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Canal+ SALSE:CAN Stock Report

Market Cap UK£2.6b
Share Price
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1Y13.6%
7D6.4%
1D1.6%
Portfolio Value
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Canal+ SA

LSE:CAN Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£2.6b

Canal+ (CAN) Stock Overview

Operates as a media and entertainment company in Europe, Africa, Asia, and internationally. More details

CAN fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation4/6
Future Growth4/6
Past Performance0/6
Financial Health2/6
Dividends0/6

Rewards

Risk Analysis

No risks detected for CAN from our risk checks.

CAN Community Fair Values

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Canal+ SA Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Canal+
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUK£2.63
52 Week HighUK£3.27
52 Week LowUK£1.69
Beta0
1 Month Change-4.79%
3 Month Change25.05%
1 Year Change13.58%
3 Year Changen/a
5 Year Changen/a
Change since IPO15.99%

Recent News & Updates

Narrative Update Jun 26

CAN: Higher Discount Rate And Flat Revenue Outlook Will Pressure Shares

Analysts have trimmed their price target on Canal+ to £2.25 from £2.50, citing updated assumptions around the discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E that point to a more conservative valuation framework. What's in the News for Canal+ Canal+ SA approved a 2025 final dividend of 2.2 euro cents per ordinary share, with an expected total distribution of about €21,572,127.66 to shareholders entitled to the dividend as of 31 December 2025, payable on 15 June 2026 to investors on the London Stock Exchange and South African branch register as of 12 June 2026.

Recent updates

Narrative Update Jun 26

CAN: Higher Discount Rate And Flat Revenue Outlook Will Pressure Shares

Analysts have trimmed their price target on Canal+ to £2.25 from £2.50, citing updated assumptions around the discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E that point to a more conservative valuation framework. What's in the News for Canal+ Canal+ SA approved a 2025 final dividend of 2.2 euro cents per ordinary share, with an expected total distribution of about €21,572,127.66 to shareholders entitled to the dividend as of 31 December 2025, payable on 15 June 2026 to investors on the London Stock Exchange and South African branch register as of 12 June 2026.
Analysis Article Dec 24

There Are Reasons To Feel Uneasy About Canal+'s (LON:CAN) Returns On Capital

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Analysis Article Sep 22

Is Canal+ (LON:CAN) Using Too Much Debt?

Some say volatility, rather than debt, is the best way to think about risk as an investor, but Warren Buffett famously...
Analysis Article May 16

An Intrinsic Calculation For Canal+ SA (LON:CAN) Suggests It's 28% Undervalued

Key Insights The projected fair value for Canal+ is UK£2.65 based on 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity Canal+'s UK£1.92...
Analysis Article Apr 13

Canal+ (LON:CAN) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

David Iben put it well when he said, 'Volatility is not a risk we care about. What we care about is avoiding the...
Analysis Article Mar 17

What You Can Learn From Canal+ SA's (LON:CAN) P/S

With a median price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of close to 0.8x in the Media industry in the United Kingdom, you could...

Shareholder Returns

CANGB MediaGB Market
7D6.4%2.0%1.9%
1Y13.6%-6.9%19.9%

Return vs Industry: CAN exceeded the UK Media industry which returned -6.9% over the past year.

Return vs Market: CAN underperformed the UK Market which returned 19.9% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is CAN's price volatile compared to industry and market?
CAN volatility
CAN Average Weekly Movement4.0%
Media Industry Average Movement5.0%
Market Average Movement5.3%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market10.8%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market2.9%

Stable Share Price: CAN has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the UK market.

Volatility Over Time: CAN's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
19848,533Maxime Saadawww.canalplusgroup.com

Canal+ SA operates as a media and entertainment company in Europe, Africa, Asia, and internationally. The company is involved in the production, financing, and broadcasting of various contents; and production, acquisition, sale, and distribution of feature films and TV series. It also provides Pay-TV services that offers content across sports, films, and series under the CANAL+ and MultiChoice brand; broadband internet access services through optical fibre networks; and local content, including The Office PL, Education, Minute of Silence, Black Daisies, and Simple Matter.

Canal+ SA Fundamentals Summary

How do Canal+'s earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
CAN fundamental statistics
Market capUK£2.57b
Earnings (TTM)-UK£18.85m
Revenue (TTM)UK£5.95b
0.4x
P/S Ratio
-136.6x
P/E Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
CAN income statement (TTM)
Revenue€6.95b
Cost of Revenue€3.88b
Gross Profit€3.07b
Other Expenses€3.10b
Earnings-€22.00m

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 31, 2025

Next Earnings Date

Jul 28, 2026

Earnings per share (EPS)-0.022
Gross Margin44.24%
Net Profit Margin-0.32%
Debt/Equity Ratio77.5%

How did CAN perform over the long term?

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Dividends

0.7%
Current Dividend Yield
-99%
Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/07/06 04:01
End of Day Share Price 2026/07/03 00:00
Earnings2025/12/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

Analysis Model and Snowflake

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Canal+ SA is covered by 13 analysts. 9 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Michael SteereAvior Capital Markets
JULIEN ROCHBarclays
Christophe CherblancBernstein