CSF Stock Chart & Stats
€235.50
-€4.00(-1.67%)
At close: 4:00 PM EDT
€235.50
-€4.00(-1.67%)
Day’s Range― - ―
52-Week Range€214.10 - €278.80
Previous CloseN/A
Volume1.49K
Average Volume (3M)453.00
Market Cap
€50.02B
Enterprise Value€46.84K
Total Cash (Recent Filing)€5.06B
Total Debt (Recent Filing)€5.58B
Price to Earnings (P/E)34.2
Beta0.88
Next Earnings
Mar 09, 2027EPS Estimate
5.68Next Dividend Ex-DateN/A
Dividend YieldN/A
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)7.28
Shares Outstanding205,941,910
10 Day Avg. Volume454
30 Day Avg. Volume453
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio1.57
Price to Book (P/B)5.93
Price to Sales (P/S)2.13
P/FCF Ratio17.92
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price Target
€300.60Price Target Upside27.64% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering5
EPS Forecast (FY)10.59
Revenue Forecast (FY)€23.79B
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Order Intake & Book-to-billA book-to-bill above 1 and EUR12.5bn H1 orders provide multi-year revenue visibility typical of defense primes. Sustained order momentum strengthens backlog, supports future revenue recognition, underpins margin leverage on fixed-cost programs, and reduces near-term top-line cyclicality risk.
Free Cash Flow & DeleveragingExceptional free operating cash flow and a material net debt reduction materially improve financial flexibility. Strong cash conversion funds R&D, CapEx and selective M&A while lowering interest and liquidity risk, supporting durable investment in product cycles and competitive bidding capacity.
Defense Leadership, R&D & Strategic PartnershipsMarket leadership in defense combined with elevated R&D spend and strategic deals (sovereign cloud with Google) deepen technological moats. High-margin defense wins and investments in cyber/cloud build recurring services pipelines and create long-term differentiation versus peers.
Bears Say
Cyber & Digital Profitability PressureWeakness in Digital Identity and Payment Services reflects structural demand and pricing pressures in those end markets. Persistent margin drag in growth software/services businesses can blunt group profitability improvement and complicate scaling of recurring revenue economics.
Non-linear Bookings And Cash TimingReliance on large, lumpy defense programs and political procurement decisions makes revenue, margin and cash conversion timing uneven. That structural non-linearity increases forecasting risk, can concentrate working-capital swings, and complicates sustainable free-cash-flow expectations.
Historical Leverage And Cash SwingsAlthough leverage and FCF improved recently, past volatility shows the balance sheet and cash generation are sensitive to project timing and working capital. This episodic risk can constrain strategic flexibility and raise refinancing or dividend risks if execution or macro conditions deteriorate.
CSF FAQ
What was Thales’s price range in the past 12 months?
Thales lowest stock price was €214.10 and its highest was €278.80 in the past 12 months.
What is Thales’s market cap?
Thales’s market cap is €50.02B.
When is Thales’s upcoming earnings report date?
Thales’s upcoming earnings report date is Mar 09, 2027 which is in 223 days.
How were Thales’s earnings last quarter?
Thales released its earnings results on Jul 23, 2026. The company reported €4.82 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of €4.665 by €0.155.
Is Thales overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts Thales’s price is currently Undervalued.
Does Thales pay dividends?
Thales does not currently pay dividends.
What is Thales’s EPS estimate?
Thales’s EPS estimate is 5.68.
How many shares outstanding does Thales have?
Thales has 205,941,910 shares outstanding.
What happened to Thales’s price movement after its last earnings report?
Thales reported an EPS of €4.82 in its last earnings report, beating expectations of €4.665. Following the earnings report the stock price went up 6.208%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of Thales?
Currently, no hedge funds are holding shares in DE:CSF
What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
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Company Description
Thales
Thales S.A. provides various solutions in the defence and security, aerospace and space, and digital identity and security markets worldwide. The company offers advance air defence systems, combat systems, defence onboard electronics c4isr solutions, command and control solutions, mission and surveillance systems, airborne optronics, and airspace protection solutions; collaborative combat, intelligence, connectivity and cloud, country and force protection, military vehicle, collaborative artillery, and augmented soldier solutions; robotics and drones; above-water combat, unmanned maritime, and underwater warfare systems; naval support and services; and joint systems. It also provides mission-critical and radio communications; cyber defence and electronic warfare solutions; protection systems; unmanned aerial vehicle systems; digital transformation services; and Geonav IoT for real-time indoor/outdoor precise navigations. In addition, it offers digital identity and security solutions comprising banking and payment, data protection, digital identity, identity and access management, biometric, mobile, software monetization, secure IoT solutions, and IoT connecting and security solutions. Further, it provides air traffic management solutions; flight decks and avionics equipment and functions; in-flight entertainment, connectivity, and services; drone and navigation solutions; support and services for civil aviation; connectivity solutions; antennas; and solutions for internal and external aircraft lighting. It offers lasers; microwave and imaging sub-systems; microelectronic solutions; mobile satellite, environmental testing and evaluation laboratory, and training and simulation services; cryogenic technology and coolers; silicon security solutions; and designs, operates, and delivers satellite-based technologies. The company was formerly known as Thomson-CSF and changed its name to Thales S.A. in 2000. Thales S.A. was founded in 1893 and is based in Meudon, France.
CSF Stock 12 Month Forecast
Average Price Target
€300.60
▲(27.64% Upside)