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French (CAC) Media Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 07, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies32
  • 7D2.1%
  • 3M-8.9%
  • 1Y-14.0%
  • YTD-11.9%

Over the last 7 days, the Media industry has risen 2.1%, driven by gains from Publicis Groupe of 4.4%. During this same period, the Eutelsat Communications underperformed, falling 8.9%. In the past year, the industry is down 14%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 9.0% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 08 Sep 2025€36.0b€48.8b€1.7b11.8x20.9x0.7x
Wed, 06 Aug 2025€35.5b€48.6b€1.8b11.3x19.8x0.7x
Fri, 04 Jul 2025€39.3b€47.6b€1.8b10.9x22.2x0.8x
Sun, 01 Jun 2025€40.0b€47.6b€1.8b12.9x22.5x0.8x
Tue, 29 Apr 2025€37.8b€47.5b€1.8b11.3x21.1x0.8x
Thu, 27 Mar 2025€40.1b€47.5b€1.8b12x22.3x0.8x
Sat, 22 Feb 2025€40.6b€47.3b€1.8b11x22.8x0.9x
Mon, 20 Jan 2025€39.8b€42.2b€2.2b10.8x17.8x0.9x
Wed, 18 Dec 2024€43.8b€52.0b€2.6b10.9x16.9x0.8x
Fri, 15 Nov 2024€49.3b€52.0b€2.6b11.1x19.1x0.9x
Sun, 13 Oct 2024€50.7b€52.0b€2.6b11.8x19.7x1x
Tue, 10 Sep 2024€50.3b€51.9b€2.6b13.1x19.4x1x
Thu, 08 Aug 2024€48.4b€51.9b€3.0b14.4x16.3x0.9x
Sat, 06 Jul 2024€52.0b€46.1b€2.9b14.6x18.1x1.1x
Mon, 03 Jun 2024€54.1b€46.1b€2.9b17.2x18.8x1.2x
Wed, 01 May 2024€52.4b€46.1b€2.9b18.2x18.3x1.1x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024€52.2b€46.0b€2.8b18.8x18.4x1.1x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024€51.7b€44.6b€1.5b16.9x35.3x1.2x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024€47.6b€44.5b€1.7b16.9x28.6x1.1x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023€46.4b€44.5b€1.7b16.2x27.8x1x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023€41.7b€44.5b€1.7b14.5x25.1x0.9x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023€41.4b€44.6b€1.6b14.2x25.5x0.9x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023€40.5b€44.5b€1.6b13.8x24.8x0.9x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023€41.1b€44.5b€1.6b13.9x25.2x0.9x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023€40.8b€43.2b€1.5b13.3x26.7x0.9x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023€41.0b€43.1b€1.5b14.2x26.8x0.9x
Thu, 04 May 2023€43.7b€43.1b€1.5b14.8x28.5x1x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023€43.7b€43.2b€1.5b13.1x28.4x1x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023€45.3b€43.4b€2.0b14.2x22.2x1x
Wed, 25 Jan 2023€42.9b€41.1b€2.0b11.6x21x1x
Fri, 23 Dec 2022€39.6b€41.1b€2.0b11.5x19.4x1x
Sun, 20 Nov 2022€39.1b€41.0b€2.0b11.8x19.1x1x
Tue, 18 Oct 2022€34.3b€41.0b€2.1b11x16.7x0.8x
Thu, 15 Sep 2022€35.2b€41.0b€2.1b11.5x17.1x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

17.1x


Total Market Cap: €35.2bTotal Earnings: €2.1bTotal Revenue: €41.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
French Media Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 22.1x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the French Media industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 22.1x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.96x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Media industry have declined 5.8% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 6.0% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

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

FR Market-0.74%
Telecom-0.49%
Media2.11%
Advertising3.22%
Publishing1.28%
Broadcasting0.12%
Cable and Satellite-8.86%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Publishing industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 74.0x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 8.8%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 87.3% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Cable and Satellite industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 79% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Advertising industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 5.4% 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
PUB Publicis Groupe€82.324.4%
+€872.8m
-13.5%PE12.1x
ALHG Louis Hachette Group€1.682.3%
+€36.7m
n/aPE45x
DEC JCDecaux€14.830.8%
+€25.6m
-20.2%PE13.1x
TFI TF1€8.551.3%
+€23.2m
6.5%PE9.6x
MMB Lagardere€20.650.7%
+€21.2m
-7.6%PE13.8x

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