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French (CAC) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedMar 01, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies678
  • 7D-0.3%
  • 3M13.0%
  • 1Y0.7%
  • YTD9.5%

The Utilities sector gained 5.6% while the market remained flat over the last week. As for the longer term, the market has also been flat over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 13% annually.

Market Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 01 Mar 2025€3.1t€2.2t€146.8b15x21.3x1.4x
Mon, 27 Jan 2025€3.1t€2.2t€148.0b14.6x20.7x1.4x
Wed, 25 Dec 2024€2.8t€2.2t€148.0b13.7x19.1x1.3x
Fri, 22 Nov 2024€2.8t€2.2t€145.4b13.7x18.9x1.3x
Sun, 20 Oct 2024€2.9t€2.1t€147.6b14.3x19.7x1.4x
Tue, 17 Sep 2024€2.8t€2.1t€146.5b14.7x19.4x1.3x
Thu, 15 Aug 2024€2.8t€2.1t€147.4b14.6x19.2x1.3x
Sat, 13 Jul 2024€3.0t€2.1t€149.3b15.7x19.9x1.4x
Mon, 10 Jun 2024€3.1t€2.1t€149.4b16.9x20.8x1.5x
Wed, 08 May 2024€3.1t€2.1t€147.7b16.5x21.2x1.5x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024€3.2t€2.1t€103.5b15.5x30.5x1.5x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024€3.1t€2.1t€101.7b15x30.5x1.4x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024€3.0t€2.2t€102.5b14.9x29.3x1.4x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023€3.0t€2.2t€103.5b14.9x28.6x1.3x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023€2.9t€2.2t€106.5b14x26.9x1.3x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023€2.7t€2.2t€149.4b13.8x17.8x1.2x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023€2.9t€2.2t€149.7b14.4x19.2x1.3x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023€2.9t€2.2t€150.9b14.3x19.1x1.3x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023€3.0t€2.3t€145.2b14.9x20.7x1.3x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023€3.0t€2.3t€146.3b14.2x20.2x1.3x
Thu, 11 May 2023€3.0t€2.4t€126.0b14.3x24.2x1.3x
Sat, 08 Apr 2023€3.0t€2.4t€140.6b14.9x21.4x1.2x
Mon, 06 Mar 2023€3.0t€2.4t€100.7b15.3x30x1.3x
Wed, 01 Feb 2023€2.9t€2.3t€118.4b14.9x24.7x1.3x
Fri, 30 Dec 2022€2.7t€2.3t€118.3b13.8x22.9x1.2x
Sun, 27 Nov 2022€2.8t€2.3t€117.7b14.3x23.4x1.2x
Tue, 25 Oct 2022€2.5t€2.3t€117.4b13.4x21.2x1.1x
Thu, 22 Sep 2022€2.5t€2.2t€116.4b14x21.5x1.1x
Sat, 20 Aug 2022€2.7t€2.2t€115.9b15x23.3x1.2x
Mon, 18 Jul 2022€2.5t€2.1t€115.0b15.2x21.8x1.2x
Wed, 15 Jun 2022€2.4t€2.1t€116.1b15.4x20.9x1.1x
Fri, 13 May 2022€2.6t€2.1t€133.2b16.5x19.3x1.2x
Sun, 10 Apr 2022€2.7t€2.1t€129.0b17.1x21.1x1.3x
Tue, 08 Mar 2022€2.5t€2.1t€140.7b16.1x17.8x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

17.8x


Total Market Cap: €2.5tTotal Earnings: €140.7bTotal 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
  • Both revenue and earnings for French listed companies have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • This means sales and the cost of doing business have remained relatively consistent over this period and subsequently, so have profits.

Sector Trends

Which sectors have driven the changes within the French Market?

FR Market-0.28%
Utilities5.64%
Consumer Staples1.93%
Financials1.48%
Information Technology0%0
Financials0%0
Health Care0%0
Industrials0%0
Real Estate-0.31%
Industrials-0.43%
Healthcare-0.43%
Energy-0.45%
Telecom-0.77%
Consumer Discretionary-0.82%
Materials-1.08%
Tech-5.93%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Healthcare sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 25.7x.
    • The market's confidence is likely because analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 15.2% 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 30% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 9.2% 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
TTE TotalEnergies€57.78-0.6%
€6.7b
-3.4%PE8.6xEnergy
AIR Airbus€165.703.6%
+€4.5b
8.6%PE30.9xIndustrials
OR L'Oréal€353.002.0%
+€3.7b
-20.1%PE29.4xConsumer Staples
ENGI Engie€17.247.4%
+€2.8b
17.3%PE10.3xUtilities
SAF Safran€250.102.4%
+€2.5b
29.3%PS3.8xIndustrials
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ENGI

€17.24

Engie

7D

7.4%

1Y

17.3%

BNP

€72.86

BNP Paribas

7D

2.4%

1Y

29.8%

SU

€233.95

Schneider Electric

7D

-9.1%

1Y

11.5%

DSY

€37.98

Dassault Systèmes

7D

-4.4%

1Y

-11.2%

STMPA

€23.73

STMicroelectronics

7D

-11.3%

1Y

-45.2%

CAP

€149.15

Capgemini

7D

-9.1%

1Y

-33.7%

MC

€694.90

LVMH Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton Société Européenne

7D

-1.1%

1Y

-17.9%

OR

€353.00

L'Oréal

7D

2.0%

1Y

-20.1%