The CAC 40 index, comprised of the 40 most significant stocks listed on the Euronext Paris stock exchange, lost around one-third of its value between February 16 and March 15, 2020, due to the economic impact of the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. It has since recovered, surpassing its pre-corona level in April 2021. In 2024, it peaked in mid-May at over 8,200 index points, followed by a downward trend, reaching 7,492 as of October 16 of the same year. At the beginning of 2025, the index started to recover again, amounting to 8,173.75 index points as of March 5, 2025. The CAC 40 index is considered the main benchmark index for France, and is widely considered to indicate the direction and level of the French market.

France's main stock market index, the FR40, rose to 7751 points on July 3, 2025, gaining 0.16% from the previous session. Over the past month, the index has declined 0.69%, though it remains 0.71% higher than a year ago, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks this benchmark index from France. France Stock Market Index (FR40) - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on July of 2025.

France NYSE Euronext Paris: Index: CAC 40 Equal Weight Index data was reported at 2,677.160 NA in Apr 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2,686.580 NA for Mar 2025. France NYSE Euronext Paris: Index: CAC 40 Equal Weight Index data is updated monthly, averaging 2,043.555 NA from Jan 2012 (Median) to Apr 2025, with 160 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,785.640 NA in Mar 2024 and a record low of 1,090.260 NA in May 2012. France NYSE Euronext Paris: Index: CAC 40 Equal Weight Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Exchange Data International Limited. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.EDI.SE: NYSE Euronext Paris: Monthly.

France NYSE Euronext Paris: Index: Net Return: CAC 40 Governance data was reported at 2,182.610 NA in Apr 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 2,176.860 NA for Mar 2025. France NYSE Euronext Paris: Index: Net Return: CAC 40 Governance data is updated monthly, averaging 1,666.220 NA from Feb 2017 (Median) to Apr 2025, with 99 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,240.070 NA in Feb 2025 and a record low of 1,188.050 NA in Mar 2020. France NYSE Euronext Paris: Index: Net Return: CAC 40 Governance data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Exchange Data International Limited. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.EDI.SE: NYSE Euronext Paris: Monthly.

France NYSE Euronext Paris: Index: CAC Mid 60 data was reported at 13,434.420 NA in Apr 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 13,606.440 NA for Mar 2025. France NYSE Euronext Paris: Index: CAC Mid 60 data is updated monthly, averaging 12,895.230 NA from Jan 2012 (Median) to Apr 2025, with 160 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 15,766.580 NA in Oct 2021 and a record low of 5,894.520 NA in May 2012. France NYSE Euronext Paris: Index: CAC Mid 60 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Exchange Data International Limited. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.EDI.SE: NYSE Euronext Paris: Monthly.

France NYSE Euronext Paris: Index: CAC Health Care data was reported at 2,189.240 NA in Apr 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2,258.960 NA for Mar 2025. France NYSE Euronext Paris: Index: CAC Health Care data is updated monthly, averaging 1,582.930 NA from Jan 2012 (Median) to Apr 2025, with 160 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,366.350 NA in Feb 2025 and a record low of 893.130 NA in Feb 2012. France NYSE Euronext Paris: Index: CAC Health Care data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Exchange Data International Limited. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.EDI.SE: NYSE Euronext Paris: Monthly.

As of October 10, 2024, the CAC 40 index amounted to 7,541.59 points. The biggest drop in the history of the Paris stock exchange was recorded on March 12, 2020, due to the COVID-19 outbreak in Europe and around the world.

NYSE Euronext Paris: Index: Net Return: CAC 40 Equal Weight data was reported at 3,900.120 NA in Apr 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 3,896.500 NA for Mar 2025. NYSE Euronext Paris: Index: Net Return: CAC 40 Equal Weight data is updated monthly, averaging 2,581.485 NA from Jan 2012 (Median) to Apr 2025, with 160 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3,999.640 NA in Feb 2025 and a record low of 1,210.180 NA in May 2012. NYSE Euronext Paris: Index: Net Return: CAC 40 Equal Weight data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Exchange Data International Limited. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.EDI.SE: NYSE Euronext Paris: Monthly.

While parity was still not achieved in France in 2024, CAC 40 (which stands for "Cotation Assistée en Continu", or continuous assisted trading, and is used as a benchmark index for funds investing in the French stock market) and SBF 120 companies ("Société des Bourses Françaises", which is a stock market index on the Paris stock exchange) have made great progress in this area in recent years. While the proportion of women on boards of directors was only ** percent in SBF 120 companies in 2010, this figure reached **** percent in 2023.

France NYSE Euronext Paris: Index: CAC 40 Dividend Index data was reported at 58.170 NA in Apr 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 17.290 NA for Mar 2025. France NYSE Euronext Paris: Index: CAC 40 Dividend Index data is updated monthly, averaging 116.950 NA from Feb 2012 (Median) to Apr 2025, with 159 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 245.420 NA in Dec 2024 and a record low of 0.010 NA in Dec 2013. France NYSE Euronext Paris: Index: CAC 40 Dividend Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Exchange Data International Limited. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.EDI.SE: NYSE Euronext Paris: Monthly.

