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French (CAC) Aerospace and Defense Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 31, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D3.1%
  • 3M8.2%
  • 1Y20.7%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Aerospace and Defense industry has remained flat, although notably H&K declined by 8.9%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 20% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 25% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 31 May 2025€325.5b€128.7b€5.7b29.2x56.7x2.5x
Mon, 28 Apr 2025€287.1b€127.9b€5.5b26.2x51.8x2.2x
Wed, 26 Mar 2025€326.8b€127.8b€5.5b32.1x58.9x2.6x
Fri, 21 Feb 2025€297.0b€123.3b€4.5b28.2x66.7x2.4x
Sun, 19 Jan 2025€274.9b€121.4b€6.8b31.6x40.7x2.3x
Tue, 17 Dec 2024€262.9b€121.3b€6.7b29.7x39x2.2x
Thu, 14 Nov 2024€255.4b€120.6b€6.7b33.5x37.9x2.1x
Sat, 12 Oct 2024€242.2b€119.8b€6.6b31.1x36.9x2x
Mon, 09 Sep 2024€233.5b€119.8b€6.6b31.2x35.6x1.9x
Wed, 07 Aug 2024€236.0b€119.7b€6.6b31.3x36x2x
Fri, 05 Jul 2024€244.9b€116.5b€9.1b27.5x27x2.1x
Sun, 02 Jun 2024€267.7b€116.1b€9.0b28.6x29.6x2.3x
Tue, 30 Apr 2024€262.6b€116.1b€9.0b27.3x29.1x2.3x
Thu, 28 Mar 2024€276.1b€115.1b€8.9b26.8x31x2.4x
Sat, 24 Feb 2024€244.7b€115.8b€9.3b24.1x26.4x2.1x
Mon, 22 Jan 2024€235.0b€112.0b€9.2b23.7x25.5x2.1x
Wed, 20 Dec 2023€225.2b€112.0b€9.2b23x24.4x2x
Fri, 17 Nov 2023€218.3b€112.1b€9.2b24.6x23.7x1.9x
Sun, 15 Oct 2023€209.0b€110.5b€9.1b24.9x23x1.9x
Tue, 12 Sep 2023€217.1b€110.5b€9.1b26.6x23.9x2x
Thu, 10 Aug 2023€214.9b€110.5b€9.1b25.6x23.7x1.9x
Sat, 08 Jul 2023€208.3b€105.2b€2.9b24.9x70.8x2x
Mon, 05 Jun 2023€206.7b€105.1b€2.9b25.1x70.5x2x
Wed, 03 May 2023€205.8b€105.4b€3.7b23.7x56.1x2x
Fri, 31 Mar 2023€203.3b€105.3b€3.7b22.7x55.3x1.9x
Sun, 26 Feb 2023€199.8b€105.1b€3.6b23.4x56.3x1.9x
Tue, 24 Jan 2023€194.5b€98.9b€1.5b22.4x129.1x2x
Thu, 22 Dec 2022€184.5b€98.9b€1.5b20.7x123x1.9x
Sat, 19 Nov 2022€178.2b€98.6b€1.5b20x121.5x1.8x
Mon, 17 Oct 2022€155.8b€95.8b€1.2b17.9x129.4x1.6x
Wed, 14 Sep 2022€162.0b€95.7b€1.2b21.3x137.1x1.7x
Fri, 12 Aug 2022€172.3b€95.7b€1.2b22.5x145.7x1.8x
Sun, 10 Jul 2022€157.8b€94.4b€6.6b23.6x23.9x1.7x
Tue, 07 Jun 2022€169.8b€94.4b€6.6b23.8x25.7x1.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

25.7x


Total Market Cap: €169.8bTotal Earnings: €6.6bTotal Revenue: €94.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
French Aerospace and Defense Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 55.7x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the French Aerospace and Defense industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 55.7x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.0x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Aerospace and Defense industry have declined 4.5% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 11% 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 Comparison

How does French Aerospace and Defense compare with similar industries?

FR Market0.37%
Industrials1.65%
Aerospace & Defense3.07%
Aerospace and Defense3.07%
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
AIR Airbus€162.083.0%
+€3.8b
4.0%PE28.8x
SAF Safran€261.402.6%
+€2.8b
22.1%PS3.9x
HO Thales€267.404.0%
+€2.1b
60.5%PE54.5x
AM Dassault Aviation société anonyme€318.804.5%
+€1.1b
60.2%PE27x
EXENS Exosens€43.358.5%
+€172.6m
n/aPE86.2x
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