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French (CAC) Aerospace & Defense Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 10, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies15
  • 7D4.8%
  • 3M-8.4%
  • 1Y27.6%
  • YTD-2.7%

In the last week, the Aerospace & Defense industry is up 4.7%, with Safran up 10.0%. In the same time, Exail Technologies was down 6.9%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 34%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 8.7% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the French Aerospace & Defense Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 10 Apr 2026€357.2b€139.0b€15.2b34.4x23.5x2.6x
Sun, 08 Mar 2026€355.8b€138.9b€15.2b33x23.4x2.6x
Tue, 03 Feb 2026€364.7b€134.3b€11.3b38.9x32.1x2.7x
Thu, 01 Jan 2026€358.3b€134.3b€11.3b41.4x31.6x2.7x
Sat, 29 Nov 2025€358.5b€134.2b€11.4b38.2x31.6x2.7x
Mon, 27 Oct 2025€375.0b€132.1b€11.2b37.3x33.4x2.8x
Wed, 24 Sep 2025€358.4b€132.1b€11.2b37.6x32.1x2.7x
Fri, 22 Aug 2025€343.8b€132.0b€11.2b34.1x30.8x2.6x
Sun, 20 Jul 2025€348.3b€128.7b€5.8b41.2x60.4x2.7x
Tue, 17 Jun 2025€319.5b€128.7b€5.8b37.2x55.4x2.5x
Thu, 15 May 2025€312.4b€128.6b€5.7b28.3x54.5x2.4x
Sat, 12 Apr 2025€273.0b€127.9b€5.5b25.4x49.2x2.1x
Mon, 10 Mar 2025€317.1b€127.7b€5.6b28.2x56.4x2.5x
Wed, 05 Feb 2025€287.9b€121.4b€6.8b34.1x42.6x2.4x
Fri, 03 Jan 2025€267.2b€121.4b€6.8b29.6x39.5x2.2x
Sun, 01 Dec 2024€259.4b€120.7b€6.7b30.5x38.5x2.2x
Tue, 29 Oct 2024€252.4b€119.8b€6.6b32.7x38.4x2.1x
Thu, 26 Sep 2024€247.5b€119.8b€6.6b32x37.7x2.1x
Sat, 24 Aug 2024€246.2b€119.7b€6.6b31.9x37.5x2.1x
Mon, 22 Jul 2024€237.2b€116.5b€9.1b26.6x26.2x2x
Wed, 19 Jun 2024€253.2b€116.4b€9.0b29.6x28x2.2x
Fri, 17 May 2024€268.8b€116.1b€9.0b28.5x29.8x2.3x
Sun, 14 Apr 2024€268.1b€115.1b€8.9b27.5x30.1x2.3x
Tue, 12 Mar 2024€252.5b€115.1b€8.9b28.9x28.3x2.2x
Thu, 08 Feb 2024€240.0b€112.0b€9.2b24.3x26x2.1x
Sat, 06 Jan 2024€225.6b€112.0b€9.2b24.3x24.5x2x
Mon, 04 Dec 2023€226.3b€112.0b€9.2b23.9x24.5x2x
Wed, 01 Nov 2023€210.4b€110.5b€9.1b24.3x23.2x1.9x
Fri, 29 Sep 2023€210.2b€110.5b€9.1b23.9x23.2x1.9x
Sun, 27 Aug 2023€210.3b€110.5b€9.1b25.2x23.2x1.9x
Tue, 25 Jul 2023€215.0b€104.8b€3.1b23.4x69.4x2.1x
Thu, 22 Jun 2023€211.3b€105.1b€2.9b25.8x72x2x
Sat, 20 May 2023€210.4b€105.1b€2.9b26.3x71.8x2x
Mon, 17 Apr 2023€206.9b€105.4b€3.7b23.4x56.3x2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

56.3x


Total Market Cap: €206.9bTotal Earnings: €3.7bTotal Revenue: €105.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
French Aerospace & Defense Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 38x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the French Aerospace & Defense 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 23.7x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 38.0x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.3x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Aerospace & Defense industry have grown 60% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 9.7% 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 industry?

FR Market3.13%
Industrials5.48%
Aerospace & Defense4.81%
Aerospace and Defense4.81%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
SAF Safran€316.0010.0%
+€11.9b
49.1%PE18.3x
AIR Airbus€170.803.4%
+€4.5b
22.5%PE25.8x
HO Thales€268.200.3%
+€143.8m
9.2%PE32.9x
FII Lisi€57.203.6%
+€91.4m
112.6%PE41.3x
MLHK H&K€34.402.4%
+€28.4m
-74.3%PE35.9x

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