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French (CAC) Software Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 14, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies28
  • 7D0.9%
  • 3M-5.3%
  • 1Y-16.7%
  • YTD-3.3%

Over the last 7 days, the Software industry has dropped 4.2%, driven by Dassault Systèmes declining 4.3%. The industry has fallen 17% in the last year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 15 Apr 2025€46.9b€8.0b€1.3b24.2x35.9x5.8x
Thu, 13 Mar 2025€55.9b€8.0b€1.3b26.9x42.7x7x
Sat, 08 Feb 2025€58.3b€7.9b€1.3b24.1x44.7x7.4x
Mon, 06 Jan 2025€49.3b€8.0b€1.2b23.1x40.2x6.2x
Wed, 04 Dec 2024€49.0b€8.0b€1.2b23.9x39.9x6.1x
Fri, 01 Nov 2024€47.7b€8.0b€1.2b23.2x39.1x6x
Sun, 29 Sep 2024€54.8b€7.9b€1.2b35.4x44.9x6.9x
Tue, 27 Aug 2024€51.3b€7.9b€1.2b32.6x41.7x6.5x
Thu, 25 Jul 2024€50.4b€7.8b€1.2b36.6x42.4x6.4x
Sat, 22 Jun 2024€51.1b€7.8b€1.2b41.6x43.2x6.5x
Mon, 20 May 2024€55.4b€7.8b€1.2b40.1x46.1x7.1x
Wed, 17 Apr 2024€55.3b€7.6b€1.1b44.1x49.4x7.3x
Fri, 15 Mar 2024€59.2b€7.6b€1.1b57.4x53.1x7.8x
Sun, 11 Feb 2024€61.7b€7.6b€1.0b61.5x59.4x8.1x
Tue, 09 Jan 2024€61.7b€8.0b€1.1b57.8x57.1x7.8x
Thu, 07 Dec 2023€63.8b€8.0b€1.1b56x59.2x8x
Sat, 04 Nov 2023€57.5b€8.0b€1.1b49.7x53.1x7.2x
Mon, 02 Oct 2023€51.1b€7.8b€1.0b43.4x49.3x6.6x
Wed, 30 Aug 2023€53.1b€7.8b€1.1b43.5x50.5x6.8x
Fri, 28 Jul 2023€54.2b€7.8b€1.1b45x51.3x7x
Sun, 25 Jun 2023€56.5b€7.7b€948.6m31x59.6x7.3x
Tue, 23 May 2023€56.4b€7.7b€958.1m35.1x58.9x7.3x
Thu, 20 Apr 2023€53.7b€7.6b€972.6m33.9x55.2x7.1x
Sat, 18 Mar 2023€54.0b€7.6b€944.1m38.4x57.2x7.2x
Mon, 13 Feb 2023€53.6b€7.5b€1.0b42.6x53.3x7.1x
Wed, 11 Jan 2023€50.1b€7.3b€913.9m35.9x54.8x6.9x
Fri, 09 Dec 2022€49.8b€7.3b€911.8m34.8x54.6x6.8x
Sun, 06 Nov 2022€48.3b€7.3b€905.2m38.5x53.3x6.6x
Tue, 04 Oct 2022€51.0b€7.5b€872.4m27.2x58.5x6.8x
Thu, 01 Sep 2022€55.3b€7.5b€868.6m31.9x63.6x7.4x
Sat, 30 Jul 2022€59.4b€7.5b€875.2m35.2x67.9x8x
Mon, 27 Jun 2022€52.6b€7.2b€932.9m36x56.4x7.3x
Wed, 25 May 2022€53.7b€7.3b€941.3m36.8x57.1x7.4x
Fri, 22 Apr 2022€59.1b€7.0b€850.0m40.2x69.5x8.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

69.5x


Total Market Cap: €59.1bTotal Earnings: €850.0mTotal Revenue: €7.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
French Software Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 52.2x202320242025
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 35.9x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 52.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 7.1x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 5.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Software industry have grown 15% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 4.5% 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 Market2.14%
Tech1.92%
Software0.89%
Systems Software5.00%
Application Software0.87%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Application Software industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 51.2x.
    • Analysts expect its future annual earnings growth (11.6%) to be largely in line with prior year's earnings growth.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Systems Software industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 64% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Application Software industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 12% 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€32.873.3%
+€1.4b
-15.6%PE36x
PLNW Planisware SAS€22.704.1%
+€63.0m
n/aPE40.6x
LSS Lectra€26.152.1%
+€20.9m
-22.4%PE31.8x
LIN Linedata Services€72.403.7%
+€12.9m
-1.9%PE13x
CLA Claranova€2.2410.1%
+€11.7m
-16.7%PS0.3x
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