French (CAC) Food and Staples Retail Industry Analysis

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

Date	Market Cap	Revenue	Earnings	PE	Absolute PE	PS
Tue, 11 Feb 2025	€9.6b	€93.4b	€2.6b	5.6x	3.7x	0.1x
Thu, 09 Jan 2025	€9.6b	€93.4b	€2.6b	5.6x	3.7x	0.1x
Sat, 07 Dec 2024	€9.9b	€93.4b	€2.6b	5.7x	3.9x	0.1x
Mon, 04 Nov 2024	€10.7b	€93.4b	€2.6b	6.1x	4.2x	0.1x
Wed, 02 Oct 2024	€11.5b	€93.4b	€2.6b	6.5x	4.5x	0.1x
Fri, 30 Aug 2024	€11.1b	€93.4b	€2.5b	6.2x	4.4x	0.1x
Sun, 28 Jul 2024	€9.3b	€84.7b	€797.9m	11x	11.6x	0.1x
Tue, 25 Jun 2024	€9.4b	€84.8b	€889.9m	10.1x	10.6x	0.1x
Thu, 23 May 2024	€11.4b	€84.8b	€889.5m	12.2x	12.8x	0.1x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024	€10.9b	€84.8b	€889.5m	11.7x	12.3x	0.1x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024	€10.9b	€84.8b	€889.5m	11.7x	12.3x	0.1x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024	€10.6b	€119.4b	-€973,538,337.00	8.4x	-10.9x	0.09x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024	€11.6b	€119.4b	-€948,284,957.00	9.1x	-12.2x	0.1x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023	€12.2b	€119.4b	-€947,372,397.00	9.6x	-12.8x	0.1x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023	€12.1b	€119.4b	-€936,242,397.00	9.6x	-13x	0.1x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023	€11.8b	€119.4b	-€936,242,397.00	9.2x	-12.6x	0.1x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023	€12.8b	€119.4b	-€936,242,397.00	10x	-13.7x	0.1x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023	€13.6b	€221.4b	-€1,415,242,397.00	10.5x	-9.6x	0.06x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023	€13.2b	€219.0b	€543.8m	9x	24.2x	0.06x
Fri, 26 May 2023	€13.9b	€219.0b	€544.9m	9.5x	25.6x	0.06x
Sun, 23 Apr 2023	€14.4b	€215.5b	€394.9m	9.8x	36.4x	0.07x
Tue, 21 Mar 2023	€13.9b	€214.4b	€657.9m	9.4x	21.2x	0.07x
Thu, 16 Feb 2023	€14.1b	€208.8b	€77.9m	13.3x	181.2x	0.07x
Sat, 14 Jan 2023	€14.3b	€208.8b	€79.1m	12.4x	180.9x	0.07x
Mon, 12 Dec 2022	€14.2b	€208.8b	€79.1m	12.3x	179.5x	0.07x
Wed, 09 Nov 2022	€14.2b	€208.8b	€79.1m	12.4x	179.3x	0.07x
Fri, 07 Oct 2022	€11.6b	€208.8b	€79.1m	10x	146.3x	0.06x
Sun, 04 Sep 2022	€13.9b	€208.8b	€79.7m	22.7x	174.3x	0.07x
Tue, 02 Aug 2022	€13.5b	€205.9b	€41.7m	22.4x	322.3x	0.07x
Thu, 30 Jun 2022	€14.6b	€198.4b	€514.7m	25.4x	28.3x	0.07x
Sat, 28 May 2022	€16.7b	€198.4b	€514.7m	31x	32.5x	0.08x
Mon, 25 Apr 2022	€17.0b	€197.4b	€381.7m	35.1x	44.5x	0.09x
Wed, 23 Mar 2022	€16.5b	€197.4b	€382.6m	38.3x	43.1x	0.08x
Fri, 18 Feb 2022	€19.8b	€195.4b	€749.6m	17.6x	26.4x	0.1x

Current Industry PE

Investors are pessimistic on the French Consumer Retailing 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 3.8x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 43.8x.

The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.091x.

Past Earnings Growth

The earnings for companies in the Consumer Retailing industry have grown 51% per year over the last three years.
Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 22% 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	1.34%
Consumer Staples	-2.93%
Food and Staples Retail	1.05%
Big Box Super Stores	1.28%
Drug Retail	0%	0
Food Distributors	0%	0
Food Retail	-3.90%

Industry PE

Investors are most optimistic about the Big Box Super Stores industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 11.9x.

Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 13.5%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 33.0% per year.

Investors are most pessimistic about the Food Retail industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average.

Forecasted Growth

Analysts are most optimistic on the Big Box Super Stores industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 13% over the next 5 years.
This is better than its past earnings decline of 33% per year.