French (CAC) Research and Consulting Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 16, 2026

DataAggregated Company Financials

Companies8

7D0.4%
3M5.9%
1Y5.0%
YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Research and Consulting Services industry has risen 3.0%, driven by gains from Bureau Veritas of 0.5%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 4.2%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 15% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the French Research and Consulting Services Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

Date	Market Cap	Revenue	Earnings	PE	Absolute PE	PS
Wed, 16 Sep 2026	€13.0b	€7.8b	€502.4m	24.5x	25.9x	1.7x
Fri, 14 Aug 2026	€12.9b	€7.8b	€502.4m	24.1x	25.7x	1.7x
Sun, 12 Jul 2026	€12.8b	€7.7b	€587.2m	20.5x	21.9x	1.7x
Tue, 09 Jun 2026	€12.0b	€7.7b	€587.2m	19.1x	20.4x	1.6x
Thu, 07 May 2026	€12.7b	€7.7b	€573.9m	20.2x	22.1x	1.6x
Sat, 04 Apr 2026	€12.5b	€7.7b	€574.1m	19.9x	21.8x	1.6x
Mon, 02 Mar 2026	€13.9b	€7.7b	€573.1m	22.2x	24.2x	1.8x
Wed, 28 Jan 2026	€13.0b	€7.7b	€642.7m	22x	20.3x	1.7x
Fri, 26 Dec 2025	€12.8b	€7.7b	€642.7m	22.1x	20x	1.7x
Sun, 23 Nov 2025	€12.8b	€7.7b	€642.7m	23.8x	19.9x	1.7x
Tue, 21 Oct 2025	€13.0b	€7.7b	€642.7m	24.5x	20.2x	1.7x
Thu, 18 Sep 2025	€12.3b	€7.7b	€652.5m	17.4x	18.8x	1.6x
Sat, 16 Aug 2025	€12.8b	€7.6b	€653.0m	18.1x	19.6x	1.7x
Mon, 14 Jul 2025	€13.4b	€7.5b	€567.0m	18.4x	23.7x	1.8x
Wed, 11 Jun 2025	€14.2b	€7.5b	€566.0m	23.4x	25x	1.9x
Fri, 09 May 2025	€13.6b	€7.5b	€580.5m	46.5x	23.5x	1.8x
Sun, 06 Apr 2025	€12.7b	€7.5b	€580.1m	38.3x	21.9x	1.7x
Tue, 04 Mar 2025	€13.9b	€7.5b	€658.8m	14.8x	21.1x	1.9x
Thu, 30 Jan 2025	€14.2b	€7.0b	€594.9m	16.5x	23.8x	2x
Sat, 28 Dec 2024	€13.9b	€7.0b	€594.9m	16.4x	23.3x	2x
Mon, 25 Nov 2024	€13.4b	€7.0b	€594.9m	15.6x	22.5x	1.9x
Wed, 23 Oct 2024	€14.2b	€7.0b	€595.4m	26.2x	23.9x	2x
Fri, 20 Sep 2024	€14.2b	€7.0b	€598.8m	26.3x	23.8x	2x
Sun, 18 Aug 2024	€14.0b	€7.0b	€612.7m	41.7x	22.8x	2x
Tue, 16 Jul 2024	€13.1b	€6.8b	€610.9m	30.1x	21.5x	1.9x
Thu, 13 Jun 2024	€13.9b	€6.8b	€611.1m	17.8x	22.8x	2x
Sat, 11 May 2024	€14.0b	€6.8b	€611.1m	18.2x	22.9x	2x
Mon, 08 Apr 2024	€13.8b	€6.8b	€613.5m	18.9x	22.5x	2x
Wed, 06 Mar 2024	€13.7b	€6.7b	€546.4m	23.1x	25.1x	2x
Fri, 02 Feb 2024	€13.0b	€6.9b	€539.9m	21.5x	24x	1.9x
Sun, 31 Dec 2023	€12.1b	€6.9b	€539.9m	20.9x	22.4x	1.8x
Tue, 28 Nov 2023	€11.8b	€6.9b	€539.9m	19.7x	21.9x	1.7x
Thu, 26 Oct 2023	€11.8b	€6.9b	€540.0m	18.4x	21.8x	1.7x
Sat, 23 Sep 2023	€12.3b	€6.9b	€540.0m	19.4x	22.7x	1.8x

Price to Earnings Ratio

22.7x

Sat, 23 Sep 2023

Current Industry PE

Investors are optimistic on the French Research and Consulting Services industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.

The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 26.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 22.4x.

The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.8x.

Past Earnings Growth

The earnings for companies in the Research and Consulting Services industry have declined 2.4% per year over the last three years.
Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 4.1% 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.