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French (CAC) Financials Sector Analysis

UpdatedFeb 17, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies56
  • 7D1.1%
  • 3M14.8%
  • 1Y23.7%
  • YTD14.0%

The Financials industry has gained 1.1% in the last week and Société Générale Société anonyme up 2.3%. This means that the industry has gained 24% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 8.7% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the French Financials Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 17 Feb 2025€308.0b€231.9b€31.1b9.1x9.9x1.3x
Wed, 15 Jan 2025€271.9b€242.0b€31.9b8.5x8.5x1.1x
Fri, 13 Dec 2024€266.5b€231.8b€29.5b7.9x9x1.1x
Sun, 10 Nov 2024€263.0b€231.5b€29.6b7.4x8.9x1.1x
Tue, 08 Oct 2024€265.8b€230.1b€27.5b8.7x9.7x1.2x
Thu, 05 Sep 2024€264.9b€230.0b€27.4b9.1x9.7x1.2x
Sat, 03 Aug 2024€255.7b€229.7b€27.6b9x9.3x1.1x
Mon, 01 Jul 2024€251.8b€224.7b€29.5b7.8x8.5x1.1x
Wed, 29 May 2024€287.5b€224.8b€29.5b9.6x9.7x1.3x
Fri, 26 Apr 2024€280.4b€224.5b€28.1b8.2x10x1.2x
Sun, 24 Mar 2024€272.5b€221.8b€28.7b8.8x9.5x1.2x
Tue, 20 Feb 2024€249.7b€244.5b€30.8b7.8x8.1x1x
Thu, 18 Jan 2024€272.6b€311.2b€36.0b9x7.6x0.9x
Sat, 16 Dec 2023€275.5b€311.6b€37.5b8.9x7.3x0.9x
Mon, 13 Nov 2023€253.4b€310.4b€35.9b9x7.1x0.8x
Wed, 11 Oct 2023€265.1b€309.6b€37.0b9x7.2x0.9x
Fri, 08 Sep 2023€265.7b€308.4b€36.9b9x7.2x0.9x
Sun, 06 Aug 2023€272.7b€309.4b€37.5b9.2x7.3x0.9x
Tue, 04 Jul 2023€273.1b€300.1b€29.7b9.9x9.2x0.9x
Thu, 01 Jun 2023€262.9b€300.1b€29.7b9.6x8.8x0.9x
Sat, 29 Apr 2023€281.8b€299.3b€28.9b9x9.7x0.9x
Mon, 27 Mar 2023€259.7b€293.3b€29.9b7.5x8.7x0.9x
Wed, 22 Feb 2023€285.0b€295.4b€31.1b7.2x9.2x1x
Fri, 20 Jan 2023€269.7b€300.3b€31.8b6.6x8.5x0.9x
Sun, 18 Dec 2022€247.0b€300.3b€31.8b6x7.8x0.8x
Tue, 15 Nov 2022€250.8b€301.4b€31.7b6.2x7.9x0.8x
Thu, 13 Oct 2022€212.9b€297.7b€32.3b5.5x6.6x0.7x
Sat, 10 Sep 2022€239.3b€297.7b€32.5b6x7.4x0.8x
Mon, 08 Aug 2022€239.7b€315.4b€32.0b6.1x7.5x0.8x
Wed, 06 Jul 2022€214.4b€312.3b€36.3b6.1x5.9x0.7x
Fri, 03 Jun 2022€250.2b€312.3b€36.3b6.4x6.9x0.8x
Sun, 01 May 2022€252.3b€307.8b€36.5b6.8x6.9x0.8x
Tue, 29 Mar 2022€260.2b€303.5b€35.6b7.1x7.3x0.9x
Thu, 24 Feb 2022€285.4b€289.7b€32.6b8.4x8.8x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

8.8x


Total Market Cap: €285.4bTotal Earnings: €32.6bTotal Revenue: €289.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
French Financials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 8.3x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the French Financials industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 9.9x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 8.3x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 0.96x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Financials industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 7.1% per year.
  • This means that the cost of doing business could be reducing since sales have declined but profits have remained steady.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the French Financials sector?

FR Market2.17%
Financials1.07%
Diversified Financial2.13%
Banks1.76%
Capital Markets1.17%
Mortgage Finance0%0
Mortgage REITs0%0
Consumer Finance0%0
Insurance-0.50%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Capital Markets industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 12.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 9.7%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 38.7% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Diversified Financial industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 37% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 43% per year.
  • In contrast, the Insurance industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 6.5% 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
GLE Société Générale Société anonyme€37.004.9%
+€1.4b
68.7%PB0.4x
ACA Crédit Agricole€15.341.6%
+€710.8m
24.0%PB0.6x
ENX Euronext€117.604.0%
+€466.5m
44.4%PE20.8x
EDEN Edenred€33.775.9%
+€454.9m
-38.8%PE27.2x
BNP BNP Paribas€69.830.5%
+€384.0m
27.5%PB0.6x
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ENX

€117.60

Euronext

7D

4.0%

1Y

44.4%

ALBDM

€0.77

BD Multimedia

7D

-12.0%

1Y

-48.9%

GLE

€37.00

Société Générale Société anonyme

7D

4.9%

1Y

68.7%

BNP

€69.83

BNP Paribas

7D

0.5%

1Y

27.5%

ACA

€15.34

Crédit Agricole

7D

1.6%

1Y

24.0%

TKO

€21.35

Tikehau Capital

7D

-2.3%

1Y

0.7%

EDEN

€33.77

Edenred

7D

5.9%

1Y

-38.8%

VIL

€12.15

VIEL & Cie société anonyme

7D

-0.8%

1Y

52.3%

ALAUD

€3.22

Audacia

7D

-13.4%

1Y

-23.3%

MLERO

€2.80

Euroland Société anonyme

7D

-4.8%

1Y

21.7%

IDIP

€73.80

IDI

7D

-0.8%

1Y

10.5%

MF

€97.65

Wendel

7D

3.4%

1Y

11.3%

LTA

€24.10

Altamir

7D

-1.6%

1Y

-0.8%