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French (CAC) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedApr 12, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies677
  • 7D-1.6%
  • 3M-4.0%
  • 1Y-11.1%
  • YTD-3.7%

Over the last 7 days, the market has dropped 5.4%, driven by pullbacks in every sector, especially the Industrials sector. As for last year, the market is also down 11%. 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
Sat, 12 Apr 2025€2.7t€2.1t€146.2b13.8x18.8x1.3x
Mon, 10 Mar 2025€3.1t€2.1t€147.9b15.1x21x1.5x
Wed, 05 Feb 2025€3.0t€2.2t€148.3b14.4x20.5x1.4x
Fri, 03 Jan 2025€2.9t€2.2t€148.4b14.1x19.3x1.3x
Sun, 01 Dec 2024€2.8t€2.2t€145.4b13.4x19.1x1.3x
Tue, 29 Oct 2024€2.9t€2.1t€148.0b14.2x19.6x1.4x
Thu, 26 Sep 2024€2.9t€2.1t€145.1b14.7x19.9x1.4x
Sat, 24 Aug 2024€2.9t€2.1t€147.1b14.8x19.9x1.4x
Mon, 22 Jul 2024€2.9t€2.1t€149.5b15.5x19.4x1.4x
Wed, 19 Jun 2024€2.9t€2.1t€149.5b15.9x19.7x1.4x
Fri, 17 May 2024€3.2t€2.1t€148.6b16.8x21.3x1.5x
Sun, 14 Apr 2024€3.1t€2.1t€103.8b15.4x29.8x1.5x
Tue, 12 Mar 2024€3.1t€2.1t€102.1b14.9x30.6x1.5x
Thu, 08 Feb 2024€3.0t€2.2t€99.7b14.2x30x1.3x
Sat, 06 Jan 2024€2.9t€2.2t€103.7b14.9x27.8x1.3x
Mon, 04 Dec 2023€2.9t€2.2t€105.9b14.4x27.1x1.3x
Wed, 01 Nov 2023€2.7t€2.2t€150.0b13.4x17.9x1.2x
Fri, 29 Sep 2023€2.8t€2.2t€150.0b14.1x18.6x1.2x
Sun, 27 Aug 2023€2.9t€2.2t€150.3b14.4x19.3x1.3x
Tue, 25 Jul 2023€3.0t€2.3t€142.5b14.9x21.1x1.3x
Thu, 22 Jun 2023€2.9t€2.3t€145.9b14.1x20.2x1.3x
Sat, 20 May 2023€3.1t€2.4t€126.7b14.5x24.4x1.3x
Mon, 17 Apr 2023€3.1t€2.4t€125.6b15.1x24.6x1.3x
Wed, 15 Mar 2023€2.9t€2.4t€100.1b15x29.3x1.2x
Fri, 10 Feb 2023€3.0t€2.3t€116.2b15.4x25.6x1.3x
Sun, 08 Jan 2023€2.8t€2.3t€118.4b14.5x23.8x1.2x
Tue, 06 Dec 2022€2.8t€2.3t€118.1b14.3x23.3x1.2x
Thu, 03 Nov 2022€2.6t€2.3t€120.0b13.7x21.5x1.1x
Sat, 01 Oct 2022€2.4t€2.3t€117.5b13.1x20.3x1.1x
Mon, 29 Aug 2022€2.6t€2.2t€116.1b14.9x22.5x1.2x
Wed, 27 Jul 2022€2.6t€2.1t€116.3b14.9x22.2x1.2x
Fri, 24 Jun 2022€2.4t€2.1t€114.1b15.1x21.2x1.2x
Sun, 22 May 2022€2.6t€2.1t€132.4b16.4x19.4x1.2x
Tue, 19 Apr 2022€2.7t€2.1t€129.2b17.5x21.1x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

21.1x


Total Market Cap: €2.7tTotal Earnings: €129.2bTotal Revenue: €2.1tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
French Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 22.5x202320242025
Current Market PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the French market, indicating that they anticipate earnings will not grow as fast as they have historically.
  • The market is trading at a PE ratio of 18.7x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 22.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for French listed companies have grown 4.3% 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-1.63%
Telecom0.073%
Consumer Staples-0.47%
Consumer Discretionary-0.66%
Real Estate-0.95%
Industrials-1.30%
Financials-1.44%
Tech-1.99%
Utilities-2.21%
Materials-2.55%
Healthcare-3.41%
Energy-7.25%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Healthcare sector the most for future growth, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 26.0x.
    • The market's confidence is likely because analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 14.5% which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 1.5% per year.
  • The Energy sector is the least preferred by investors for future growth, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 7.7x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Real Estate sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 27% over the next 5 years.
  • This is roughly in line with its past earnings growth rate.
  • 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
SU Schneider Electric€197.004.0%
+€4.2b
-5.9%PE25.9xIndustrials
GLE Société Générale Société anonyme€37.077.3%
+€2.0b
43.9%PB0.4xFinancials
HO Thales€245.103.0%
+€1.5b
54.3%PE50xIndustrials
RMS Hermès International Société en commandite par actions€2.29k0.6%
+€1.5b
0.7%PE52.1xConsumer Discretionary
AM Dassault Aviation société anonyme€291.404.1%
+€907.1m
42.3%PE24.7xIndustrials
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1Y

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€65.61

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0.4%

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3.3%

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€204.70

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1Y

-0.5%

SU

€197.00

Schneider Electric

7D

4.0%

1Y

-5.9%

RMS

€2,287.00

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0.6%

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1Y

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