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Carrefour Profile & Fundamentals

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Company Profile & Ownership

Carrefour SA operates as a food retailer in France, Spain, Belgium, Poland, Romania, Brazil, Argentina, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and internationally. The company operates hypermarkets, supermarkets, convenience stores, club stores, and cash and carry stores; soft discount stores; and e-commerce sites. It is also involved in the provision of financial services; banking and insurance services; property development; travel ticketing and leisure; agency; shopping mall rental; and franchise activities. Carrefour SA was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Massy, France.

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Carrefour SA

Common Stock · Consumer Staples · Food Retail

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Company

Company / asset: Carrefour SA
Security type: Common Stock
Sector: Consumer Staples
Industry: Food Retail
HQ: 🇫🇷 France
Head office: 93, avenue de Paris, Massy, France, 91300

Leadership & scale

Chief executive: Mr. Alexandre Bompard
CEO year born: 1972
Full-time employees: 298.6K
Fiscal year end: December

Fundamentals snapshot

Updated 2026-08-12

Market Cap: EUR 11.7B
P/E: 11.2x
Revenue (Q2 26): EUR 40.4B
Profit (Q2 26): EUR 30.0M
Dividend Yield: 5.3%
Revenue (FY 25): EUR 84.0B
Shares in public float: 585.3M
Insider ownership: 16.48%

Reporting & identifiers

Symbol: CA.PAR
Listing: 🇫🇷 France | Dividend Tax: 25%
Ticker Currency: EUR
Income Statement Currency: EUR
Balance Sheet Currency: EUR
Cash Flow Currency: EUR
EPS Currency: EUR
Contract Type: SPOT
ISIN: FR0000120172
Asset ID: equity_75ae4da5-3238-5400-93cc-d8f0bb660019

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Shares outstanding

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Earnings, Profitability & Valuation

Earnings & Revenue

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The financial reports show a clear split between the company's accounting profits and its actual cash generation. On one hand, reported net income has dropped significantly due to one-off integration costs and currency fluctuations, and overall revenues have slightly shrunk. On the other hand, the company continues to generate a massive amount of free cash flow, consistently exceeding two billion Euros annually. This strong cash flow easily supports a high dividend yield and continuous stock buybacks. Most reports agree that while top-line sales growth is flat, the company's cash generation is highly resilient. However, there is disagreement on whether this cash flow is sustainable over the long term. Skeptics argue that the high cash flow is an optical illusion created by selling off assets, while optimists believe it reflects a successful shift to a more efficient, franchised business model that protects profits from inflation.

Revenue, Net Income, and Free Cash Flow

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Profitability & Margins

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The company operates on razor-thin profit margins, which is typical for large grocery chains. Currently, its operating margins hover around two and a half percent, while net margins are under one percent. These thin margins are under constant pressure from intense price wars with discount rivals and rising costs for energy, packaging, and shipping. Most reports agree that the company cannot easily raise prices without losing customers, meaning margins will likely remain constrained. However, there is a major clash over the future outlook. Optimists believe that shifting stores to franchises, expanding high-margin digital advertising, and growing private-label brands will successfully lift toward the company's three and a half percent target. Conversely, skeptics argue that these targets are unrealistic, warning that intense competition and the expiration of energy hedges will keep margins permanently squeezed, making the stock a risky bet.

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Annual earnings and profitability
Period end	Revenue	Free cash flow	Net income	Gross margin	Operating margin	Net margin	Free cash flow margin
2016-12-31	82,999,060,000	589,360,000	790,760,000	21.35	2.97	0.95	0.71
2017-12-31	95,090,520,000	564,060,000	-302,260,000	22.02	2.65	-0.32	0.59
2018-12-31	84,248,280,000	624,720,000	-214,320,000	21.5	2.6	-0.25	0.74
2019-12-31	83,039,040,000	1,704,640,000	1,264,480,000	18.89	2.83	1.52	2.05
2020-12-31	88,023,000,000	2,172,820,000	782,020,000	18.58	3.01	0.89	2.47
2021-12-31	81,806,400,000	2,289,120,000	1,222,080,000	18.16	3.06	1.49	2.8
2022-12-31	88,905,230,000	2,500,590,000	1,442,360,000	17.25	2.86	1.62	2.81
2023-12-31	93,401,000,000	3,080,000,000	1,824,900,000	18.67	2.06	1.95	3.3
2024-12-31	90,760,800,000	2,525,120,000	751,920,000	19.44	2.54	0.83	2.78
2025-12-31	98,309,250,000	2,375,100,000	373,230,000	16.61	2.57	0.38	2.42

Published valuation snapshots
Period end	P/E (times earnings)	Earnings basis
2025-12-31	9.14	Trailing four quarters
2024-12-31	3.88	Trailing four quarters
2023-12-31	4.17	Trailing four quarters
2022-12-31	8.64	Annual net income
2021-12-31	11.81	Annual net income

Shares outstanding — chart values
Reporting date	Shares outstanding
2017-01-01	764,126,400
2018-01-01	782,478,600
2019-01-01	789,462,200
2020-01-01	808,166,300
2021-01-01	785,583,300
2022-01-01	744,384,300
2023-01-01	707,782,800
2024-01-01	672,930,600
2025-01-01	669,207,000
2026-01-01	707,000,000

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