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French (CAC) Software Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 16, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies27
  • 7D1.0%
  • 3M-2.3%
  • 1Y-4.2%
  • YTD-1.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Software industry has risen 1.0%, driven by gains from Dassault Systèmes of 0.9%. During this same period, the Crypto Blockchain Industries underperformed, falling 12%. In the past year, the industry is down 4.2%. Looking forward, 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
Thu, 17 Jul 2025€47.6b€8.1b€1.3b24.9x36.7x5.9x
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
Tue, 07 Feb 2023€55.2b€7.5b€1.0b42.5x54.9x7.3x
Thu, 05 Jan 2023€50.6b€7.3b€913.5m37.5x55.4x6.9x
Sat, 03 Dec 2022€52.8b€7.3b€911.6m36.3x57.9x7.2x
Mon, 31 Oct 2022€49.7b€7.3b€911.1m38x54.6x6.8x
Wed, 28 Sep 2022€50.1b€7.5b€872.9m34.6x57.3x6.6x
Fri, 26 Aug 2022€57.9b€7.5b€868.4m31.9x66.7x7.7x
Sun, 24 Jul 2022€56.5b€7.3b€933.3m36.2x60.5x7.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

60.5x


Total Market Cap: €56.5bTotal Earnings: €933.3mTotal Revenue: €7.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
French Software Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 50.3x202320242025
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 36.7x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 50.4x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 7.0x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 5.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Software industry have grown 12% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 3.9% 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-0.11%
Tech-0.71%
Software1.02%
Application Software1.03%
Systems Software-0.96%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Application Software industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 49.3x.
    • 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 89% 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
74SW 74Software€41.905.3%
+€61.1m
47.0%PE31.1x
ALSTW Streamwide€55.0033.2%
+€36.4m
98.6%PE31.1x
PLNW Planisware SAS€23.151.5%
+€24.6m
-10.7%PE38.1x
ALLIX WALLIX GROUP€22.953.6%
+€5.3m
185.8%PS3.9x
VMX Verimatrix€0.2618.5%
+€3.6m
-27.5%PS0.5x

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