France NYSE Euronext Paris: Index: CAC 40 data was reported at 7,593.870 NA in Apr 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 7,790.710 NA for Mar 2025. France NYSE Euronext Paris: Index: CAC 40 data is updated monthly, averaging 5,361.660 NA from Jul 2013 (Median) to Apr 2025, with 142 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8,205.810 NA in Mar 2024 and a record low of 3,933.780 NA in Aug 2013. France NYSE Euronext Paris: Index: CAC 40 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Exchange Data International Limited. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.EDI.SE: NYSE Euronext Paris: Monthly.

In 2021, CAC40 companies had spent more than 22 billion euros on share buybacks - a record high compared to recent years - reducing the number of shares on the market and increasing the value of those remaining. In addition, the dividends voted at the 2022 general assemblies of CAC40 groups amounted to 57.5 billion euros, another record. This represented a total bonus of about 80 billion euros for CAC40 shareholders for the year 2021.

The CAC40 is the main index of the Paris Stock Exchange. It is composed of 40 stocks among the 100 largest French capitalizations on Euronext.

Comparing the figures for the first half of 2022 with the average figures for the period 2015-2019 (before the pandemic), it appears that the CAC40 companies experienced a 38 percent increase in revenue. The companies with the largest increases were Stellantis, Essilor, and Worldline.

The CAC40 is the main index of the Paris Stock Exchange. It is composed of 40 stocks among the 100 largest French capitalizations on Euronext.

France NYSE Euronext Paris: Index: Gross Return: CAC 40 Equal Weight data was reported at 4,428.000 NA in Apr 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 4,418.480 NA for Mar 2025. France NYSE Euronext Paris: Index: Gross Return: CAC 40 Equal Weight data is updated monthly, averaging 2,805.475 NA from Jan 2012 (Median) to Apr 2025, with 160 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4,534.980 NA in Feb 2025 and a record low of 1,238.830 NA in May 2012. France NYSE Euronext Paris: Index: Gross Return: CAC 40 Equal Weight data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Exchange Data International Limited. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.EDI.SE: NYSE Euronext Paris: Monthly.

France NYSE Euronext Paris: Index: Gross Return: CAC 40 Governance data was reported at 2,592.130 NA in Apr 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 2,581.480 NA for Mar 2025. France NYSE Euronext Paris: Index: Gross Return: CAC 40 Governance data is updated monthly, averaging 1,921.560 NA from Feb 2017 (Median) to Apr 2025, with 99 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,656.150 NA in Feb 2025 and a record low of 1,360.450 NA in Mar 2020. France NYSE Euronext Paris: Index: Gross Return: CAC 40 Governance data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Exchange Data International Limited. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.EDI.SE: NYSE Euronext Paris: Monthly.

France NYSE Euronext Paris: Index: Net Return: CAC 40 data was reported at 18,876.610 NA in Feb 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 18,500.050 NA for Jan 2025. France NYSE Euronext Paris: Index: Net Return: CAC 40 data is updated monthly, averaging 10,485.535 NA from Jan 2012 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 158 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 18,876.610 NA in Feb 2025 and a record low of 5,305.920 NA in May 2012. France NYSE Euronext Paris: Index: Net Return: CAC 40 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Exchange Data International Limited. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.EDI.SE: NYSE Euronext Paris: Monthly.

France NYSE Euronext Paris: Index: Net Return: CAC Telecommunications data was reported at 2,088.560 NA in Apr 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 2,007.110 NA for Mar 2025. France NYSE Euronext Paris: Index: Net Return: CAC Telecommunications data is updated monthly, averaging 1,435.160 NA from Jun 2012 (Median) to Apr 2025, with 155 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,088.560 NA in Apr 2025 and a record low of 599.210 NA in Jun 2013. France NYSE Euronext Paris: Index: Net Return: CAC Telecommunications data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Exchange Data International Limited. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.EDI.SE: NYSE Euronext Paris: Monthly.

NYSE Euronext Paris: Index: CAC Utilities data was reported at 804.560 NA in Apr 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 795.690 NA for Mar 2025. NYSE Euronext Paris: Index: CAC Utilities data is updated monthly, averaging 599.945 NA from Jan 2012 (Median) to Apr 2025, with 160 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 845.820 NA in Mar 2014 and a record low of 413.600 NA in Mar 2020. NYSE Euronext Paris: Index: CAC Utilities data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Exchange Data International Limited. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.EDI.SE: NYSE Euronext Paris: Monthly.

France NYSE Euronext Paris: Index: CAC All-Share Index data was reported at 8,941.590 NA in Apr 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 9,147.100 NA for Mar 2025. France NYSE Euronext Paris: Index: CAC All-Share Index data is updated monthly, averaging 6,314.255 NA from Jan 2012 (Median) to Apr 2025, with 160 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9,882.690 NA in Mar 2024 and a record low of 3,330.380 NA in May 2012. France NYSE Euronext Paris: Index: CAC All-Share Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Exchange Data International Limited. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.EDI.SE: NYSE Euronext Paris: Monthly.

France NYSE Euronext Paris: Index: Net Return: CAC Mid and Small data was reported at 22,532.290 NA in Apr 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 22,562.320 NA for Mar 2025. France NYSE Euronext Paris: Index: Net Return: CAC Mid and Small data is updated monthly, averaging 19,670.570 NA from Jun 2012 (Median) to Apr 2025, with 155 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 24,867.190 NA in May 2024 and a record low of 8,070.740 NA in Jun 2012. France NYSE Euronext Paris: Index: Net Return: CAC Mid and Small data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Exchange Data International Limited. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.EDI.SE: NYSE Euronext Paris: Monthly.