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French (CAC) Packaging Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 14, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies6
  • 7D0.5%
  • 3M-11.7%
  • 1Y-16.5%
  • YTD-9.3%

In the last week, the Packaging industry is flat overall, with Groupe Guillin standing out by going down 5.2%. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 17% in the last year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 16% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the French Packaging Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 15 Nov 2025€4.3b€5.4b€287.3m15.6x15.1x0.8x
Mon, 13 Oct 2025€4.3b€5.4b€297.4m14.8x14.4x0.8x
Wed, 10 Sep 2025€4.4b€5.4b€295.9m13.9x14.9x0.8x
Fri, 08 Aug 2025€5.0b€5.4b€295.9m15.6x16.8x0.9x
Sun, 06 Jul 2025€5.1b€5.5b€361.6m13.5x14x0.9x
Tue, 03 Jun 2025€5.0b€5.5b€361.7m13.2x14x0.9x
Thu, 01 May 2025€5.1b€5.5b€361.8m13x14.1x0.9x
Sat, 29 Mar 2025€5.1b€5.5b€368.3m13.8x13.9x0.9x
Mon, 24 Feb 2025€5.0b€5.5b€368.3m14x13.5x0.9x
Wed, 22 Jan 2025€4.8b€5.7b€414.9m12.8x11.6x0.8x
Fri, 20 Dec 2024€4.6b€5.7b€431.5m10.3x10.6x0.8x
Sun, 17 Nov 2024€5.2b€5.7b€430.4m11.7x12x0.9x
Tue, 15 Oct 2024€5.0b€5.8b€449.9m10.5x11.2x0.9x
Thu, 12 Sep 2024€5.2b€5.8b€452.0m10.7x11.6x0.9x
Sat, 10 Aug 2024€5.3b€5.8b€452.0m11x11.7x0.9x
Mon, 08 Jul 2024€6.3b€6.1b€636.6m8.8x9.9x1x
Wed, 05 Jun 2024€6.8b€6.2b€642.6m13.3x10.6x1.1x
Fri, 03 May 2024€6.5b€6.2b€638.8m17.1x10.2x1x
Sun, 31 Mar 2024€6.5b€6.2b€638.8m17.1x10.2x1x
Tue, 27 Feb 2024€6.4b€6.2b€638.8m17.7x10x1x
Thu, 25 Jan 2024€6.2b€6.2b€647.8m17.5x9.6x1x
Sat, 23 Dec 2023€6.8b€6.2b€646.3m18.8x10.5x1.1x
Mon, 20 Nov 2023€6.2b€6.2b€653.5m17.6x9.4x1x
Wed, 18 Oct 2023€6.4b€6.2b€639.0m16.3x10.1x1x
Fri, 15 Sep 2023€7.3b€6.2b€648.1m16.1x11.3x1.2x
Sun, 13 Aug 2023€7.1b€6.2b€648.1m16.8x11x1.2x
Tue, 11 Jul 2023€6.4b€5.6b€516.5m14.8x12.5x1.1x
Thu, 08 Jun 2023€6.4b€5.5b€515.3m13.1x12.3x1.2x
Sat, 06 May 2023€6.7b€5.4b€514.6m14x13.1x1.2x
Mon, 03 Apr 2023€7.0b€5.4b€516.8m14.3x13.6x1.3x
Wed, 01 Mar 2023€7.0b€5.4b€516.8m14.2x13.5x1.3x
Fri, 27 Jan 2023€6.3b€5.1b€457.9m14.3x13.8x1.2x
Sun, 25 Dec 2022€6.0b€5.0b€435.6m17.6x13.9x1.2x
Tue, 22 Nov 2022€5.5b€5.0b€431.7m16.7x12.7x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

12.7x


Total Market Cap: €5.5bTotal Earnings: €431.7mTotal Revenue: €5.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
French Packaging Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 12.2x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the French Packaging industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 15.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 12.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.0x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.80x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Packaging industry have declined 13% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 2.9% 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 Trends

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

FR Market2.86%
Materials1.38%
Packaging0.55%
Metal and Glass Containers0.94%
Paper Packaging-2.34%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Paper Packaging industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 14.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 8.5%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 45.6% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Metal and Glass Containers industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 11.9x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Metal and Glass Containers industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 17% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 29% per year.
  • In contrast, the Paper Packaging industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.5% 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
VRLA Verallia Société Anonyme€23.062.3%
+€61.3m
-14.6%PE15.2x