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French (CAC) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedMay 22, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies668
  • 7D0.5%
  • 3M-3.3%
  • 1Y-3.8%
  • YTD5.7%

The Utilities sector gained 5.5% while the market remained flat over the last week. The past year hasn't been profitable, with the market dropping 3.8%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 12% per annum.

Market Valuation and Performance

Has the French Market valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 23 May 2025€3.0t€2.1t€146.5b15.3x20.5x1.4x
Sun, 20 Apr 2025€2.8t€2.1t€144.2b14.3x19.3x1.3x
Tue, 18 Mar 2025€3.1t€2.2t€147.8b14.9x20.9x1.4x
Thu, 13 Feb 2025€3.1t€2.2t€144.3b14.4x21.4x1.4x
Sat, 11 Jan 2025€2.9t€2.2t€148.3b14.4x19.3x1.3x
Mon, 09 Dec 2024€2.9t€2.2t€145.4b13.5x19.7x1.3x
Wed, 06 Nov 2024€2.8t€2.1t€144.4b13.8x19.6x1.3x
Fri, 04 Oct 2024€2.9t€2.1t€147.2b14.2x19.6x1.4x
Sun, 01 Sep 2024€2.9t€2.1t€146.8b15x20x1.4x
Tue, 30 Jul 2024€2.9t€2.1t€146.7b15.3x19.6x1.4x
Thu, 27 Jun 2024€2.9t€2.1t€149.6b16x19.7x1.4x
Sat, 25 May 2024€3.1t€2.1t€149.2b16.9x20.9x1.5x
Mon, 22 Apr 2024€3.1t€2.1t€104.9b15.5x29.6x1.5x
Wed, 20 Mar 2024€3.2t€2.1t€102.5b14.7x31x1.5x
Fri, 16 Feb 2024€3.0t€2.2t€95.1b14.7x31.9x1.4x
Sun, 14 Jan 2024€2.9t€2.2t€103.7b15.3x27.9x1.3x
Tue, 12 Dec 2023€3.0t€2.2t€106.0b14.4x27.8x1.3x
Thu, 09 Nov 2023€2.8t€2.2t€104.7b13.5x26.5x1.2x
Sat, 07 Oct 2023€2.8t€2.2t€150.1b13.8x18.5x1.2x
Mon, 04 Sep 2023€2.9t€2.2t€149.8b14.4x19.5x1.3x
Wed, 02 Aug 2023€3.0t€2.3t€147.7b14.4x20.2x1.3x
Fri, 30 Jun 2023€3.0t€2.3t€145.9b13.9x20.3x1.3x
Sun, 28 May 2023€3.0t€2.4t€127.1b14.3x23.7x1.2x
Tue, 25 Apr 2023€3.1t€2.4t€125.9b14.7x24.8x1.3x
Thu, 23 Mar 2023€2.9t€2.4t€125.0b14.8x23.2x1.2x
Sat, 18 Feb 2023€3.0t€2.3t€117.8b15.5x25.7x1.3x
Mon, 16 Jan 2023€2.9t€2.3t€118.0b14.8x24.6x1.3x
Wed, 14 Dec 2022€2.8t€2.3t€118.4b14.2x23.5x1.2x
Fri, 11 Nov 2022€2.7t€2.3t€118.5b14.1x22.8x1.2x
Sun, 09 Oct 2022€2.4t€2.3t€117.2b13.3x20.7x1.1x
Tue, 06 Sep 2022€2.5t€2.2t€116.8b14.4x21.7x1.1x
Thu, 04 Aug 2022€2.7t€2.2t€116.6b15.2x23.1x1.2x
Sat, 02 Jul 2022€2.4t€2.1t€114.5b14.9x21.3x1.2x
Mon, 30 May 2022€2.7t€2.1t€132.4b16.2x20.1x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

20.1x


Total Market Cap: €2.7tTotal Earnings: €132.4bTotal Revenue: €2.1tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
French Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 22.5x202320242025
Current Market PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the French market at the moment, indicating that they expect earnings will grow in line with historical growth rates.
  • The market is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 22.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for French listed companies have grown 3.4% per year over the last three years, while revenues have remained steady.
  • This means that companies overall are more efficiently conducting business since profits are increasing while sales have been flat.

Sector Trends

Which sectors have driven the changes within the French Market?

FR Market0.47%
Utilities5.47%
Healthcare3.87%
Consumer Staples3.28%
Telecom3.01%
Real Estate2.57%
Industrials1.79%
Materials1.13%
Financials0.41%
Tech-0.34%
Energy-1.17%
Consumer Discretionary-3.92%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Healthcare sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 26.3x.
    • The market's confidence is likely because analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 14.6%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 5.6% per year.
  • The Energy sector is the least preferred by investors for future growth. Although, investor sentiment seems to have improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 7.7x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Real Estate sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 26% over the next 5 years.
  • This is roughly in line with its past earnings growth rate.
  • In contrast, the Energy sector is expected to see its earnings grow by 5.1% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuationSector
SAN Sanofi€93.413.9%
+€4.3b
3.6%PE18.3xHealthcare
EL EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme€262.603.7%
+€4.3b
25.3%PE50.8xHealthcare
HO Thales€259.505.1%
+€2.6b
54.6%PE52.9xIndustrials
SAF Safran€260.602.4%
+€2.5b
19.7%PS3.9xIndustrials
ORA Orange€13.436.7%
+€2.2b
26.6%PE18.1xTelecom
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SAN

€93.41

Sanofi

7D

3.9%

1Y

3.6%

SAF

€260.60

Safran

7D

2.4%

1Y

19.7%

BNP

€77.50

BNP Paribas

7D

-2.6%

1Y

15.5%

TTE

€51.50

TotalEnergies

7D

-2.6%

1Y

-21.6%

CAP

€147.90

Capgemini

7D

-3.1%

1Y

-30.7%

HO

€259.50

Thales

7D

5.1%

1Y

54.6%

AIR

€161.26

Airbus

7D

1.3%

1Y

-0.01%

ORA

€13.43

Orange

7D

6.7%

1Y

26.6%

CS

€41.57

AXA

7D

2.0%

1Y

24.5%

CDI

€454.80

Christian Dior

7D

-2.9%

1Y

-36.7%