CS Stock Analysis: AXA | PA

Insurance - Diversified | PA, France | Market Cap: 88.489m EUR | 12M Return: 10.6% | FR0000120628 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis

Life Insurance, Property Casualty, Asset Management, Reinsurance
Total Rating 37
Safety 6
Buy Signal -0.10
Insurance - Diversified
Industry Rotation: -4.3
Market Cap: 99.1B
Avg Turnover: 143M
Risk 3d forecast
Volatility20.2%
VaR 5th Pctl3.77%
VaR vs Median13.6%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio0.36
Rel. Str. IBD48.9
Rel. Str. Peer Group50
Character TTM
Beta-0.091
Beta Downside-0.507
Hurst Exponent0.530
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD13.69%
CAGR/Max DD1.50
CAGR/Mean DD5.00

Warnings

No concerns identified

Tailwinds

No distinct edge detected

Seasonality 11.7 years of data

Jan +3.0% 11
Feb +0.1% 10
Mar +3.1% 9
Apr +2.0% 29
May -0.4% 8
Jun -1.6% 20
Jul +0.7% 5
Aug +0.1% 5
Sep -1.1% 30
Oct -1.3% 15
Nov +0.4% 13
Dec +0.9% 17

How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.

Description: CS AXA

AXA SA is a Paris-headquartered (founded 1852) global financial services group operating through subsidiaries across six geographic segments: France, Europe, AXA XL, Asia, Africa & EME-LATAM, and Transversal & Other. The company delivers insurance, asset management, and banking services to both retail/individual and group/commercial customers, with product lines spanning life and savings, property and casualty, protection, retirement, and a broad range of specialty covers including marine, aviation, energy, environmental liability, and professional indemnity. Its AXA XL segment extends into large-scale commercial and reinsurance underwriting, while its retail operations distribute motor, household, health, term life, whole life, universal life, endowment, and annuity products.

Beyond core underwriting, the group offers bancassurance-style savings and banking products, reinsurance solutions (proportional, non-proportional, and facultative), risk management consulting, and integrated healthcare services combining clinics, teleconsultation, and home care. Digital channels include the AXA Multilink B2B2C platform, the Sophia generative-AI customer chatbot, and the EMMA digital assistant. AXA is classified under the Multi-line Insurance sub-industry within the Financials sector, a model that allows diversification across life and non-life underwriting cycles and product types.

Headlines to Watch Out For
  • AXA XL reinsurance margins pressured by elevated catastrophe losses
  • Life and savings premiums grow in Asia and Europe
  • Capital returns accelerate with share buybacks and dividends
Piotroski VR-10 (Strict) 5.0
Net Income: 10.0b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue
FCF/TA: 0.02 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -1.04 > 1.0
NWC/Revenue: -284.5% < 20% (prev -132.5%; Δ -151.9% < -1%)
CFO/TA 0.02 > 3% & CFO 13.9b > Net Income 10.0b
Net Debt (54.0b) to EBITDA (10.4b): 5.18 < 3
Current Ratio: 0.31 > 1.5 & < 3
Outstanding Shares: last quarter (2.04b) vs 12m ago -8.04% < -2%
Gross Margin: 32.15% > 18% (prev 27.55%; Δ 4.60% > 0.5%)
Asset Turnover: 18.02% > 50% (prev 16.32%; Δ 1.70% > 0%)
Interest Coverage Ratio: 14.65 > 6 (EBIT TTM 11.2b / Interest Expense TTM 764.0m)
Altman Z'' -2.96
A: -0.51 (Total Current Assets 148b - Total Current Liabilities 480b) / Total Assets 651b
B: 0.06 (Retained Earnings 40.7b / Total Assets 651b)
C: 0.02 (EBIT TTM 11.2b / Avg Total Assets 648b)
D: 0.07 (Book Value of Equity 40.9b / Total Liabilities 607b)
Altman-Z'' = -2.96 = D
Beneish M -1.06
DSRI: 3.0 (Receivables 129b/9.90b, Revenue 117b/105b)
GMI: 0.86 (GM 27.55% / 32.15%)
AQI: 1.63 (AQ_t 0.77 / AQ_t-1 0.47)
SGI: 1.11 (Revenue 117b / 105b)
TATA: -0.01 (NI 10.0b - CFO 13.9b) / TA 651b)
Beneish M = -1.06 (Cap -4..+1) = D
What is the price of CS shares?

