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French (CAC) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedMar 14, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies676
  • 7D-3.5%
  • 3M6.3%
  • 1Y-4.4%
  • YTD6.4%

Over the last 7 days, the market has dropped 3.5%, driven by a loss of 5.7% in the Consumer Discretionary sector. The market has dropped 4.4% in the last year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 13% per annum.

Trending IndustriesOil and GasBiotechSoftwareRenewable Energy

Market Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 15 Mar 2025€3.0t€2.1t€147.7b14.6x20.6x1.4x
Mon, 10 Feb 2025€3.1t€2.2t€145.4b14.5x21.1x1.4x
Wed, 08 Jan 2025€2.9t€2.2t€148.0b14.4x19.5x1.3x
Fri, 06 Dec 2024€2.8t€2.2t€145.4b13.5x19.4x1.3x
Sun, 03 Nov 2024€2.8t€2.1t€144.6b14.1x19.6x1.3x
Tue, 01 Oct 2024€3.0t€2.1t€147.0b14.5x20.1x1.4x
Thu, 29 Aug 2024€2.9t€2.1t€147.3b14.9x19.8x1.4x
Sat, 27 Jul 2024€2.9t€2.1t€150.9b15.4x19.2x1.4x
Mon, 24 Jun 2024€3.0t€2.1t€149.6b15.8x19.7x1.4x
Wed, 22 May 2024€3.2t€2.1t€149.3b16.8x21.1x1.5x
Fri, 19 Apr 2024€3.1t€2.1t€104.8b15.2x29.6x1.5x
Sun, 17 Mar 2024€3.2t€2.1t€101.3b14.8x31.3x1.5x
Tue, 13 Feb 2024€3.0t€2.2t€97.6b14.4x31x1.4x
Thu, 11 Jan 2024€2.9t€2.2t€103.7b15x27.9x1.3x
Sat, 09 Dec 2023€2.9t€2.2t€106.0b14.4x27.8x1.3x
Mon, 06 Nov 2023€2.8t€2.2t€105.4b13.6x26.3x1.2x
Wed, 04 Oct 2023€2.8t€2.2t€150.2b13.9x18.5x1.2x
Fri, 01 Sep 2023€2.9t€2.2t€150.1b14.3x19.5x1.3x
Sun, 30 Jul 2023€3.0t€2.3t€147.7b14.7x20.4x1.3x
Tue, 27 Jun 2023€2.9t€2.3t€145.9b13.8x20x1.3x
Thu, 25 May 2023€3.0t€2.4t€126.8b14.3x23.5x1.2x
Sat, 22 Apr 2023€3.1t€2.4t€125.4b14.8x24.9x1.3x
Mon, 20 Mar 2023€2.8t€2.4t€125.3b15x22.5x1.2x
Wed, 15 Feb 2023€3.0t€2.3t€117.0b15.1x25.5x1.3x
Fri, 13 Jan 2023€2.9t€2.3t€118.0b14.7x24.4x1.3x
Sun, 11 Dec 2022€2.8t€2.3t€118.5b14.3x23.2x1.2x
Tue, 08 Nov 2022€2.6t€2.3t€119.1b13.8x22.1x1.2x
Thu, 06 Oct 2022€2.5t€2.3t€117.0b13.5x21.2x1.1x
Sat, 03 Sep 2022€2.6t€2.2t€116.4b14.7x22x1.1x
Mon, 01 Aug 2022€2.7t€2.2t€115.3b15.1x23.3x1.2x
Wed, 29 Jun 2022€2.5t€2.1t€114.1b15.2x21.9x1.2x
Fri, 27 May 2022€2.6t€2.1t€132.2b16.2x19.4x1.2x
Sun, 24 Apr 2022€2.7t€2.1t€129.3b17.5x21x1.3x
Tue, 22 Mar 2022€2.7t€2.1t€123.8b18.1x22.2x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

22.2x


Total Market Cap: €2.7tTotal Earnings: €123.8bTotal 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 6.1% 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 Market-3.46%
Utilities1.43%
Energy1.29%
Real Estate0.64%
Telecom-0.30%
Materials-1.18%
Financials-2.73%
Consumer Staples-2.82%
Healthcare-2.94%
Industrials-3.87%
Tech-5.61%
Consumer Discretionary-5.73%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Healthcare sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 25.8x.
    • The market's confidence is likely because analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 15.4% which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 16.0% 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 28% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 18% per year.
  • In contrast, the Energy industry is expected to see its earnings growth to stay flat over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuationSector
OR L'Oréal€366.902.0%
+€3.9b		-17.8%PE30.6xConsumer Staples
HO Thales€250.105.7%
+€2.8b		70.5%PE51xIndustrials
SU Schneider Electric€228.001.8%
+€2.3b		6.0%PE30xIndustrials
TTE TotalEnergies€57.491.7%
+€2.1b		-8.0%PE8.9xEnergy
AM Dassault Aviation société anonyme€307.807.4%
+€1.7b		72.6%PE26xIndustrials
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