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French (CAC) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedOct 03, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies652
  • 7D3.0%
  • 3M4.3%
  • 1Y5.4%
  • YTD7.5%

The market is up 3.5% in the last 7 days, led by the Consumer Discretionary and Industrials sectors. Meanwhile, the Energy sector has underperformed, shrinking 3.5% in that time. The market is up 5.8% over the last 12 months. 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, 04 Oct 2025€3.0t€2.1t€127.3b16.3x23.8x1.4x
Mon, 01 Sep 2025€2.9t€2.1t€130.4b15.8x22.3x1.4x
Wed, 30 Jul 2025€3.0t€2.1t€141.3b16.1x21x1.4x
Fri, 27 Jun 2025€2.9t€2.1t€146.6b16x19.5x1.3x
Sun, 25 May 2025€2.9t€2.1t€146.7b15.3x20x1.4x
Tue, 22 Apr 2025€2.8t€2.1t€144.2b14.2x19.3x1.3x
Thu, 20 Mar 2025€3.1t€2.1t€148.5b15.2x21x1.5x
Sat, 15 Feb 2025€3.2t€2.1t€145.8b14.6x21.6x1.5x
Mon, 13 Jan 2025€2.9t€2.2t€148.3b14.5x19.3x1.3x
Wed, 11 Dec 2024€2.9t€2.2t€145.4b13.7x19.6x1.3x
Fri, 08 Nov 2024€2.9t€2.1t€144.9b13.8x19.7x1.3x
Sun, 06 Oct 2024€2.9t€2.1t€147.5b14.3x19.7x1.4x
Tue, 03 Sep 2024€2.9t€2.1t€146.7b15.1x20x1.4x
Thu, 01 Aug 2024€2.9t€2.1t€147.0b15.3x19.7x1.4x
Sat, 29 Jun 2024€2.9t€2.1t€149.5b15.6x19.3x1.4x
Mon, 27 May 2024€3.1t€2.1t€148.5b16.9x20.9x1.5x
Wed, 24 Apr 2024€3.1t€2.1t€104.8b15.8x29.9x1.5x
Fri, 22 Mar 2024€3.2t€2.1t€102.9b14.3x30.8x1.5x
Sun, 18 Feb 2024€3.0t€2.2t€94.5b14.5x32.2x1.4x
Tue, 16 Jan 2024€2.9t€2.2t€103.7b15.1x27.7x1.3x
Thu, 14 Dec 2023€2.9t€2.2t€105.9b14.5x27.8x1.3x
Sat, 11 Nov 2023€2.8t€2.2t€105.3b13.5x26.3x1.2x
Mon, 09 Oct 2023€2.8t€2.2t€150.1b13.8x18.5x1.2x
Wed, 06 Sep 2023€2.9t€2.2t€149.9b14.5x19.3x1.3x
Fri, 04 Aug 2023€2.9t€2.3t€157.3b14.3x18.6x1.2x
Sun, 02 Jul 2023€3.0t€2.3t€145.6b14.2x20.6x1.3x
Tue, 30 May 2023€3.0t€2.3t€145.7b14.3x20.3x1.3x
Thu, 27 Apr 2023€3.1t€2.4t€125.3b14.7x24.5x1.3x
Sat, 25 Mar 2023€2.9t€2.4t€124.4b14.7x23.1x1.2x
Mon, 20 Feb 2023€3.0t€2.3t€116.8b15.5x25.9x1.3x
Wed, 18 Jan 2023€2.9t€2.3t€118.1b14.8x24.8x1.3x
Fri, 16 Dec 2022€2.7t€2.3t€118.4b14x22.8x1.2x
Sun, 13 Nov 2022€2.7t€2.3t€117.9b14.1x23.1x1.2x
Tue, 11 Oct 2022€2.4t€2.3t€117.5b13.2x20.5x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

20.5x


Total Market Cap: €2.4tTotal Earnings: €117.5bTotal Revenue: €2.3tTotal 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 2.7% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 2.3% per year.
  • This means that less sales are being generated overall, but since the cost of doing business is lower, profits are increasing.

Sector Trends

Which sectors have driven the changes within the French Market?

FR Market3.01%
Healthcare7.01%
Consumer Discretionary5.76%
Tech3.99%
Industrials3.15%
Consumer Staples2.06%
Utilities1.75%
Financials0.65%
Telecom0.60%
Real Estate0.25%
Materials-1.68%
Energy-4.95%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Consumer Discretionary 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 13.2% which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 15.3% 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 8.1x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Tech sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 20% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 4.6% per year.
  • In contrast, the Utilities sector is expected to see its earnings grow by 4.2% 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
MC LVMH Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton Société Européenne€553.107.3%
+€18.6b
-16.4%PE25xConsumer Discretionary
SAN Sanofi€86.8010.8%
+€10.3b
-14.7%PE16.5xHealthcare
RMS Hermès International Société en commandite par actions€2.16k4.4%
+€9.6b
1.1%PE50.6xConsumer Discretionary
SU Schneider Electric€249.706.1%
+€8.1b
6.4%PE32.7xIndustrials
CDI Christian Dior€524.007.8%
+€6.8b
-15.3%PE20.7xConsumer Discretionary
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