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Credit Agricole
(OTC:CRARY)
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Rating:64Neutral
Price Target:
$11.50
â–²(7.28% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:08/30/26
The score is driven primarily by mixed financial performance—solid profitability and growth, but elevated and rising leverage plus historically unstable cash flows. Valuation is a meaningful positive (low P/E and high dividend yield), while technical indicators are moderately weak, reflecting subdued near-term momentum.
Positive Factors
Sustained Revenue Expansion
Multi-year revenue expansion indicates continued demand across Crédit Agricole’s diversified banking, insurance, asset-management and financing businesses, supporting its scale and broad client distribution over the medium term.
Negative Factors
Rising Financial Leverage
The sharp increase in leverage raises balance-sheet sensitivity to funding costs, credit losses and regulatory capital requirements. It also reduces financial flexibility, even though elevated leverage is partly characteristic of banking.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Sustained Revenue Expansion
Multi-year revenue expansion indicates continued demand across Crédit Agricole’s diversified banking, insurance, asset-management and financing businesses, supporting its scale and broad client distribution over the medium term.
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Credit Agricole (CRARY) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$67.08B
Dividend Yield6.45%
Average Volume (3M)29.77K
Price to Earnings (P/E)9.2
Beta (1Y)0.45
Revenue Growth6.32%
EPS Growth-3.96%
CountryUS
Employees79,848
SectorFinancial
Sector Strength70
IndustryBanks - Regional
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)1.36
Shares Outstanding6,115,804,700
10 Day Avg. Volume18,208
30 Day Avg. Volume29,767
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio2.10
Price to Book (P/B)0.68
Price to Sales (P/S)0.80
P/FCF Ratio1.16
Enterprise Value/Market Cap<0.01
Enterprise Value/Revenue<0.01
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit<0.01
Enterprise Value/Ebitda>-0.01
Forecast
1Y Price TargetN/A
Price Target UpsideN/A
Rating ConsensusN/A
Number of Analyst Covering0
EPS Forecast (FY)1.32
Revenue Forecast (FY)$32.87B
Credit Agricole Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Crédit Agricole S.A. (CRARY) is a globally active financial institution, delivering an extensive array of banking, insurance, and investment services. Its operations are structured into several key segments: Asset Gathering, Large Customers, Speci...
How the Company Makes Money
Crédit Agricole S.A. makes money primarily by earning income from banking and financial services provided across its main business lines. A core driver is net interest income: it takes deposits and other funding and uses that funding to originate ...
Credit Agricole Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Apr 30, 2026
(Q1-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Oct 30, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call presents a predominantly positive operational and financial picture: strong revenue generation at the group level (record EUR 10bn), solid net income and profitability (ROTE 13.7%), robust liquidity and capital headroom, significant customer acquisition and digital progress, and tangible synergy realizations. Offsetting this are higher year‑on‑year cost of risk driven by prudent Stage 1/2 provisioning and overlays (including ~EUR 60m linked to the Middle East), notable weather/nat‑cat claims (>EUR 200m gross), and material near‑term headwinds in Specialized Financial Services and mobility (residual value and used‑car market pressures, ~EUR 30m impact). CET1 marginally declined due to organic growth, methodological effects and the Banco BPM stake increase. Overall, the positives (record revenues, strong client capture, efficiency gains, capital and liquidity comfort) outweigh the cyclical and event‑driven lowlights, though key business sensitivities (automotive remarketing, market volatility and geopolitical provisioning) warrant monitoring.Positive Updates
Strong profitability and net income
Credit Agricole S.A. reported net income of EUR 1.676 billion (≈ EUR 1.7bn) for Q1 2026. Gross operating income increased like‑for‑like by 5.5% and net income growth for the group was reported at +5.5% year‑on‑year (group), while CASA net income rose (like‑for‑like) and was communicated as EUR 1.676m.
Negative Updates
Higher cost of risk year‑on‑year
Cost of risk decreased versus Q4 2025 but increased by ~32% versus Q1 2025, driven mainly by Stage 1 and Stage 2 provisioning (approx. EUR 100 million) tied to scenario updates and overlays.
