(CA) Carrefour - Overview
Sector: Consumer Defensive | Industry: Grocery Stores | Exchange: PA (France) | Market Cap: 12.090m EUR | Total Return: 27.2% in 12m
Groceries, Consumer Goods, Financial Services, Insurance, Travel Agency
Total Rating 59
Safety 50
Buy Signal 0.33
Grocery Stores
Industry Rotation: +8.2
Industry Rotation: +8.2
Market Cap:
14.1B
Avg Turnover: 36.3M
Avg Turnover: 36.3M
Risk 3d forecast
Volatility21.4%
VaR 5th Pctl3.63%
VaR vs Median3.14%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio1.11
Rel. Str. IBD71.7
Rel. Str. Peer Group87.5
Character TTM
Beta-0.016
Beta Downside-0.136
Hurst Exponent0.480
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD28.81%
CAGR/Max DD0.24
CAGR/Mean DD0.48
Warnings
No concerns identified
Tailwinds
Supp Ema20
Description: CA Carrefour
Carrefour SA is a global multi-format food retailer headquartered in France, operating an extensive network of hypermarkets, supermarkets, convenience stores, and cash-and-carry outlets across Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. The company utilizes an omnichannel business model, integrating physical storefronts with e-commerce platforms and diversified services including banking, insurance, and property management.
The food retail sector is characterized by high volume and low margins, where scale is critical for negotiating favorable terms with suppliers. Carrefour’s strategy relies on geographic diversification and a mix of corporate-owned and franchised locations to mitigate regional economic volatility. For a deeper look into the companys fundamental health, consider reviewing the financial metrics on ValueRay.
In addition to its core grocery operations, the company leverages its real estate portfolio through shopping mall rentals and property development. This integrated approach allows the firm to capture consumer spending across multiple discretionary and non-discretionary categories beyond traditional food retail.
- Inflationary pressure on French consumer purchasing power lowers core retail margins
- Brazilian market expansion and integration of Grupo BIG drive Latin American growth
- Private label penetration increases gross profitability amid rising food supply chain costs
- Strategic asset divestments and store franchising accelerate free cash flow generation
- Digital transformation and e-commerce scale determine competitive positioning against discount retailers
Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict)
6.0
| Net Income: 1.04b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.09 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -3.26 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: -1.94% < 20% (prev -1.26%; Δ -0.68% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.14 > 3% & CFO 7.53b > Net Income 1.04b |
| Net Debt (19.16b) to EBITDA (8.34b): 2.30 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 0.87 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (669.2m) vs 12m ago -5.45% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 18.45% > 18% (prev 0.17%; Δ 1.83k% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 307.2% > 50% (prev 265.1%; Δ 42.13% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 3.62 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 8.34b / Interest Expense TTM 1.34b) |
Beneish M
-3.11
| DSRI: 0.98 (Receivables 8.94b/7.96b, Revenue 171.09b/148.90b) |
| GMI: 0.94 (GM 18.45% / 17.42%) |
| AQI: 1.00 (AQ_t 0.28 / AQ_t-1 0.28) |
| SGI: 1.15 (Revenue 171.09b / 148.90b) |
| TATA: -0.12 (NI 1.04b - CFO 7.53b) / TA 55.21b) |
| Beneish M = -3.11 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
What is the price of CA shares?
As of May 22, 2026, the stock is trading at EUR 17.28 with a total of 2,486,402 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +0.52%, over one month by +3.38%, over three months by +8.89% and over the past year by +27.24%.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +0.52%, over one month by +3.38%, over three months by +8.89% and over the past year by +27.24%.
Is CA a buy, sell or hold?
Carrefour has no consensus analysts rating.
What are the forecasts/targets for the CA price?
| Analysts Target Price | - | - |
Carrefour (CA) - Fundamental Data Overview
as of 18 May 2026
Market Cap USD = 14.05b (12.09b EUR * 1.1625 EUR.USD)P/E Trailing = 12.0317
P/E Forward = 11.7509
P/S = 0.1442
P/B = 1.1066
P/EG = 0.5112
Revenue TTM = 171.09b EUR
EBIT TTM = 4.86b EUR
EBITDA TTM = 8.34b EUR
Long Term Debt = 7.04b EUR (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 7.15b EUR (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 25.34b EUR (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 19.16b EUR (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 31.01b EUR (12.09b + Debt 25.34b - CCE 6.42b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 3.62 (Ebit TTM 4.86b / Interest Expense TTM 1.34b)
EV/FCF = 6.55x (Enterprise Value 31.01b / FCF TTM 4.74b)
FCF Yield = 15.27% (FCF TTM 4.74b / Enterprise Value 31.01b)
FCF Margin = 2.77% (FCF TTM 4.74b / Revenue TTM 171.09b)
Net Margin = 0.61% (Net Income TTM 1.04b / Revenue TTM 171.09b)
Gross Margin = 18.45% ((Revenue TTM 171.09b - Cost of Revenue TTM 139.53b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 17.01% (prev 17.99%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.56 (Enterprise Value 31.01b / Total Assets 55.21b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.90% (Interest Expense 228.0m / Debt 25.34b)
Taxrate = 19.22% (327.0m / 1.70b)
NOPAT = 3.92b (EBIT 4.86b * (1 - 19.22%))
Current Ratio = 0.87 (Total Current Assets 22.77b / Total Current Liabilities 26.09b)
Debt / Equity = 2.31 (Debt 25.34b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 10.98b)
Debt / EBITDA = 2.30 (Net Debt 19.16b / EBITDA 8.34b)
Debt / FCF = 4.05 (Net Debt 19.16b / FCF TTM 4.74b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 10.63b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 1.87% (Net Income 1.04b / Total Assets 55.21b)
RoE = 9.80% (Net Income TTM 1.04b / Total Stockholder Equity 10.63b)
RoCE = 27.47% (EBIT 4.86b / Capital Employed (Equity 10.63b + L.T.Debt 7.04b))
RoIC = 18.11% (NOPAT 3.92b / Invested Capital 21.66b)
WACC = 2.40% (E(12.09b)/V(37.43b) * Re(5.92%) + D(25.34b)/V(37.43b) * Rd(0.90%) * (1-Tc(0.19)))
Discount Rate = 5.92% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.) -> floored to rf + 0.7*ERP = 7.92%
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -89.89 | Cagr: -5.30%
[DCF] Terminal Value 88.32% ; FCFF base≈5.50b ; Y1≈6.69b ; Y5≈11.07b
[DCF] Fair Price = 427.3 (EV 321.55b - Net Debt 19.16b = Equity 302.38b / Shares 707.6m; r=6.0% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow 23.19% → 3.0% )
EPS Correlation: N/A | EPS CAGR: N/A | SUE: N/A | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -26.77 | Revenue CAGR: -0.52% | SUE: 0.03 | # QB: 0
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=1.77 | Chg30d=+2.74% | Revisions=-11% | GrowthEPS=+10.6% | GrowthRev=-0.1%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=1.88 | Chg30d=+0.39% | Revisions=+27% | GrowthEPS=+6.3% | GrowthRev=+1.7%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +27%