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French (CAC) Industrials Sector Analysis

UpdatedApr 15, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies117
  • 7D6.3%
  • 3M0.007%
  • 1Y2.1%
  • YTD0.6%

The Industrials industry is up 6.3% in the last week, with Schneider Electric up 8.5%. Meanwhile, H&K actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 6.5% in the last week. Despite this gain, the industry's performance has been flat over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 18% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 16 Apr 2025€656.4b€562.4b€24.8b17.1x26.5x1.2x
Fri, 14 Mar 2025€712.7b€576.8b€24.1b16.2x29.5x1.2x
Sun, 09 Feb 2025€687.5b€563.2b€25.5b16.5x27x1.2x
Tue, 07 Jan 2025€659.5b€561.9b€25.0b17.2x26.4x1.2x
Thu, 05 Dec 2024€657.5b€561.4b€25.0b16.4x26.3x1.2x
Sat, 02 Nov 2024€642.7b€529.5b€24.9b16.8x25.9x1.2x
Mon, 30 Sep 2024€644.9b€528.2b€24.7b16.7x26.1x1.2x
Wed, 28 Aug 2024€626.1b€522.2b€26.2b16.2x23.9x1.2x
Fri, 26 Jul 2024€603.1b€515.8b€29.1b17x20.7x1.2x
Sun, 23 Jun 2024€621.6b€514.1b€28.8b17.5x21.6x1.2x
Tue, 21 May 2024€668.7b€513.6b€28.8b18x23.2x1.3x
Thu, 18 Apr 2024€630.7b€508.8b€29.2b14.6x21.6x1.2x
Sat, 16 Mar 2024€633.8b€515.7b€28.0b13.4x22.6x1.2x
Mon, 12 Feb 2024€597.9b€513.4b€28.1b13.3x21.3x1.2x
Wed, 10 Jan 2024€584.4b€527.3b€28.8b14.6x20.3x1.1x
Fri, 08 Dec 2023€576.4b€527.4b€28.8b14.3x20x1.1x
Sun, 05 Nov 2023€535.0b€524.4b€28.8b12.8x18.6x1x
Tue, 03 Oct 2023€539.6b€520.7b€28.7b13.9x18.8x1x
Thu, 31 Aug 2023€556.8b€519.3b€28.8b15.6x19.4x1.1x
Sat, 29 Jul 2023€567.6b€506.7b€27.9b16.3x20.3x1.1x
Mon, 26 Jun 2023€545.3b€500.4b€21.9b17.4x24.9x1.1x
Wed, 24 May 2023€553.0b€500.5b€21.9b16.8x25.2x1.1x
Fri, 21 Apr 2023€552.2b€495.9b€22.2b17.3x24.9x1.1x
Sun, 19 Mar 2023€523.0b€490.7b€22.0b18x23.8x1.1x
Tue, 14 Feb 2023€539.0b€468.8b€3.2b19.8x166x1.1x
Thu, 12 Jan 2023€513.2b€461.7b€2.8b18x184.5x1.1x
Sat, 10 Dec 2022€494.3b€461.0b€2.7b17x182.1x1.1x
Mon, 07 Nov 2022€484.5b€459.0b€2.7b16.4x177.7x1.1x
Wed, 05 Oct 2022€440.6b€455.1b€2.3b15.6x189.2x1x
Fri, 02 Sep 2022€447.4b€452.6b€2.1b15.9x212x1x
Sun, 31 Jul 2022€484.5b€393.9b€2.1b16.7x233x1.2x
Tue, 28 Jun 2022€444.9b€428.6b€4.4b16.4x101.9x1x
Thu, 26 May 2022€477.6b€434.5b€21.6b18x22.1x1.1x
Sat, 23 Apr 2022€502.7b€428.4b€21.5b20.3x23.4x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

23.4x


Total Market Cap: €502.7bTotal Earnings: €21.5bTotal Revenue: €428.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
French Industrials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 54.8x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the French Industrials 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 26.5x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 54.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Industrials industry have grown 4.8% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 9.5% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

FR Market5.37%
Industrials6.35%
Machinery11.52%
Building8.00%
Electrical7.92%
Construction7.40%
Commercial Services6.76%
Transportation5.97%
Infrastructure5.93%
Professional Services5.53%
Aerospace & Defense5.03%
Trade Distributors4.35%
Logistics3.72%
Industrials2.31%
Airlines0%0
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Aerospace & Defense industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 54.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 25.4%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 33.2% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Industrials industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 57% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Construction industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 6.6% 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
SU Schneider Electric€208.708.5%
+€9.2b
0%PE27.4x
DG Vinci€118.157.8%
+€4.8b
5.5%PE13.7x
SGO Compagnie de Saint-Gobain€90.1811.9%
+€4.8b
27.6%PE15.8x
HO Thales€259.708.1%
+€4.0b
64.1%PE52.9x
AM Dassault Aviation société anonyme€309.809.0%
+€2.0b
49.7%PE26.2x
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HO

€259.70

Thales

7D

8.1%

1Y

64.1%

SU

€208.70

Schneider Electric

7D

8.5%

1Y

0%

DG

€118.15

Vinci

7D

7.8%

1Y

5.5%

ALGEV

€177.00

Gévelot

7D

-2.7%

1Y

-27.5%

PERR

€76.60

Gérard Perrier Industrie

7D

-2.8%

1Y

-22.3%

AAA

€4.56

Alan Allman Associates

7D

-3.0%

1Y

-49.9%

FORSE

€0.66

Forsee Power Société anonyme

7D

-14.6%

1Y

-45.5%

AF

€7.64

Air France-KLM

7D

-0.3%

1Y

-18.7%

SGO

€90.18

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain

7D

11.9%

1Y

27.6%

CEN

€60.40

Groupe CRIT

7D

-2.9%

1Y

-20.5%