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French (CAC) Aerospace & Defense Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 16, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies15
  • 7D6.4%
  • 3M13.3%
  • 1Y51.5%
  • YTD35.9%

Thales is up 17%, leading the way for the Aerospace & Defense industry, which has gained 6.4%. This means that the industry has gained 51% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 13% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 16 Sep 2025€363.4b€132.0b€11.2b34x32.5x2.8x
Thu, 14 Aug 2025€341.8b€132.0b€11.2b34.3x30.6x2.6x
Sat, 12 Jul 2025€342.2b€128.7b€5.8b38.4x59.4x2.7x
Mon, 09 Jun 2025€328.4b€128.7b€5.7b30.3x57.1x2.6x
Wed, 07 May 2025€311.6b€128.6b€5.7b27.8x54.3x2.4x
Fri, 04 Apr 2025€306.5b€127.9b€5.5b29.4x55.3x2.4x
Sun, 02 Mar 2025€300.8b€125.3b€5.4b27.3x55.5x2.4x
Tue, 28 Jan 2025€285.0b€121.4b€6.8b32.8x42.2x2.3x
Thu, 26 Dec 2024€259.4b€121.4b€6.8b29.7x38.4x2.1x
Sat, 23 Nov 2024€253.6b€120.6b€6.7b31.9x37.6x2.1x
Mon, 21 Oct 2024€254.3b€119.8b€6.6b33.1x38.7x2.1x
Wed, 18 Sep 2024€238.0b€119.8b€6.6b30.6x36.3x2x
Fri, 16 Aug 2024€243.3b€119.7b€6.6b32.4x37.1x2x
Sun, 14 Jul 2024€241.8b€116.5b€9.1b26.9x26.7x2.1x
Tue, 11 Jun 2024€262.8b€116.4b€9.0b30.2x29.1x2.3x
Thu, 09 May 2024€271.1b€116.1b€9.0b28.5x30x2.3x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024€272.0b€115.1b€8.9b26.9x30.5x2.4x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024€248.1b€116.0b€9.3b25.6x26.8x2.1x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024€239.7b€112.0b€9.2b24.2x26x2.1x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023€224.6b€112.0b€9.2b23.3x24.3x2x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023€223.3b€112.1b€9.2b24.6x24.2x2x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023€207.0b€110.5b€9.1b24.8x22.8x1.9x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023€214.2b€110.5b€9.1b24.5x23.6x1.9x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023€206.0b€110.5b€9.1b24.9x22.7x1.9x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023€212.0b€105.2b€2.9b26x72.1x2x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023€209.2b€105.1b€2.9b25.2x71.3x2x
Fri, 12 May 2023€201.7b€105.1b€2.9b25.7x68.8x1.9x
Sun, 09 Apr 2023€207.2b€105.4b€3.7b23.4x56.4x2x
Tue, 07 Mar 2023€201.7b€105.2b€3.6b22.9x56.6x1.9x
Thu, 02 Feb 2023€191.4b€98.9b€1.5b22x126.3x1.9x
Sat, 31 Dec 2022€182.5b€98.9b€1.5b21.1x121.2x1.8x
Mon, 28 Nov 2022€180.4b€98.6b€1.5b20.4x123x1.8x
Wed, 26 Oct 2022€169.1b€95.8b€1.2b19.9x140.4x1.8x
Fri, 23 Sep 2022€150.8b€95.7b€1.2b18.2x124.7x1.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

124.7x


Total Market Cap: €150.8bTotal Earnings: €1.2bTotal Revenue: €95.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
French Aerospace & Defense Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 52.7x202320242025
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 32.5x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 52.7x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.1x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Aerospace & Defense industry have grown 110% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 11% 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 Market2.14%
Industrials4.24%
Aerospace & Defense6.44%
Aerospace and Defense6.44%
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€257.7012.9%
+€6.1b
81.5%PE50.6x
AIR Airbus€192.922.9%
+€4.3b
48.7%PE31x
AM Dassault Aviation société anonyme€299.6010.0%
+€2.1b
61.4%PE30x
SAF Safran€283.801.4%
+€1.6b
40.1%PE27.5x
EXENS Exosens€43.9016.6%
+€317.3m
122.6%PE40x

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