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French (CAC) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedJun 21, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies660
  • 7D-1.1%
  • 3M-5.9%
  • 1Y-2.2%
  • YTD1.2%

Over the last 7 days, the market has dropped 1.1%, driven by a pullback of 2.0% in the Consumer Discretionary sector. In the last 12 months the market has been flat overall. Earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.

Market Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 22 Jun 2025€2.9t€2.1t€146.9b15.7x19.6x1.3x
Tue, 20 May 2025€3.0t€2.1t€146.6b15.5x20.4x1.4x
Thu, 17 Apr 2025€2.8t€2.1t€146.1b14.3x19.2x1.3x
Sat, 15 Mar 2025€3.1t€2.1t€147.7b14.6x20.8x1.4x
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
Price to Earnings Ratio

21.9x


Total Market Cap: €2.5tTotal Earnings: €114.1bTotal 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 19.6x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 22.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for French listed companies have grown 8.8% 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-1.09%
Telecom0.016%
Financials-0.028%
Energy-0.059%
Industrials-0.14%
Real Estate-0.76%
Consumer Staples-1.69%
Healthcare-1.79%
Utilities-1.98%
Consumer Discretionary-2.00%
Materials-2.08%
Tech-2.52%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Healthcare sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 26.6x.
    • 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 Financials 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 8.6x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Real Estate sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 25% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 20% per year.
  • In contrast, the Energy sector is expected to see its earnings grow by 4.6% 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
AIR Airbus€167.503.7%
+€4.7b
12.7%PE29.8xIndustrials
SAF Safran€260.202.8%
+€2.9b
28.5%PS3.9xIndustrials
CS AXA€42.602.4%
+€2.1b
39.4%PE13xFinancials
KER Kering€179.023.7%
+€789.6m
-44.1%PE19.4xConsumer Discretionary
ETL Eutelsat Communications€3.7260.8%
+€667.1m
-2.4%PS1.4xTelecom
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Market Insights

Between tariff threats, growth downgrades, and a surprising equity market rebound, the Asian market is proving to be as unpredictable as ever. Sure, the IMF trimmed its growth forecasts. But when you zoom out, the big picture doesn’t look half bad, especially considering how messy things got earlier in the year.

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