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Italian (Borsa Italiana) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedApr 05, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies389
  • 7D4.8%
  • 3M-1.0%
  • 1Y28.3%
  • YTD0.04%

The market has climbed by 4.8% over the past week, with every sector up and the Financials sector leading the way. As for the past 12 months, the market is up 28%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Trending IndustriesSoftwareRenewable Energy

Market Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 05 Apr 2026€1.0t€811.0b€43.0b16.1x24.4x1.3x
Tue, 03 Mar 2026€1.1t€807.3b€47.3b17.3x23.1x1.4x
Thu, 29 Jan 2026€1.1t€800.3b€65.4b17.1x16.1x1.3x
Sat, 27 Dec 2025€1.1t€801.3b€65.4b16.7x16.2x1.3x
Mon, 24 Nov 2025€1.0t€800.1b€65.4b16.2x15.3x1.3x
Wed, 22 Oct 2025€992.1b€799.6b€64.2b16.9x15.5x1.2x
Fri, 19 Sep 2025€989.2b€799.7b€64.1b17.9x15.4x1.2x
Sun, 17 Aug 2025€981.7b€798.9b€64.1b17.2x15.3x1.2x
Tue, 15 Jul 2025€928.4b€806.4b€71.7b16.6x12.9x1.2x
Thu, 12 Jun 2025€926.3b€823.0b€71.8b16.3x12.9x1.1x
Sat, 10 May 2025€909.5b€814.4b€71.8b15.1x12.7x1.1x
Mon, 07 Apr 2025€810.2b€815.3b€71.1b13.6x11.4x1x
Wed, 05 Mar 2025€797.1b€814.1b€67.3b13.9x11.8x1x
Fri, 31 Jan 2025€771.6b€833.3b€75.4b14.2x10.2x0.9x
Sun, 29 Dec 2024€728.5b€832.1b€76.0b13.8x9.6x0.9x
Tue, 26 Nov 2024€714.4b€834.5b€75.6b13.5x9.5x0.9x
Thu, 24 Oct 2024€733.3b€837.2b€75.4b14x9.7x0.9x
Sat, 21 Sep 2024€720.6b€836.8b€75.2b14.3x9.6x0.9x
Mon, 19 Aug 2024€709.7b€848.1b€75.5b14.1x9.4x0.8x
Wed, 17 Jul 2024€753.9b€854.2b€79.1b14.6x9.5x0.9x
Fri, 14 Jun 2024€766.2b€869.1b€79.9b14.1x9.6x0.9x
Sun, 12 May 2024€775.1b€863.3b€79.1b14.6x9.8x0.9x
Tue, 09 Apr 2024€778.5b€886.4b€78.7b14.4x9.9x0.9x
Thu, 07 Mar 2024€758.2b€921.1b€80.4b14.3x9.4x0.8x
Sat, 03 Feb 2024€679.8b€920.7b€76.8b15x8.9x0.7x
Mon, 01 Jan 2024€675.5b€921.2b€77.3b15x8.7x0.7x
Wed, 29 Nov 2023€646.3b€923.6b€77.3b14.3x8.4x0.7x
Fri, 27 Oct 2023€608.1b€967.4b€74.8b13.6x8.1x0.6x
Sun, 24 Sep 2023€638.9b€964.5b€73.8b15.1x8.7x0.7x
Tue, 22 Aug 2023€624.8b€962.3b€73.7b15.2x8.5x0.6x
Thu, 20 Jul 2023€636.5b€947.1b€69.5b16.1x9.2x0.7x
Sat, 17 Jun 2023€626.3b€947.9b€77.2b16x8.1x0.7x
Mon, 15 May 2023€622.9b€945.4b€77.3b15.6x8.1x0.7x
Wed, 12 Apr 2023€629.0b€946.0b€67.1b16.5x9.4x0.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

9.4x


Total Market Cap: €629.0bTotal Earnings: €67.1bTotal Revenue: €946.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Italian Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 11.3x202420252026
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 24.4x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 11.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Italian industry have declined 14% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues have also declined 5.0% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Sector Trends

Which sectors have driven the changes within the Italian Market?

IT Market4.84%
Industrials7.93%
Consumer Discretionary6.42%
Utilities5.54%
Tech5.48%
Real Estate4.94%
Materials4.69%
Telecom4.68%
Financials4.07%
Energy2.63%
Healthcare2.41%
Consumer Staples1.06%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Tech sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 36.2x.
    • The market's confidence is likely because analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 31.0% which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 5.6% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Tech sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 31% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 5.6% per year.
  • In contrast, the Materials sector is expected to see its earnings grow by 4.3% 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
ENEL Enel€9.756.6%
+€6.1b		31.4%PE23xUtilities
ISP Intesa Sanpaolo€5.324.4%
+€3.9b		28.9%PB1.4xFinancials
UCG UniCredit€62.664.1%
+€3.7b		42.8%PB1.4xFinancials
G Assicurazioni Generali€35.816.8%
+€3.4b		17.7%PE13xFinancials
LDO Leonardo€62.2610.0%
+€3.3b		54.2%PE29.3xIndustrials
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