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Italian (Borsa Italiana) Media Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 17, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies25
  • 7D0.6%
  • 3M14.2%
  • 1Y27.4%
  • YTD19.9%

Over the last 7 days, the Media industry has risen 3.4%, driven by gains in Fiera Milano and Cairo Communication of 4.6% and 6.5%, respectively. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 29%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 16% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Italian Media Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 17 Sep 2025€6.0b€7.1b€374.8m18.3x15.9x0.8x
Fri, 15 Aug 2025€4.8b€7.1b€381.5m15.2x12.5x0.7x
Sun, 13 Jul 2025€4.8b€7.3b€369.8m15.5x13x0.7x
Tue, 10 Jun 2025€4.9b€7.3b€371.8m15.6x13.3x0.7x
Thu, 08 May 2025€4.8b€7.5b€359.9m13.2x13.3x0.6x
Sat, 05 Apr 2025€4.1b€6.4b€407.9m9.9x10x0.6x
Mon, 03 Mar 2025€4.8b€7.5b€469.3m10x10.2x0.6x
Wed, 29 Jan 2025€4.5b€7.5b€469.3m10x9.6x0.6x
Fri, 27 Dec 2024€4.3b€7.6b€457.8m9.4x9.5x0.6x
Sun, 24 Nov 2024€4.2b€7.6b€457.8m9.4x9.2x0.6x
Tue, 22 Oct 2024€4.4b€7.5b€454.1m9.1x9.8x0.6x
Thu, 19 Sep 2024€4.2b€7.5b€417.3m10.3x10x0.6x
Sat, 17 Aug 2024€4.2b€7.6b€403.9m9.9x10.5x0.6x
Mon, 15 Jul 2024€4.3b€6.5b€363.9m11.1x11.9x0.7x
Wed, 12 Jun 2024€3.8b€6.2b€318.4m10.5x11.9x0.6x
Fri, 10 May 2024€4.0b€7.2b€348.8m10.3x11.4x0.6x
Sun, 07 Apr 2024€3.6b€7.2b€410.6m9x8.8x0.5x
Tue, 05 Mar 2024€3.3b€7.1b€396.8m9.3x8.4x0.5x
Thu, 01 Feb 2024€3.7b€7.2b€395.0m9.9x9.3x0.5x
Sat, 30 Dec 2023€3.6b€7.0b€398.0m9.4x9x0.5x
Mon, 27 Nov 2023€3.2b€7.0b€398.4m9.1x8.1x0.5x
Wed, 25 Oct 2023€3.0b€7.1b€411.3m7.5x7.2x0.4x
Fri, 22 Sep 2023€3.2b€7.0b€444.1m9.3x7.1x0.5x
Sun, 20 Aug 2023€3.3b€7.0b€441.2m9x7.5x0.5x
Tue, 18 Jul 2023€3.4b€7.0b€430.3m9.1x7.9x0.5x
Thu, 15 Jun 2023€3.5b€7.0b€430.4m8.8x8.1x0.5x
Sat, 13 May 2023€3.3b€7.0b€400.7m15.4x8.1x0.5x
Mon, 10 Apr 2023€3.3b€6.9b€354.9m14.7x9.3x0.5x
Wed, 08 Mar 2023€3.1b€6.8b€338.7m9.9x9.3x0.5x
Fri, 03 Feb 2023€3.2b€6.8b€338.7m11.9x9.4x0.5x
Sun, 01 Jan 2023€2.8b€6.8b€338.7m10x8.4x0.4x
Tue, 29 Nov 2022€2.3b€4.8b€257.1m16.9x9.1x0.5x
Thu, 27 Oct 2022€2.7b€6.8b€403.9m8.8x6.6x0.4x
Sat, 24 Sep 2022€2.6b€6.8b€500.8m24.5x5.2x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

5.2x


Total Market Cap: €2.6bTotal Earnings: €500.8mTotal Revenue: €6.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Italian Media Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 9.6x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Italian Media industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 16.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 9.6x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.53x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Media industry have declined 9.2% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that although sales have remained flat, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Italian Telecom industry?

IT Market1.20%
Telecom-0.42%
Media0.63%
Publishing2.79%
Advertising1.90%
Broadcasting-1.14%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Advertising industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 180x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 18.0%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 43.8% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Publishing industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 9.1x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Broadcasting industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 20% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 20% per year.
  • In contrast, the Publishing industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 3.1% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
FM Fiera Milano€7.294.6%
+€22.7m
105.1%PE26.7x
CAI Cairo Communication€2.876.5%
+€21.0m
33.9%PE7.6x
RCS RCS MediaGroup€1.052.5%
+€13.5m
35.8%PE8.6x
MN Arnoldo Mondadori Editore€2.111.2%
+€6.5m
-13.0%PE9.7x
IEG Italian Exhibition Group€8.521.7%
+€4.3m
45.9%PE9.2x

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