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Italian (Borsa Italiana) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedFeb 06, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies392
  • 7D1.6%
  • 3M6.3%
  • 1Y22.2%
  • YTD1.4%

The market has climbed 2.8% in the last 7 days, lead by the Financials sector with a gain of 4.5%. As for the past 12 months, the market is up 25%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 9.2% annually.

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Market Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 06 Feb 2026€1.1t€799.4b€65.5b17.3x16.3x1.3x
Sun, 04 Jan 2026€1.1t€800.8b€65.4b16.9x16.1x1.3x
Tue, 02 Dec 2025€1.0t€801.1b€65.5b16.4x15.5x1.3x
Thu, 30 Oct 2025€1.0t€799.6b€64.7b17.1x15.7x1.3x
Sat, 27 Sep 2025€993.2b€800.0b€64.2b17.9x15.5x1.2x
Mon, 25 Aug 2025€996.7b€798.7b€64.1b17.8x15.6x1.2x
Wed, 23 Jul 2025€927.5b€806.5b€71.7b16.9x12.9x1.2x
Fri, 20 Jun 2025€899.4b€823.3b€71.8b15.9x12.5x1.1x
Sun, 18 May 2025€935.5b€821.5b€71.8b15.8x13x1.1x
Tue, 15 Apr 2025€816.0b€814.6b€71.0b14.1x11.5x1x
Thu, 13 Mar 2025€810.8b€813.8b€67.8b13.9x11.9x1x
Sat, 08 Feb 2025€783.7b€834.6b€74.4b14x10.5x0.9x
Mon, 06 Jan 2025€729.7b€821.3b€75.4b14.2x9.7x0.9x
Wed, 04 Dec 2024€718.7b€832.0b€75.9b13.5x9.5x0.9x
Fri, 01 Nov 2024€726.9b€836.0b€74.4b13.8x9.8x0.9x
Sun, 29 Sep 2024€739.0b€836.8b€75.1b14.3x9.8x0.9x
Tue, 27 Aug 2024€720.4b€848.0b€75.5b14.2x9.5x0.8x
Thu, 25 Jul 2024€756.3b€854.0b€79.1b14.5x9.6x0.9x
Sat, 22 Jun 2024€746.4b€868.7b€79.9b14.2x9.3x0.9x
Mon, 20 May 2024€787.7b€860.9b€79.0b15x10x0.9x
Wed, 17 Apr 2024€770.1b€979.0b€83.9b14.4x9.2x0.8x
Fri, 15 Mar 2024€765.5b€898.0b€79.3b13.8x9.7x0.9x
Sun, 11 Feb 2024€677.7b€922.9b€80.2b14.1x8.5x0.7x
Tue, 09 Jan 2024€679.7b€921.5b€77.4b14.8x8.8x0.7x
Thu, 07 Dec 2023€663.4b€923.5b€77.3b14.3x8.6x0.7x
Sat, 04 Nov 2023€636.3b€947.7b€71.2b14x8.9x0.7x
Mon, 02 Oct 2023€628.6b€965.1b€73.8b14.7x8.5x0.7x
Wed, 30 Aug 2023€645.4b€962.4b€73.7b15.6x8.8x0.7x
Fri, 28 Jul 2023€639.8b€941.9b€69.7b15.7x9.2x0.7x
Sun, 25 Jun 2023€610.0b€947.9b€77.2b15.9x7.9x0.6x
Tue, 23 May 2023€618.7b€946.6b€77.2b16.2x8x0.7x
Thu, 20 Apr 2023€639.3b€949.2b€74.2b16.2x8.6x0.7x
Sat, 18 Mar 2023€585.4b€950.8b€57.0b15x10.3x0.6x
Mon, 13 Feb 2023€627.4b€918.9b€56.8b15.9x11x0.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

11x


Total Market Cap: €627.4bTotal Earnings: €56.8bTotal Revenue: €918.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Italian Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 10.8x202420252026
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 16.5x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 10.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for Italian listed companies have grown 4.9% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 4.5% 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 Market1.58%
Consumer Staples5.22%
Telecom3.52%
Real Estate2.86%
Healthcare2.56%
Financials2.27%
Utilities2.24%
Energy1.27%
Consumer Discretionary1.10%
Materials0.026%
Industrials-1.52%
Tech-3.17%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Consumer Discretionary sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 22.9x.
    • The market's confidence is likely because analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 19.4%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 7.4% 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 37% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 60% per year.
  • In contrast, the Utilities sector is expected to see its earnings grow by 3.4% 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
G Assicurazioni Generali€35.635.4%
+€2.8b		14.5%PE13.9xFinancials
ENEL Enel€9.492.6%
+€2.4b		37.6%PE15.5xUtilities
BPE BPER Banca€12.365.3%
+€1.2b		79.3%PB1.5xFinancials
UCG UniCredit€73.011.1%
+€1.2b		58.0%PB1.6xFinancials
MB Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario€18.558.2%
+€1.1b		13.3%PB1.3xFinancials
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