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French (CAC) Paper and Forestry Products Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 05, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies4
  • 7D-3.4%
  • 3M3.1%
  • 1Y14.5%
  • YTD0.7%

In the last week, the Paper and Forestry Products industry is up 1.0%, with Exacompta Clairefontaine up 1.2%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 18%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 27% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the French Paper and Forestry Products Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 05 Mar 2026€296.6m€1.0b€20.4m20.7x14.5x0.3x
Sat, 31 Jan 2026€300.9m€1.0b€20.4m21.4x14.7x0.3x
Mon, 29 Dec 2025€289.5m€1.0b€20.4m19x14.2x0.3x
Wed, 26 Nov 2025€286.5m€1.0b€18.4m41.1x15.6x0.3x
Fri, 24 Oct 2025€280.2m€1.0b€20.9m8.7x13.4x0.3x
Sun, 21 Sep 2025€276.6m€1.0b€21.7m8.5x12.7x0.3x
Tue, 19 Aug 2025€270.5m€1.0b€31.7m6.9x8.5x0.3x
Thu, 17 Jul 2025€265.1m€1.0b€31.7m6.9x8.4x0.3x
Sat, 14 Jun 2025€261.0m€1.0b€31.7m6.9x8.2x0.2x
Mon, 12 May 2025€263.4m€1.0b€29.9m6.8x8.8x0.3x
Wed, 09 Apr 2025€252.8m€1.1b€35.8m5.5x7.1x0.2x
Fri, 07 Mar 2025€255.6m€1.1b€25.7m8x9.9x0.2x
Sun, 02 Feb 2025€238.9m€1.1b€25.7m7.4x9.3x0.2x
Tue, 31 Dec 2024€243.3m€1.1b€25.7m7.6x9.5x0.2x
Thu, 28 Nov 2024€246.6m€1.1b€28.0m13.6x8.8x0.2x
Sat, 26 Oct 2024€234.5m€1.1b€27.5m14.1x8.5x0.2x
Mon, 23 Sep 2024€243.6m€1.1b€30.9m6.8x7.9x0.2x
Wed, 21 Aug 2024€248.3m€1.1b€52.6m4.7x4.7x0.2x
Fri, 19 Jul 2024€252.8m€1.1b€52.6m4.7x4.8x0.2x
Sun, 16 Jun 2024€253.7m€1.1b€52.6m4.9x4.8x0.2x
Tue, 14 May 2024€292.7m€1.1b€62.7m5x4.7x0.3x
Thu, 11 Apr 2024€283.1m€1.1b€62.7m5.1x4.5x0.3x
Sat, 09 Mar 2024€271.1m€1.1b€76.1m4.5x3.6x0.2x
Mon, 05 Feb 2024€306.0m€1.0b€70.3m7.7x4.4x0.3x
Wed, 03 Jan 2024€332.9m€1.0b€70.3m8x4.7x0.3x
Fri, 01 Dec 2023€334.8m€1.0b€76.2m4.2x4.4x0.3x
Sun, 29 Oct 2023€292.2m€1.0b€76.2m3.7x3.8x0.3x
Tue, 26 Sep 2023€289.5m€1.0b€76.2m4.7x3.8x0.3x
Thu, 24 Aug 2023€289.9m€992.6m€47.4m5.6x6.1x0.3x
Sat, 22 Jul 2023€281.9m€992.6m€47.4m5.4x5.9x0.3x
Mon, 19 Jun 2023€272.4m€1.1b€52.9m4.9x5.1x0.3x
Wed, 17 May 2023€289.4m€1.1b€55.9m4.9x5.2x0.3x
Fri, 14 Apr 2023€290.4m€1.0b€51.0m5.6x5.7x0.3x
Sun, 12 Mar 2023€278.3m€956.4m€45.5m6.7x6.1x0.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

6.1x


Total Market Cap: €278.3mTotal Earnings: €45.5mTotal Revenue: €956.4mTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
French Paper and Forestry Products Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 7.6x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the French Forestry industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 14.9x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 7.6x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.26x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Forestry industry have declined 23% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 2.6% 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 Market-4.65%
Materials-3.78%
Paper and Forestry Products-3.45%
Forestry Products-3.24%
Paper Products-3.57%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Paper Products industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 5.8x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Forestry Products industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 27% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 96% per year.
  • In contrast, the Forestry Products industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 27% 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
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