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French (CAC) Software Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 05, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies27
  • 7D0.8%
  • 3M-23.2%
  • 1Y-50.9%
  • YTD-22.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Software industry has remained flat, although notably Crypto Blockchain Industries declined by 24%. Unfortunately though, the industry is down 51% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 8.9% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 05 Mar 2026€27.8b€8.4b€1.2b19.9x22.4x3.3x
Sat, 31 Jan 2026€35.2b€8.4b€1.2b25.3x28.7x4.2x
Mon, 29 Dec 2025€36.2b€8.4b€1.2b26.5x29.5x4.3x
Wed, 26 Nov 2025€36.5b€8.4b€1.2b26.6x29.7x4.3x
Fri, 24 Oct 2025€39.5b€8.3b€1.2b24.4x32.4x4.7x
Sun, 21 Sep 2025€41.6b€8.3b€1.2b25.5x34.1x5x
Tue, 19 Aug 2025€40.3b€8.3b€1.2b26x33x4.8x
Thu, 17 Jul 2025€47.4b€8.1b€1.3b31.1x36.6x5.8x
Sat, 14 Jun 2025€47.8b€8.1b€1.3b24.5x36.8x5.9x
Mon, 12 May 2025€49.5b€8.1b€1.3b22.8x38.8x6.1x
Wed, 09 Apr 2025€47.7b€8.0b€1.3b28.9x36.2x5.9x
Fri, 07 Mar 2025€58.3b€8.0b€1.3b26.9x44.5x7.3x
Sun, 02 Feb 2025€56.5b€8.0b€1.2b26.9x46x7.1x
Tue, 31 Dec 2024€49.9b€8.0b€1.2b22.6x40.6x6.3x
Thu, 28 Nov 2024€48.9b€8.0b€1.2b26.3x39.7x6.1x
Sat, 26 Oct 2024€47.7b€8.0b€1.2b23.5x39.3x6x
Mon, 23 Sep 2024€53.8b€7.9b€1.2b35.1x43.8x6.8x
Wed, 21 Aug 2024€51.0b€7.9b€1.2b25x41.4x6.5x
Fri, 19 Jul 2024€50.5b€7.8b€1.2b37x42.5x6.4x
Sun, 16 Jun 2024€52.6b€7.8b€1.2b42.2x44.5x6.7x
Tue, 14 May 2024€55.7b€7.8b€1.2b40.1x46.3x7.1x
Thu, 11 Apr 2024€56.4b€7.6b€1.1b44.6x50.3x7.4x
Sat, 09 Mar 2024€59.4b€7.6b€1.1b57.9x53.3x7.8x
Mon, 05 Feb 2024€61.7b€8.0b€1.1b61.2x57x7.7x
Wed, 03 Jan 2024€63.0b€8.0b€1.1b60.8x58.2x7.9x
Fri, 01 Dec 2023€62.4b€8.0b€1.1b56.8x57.9x7.8x
Sun, 29 Oct 2023€55.3b€8.0b€1.1b47.1x50.9x6.9x
Tue, 26 Sep 2023€50.6b€7.8b€1.0b44x48.9x6.5x
Thu, 24 Aug 2023€52.5b€7.8b€1.1b48.5x49.9x6.8x
Sat, 22 Jul 2023€57.8b€7.7b€948.9m38.4x60.9x7.5x
Mon, 19 Jun 2023€58.8b€7.7b€950.4m29.1x61.9x7.6x
Wed, 17 May 2023€52.3b€7.7b€958.2m33.2x54.6x6.8x
Fri, 14 Apr 2023€54.1b€7.6b€972.7m34.4x55.7x7.2x
Sun, 12 Mar 2023€52.3b€7.6b€944.1m38.1x55.4x6.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

55.4x


Total Market Cap: €52.3bTotal Earnings: €944.1mTotal Revenue: €7.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
French Software Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 44.5x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the French Software 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 22.4x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 44.5x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 6.4x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 3.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Software industry have grown 9.5% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 3.6% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

FR Market-4.65%
Tech0.41%
Software0.84%
Application Software0.86%
Systems Software-0.69%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Application Software industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 43.3x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 8.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 5.9% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Systems Software industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 111% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Application Software industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.3% 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
DSY Dassault Systèmes€18.651.4%
+€346.9m
-53.9%PE20.4x
PLNW Planisware SAS€16.226.0%
+€62.4m
-37.4%PE23.3x
ALCPB Blockchain Group€0.8024.2%
+€35.6m
119.2%PS12.7x
ALBFR Sidetrade€128.5010.3%
+€16.9m
-51.1%PE21.5x
ALLIX WALLIX GROUP€23.953.7%
+€5.6m
100.6%PS3.7x

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