on the Agricultural Products industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 25% over the next 5 years.
This is better than its past earnings decline of 33% per year.

In contrast, the Packaged Foods and Meats industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 10% per year over the next few years.

Company	Last Price	7D	1Y	Valuation
LOUP L.D.C	€114.80	3.4% +€132.0m	43.9%	PE15.6x
MALT Malteries Franco-Belges Société Anonyme	€885.00	3.5% +€14.9m	3.5%	PE15.5x
ALMER Sapmer	€4.80	6.2% +€1.7m	-32.9%	PS0.3x

Company

Last Price

Valuation

LOUP L.D.C

€114.80

3.4%
+€132.0m

43.9%

PE15.6x

MALT Malteries Franco-Belges Société Anonyme

€885.00

3.5%
+€14.9m

3.5%

PE15.5x

ALMER Sapmer

€4.80

6.2%
+€1.7m

-32.9%

PS0.3x

New minor risk - Profit margin trend

The company's profit margins are lower than last year and have reduced by more than 30%. Net profit margin: 0.5% Last year net profit margin: 13% This is considered a minor risk. A large drop in profit margin could indicate the company does not have strong competitive advantages or it is yet to establish itself and its core business. Even if it is a well established business, this may make it a much riskier investment than one that has a combination of proven competitive advantages and a stable or growing profit margin. Currently, the following risks have been identified for the company: Major Risk Interest payments are not well covered by earnings (0.7x net interest cover). Minor Risks Share price has been volatile over the past 3 months (8.2% average weekly change). Large one-off items impacting financial results. Profit margins are more than 30% lower than last year (0.5% net profit margin). Market cap is less than US$100m (€11.9m market cap, or US$14.0m).

French (CAC) Food Industry Analysis

Industry Valuation and Performance

Industry Trends

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Latest News

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 46%

Danone Shifts Plant-Based Dairy Production After Bridgeton Facility Closure and 114 Job Cuts

New minor risk - Profit margin trend

New minor risk - Share price stability

Upcoming dividend of €1.40 per share

Full year 2025 earnings released: EPS: €0.017 (vs €0.007 loss in FY 2024)

New major risk - Share price stability

New minor risk - Financial data availability

First half 2026 earnings released: EPS: €0.64 (vs €0.54 in 1H 2025)

The Returns At L.D.C (EPA:LOUP) Aren't Growing

Upcoming dividend of €3.93 per share