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French (CAC) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedApr 26, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies34
  • 7D0.8%
  • 3M14.7%
  • 1Y3.8%
  • YTD14.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has remained flat, although notably Vicat declined by 4.9%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 3.8% over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 13% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 26 Apr 2026€127.0b€55.0b€2.5b19.7x51.4x2.3x
Tue, 24 Mar 2026€112.2b€54.9b€2.5b21x45.4x2x
Thu, 19 Feb 2026€116.3b€55.8b€3.5b17.7x33.3x2.1x
Sat, 17 Jan 2026€111.6b€55.8b€3.5b18.2x31.7x2x
Mon, 15 Dec 2025€110.3b€55.9b€3.6b18.3x30.4x2x
Wed, 12 Nov 2025€117.0b€55.9b€3.6b17.5x32.5x2.1x
Fri, 10 Oct 2025€116.7b€56.2b€3.4b16.5x34.8x2.1x
Sun, 07 Sep 2025€119.0b€56.1b€3.4b17.4x35.1x2.1x
Tue, 05 Aug 2025€117.5b€56.2b€5.5b18.1x21.5x2.1x
Thu, 03 Jul 2025€120.9b€56.3b€5.6b16.1x21.7x2.1x
Sat, 31 May 2025€124.6b€56.4b€5.5b14.7x22.5x2.2x
Mon, 28 Apr 2025€122.2b€56.5b€5.9b14.7x20.6x2.2x
Wed, 26 Mar 2025€123.4b€56.4b€6.0b17.5x20.6x2.2x
Fri, 21 Feb 2025€120.0b€56.6b€5.6b17.6x21.4x2.1x
Sun, 19 Jan 2025€112.2b€56.8b€5.7b16.4x19.6x2x
Tue, 17 Dec 2024€110.9b€57.3b€5.6b14.6x19.7x1.9x
Thu, 14 Nov 2024€112.9b€57.3b€5.7b16.1x20x2x
Sat, 12 Oct 2024€119.5b€57.3b€6.0b15.5x19.9x2.1x
Mon, 09 Sep 2024€113.9b€57.7b€4.0b16x28.5x2x
Wed, 07 Aug 2024€113.3b€57.7b€4.0b14.4x28.4x2x
Fri, 05 Jul 2024€118.8b€58.2b€4.4b17.4x26.9x2x
Sun, 02 Jun 2024€119.4b€58.3b€4.4b17.4x27.1x2x
Tue, 30 Apr 2024€120.7b€58.6b€4.4b17.6x27.2x2.1x
Thu, 28 Mar 2024€124.7b€59.1b€4.3b16.5x29.1x2.1x
Sat, 24 Feb 2024€122.7b€60.2b€4.5b10.8x27.5x2x
Mon, 22 Jan 2024€113.2b€62.1b€4.7b11.6x24.1x1.8x
Wed, 20 Dec 2023€116.1b€62.0b€4.6b12.3x25x1.9x
Fri, 17 Nov 2023€110.5b€62.1b€4.7b11.5x23.7x1.8x
Sun, 15 Oct 2023€106.4b€63.0b€4.7b12.4x22.8x1.7x
Tue, 12 Sep 2023€111.5b€63.0b€4.7b11.2x23.9x1.8x
Thu, 10 Aug 2023€108.6b€63.0b€4.7b13.2x23x1.7x
Sat, 08 Jul 2023€104.2b€64.3b€5.1b11.4x20.6x1.6x
Mon, 05 Jun 2023€106.5b€64.3b€5.3b10.1x20.1x1.7x
Wed, 03 May 2023€108.5b€64.6b€5.5b10.1x19.7x1.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

19.7x


Total Market Cap: €108.5bTotal Earnings: €5.5bTotal Revenue: €64.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
French Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 26.2x202420252026
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 51.4x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 26.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.0x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.3x.
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 5.2% 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-3.29%
Materials0.83%
Packaging1.35%
Chemicals1.07%
Paper and Forestry Products-0.034%
Metals and Mining-0.31%
Basic Materials-4.49%
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 106% 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?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
AI L'Air Liquide€188.361.2%
+€1.3b
5.6%PE30.9x
VRLA Verallia Société Anonyme€19.972.7%
+€62.4m
-31.7%PE26x
MLZAM ZCCM Investments Holdings€2.807.7%
+€32.2m
129.5%PS11.4x
ALGIL Groupe Guillin€23.200.9%
+€3.7m
-11.3%PE8.9x
ALBI Gascogne€2.363.5%
+€3.0m
7.3%PE95.8x

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