French (CAC) Materials Sector Analysis

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the French Materials Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

Date	Market Cap	Revenue	Earnings	PE	Absolute PE	PS
Sat, 09 May 2026	€119.5b	€54.7b	€2.4b	18.1x	49.5x	2.2x
Mon, 06 Apr 2026	€121.4b	€54.9b	€2.5b	17.5x	49.4x	2.2x
Wed, 04 Mar 2026	€118.1b	€54.9b	€2.5b	20.5x	48x	2.2x
Fri, 30 Jan 2026	€110.9b	€55.8b	€3.5b	17.4x	31.4x	2x
Sun, 28 Dec 2025	€111.1b	€55.9b	€3.6b	17.6x	30.7x	2x
Tue, 25 Nov 2025	€112.9b	€55.9b	€3.6b	18x	31.3x	2x
Thu, 23 Oct 2025	€117.4b	€56.2b	€3.4b	16.8x	35x	2.1x
Sat, 20 Sep 2025	€119.3b	€56.1b	€3.4b	18.1x	35.1x	2.1x
Mon, 18 Aug 2025	€122.7b	€56.2b	€5.4b	17.8x	22.6x	2.2x
Wed, 16 Jul 2025	€119.5b	€56.3b	€5.7b	15.6x	21.1x	2.1x
Fri, 13 Jun 2025	€125.4b	€56.4b	€5.6b	15x	22.2x	2.2x
Sun, 11 May 2025	€125.6b	€56.3b	€5.6b	15.5x	22.6x	2.2x
Tue, 08 Apr 2025	€110.2b	€56.5b	€6.0b	14.3x	18.3x	2x
Thu, 06 Mar 2025	€124.7b	€56.4b	€6.0b	18.8x	20.8x	2.2x
Sat, 01 Feb 2025	€117.1b	€56.8b	€5.7b	16.8x	20.6x	2.1x
Mon, 30 Dec 2024	€108.8b	€56.9b	€5.7b	13.9x	19.2x	1.9x
Wed, 27 Nov 2024	€109.8b	€57.3b	€5.7b	15.6x	19.4x	1.9x
Fri, 25 Oct 2024	€117.3b	€57.3b	€6.0b	16.6x	19.5x	2x
Sun, 22 Sep 2024	€117.3b	€57.7b	€4.0b	16.2x	29.5x	2x
Tue, 20 Aug 2024	€116.2b	€57.7b	€4.0b	14.7x	29.1x	2x
Thu, 18 Jul 2024	€117.4b	€58.3b	€4.4b	17.3x	26.6x	2x
Sat, 15 Jun 2024	€115.3b	€58.3b	€4.4b	17.4x	26.2x	2x
Mon, 13 May 2024	€122.6b	€58.3b	€4.4b	19.3x	27.9x	2.1x
Wed, 10 Apr 2024	€121.5b	€59.1b	€4.2b	17.8x	28.6x	2.1x
Fri, 08 Mar 2024	€124.1b	€59.1b	€4.3b	13.1x	29x	2.1x
Sun, 04 Feb 2024	€112.9b	€62.1b	€4.7b	12.2x	24x	1.8x
Tue, 02 Jan 2024	€116.2b	€62.1b	€4.7b	12.6x	24.9x	1.9x
Thu, 30 Nov 2023	€113.3b	€62.1b	€4.7b	11.6x	24.3x	1.8x
Sat, 28 Oct 2023	€104.6b	€63.0b	€4.7b	11.5x	22.3x	1.7x
Mon, 25 Sep 2023	€107.2b	€63.0b	€4.7b	11.1x	22.9x	1.7x
Wed, 23 Aug 2023	€108.3b	€63.0b	€4.7b	11x	22.9x	1.7x
Fri, 21 Jul 2023	€107.9b	€64.4b	€5.1b	11.2x	21.4x	1.7x
Sun, 18 Jun 2023	€111.1b	€64.4b	€5.3b	10.4x	21x	1.7x
Tue, 16 May 2023	€107.0b	€63.8b	€5.3b	10.1x	20.2x	1.7x

Current Industry PE

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

The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 50.4x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 26.5x.

The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.0x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.2x.

Past Earnings Growth

The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have declined 23% per year over the last three years,
Revenues have also declined 4.9% per year.
This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the French Materials sector?


FR Market	0.50%
Materials	-3.56%
Basic Materials	3.67%
Metals and Mining	-0.67%
Paper and Forestry Products	-1.42%
Packaging	-1.60%
Chemicals	-3.98%

Industry PE

Investors are most optimistic about the Chemicals industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 29.3x.

Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 10.9%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 6.4% per year.

Forecasted Growth

Analysts are most optimistic on the Metals and Mining industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 102% over the next 5 years.

In contrast, the Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 11% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

Company	Last Price	7D	1Y	Valuation
VCT Vicat	€63.00	5.0% +€133.6m	21.2%	PE10.2x
AKE Arkema	€63.05	1.7% +€81.3m	-4.8%	PE280.6x
NK Imerys	€22.62	1.7% +€32.1m	-25.4%	PS0.6x
EXPL EPC Groupe	€280.00	4.9% +€27.6m	26.4%	PE20.8x
TFF TFF Group	€16.48	3.4% +€11.7m	-29.6%	PE15.3x

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French (CAC) Materials Sector Analysis

Sector Valuation and Performance

Industry Trends

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