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Q1-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Strong profitability and net income
Credit Agricole S.A. reported net income of EUR 1.676 billion (≈ EUR 1.7bn) for Q1 2026. Gross operating income increased like‑for‑like by 5.5% and net income growth for the group was reported at +5.5% year‑on‑year (group), while CASA net income rose (like‑for‑like) and was communicated as EUR 1.676m.
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Company Guidance
Management reiterated ACT 2028 guidance and kept a constructive near‑term outlook: CASA CET1 target 11% (Q1 CET1 11.4%, down from 11.8%), ROTE 13.7% and strategic flexibility of ~150 bps to 2028 (c.16–17 bps used so far), with CET1 expected to remain comfortable through 2026; LCL net interest income guidance remains high single‑digit for 2026; interim dividend policy is a 50% payout of H1 profit (provision enabling c.€0.26/share); CA Savings Germany total costs expected <€50m in 2026; Leasys is expected to deliver a double‑digit annual equity contribution in 2026 despite Q1 breakeven; Banco BPM stake increased to 22.9% (c.14 bps CET1 impact); liquidity reserves €475bn with LCR/NSFR strong and ~2/3 of the funding plan already completed; transition targets include a 90:10 green‑brown ratio, €240bn transition financing and €1bn annual CACIB sustainable finance revenues.Credit Agricole Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
72
Positive
Balance Sheet
46
Neutral
Cash Flow
58
Neutral
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 1.76B | 66.08B | 74.47B | 68.33B | 37.61B | 33.07B |
| Gross Profit | 1.76B | 26.26B | 25.33B | 23.45B | 20.65B | 21.40B |
| EBITDA | -10.92B | 11.74B | 11.87B | 10.70B | 8.97B | 9.25B |
| Net Income | 6.92B | 7.07B | 7.09B | 6.35B | 5.31B | 5.84B |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 2.42T | 2.37T | 2.31T | 2.19T | 2.14T | 2.07T |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 160.00B | 579.76B | 829.24B | 598.93B | 654.92B | 640.85B |
| Total Debt | 317.40B | 312.98B | 315.58B | 280.25B | 239.90B | 199.32B |
| Total Liabilities | 2.33T | 2.30T | 2.23T | 2.11T | 2.06T | 2.00T |
| Stockholders Equity | 79.10B | 77.66B | 74.71B | 71.09B | 66.52B | 68.22B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 47.14B | 45.55B | -16.98B | -37.40B | -495.00M | 10.05B |
| Operating Cash Flow | 48.25B | 46.62B | -15.91B | -36.51B | 594.00M | 10.93B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -33.73B | -4.40B | -1.78B | 9.85B | -5.06B | -838.00M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -7.17B | -4.49B | 9.45B | 16.55B | 1.57B | -1.70B |
Credit Agricole Technical Analysis
Neutral
10.72
Price Trends
10.74
Positive
10.20
Positive
9.94
Positive
Market Momentum
-0.02
Positive
43.73
Neutral
53.15
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For CRARY, the sentiment is Neutral. The current price of 10.72 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 11.09, below the 50-day MA of 10.74, and above the 200-day MA of 9.94, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of -0.02 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 43.73 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 53.15 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Neutral sentiment for CRARY.
Credit Agricole Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (68)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
76 Outperform | $97.98B | 13.36 | 12.34% | 2.92% | 5.73% | 24.15% | |
72 Outperform | $63.10B | 11.46 | 9.01% | 4.12% | 0.36% | 18.53% | |
72 Outperform | $75.26B | 7.33 | 16.16% | 5.05% | 6.60% | 29.61% | |
68 Neutral | $18.00B | 11.42 | 9.92% | 3.81% | 9.73% | 1.22% | |
66 Neutral | $138.31B | 15.40 | 12.28% | 1.65% | 2.65% | 54.00% | |
64 Neutral | $67.08B | 9.25 | 9.43% | 6.45% | 6.32% | -3.96% | |
62 Neutral | $88.84B | 13.91 | 11.05% | 3.57% | -13.48% | 25.29% |
* Financial Sector Average
CRARY
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10.86
1.72
18.77%
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