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French (CAC) Software Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 11, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies28
  • 7D7.2%
  • 3M22.9%
  • 1Y-6.3%
  • YTD20.1%

Over the last 7 days, the Software industry has risen 7.2%, driven by gains from Dassault Systèmes of 7.9%. Meanwhile, Linedata Services actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 5.1% in the last week. In the past year, the industry is down 6.3%. 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
Tue, 11 Feb 2025€58.2b€7.9b€1.3b24.4x44.6x7.4x
Thu, 09 Jan 2025€51.6b€8.0b€1.2b22.3x42x6.5x
Sat, 07 Dec 2024€52.3b€8.0b€1.2b22.7x42.5x6.6x
Mon, 04 Nov 2024€48.3b€8.0b€1.2b23.1x39.4x6.1x
Wed, 02 Oct 2024€53.3b€7.9b€1.2b27.4x43.7x6.7x
Fri, 30 Aug 2024€52.7b€7.9b€1.2b33.5x42.8x6.7x
Sun, 28 Jul 2024€51.5b€7.9b€1.2b36.3x41.9x6.5x
Tue, 25 Jun 2024€51.4b€7.8b€1.2b42.4x43.5x6.6x
Thu, 23 May 2024€58.1b€7.8b€1.2b39.8x48.4x7.4x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024€56.0b€7.8b€1.2b44.2x48.6x7.2x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024€58.7b€7.6b€1.1b57x52.5x7.7x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024€59.9b€7.6b€1.0b59.1x57.6x7.8x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024€63.1b€8.0b€1.1b59.3x58.3x7.9x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023€64.1b€8.0b€1.1b57.3x59.5x8x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023€58.2b€8.0b€1.1b53.2x54x7.3x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023€51.6b€7.8b€1.0b42.7x49.9x6.6x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023€52.9b€7.8b€1.1b43.2x50.4x6.8x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023€55.8b€7.8b€1.1b45.7x53.1x7.2x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023€56.1b€7.7b€948.7m30.2x59.1x7.3x
Fri, 26 May 2023€55.6b€7.7b€958.0m35.7x58x7.2x
Sun, 23 Apr 2023€53.8b€7.6b€973.7m34.2x55.2x7.1x
Tue, 21 Mar 2023€54.2b€7.6b€975.1m37.1x55.6x7.2x
Thu, 16 Feb 2023€54.8b€7.5b€999.8m42.6x54.8x7.3x
Sat, 14 Jan 2023€51.7b€7.3b€914.0m35.6x56.6x7.1x
Mon, 12 Dec 2022€50.3b€7.3b€911.7m36.6x55.1x6.9x
Wed, 09 Nov 2022€47.9b€7.3b€905.3m37.9x52.9x6.6x
Fri, 07 Oct 2022€52.8b€7.5b€874.3m27.4x60.4x7x
Sun, 04 Sep 2022€55.0b€7.5b€866.7m37x63.4x7.3x
Tue, 02 Aug 2022€59.9b€7.5b€868.8m34.7x69x8x
Thu, 30 Jun 2022€51.9b€7.2b€932.9m34.4x55.6x7.2x
Sat, 28 May 2022€56.7b€7.3b€940.4m35.7x60.3x7.8x
Mon, 25 Apr 2022€58.1b€7.0b€849.7m38.2x68.4x8.3x
Wed, 23 Mar 2022€65.1b€7.0b€874.2m40.5x74.4x9.3x
Fri, 18 Feb 2022€60.4b€7.0b€885.7m38.5x68.2x8.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

68.2x


Total Market Cap: €60.4bTotal Earnings: €885.7mTotal Revenue: €7.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
French Software Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 53.8x202320242025
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 44.6x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 53.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 7.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Software industry have grown 14% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 3.8% 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 Market1.34%
Tech3.25%
Software7.22%
Systems Software7.99%
Application Software7.21%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Application Software industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 52.8x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 12.3%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 18.1% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Systems Software industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 93% 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€40.327.9%
+€3.9b
-6.6%PE44.1x
ALESK Esker€277.406.2%
+€96.2m
80.4%PE98.7x
PLNW Planisware SAS€29.301.4%
+€28.7m
n/aPE52.4x
ALBFR Sidetrade€261.004.4%
+€15.4m
61.1%PE51.6x
ALTAI LightOn SAS€19.7511.1%
+€12.2m
n/aPE31.7x
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