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French (CAC) Healthcare Sector Analysis

UpdatedJul 14, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies57
  • 7D0.6%
  • 3M-8.2%
  • 1Y-11.6%
  • YTD-17.5%

Over the last 7 days, the Healthcare industry has remained flat, although notably Ipsen declined by 4.0%. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 12% in the last year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 19% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 14 Jul 2026€246.7b€117.9b€7.4b19.2x33.4x2.1x
Thu, 11 Jun 2026€243.6b€117.9b€7.4b18.6x32.9x2.1x
Sat, 09 May 2026€237.9b€117.9b€7.4b19.1x32.1x2x
Mon, 06 Apr 2026€264.6b€117.2b€7.4b19.7x35.6x2.3x
Wed, 04 Mar 2026€270.5b€117.1b€7.7b21.3x35.1x2.3x
Fri, 30 Jan 2026€286.2b€114.7b€9.2b22.2x31.2x2.5x
Sun, 28 Dec 2025€301.0b€114.8b€9.2b21.1x32.6x2.6x
Tue, 25 Nov 2025€310.6b€114.8b€9.5b20.5x32.7x2.7x
Thu, 23 Oct 2025€317.8b€114.7b€9.5b20.9x33.5x2.8x
Sat, 20 Sep 2025€290.0b€114.6b€9.3b21x31.2x2.5x
Mon, 18 Aug 2025€294.7b€114.3b€9.3b20.7x31.6x2.6x
Wed, 16 Jul 2025€278.6b€112.6b€9.0b22.9x30.9x2.5x
Fri, 13 Jun 2025€287.6b€112.6b€9.0b24.1x32x2.6x
Sun, 11 May 2025€288.9b€112.6b€8.8b23.6x32.8x2.6x
Tue, 08 Apr 2025€274.7b€111.3b€10.1b19.4x27.2x2.5x
Thu, 06 Mar 2025€328.6b€111.1b€10.1b24.8x32.5x3x
Sat, 01 Feb 2025€318.2b€110.0b€10.3b20.8x30.8x2.9x
Mon, 30 Dec 2024€284.4b€113.9b€9.1b21.8x31.3x2.5x
Wed, 27 Nov 2024€279.0b€113.9b€9.1b20x30.8x2.4x
Fri, 25 Oct 2024€284.4b€112.5b€8.8b22.3x32.3x2.5x
Sun, 22 Sep 2024€284.8b€112.2b€8.6b21.5x33.1x2.5x
Tue, 20 Aug 2024€281.4b€111.8b€8.6b23.1x32.8x2.5x
Thu, 18 Jul 2024€262.5b€110.1b€9.0b24x29x2.4x
Sat, 15 Jun 2024€262.2b€110.0b€9.0b21.5x29.1x2.4x
Mon, 13 May 2024€278.3b€110.0b€9.0b23.8x30.9x2.5x
Wed, 10 Apr 2024€272.1b€104.7b€8.5b20.5x31.9x2.6x
Fri, 08 Mar 2024€271.6b€104.7b€8.5b21.3x31.8x2.6x
Sun, 04 Feb 2024€257.7b€104.8b€9.0b21.4x28.5x2.5x
Tue, 02 Jan 2024€262.1b€104.0b€12.7b21.6x20.6x2.5x
Thu, 30 Nov 2023€248.6b€104.0b€12.7b20.6x19.6x2.4x
Sat, 28 Oct 2023€234.5b€104.6b€12.4b20.8x19x2.2x
Mon, 25 Sep 2023€272.0b€104.9b€12.5b23.6x21.8x2.6x
Wed, 23 Aug 2023€274.5b€104.5b€12.5b22x22x2.6x
Fri, 21 Jul 2023€270.8b€103.8b€12.4b19.5x21.8x2.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

21.8x


Total Market Cap: €270.8bTotal Earnings: €12.4bTotal Revenue: €103.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
French Healthcare Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 30.1x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the French Healthcare industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 33.3x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 30.1x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.5x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Healthcare industry have declined 16% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 4.4% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

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

FR Market-1.28%
Healthcare0.57%
Life Sciences3.72%
Pharma2.22%
Healthtech0.0088%
Medical Equipment-1.31%
Healthcare Services-2.04%
Biotech-5.94%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Life Sciences industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 47.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 19.5%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 16.8% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Biotech industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 60% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 39% per year.
  • In contrast, the Medical Equipment industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 13% 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
SAN Sanofi€77.103.5%
+€3.1b
-7.7%PE19.2x
DIM Sartorius Stedim Biotech€189.305.5%
+€963.2m
-3.5%PE68.7x
CVX Carvolix€7.1662.7%
+€163.5m
450.8%PS471.3x
BIM bioMérieux€70.851.9%
+€153.3m
-40.8%PE21x
ERF Eurofins Scientific€69.501.2%
+€139.8m
15.5%PE29.2x

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