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French (CAC) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedFeb 01, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies682
  • 7D0.4%
  • 3M8.4%
  • 1Y3.3%
  • YTD7.7%

In the last week, the market has stayed flat, however the Healthcare sector stood out, gaining 4.2%. Meanwhile, the market is actually up 3.3% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 13% per annum.

Market Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 01 Feb 2025€3.1t€2.2t€146.9b14.3x21x1.4x
Mon, 30 Dec 2024€2.8t€2.2t€148.0b14x19.2x1.3x
Wed, 27 Nov 2024€2.8t€2.2t€145.5b13.9x19x1.3x
Fri, 25 Oct 2024€2.9t€2.1t€147.7b14.1x19.5x1.4x
Sun, 22 Sep 2024€2.9t€2.1t€145.0b14.6x19.7x1.3x
Tue, 20 Aug 2024€2.9t€2.1t€147.3b14.7x19.7x1.4x
Thu, 18 Jul 2024€2.9t€2.1t€149.2b15.6x19.5x1.4x
Sat, 15 Jun 2024€2.9t€2.1t€149.6b16x19.5x1.4x
Mon, 13 May 2024€3.2t€2.1t€148.7b16.6x21.4x1.5x
Wed, 10 Apr 2024€3.1t€2.1t€103.4b15.8x30.1x1.5x
Fri, 08 Mar 2024€3.1t€2.1t€100.1b14.9x31.2x1.5x
Sun, 04 Feb 2024€3.0t€2.2t€99.8b14.9x29.9x1.3x
Tue, 02 Jan 2024€3.0t€2.2t€103.5b15.2x28.5x1.3x
Thu, 30 Nov 2023€2.8t€2.2t€106.5b14.2x26.7x1.3x
Sat, 28 Oct 2023€2.7t€2.2t€149.5b13.3x17.7x1.2x
Mon, 25 Sep 2023€2.8t€2.2t€149.9b14.1x18.9x1.3x
Wed, 23 Aug 2023€2.9t€2.2t€150.9b14.5x19.2x1.3x
Fri, 21 Jul 2023€3.0t€2.3t€143.2b14.9x20.9x1.3x
Sun, 18 Jun 2023€3.0t€2.3t€145.9b14.2x20.6x1.3x
Tue, 16 May 2023€3.1t€2.4t€126.2b14.5x24.3x1.3x
Thu, 13 Apr 2023€3.0t€2.4t€125.8b15x24.1x1.3x
Sat, 11 Mar 2023€3.0t€2.4t€100.2b15.1x29.7x1.2x
Mon, 06 Feb 2023€3.0t€2.3t€119.0b15.4x25.2x1.3x
Wed, 04 Jan 2023€2.7t€2.3t€118.6b14.2x23x1.2x
Fri, 02 Dec 2022€2.8t€2.3t€117.5b14.3x23.7x1.2x
Sun, 30 Oct 2022€2.6t€2.3t€119.4b13.7x21.6x1.1x
Tue, 27 Sep 2022€2.4t€2.3t€118.3b13.5x20.2x1.1x
Thu, 25 Aug 2022€2.7t€2.2t€116.1b14.8x22.9x1.2x
Sat, 23 Jul 2022€2.6t€2.1t€115.6b15.2x22.3x1.2x
Mon, 20 Jun 2022€2.4t€2.1t€115.9b15.1x20.9x1.1x
Wed, 18 May 2022€2.6t€2.1t€132.5b16.5x19.9x1.2x
Fri, 15 Apr 2022€2.7t€2.1t€129.1b17.3x21.1x1.3x
Sun, 13 Mar 2022€2.6t€2.1t€139.5b17.3x18.7x1.3x
Tue, 08 Feb 2022€2.9t€2.0t€125.9b18.4x23.1x1.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

23.1x


Total Market Cap: €2.9tTotal Earnings: €125.9bTotal Revenue: €2.0tTotal 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 5.3% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 2.3% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Sector Trends

Which sectors have driven the changes within the French Market?

FR Market0.38%
Healthcare4.18%
Real Estate3.32%
Materials2.84%
Financials2.60%
Utilities2.30%
Telecom1.98%
Tech1.18%
Energy0.84%
Consumer Staples0.60%
Information Technology0%0
Financials0%0
Health Care0%0
Industrials0%0
Industrials-1.25%
Consumer Discretionary-1.44%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Healthcare sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 25.5x.
    • The market's confidence is likely because analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 15.8% which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 12.9% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Real Estate sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 60% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 7.6% 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
RMS Hermès International Société en commandite par actions€2.72k2.3%
+€6.5b
34.7%PE64.1xConsumer Discretionary
SAN Sanofi€104.404.2%
+€5.3b
19.2%PE22.9xHealthcare
EL EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme€265.703.7%
+€4.4b
47.0%PE52.8xHealthcare
AI L'Air Liquide€168.603.0%
+€2.8b
8.3%PE32xMaterials
BNP BNP Paribas€65.723.3%
+€2.4b
17.2%PB0.6xFinancials
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