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French (CAC) Aerospace and Defense Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 21, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D0.9%
  • 3M17.5%
  • 1Y21.4%
  • YTDn/a

The Aerospace and Defense is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Thales has stood out, gaining 12%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 21% in that time. Earnings are forecast to grow by 26% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
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
Thu, 05 May 2022€164.4b€92.9b€5.7b24.1x28.6x1.8x
Sat, 02 Apr 2022€170.8b€92.9b€5.7b24.7x29.8x1.8x
Mon, 28 Feb 2022€171.9b€92.7b€5.6b23x30.7x1.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

30.7x


Total Market Cap: €171.9bTotal Earnings: €5.6bTotal Revenue: €92.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
French Aerospace and Defense Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 53.2x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the French Aerospace and Defense industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 66.7x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 53.2x.
  • 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 and Defense industry have declined 7.4% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 10.0% 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 Market-0.71%
Industrials1.03%
Aerospace & Defense0.89%
Aerospace and Defense0.89%
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€182.2510.2%
+€3.5b		34.4%PE39.3x
AM Dassault Aviation société anonyme€234.006.9%
+€1.2b		28.4%PE22.6x
EXENS Exosens€23.909.2%
+€102.1m		n/aPE621x
FII Lisi€28.004.5%
+€54.7m		18.9%PE22.9x
FGA Figeac Aero Société Anonyme€8.388.0%
+€25.4m		52.4%PS0.8x
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AIR

€160.00

Airbus

7D

-5.1%

1Y

8.1%

HO

€182.25

Thales

7D

10.2%

1Y

34.4%

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FII

€28.00

Lisi

7D

4.5%

1Y

18.9%

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Feb 20
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SAF

€244.20

Safran

7D

-0.7%

1Y

26.5%

LAT

€0.011

Latécoère

7D

17.2%

1Y

-26.4%

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Feb 19
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EXENS

€23.90

Exosens

7D

9.2%

1Y

n/a

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Feb 14
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FGA

€8.38

Figeac Aero Société Anonyme

7D

8.0%

1Y

52.4%

MLHK

€110.00

H&K

7D

-7.6%

1Y

-6.8%

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Feb 04
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ALSOG

€19.75

Sogeclair

7D

6.2%

1Y

-1.0%

AM

€234.00

Dassault Aviation société anonyme

7D

6.9%

1Y

28.4%

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Jan 12
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ALNSE

€29.80

NSE

7D

4.9%

1Y

11.2%

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Nov 05
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