CSF Stock Chart & Stats
€249.60
-€4.00(-1.67%)
At close: 4:00 PM EDT
€249.60
-€4.00(-1.67%)
Day’s Range― - ―
52-Week Range€211.90 - €273.40
Previous CloseN/A
Volume1.49K
Average Volume (3M)745.00
Market Cap
€49.00B
Enterprise Value€46.84B
Total Cash (Recent Filing)€5.06B
Total Debt (Recent Filing)€5.58B
Price to Earnings (P/E)32.7
Beta1.11
Next Earnings
Mar 09, 2027EPS Estimate
5.77Next Dividend Ex-DateN/A
Dividend YieldN/A
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)7.28
Shares Outstanding205,941,910
10 Day Avg. Volume805
30 Day Avg. Volume745
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
€291.67Price Target Upside16.85% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering3
EPS Forecast (FY)10.74
Revenue Forecast (FY)€23.89B
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Strong Order MomentumOrder intake exceeding sales indicates that demand is replenishing the revenue base and supporting future program conversion. The breadth of large Defence and Space orders strengthens backlog visibility, while the upgraded book-to-bill target suggests commercial momentum can remain supportive over the next several quarters.
Improving ProfitabilityMeaningful margin expansion shows that revenue growth is translating into stronger operating earnings rather than merely increasing scale. Continued improvement across 2025 and H1 2026 provides evidence of better profitability and supports management’s 12.6%–12.8% adjusted EBIT margin target for 2026.
Strong Cash Generation And DeleveragingHigh free-cash-flow conversion improves earnings quality and gives Thales greater capacity to fund research, capital expenditure, acquisitions, and shareholder returns internally. Lower net debt also increases financial flexibility, helping the company absorb program timing changes while continuing strategic investment.
Bears Say
Cyber And Digital Profitability PressureWeak profitability in Cyber & Digital can weigh on group margins because the segment includes strategically important identity, payments, and cybersecurity activities. Pressure from Digital Identity and Payments indicates that growth in these businesses is not currently translating consistently into earnings improvement.
Non-linear Program TimingDependence on large contracts and political procurement decisions makes quarterly revenue and cash conversion less predictable, even when underlying demand is strong. This timing sensitivity can create uneven execution and complicate the durability of current growth rates across the next several reporting periods.
Cash-flow VolatilityLarge year-to-year cash-flow swings show that reported cash generation is sensitive to working capital, customer payments, and project timing. Although recent performance is strong, this variability makes recurring cash capacity harder to forecast and could reduce flexibility if operating conditions weaken.
CSF FAQ
What was Thales’s price range in the past 12 months?
Thales lowest stock price was €211.90 and its highest was €273.40 in the past 12 months.
What is Thales’s market cap?
Thales’s market cap is €49.00B.
When is Thales’s upcoming earnings report date?
Thales’s upcoming earnings report date is Mar 09, 2027 which is in 130 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 5.77.
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
€291.67
▲(16.85% Upside)