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Italian (Borsa Italiana) Market Analysis & Valuation
UpdatedAug 22, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies395
- 7D0.8%
- 3M7.6%
- 1Y26.4%
- YTD22.3%
The market has stayed flat over the 7 days. Meanwhile, the market is actually up 26% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 8.9% annually.
Market Valuation and Performance
Has the Italian Market valuation changed over the past few years?
| Date | Market Cap | Revenue | Earnings | PE | Absolute PE | PS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, 22 Aug 2025 | €990.0b | €798.8b | €64.1b | 17.8x | 15.5x | 1.2x |
| Sun, 20 Jul 2025 | €930.8b | €806.6b | €71.7b | 17.2x | 13x | 1.2x |
| Tue, 17 Jun 2025 | €920.3b | €823.3b | €71.8b | 16x | 12.8x | 1.1x |
| Thu, 15 May 2025 | €928.2b | €803.5b | €72.0b | 15.5x | 12.9x | 1.2x |
| Sat, 12 Apr 2025 | €794.2b | €814.8b | €71.1b | 13.9x | 11.2x | 1x |
| Mon, 10 Mar 2025 | €815.7b | €812.4b | €67.9b | 14x | 12x | 1x |
| Wed, 05 Feb 2025 | €772.3b | €834.5b | €75.3b | 14.1x | 10.3x | 0.9x |
| Fri, 03 Jan 2025 | €736.0b | €821.3b | €75.4b | 14.3x | 9.8x | 0.9x |
| Sun, 01 Dec 2024 | €712.9b | €831.9b | €75.9b | 13.7x | 9.4x | 0.9x |
| Tue, 29 Oct 2024 | €738.3b | €836.6b | €74.0b | 13.9x | 10x | 0.9x |
| Thu, 26 Sep 2024 | €722.3b | €836.7b | €75.2b | 14.3x | 9.6x | 0.9x |
| Sat, 24 Aug 2024 | €721.3b | €847.9b | €75.5b | 14.2x | 9.6x | 0.9x |
| Mon, 22 Jul 2024 | €753.5b | €853.9b | €79.1b | 14.6x | 9.5x | 0.9x |
| Wed, 19 Jun 2024 | €745.6b | €868.6b | €79.9b | 14.1x | 9.3x | 0.9x |
| Fri, 17 May 2024 | €788.8b | €860.3b | €79.1b | 14.9x | 10x | 0.9x |
| Sun, 14 Apr 2024 | €766.0b | €978.9b | €83.9b | 14.4x | 9.1x | 0.8x |
| Tue, 12 Mar 2024 | €755.8b | €921.6b | €79.8b | 14.2x | 9.5x | 0.8x |
| Thu, 08 Feb 2024 | €677.7b | €921.0b | €78.6b | 14.3x | 8.6x | 0.7x |
| Sat, 06 Jan 2024 | €677.2b | €921.6b | €77.4b | 15x | 8.8x | 0.7x |
| Mon, 04 Dec 2023 | €657.1b | €923.4b | €77.3b | 14.4x | 8.5x | 0.7x |
| Wed, 01 Nov 2023 | €616.5b | €947.4b | €71.3b | 13.6x | 8.6x | 0.7x |
| Fri, 29 Sep 2023 | €626.1b | €965.2b | €73.8b | 14.9x | 8.5x | 0.6x |
| Sun, 27 Aug 2023 | €631.7b | €962.4b | €73.7b | 15.3x | 8.6x | 0.7x |
| Tue, 25 Jul 2023 | €641.2b | €947.3b | €69.6b | 15.8x | 9.2x | 0.7x |
| Thu, 22 Jun 2023 | €618.0b | €947.9b | €77.2b | 15.7x | 8x | 0.7x |
| Sat, 20 May 2023 | €624.2b | €946.2b | €77.2b | 16x | 8.1x | 0.7x |
| Mon, 17 Apr 2023 | €637.3b | €946.9b | €74.2b | 16x | 8.6x | 0.7x |
| Wed, 15 Mar 2023 | €613.6b | €948.2b | €57.1b | 15.3x | 10.7x | 0.6x |
| Fri, 10 Feb 2023 | €631.1b | €916.5b | €56.9b | 16.1x | 11.1x | 0.7x |
| Sun, 08 Jan 2023 | €587.8b | €913.8b | €51.8b | 15.9x | 11.3x | 0.6x |
| Tue, 06 Dec 2022 | €594.8b | €920.5b | €52.0b | 16x | 11.4x | 0.6x |
| Thu, 03 Nov 2022 | €569.8b | €918.7b | €57.0b | 15.3x | 10x | 0.6x |
| Sat, 01 Oct 2022 | €518.4b | €889.2b | €51.4b | 14.9x | 10.1x | 0.6x |
| Mon, 29 Aug 2022 | €572.3b | €919.3b | €52.9b | 17.7x | 10.8x | 0.6x |
Price to Earnings Ratio
10.8x
Current Market PE
- Investors are optimistic on the Italian market, and appear confident in strong long term growth rates.
- The market is trading at a PE ratio of 15.5x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 10.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
- The earnings for Italian listed companies have grown 6.6% per year over the last three years.
- Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 4.6% 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 Italian Market?
| IT Market | 0.84% | |
| Healthcare | 2.27% | |
| Consumer Staples | 1.46% | |
| Utilities | 1.40% | |
| Real Estate | 1.39% | |
| Energy | 1.23% | |
| Financials | 0.91% | |
| Consumer Discretionary | 0.89% | |
| Tech | 0.75% | |
| Telecom | 0.66% | |
| Materials | 0.43% | |
| Industrials | -1.01% | |
Sector PE
- Investors favour the Consumer Discretionary sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 8.8x.
- The market's confidence is likely because analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 18.8%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 2.2% per year.
Forecasted Growth
- Analysts are most optimistic on the Real Estate sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 38% over the next 5 years.
- However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 53% per year.
- In contrast, the Financials sector is expected to see its earnings grow by 3.0% per year over the next few years.
Top Stock Gainers and Losers
Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?
| Company | Last Price | 7D | 1Y | Valuation | Sector | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISP Intesa Sanpaolo | €5.61 | 1.8% +€1.8b | 54.9% | PB1.5x | Financials | |
| ENEL Enel | €8.13 | 1.3% +€1.1b | 23.0% | PE13.7x | Utilities | |
| ENI Eni | €15.16 | 1.2% +€564.1m | 5.2% | PE20.2x | Energy | |
| G Assicurazioni Generali | €34.54 | 1.1% +€561.8m | 45.2% | PE13.6x | Financials | |
| RACE Ferrari | €400.40 | 0.7% +€516.8m | -7.1% | PE44.8x | Consumer Discretionary |