As of October 10, 2026, the stock is trading at EUR 41.52 with a total of 2,626,621 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -1.31%, over one month by -3.31%, over three months by -6.28% and over the past year by +10.57%.

Current recommended Stop Loss: 40.30 (which is 2.9% or 1.6 ATR below the current price).

Is CS a buy, sell or hold?

AXA has no consensus analysts rating.

AXA (CS) - Fundamental Data Overview as of 08 October 2026
Market Cap USD = 99.1b (88.5b EUR * 1.11996 EUR.USD)
P/E Trailing = 11.5628
P/E Forward = 9.8039
P/S = 0.9142
P/B = 2.0544
P/EG = 19.6027
Revenue TTM = 117b EUR
EBIT TTM = 11.2b EUR
EBITDA TTM = 10.4b EUR
Long Term Debt = 70.7b EUR (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 1.78b EUR (from shortTermDebt, last fiscal year)
Debt = 72.5b EUR (corrected: LT Debt 70.7b + ST Debt 1.78b)
Net Debt = 54.0b EUR (calculated: Debt 72.5b - CCE 18.5b)
Enterprise Value = 142b EUR (88.5b + Debt 72.5b - CCE 18.5b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 14.65 (Ebit TTM 11.2b / Interest Expense TTM 764.0m)
EV/FCF = 10.55x (Enterprise Value 142b / FCF TTM 13.5b)
FCF Yield = 9.48% (FCF TTM 13.5b / Enterprise Value 142b)
FCF Margin = 11.56% (FCF TTM 13.5b / Revenue TTM 117b)
Net Margin = 8.60% (Net Income TTM 10.0b / Revenue TTM 117b)
Gross Margin = 32.15% ((Revenue TTM 117b - Cost of Revenue TTM 79.2b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 33.73% (prev 30.51%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.22 (Enterprise Value 142b / Total Assets 651b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 1.05% (Interest Expense 764.0m / Debt 72.5b)
Taxrate = 23.12% (2.41b / 10.4b)
NOPAT = 8.61b (EBIT 11.2b * (1 - 23.12%))
Current Ratio = 0.31 (Total Current Assets 148b / Total Current Liabilities 480b)
Debt / Equity = 1.77 (Debt 72.5b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 40.9b)
Debt / EBITDA = 5.18 (Net Debt 54.0b / EBITDA 10.4b)
Debt / FCF = 4.00 (Net Debt 54.0b / FCF TTM 13.5b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 44.7b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 1.55% (Net Income 10.0b / Total Assets 651b)
RoE = 22.47% (Net Income TTM 10.0b / Total Stockholder Equity 44.7b)
RoCE = 9.70% (EBIT 11.2b / Capital Employed (Equity 44.7b + L.T.Debt 70.7b))
RoIC = 5.16% (NOPAT 8.61b / Invested Capital 167b)
WACC = 3.48% (E(88.5b)/V(161b) * Re(5.66%) + D(72.5b)/V(161b) * Rd(1.05%) * (1-Tc(0.23)))
Discount Rate = 5.66% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -93.00 | Cagr: -5.56%
[DCF] Terminal Value 73.10% ; FCFF base≈16.2b ; Y1≈14.2b ; Y5≈11.4b
[DCF] Fair Price = 62.04 (EV 184b - Net Debt 54.0b = Equity 130b / Shares 2.09b; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow -15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 90.81 | EPS CAGR: 18.42% | SUE: 0.0 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 88.60 | Revenue CAGR: 4.65% | SUE: N/A | # QB: 0
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=4.18 | Chg30d=+0.32% | Revisions=-10% | GrowthEPS=+8.3% | GrowthRev=+24.9%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=4.48 | Chg30d=+0.13% | Revisions=+0% | GrowthEPS=+7.2% | GrowthRev=+5.2%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -6% (up=7, down=8)