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French (CAC) Software Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 24, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies27
  • 7D-7.3%
  • 3M-28.1%
  • 1Y-53.2%
  • YTD-27.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Software industry has dropped 6.7%, driven by Dassault Systèmes declining 7.7%. On the other hand Linedata Services is actually up 10.0%. Overall the industry is down 53% in 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 8.9% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 24 Mar 2026€26.0b€8.4b€1.2b18.6x21.1x3.1x
Thu, 19 Feb 2026€26.5b€8.3b€1.2b19.7x21.4x3.2x
Sat, 17 Jan 2026€36.9b€8.4b€1.2b26.6x30x4.4x
Mon, 15 Dec 2025€36.0b€8.4b€1.2b26.4x29.3x4.3x
Wed, 12 Nov 2025€36.3b€8.4b€1.2b24.2x29.6x4.3x
Fri, 10 Oct 2025€43.1b€8.3b€1.2b26.1x35.5x5.2x
Sun, 07 Sep 2025€40.2b€8.3b€1.2b25.7x32.9x4.8x
Tue, 05 Aug 2025€42.0b€8.3b€1.2b24.6x34.6x5x
Thu, 03 Jul 2025€46.8b€8.1b€1.3b22.8x36x5.8x
Sat, 31 May 2025€48.9b€8.1b€1.3b24.4x37.7x6x
Mon, 28 Apr 2025€47.5b€8.1b€1.3b25x37.4x5.9x
Wed, 26 Mar 2025€55.9b€8.0b€1.3b25.3x42.5x7x
Fri, 21 Feb 2025€57.4b€7.9b€1.3b26.4x44x7.3x
Sun, 19 Jan 2025€52.1b€8.0b€1.2b26.4x42.4x6.5x
Tue, 17 Dec 2024€51.2b€8.0b€1.2b21.1x41.6x6.4x
Thu, 14 Nov 2024€48.2b€8.0b€1.2b23.6x39.3x6x
Sat, 12 Oct 2024€51.1b€7.9b€1.2b27.7x42x6.5x
Mon, 09 Sep 2024€50.1b€7.9b€1.2b32.5x40.9x6.4x
Wed, 07 Aug 2024€48.9b€7.9b€1.2b23.5x39.7x6.2x
Fri, 05 Jul 2024€52.2b€7.8b€1.2b38.3x43.9x6.7x
Sun, 02 Jun 2024€54.6b€7.8b€1.2b43.6x45.4x7x
Tue, 30 Apr 2024€54.8b€7.9b€1.2b38.1x45.6x7x
Thu, 28 Mar 2024€58.2b€7.6b€1.1b57.2x52.1x7.6x
Sat, 24 Feb 2024€60.9b€7.6b€1.1b57.9x54.5x8x
Mon, 22 Jan 2024€66.9b€8.0b€1.1b60.7x61.8x8.4x
Wed, 20 Dec 2023€64.5b€8.0b€1.1b61.7x59.6x8.1x
Fri, 17 Nov 2023€61.0b€8.0b€1.1b55x56.6x7.7x
Sun, 15 Oct 2023€52.7b€7.9b€1.1b39.4x49.6x6.7x
Tue, 12 Sep 2023€52.8b€7.8b€1.0b42.6x50.4x6.8x
Thu, 10 Aug 2023€54.4b€7.8b€1.1b49x51.8x7x
Sat, 08 Jul 2023€55.9b€7.7b€948.7m37.6x58.9x7.3x
Mon, 05 Jun 2023€59.3b€7.7b€950.0m30.6x62.4x7.7x
Wed, 03 May 2023€52.2b€7.7b€957.2m35.2x54.6x6.8x
Fri, 31 Mar 2023€53.5b€7.6b€975.0m35.3x54.9x7.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

54.9x


Total Market Cap: €53.5bTotal Earnings: €975.0mTotal Revenue: €7.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
French Software Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 43.9x202420252026
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 21.3x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 43.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 6.3x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 3.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Software industry have grown 8.1% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 3.5% 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 Market-3.02%
Tech-6.76%
Software-7.28%
Systems Software-6.07%
Application Software-7.28%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Application Software industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 42.7x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 8.2%, 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 113% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Application Software industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.2% 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
LIN Linedata Services€41.8010.0%
+€18.7m
-47.8%PE8x
ALCLA Claranova€0.682.7%
+€1.0m
-73.2%PS0.3x
ALBFR Sidetrade€143.500.3%
+€705.8k
-39.7%PE24x
PROAC Proactis€0.0573.6%
+€270.9k
-5.0%PS0.8x

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