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French (CAC) Aerospace & Defense Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 17, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D0.8%
  • 3M16.4%
  • 1Y21.9%
  • YTD10.4%

The Aerospace & Defense is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Thales has stood out, gaining 3.9%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 22% over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 27% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 17 Feb 2025€293.9b€123.8b€4.5b27.5x66x2.4x
Wed, 15 Jan 2025€268.6b€121.4b€6.8b31.3x39.7x2.2x
Fri, 13 Dec 2024€264.0b€121.3b€6.7b26.7x39.1x2.2x
Sun, 10 Nov 2024€260.0b€120.6b€6.7b34.5x38.6x2.2x
Tue, 08 Oct 2024€237.8b€119.8b€6.6b31.7x36.2x2x
Thu, 05 Sep 2024€239.0b€119.8b€6.6b31.7x36.4x2x
Sat, 03 Aug 2024€235.8b€119.7b€6.6b31.1x36x2x
Mon, 01 Jul 2024€233.3b€116.5b€9.1b25.9x25.8x2x
Wed, 29 May 2024€269.5b€116.1b€9.0b28.9x29.8x2.3x
Fri, 26 Apr 2024€264.7b€115.1b€8.9b27.1x29.7x2.3x
Sun, 24 Mar 2024€272.7b€115.1b€8.9b26.9x30.6x2.4x
Tue, 20 Feb 2024€239.6b€115.8b€9.3b23.9x25.8x2.1x
Thu, 18 Jan 2024€234.3b€112.0b€9.2b24.1x25.4x2.1x
Sat, 16 Dec 2023€224.7b€112.0b€9.2b23.2x24.4x2x
Mon, 13 Nov 2023€214.2b€112.1b€9.2b24.2x23.3x1.9x
Wed, 11 Oct 2023€210.1b€110.5b€9.1b24.2x23.2x1.9x
Fri, 08 Sep 2023€218.3b€110.5b€9.1b26x24.1x2x
Sun, 06 Aug 2023€212.7b€110.5b€9.1b25.2x23.4x1.9x
Tue, 04 Jul 2023€213.8b€105.1b€2.9b25.8x72.9x2x
Thu, 01 Jun 2023€199.7b€105.1b€2.9b24.6x68.1x1.9x
Sat, 29 Apr 2023€208.1b€105.4b€3.7b23.9x56.7x2x
Mon, 27 Mar 2023€197.8b€105.7b€3.6b23x55.1x1.9x
Wed, 22 Feb 2023€200.6b€105.1b€3.6b23.9x56.5x1.9x
Fri, 20 Jan 2023€189.6b€98.9b€1.5b22.1x125.9x1.9x
Sun, 18 Dec 2022€179.5b€98.9b€1.5b20.9x119.6x1.8x
Tue, 15 Nov 2022€173.2b€98.6b€1.5b19.5x118.1x1.8x
Thu, 13 Oct 2022€150.8b€95.8b€1.2b17.4x125.3x1.6x
Sat, 10 Sep 2022€157.7b€95.7b€1.2b20.7x133.4x1.6x
Mon, 08 Aug 2022€168.0b€95.7b€1.2b22.2x142.1x1.8x
Wed, 06 Jul 2022€146.7b€94.4b€6.6b21.7x22.2x1.6x
Fri, 03 Jun 2022€166.2b€94.4b€6.6b24.1x25.2x1.8x
Sun, 01 May 2022€168.5b€92.9b€5.7b25.8x29.3x1.8x
Tue, 29 Mar 2022€167.8b€92.9b€5.7b25.9x29.2x1.8x
Thu, 24 Feb 2022€167.3b€92.0b€6.9b21.2x24.1x1.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

24.1x


Total Market Cap: €167.3bTotal Earnings: €6.9bTotal Revenue: €92.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
French Aerospace & Defense Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 53.1x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the French Aerospace & Defense industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 66.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 53.1x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.0x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Aerospace & Defense industry have declined 14% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 10% 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 Industrials industry?

FR Market2.17%
Industrials1.72%
Aerospace & Defense0.80%
Aerospace and Defense0.80%
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
HO Thales€178.3012.1%
+€3.9b
33.1%PE38.4x
SAF Safran€252.102.6%
+€2.6b
33.3%PS3.7x
AIR Airbus€170.501.8%
+€2.4b
18.2%PE41.2x
AM Dassault Aviation société anonyme€233.007.2%
+€1.2b
28.8%PE22.5x
EXENS Exosens€22.551.1%
+€12.7m
n/aPE586.1x
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