French (CAC) Trade Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 09, 2025

DataAggregated Company Financials

Companies7

7D-1.1%
3M26.8%
1Y7.3%
YTD6.4%

Over the last 7 days, the Trade Distributors industry has dropped 1.9%, driven by a pullback from Rexel of 1.7%. Meanwhile, Thermador Groupe actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 5.7% in the last week. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 4.2%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 25% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the French Trade Distributors Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

Date	Market Cap	Revenue	Earnings	PE	Absolute PE	PS
Wed, 09 Jul 2025	€8.9b	€22.3b	€400.7m	79.9x	22.1x	0.4x
Fri, 06 Jun 2025	€8.6b	€22.3b	€400.7m	77.7x	21.4x	0.4x
Sun, 04 May 2025	€8.6b	€22.3b	€401.4m	17.7x	21.4x	0.4x
Tue, 01 Apr 2025	€8.5b	€22.4b	€401.4m	17.6x	21.2x	0.4x
Thu, 27 Feb 2025	€9.2b	€22.6b	€420.7m	18.1x	21.8x	0.4x
Sat, 25 Jan 2025	€9.0b	€22.3b	€777.9m	12.2x	11.5x	0.4x
Mon, 23 Dec 2024	€8.3b	€22.3b	€777.9m	12x	10.7x	0.4x
Wed, 20 Nov 2024	€8.7b	€22.3b	€777.7m	12.1x	11.3x	0.4x
Fri, 18 Oct 2024	€8.8b	€22.4b	€777.3m	12.3x	11.3x	0.4x
Sun, 15 Sep 2024	€8.0b	€22.5b	€761.9m	14.7x	10.5x	0.4x
Tue, 13 Aug 2024	€7.7b	€22.5b	€766.5m	14.8x	10x	0.3x
Thu, 11 Jul 2024	€8.4b	€22.7b	€853.4m	13.6x	9.8x	0.4x
Sat, 08 Jun 2024	€9.4b	€22.7b	€853.4m	14.7x	11x	0.4x
Mon, 06 May 2024	€9.1b	€22.9b	€894.4m	11.8x	10.2x	0.4x
Wed, 03 Apr 2024	€8.7b	€22.9b	€903.2m	8.8x	9.6x	0.4x
Fri, 01 Mar 2024	€8.5b	€23.0b	€925.4m	8.1x	9.2x	0.4x
Sun, 28 Jan 2024	€8.9b	€23.2b	€1.0b	8.1x	8.6x	0.4x
Tue, 26 Dec 2023	€9.0b	€23.2b	€1.0b	7.4x	8.7x	0.4x
Thu, 23 Nov 2023	€7.8b	€23.2b	€1.0b	6.8x	7.5x	0.3x
Sat, 21 Oct 2023	€6.8b	€23.3b	€1.1b	6.7x	6.4x	0.3x
Mon, 18 Sep 2023	€8.2b	€23.3b	€1.1b	7.5x	7.6x	0.4x
Wed, 16 Aug 2023	€7.8b	€23.5b	€1.1b	7.8x	6.9x	0.3x
Fri, 14 Jul 2023	€8.4b	€22.8b	€1.2b	7.5x	7.2x	0.4x
Sun, 11 Jun 2023	€7.8b	€22.8b	€1.2b	6.9x	6.7x	0.3x
Tue, 09 May 2023	€7.7b	€22.8b	€1.2b	6.7x	6.5x	0.3x
Thu, 06 Apr 2023	€7.6b	€22.7b	€1.2b	6.5x	6.4x	0.3x
Sat, 04 Mar 2023	€9.0b	€22.7b	€1.2b	8x	7.5x	0.4x
Mon, 30 Jan 2023	€7.8b	€20.7b	€1.1b	7.9x	7.3x	0.4x
Wed, 28 Dec 2022	€6.9b	€20.7b	€1.1b	7.1x	6.5x	0.3x
Fri, 25 Nov 2022	€7.0b	€20.7b	€1.1b	7.1x	6.6x	0.3x
Sun, 23 Oct 2022	€6.1b	€20.5b	€1.1b	6.3x	5.8x	0.3x
Tue, 20 Sep 2022	€6.2b	€20.5b	€1.1b	6.5x	5.8x	0.3x
Thu, 18 Aug 2022	€6.6b	€20.2b	€1.0b	7x	6.4x	0.3x
Sat, 16 Jul 2022	€6.0b	€18.2b	€839.6m	7.3x	7.1x	0.3x

Price to Earnings Ratio

7.1x

Sat, 16 Jul 2022

Current Industry PE

Investors are optimistic on the French Trade Distributors industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.

The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 22.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 10.0x.

The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.36x.

Past Earnings Growth

The earnings for companies in the Trade Distributors industry have declined 22% per year over the last three years.
Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 7.0% 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.