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French (CAC) IT Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 10, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies20
  • 7D-14.1%
  • 3M-9.1%
  • 1Y-29.9%
  • YTD-15.3%

Over the last 7 days, the IT industry has dropped 13%, driven by Capgemini declining 15%. However, the industry is down 29% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 9.5% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 10 Feb 2026€28.3b€36.4b€2.2b15.7x13x0.8x
Thu, 08 Jan 2026€34.9b€37.1b€2.2b16.5x15.8x0.9x
Sat, 06 Dec 2025€34.2b€37.1b€2.2b15.9x15.4x0.9x
Mon, 03 Nov 2025€32.0b€37.1b€2.2b16.6x14.6x0.9x
Wed, 01 Oct 2025€30.6b€37.1b€2.2b15.9x13.9x0.8x
Fri, 29 Aug 2025€30.7b€37.1b€2.3b15.2x13.6x0.8x
Sun, 27 Jul 2025€34.1b€46.7b€2.6b14.1x13x0.7x
Tue, 24 Jun 2025€35.6b€46.8b€2.6b15x13.5x0.8x
Thu, 22 May 2025€36.9b€46.7b€2.6b15x14x0.8x
Sat, 19 Apr 2025€34.4b€47.7b€2.6b14.5x13.3x0.7x
Mon, 17 Mar 2025€39.5b€49.2b€2.6b16.9x15.1x0.8x
Wed, 12 Feb 2025€44.4b€40.0b€2.3b17.7x18.9x1.1x
Fri, 10 Jan 2025€39.9b€40.0b€2.3b16.5x17x1x
Sun, 08 Dec 2024€41.5b€40.3b€2.3b16.5x17.7x1x
Tue, 05 Nov 2024€42.3b€39.9b€2.3b16.5x18.2x1.1x
Thu, 03 Oct 2024€48.2b€39.8b€2.3b18.7x20.8x1.2x
Sat, 31 Aug 2024€47.1b€40.1b€2.3b18x20.4x1.2x
Mon, 29 Jul 2024€47.2b€40.0b€2.3b18x20.4x1.2x
Wed, 26 Jun 2024€47.5b€40.1b€2.2b20.5x21.2x1.2x
Fri, 24 May 2024€53.6b€40.0b€2.2b23.1x23.9x1.3x
Sun, 21 Apr 2024€51.4b€39.7b€2.3b21.8x22.6x1.3x
Tue, 19 Mar 2024€56.1b€50.9b€1.1b21.1x49.1x1.1x
Thu, 15 Feb 2024€56.9b€53.8b€1.5b17.9x37.8x1.1x
Sat, 13 Jan 2024€52.0b€54.3b€1.5b18.4x34.3x1x
Mon, 11 Dec 2023€51.1b€54.4b€1.5b17.5x33.7x0.9x
Wed, 08 Nov 2023€46.2b€54.3b€1.5b16.6x30.5x0.9x
Fri, 06 Oct 2023€45.4b€54.3b€1.5b16.5x29.7x0.8x
Sun, 03 Sep 2023€48.8b€53.9b€1.6b17.5x31.4x0.9x
Tue, 01 Aug 2023€47.9b€53.6b€1.6b17.3x29.2x0.9x
Thu, 29 Jun 2023€48.2b€52.6b€1.6b18.9x30.2x0.9x
Sat, 27 May 2023€47.0b€52.4b€1.5b17.4x31.2x0.9x
Mon, 24 Apr 2023€47.3b€52.4b€1.5b17.8x31.4x0.9x
Wed, 22 Mar 2023€49.6b€52.2b€1.6b16.5x31.8x0.9x
Fri, 17 Feb 2023€65.4b€52.9b-€990,618,094.0020x-66x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-66x


Total Market Cap: €65.4bTotal Earnings: -€990,618,094.00Total Revenue: €52.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
French IT Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 21x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the French IT industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 13.1x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 21.0x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.97x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the IT industry have gone up over the last three years and the industry is now profitable.
  • Revenues have declined 12% per year.
  • This means that less sales are being generated overall, but since the cost of doing business is lower, profits have been increasing.

Industry Trends

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

FR Market1.40%
Tech-3.30%
IT-14.07%
Internet Services and Infrastructure-2.66%
Data Processing Services-5.10%
IT Consulting-14.08%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the IT Consulting industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 20.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 9.5%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 6.4% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Internet Services and Infrastructure industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 19% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 40% per year.
  • In contrast, the IT Consulting industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 9.5% 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
ALKEY Keyrus€8.181.5%
+€1.9m		7.6%PE8.8x
MLCHE Cheops Technology France Société anonyme€57.500.9%
+€1.2m		-7.3%n/a
ALWIT Witbe€1.370.4%
+€20.5k		-28.5%PS0.3x

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7D
-14.2%
1Y
3.4%

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CAP
€113.70
Capgemini
7D
-6.8%
1Y
-36.6%
SOP
€135.90
Sopra Steria Group
7D
-11.6%
1Y
-23.3%

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ATO
€49.43
Atos
7D
-15.1%
1Y
135.4%

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AUB
€53.80
Aubay Société Anonyme
7D
-12.2%
1Y
18.4%
ATE
€71.15
Alten
7D
-14.0%
1Y
-18.5%
INF
€38.30
Infotel
7D
-12.2%
1Y
-4.0%
ALWIT
€1.37
Witbe
7D
0.4%
1Y
-28.5%
ALKEY
€8.18
Keyrus
7D
1.5%
1Y
7.6%
NRO
€39.40
Neurones
7D
-3.7%
1Y
-16.3%

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MLCHE
€57.50
Cheops Technology France Société anonyme
7D
0.9%
1Y
-7.3%