Carrefour (CA) AI Stock Analysis

• Market Cap: €11.87B
• Dividend Yield: 6.51%
• Average Volume (3M): 2.79M
• Price to Earnings (P/E): 30.5
• Beta (1Y): 0.55
• Revenue Growth: 4.39%
• EPS Growth: -59.47%
• Country: FR
• Employees: 324,750
• Sector: General
• Sector Strength: N/A
• Industry: Grocery Stores
• EPS (TTM): 1.27
• Shares Outstanding: 736,314,800
• 10 Day Avg. Volume: 2,404,499
• 30 Day Avg. Volume: 2,785,540
• PEG Ratio: -0.54
• Price to Book (P/B): 0.89
• Price to Sales (P/S): 0.12
• P/FCF Ratio: 4.79
• Enterprise Value/Market Cap: N/A
• Enterprise Value/Revenue: N/A
• Enterprise Value/Gross Profit: N/A
• Enterprise Value/Ebitda: N/A
• 1Y Price Target: €17.00
• Price Target Upside: 4.10% Upside
• Rating Consensus: Moderate Buy
• Number of Analyst Covering: 3
• EPS Forecast (FY): 1.71
• Revenue Forecast (FY): €83.68B

• Rating: 56 Neutral
• Price Target: €16.00 ▼(-2.02% Downside)
• Action: Reiterated Date: 02/21/26
• Date: Action: Reiterated 02/21/26

The score is held back primarily by weaker 2025 profitability and higher leverage despite solid operating and free cash flow. Technicals are supportive with price above key moving averages and positive MACD, while valuation is mixed due to a high dividend yield offset by a relatively high P/E.

Positive Factors

Scale & Market Position

Carrefour’s broad store footprint and multi-format presence create durable competitive advantages in grocery retail: scale supports purchasing power, supplier access and category breadth, helping sustain margins and market share across regions even amid cyclical pressures.

Negative Factors

Rising Leverage

A marked increase in leverage reduces financial flexibility and raises refinancing and interest-rate sensitivity. Higher debt levels constrain capacity for opportunistic investments or sustained shareholder returns and increase downside risk if cash flow weakens further.

Carrefour Business Overview & Revenue Model

Company Description

Carrefour SA operates stores in various formats and channels in France, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Poland, Romania, Brazil, Argentina, and Taiwan. The company operates hypermarkets, supermarkets, convenience stores, cash and carry stores, and hypercas...

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Carrefour SA operates stores in various formats and channels in France, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Poland, Romania, Brazil, Argentina, and Taiwan. The company operates hypermarkets, supermarkets, convenience stores, cash and carry stores, and hypercas...

How the Company Makes Money

Carrefour generates revenue primarily through the sale of consumer goods across its various store formats, including hypermarkets, supermarkets, and convenience stores. The company's revenue model is structured around high-volume sales of grocerie...

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Carrefour generates revenue primarily through the sale of consumer goods across its various store formats, including hypermarkets, supermarkets, and convenience stores. The company's revenue model is structured around high-volume sales of grocerie...

Carrefour Financial Statement Overview

Breakdown	Dec 2025	Dec 2024	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Dec 2021
Income Statement
Total Revenue	84.03B	87.27B	84.91B	83.09B	71.76B
Gross Profit	13.96B	16.97B	15.85B	14.34B	13.03B
EBITDA	4.22B	4.18B	4.23B	4.69B	3.95B
Net Income	319.00M	723.00M	1.66B	1.35B	1.07B
Balance Sheet
Total Assets	55.21B	57.36B	56.17B	56.55B	47.67B
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments	6.42B	6.89B	6.68B	5.43B	3.82B
Total Debt	25.34B	15.89B	20.09B	19.23B	15.87B
Total Liabilities	43.55B	44.88B	42.78B	43.37B	35.84B
Stockholders Equity	10.98B	10.82B	11.54B	11.14B	10.25B
Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow	2.03B	2.43B	2.80B	2.34B	2.08B
Operating Cash Flow	3.55B	4.20B	4.65B	4.22B	3.66B
Investing Cash Flow	-1.16B	-2.37B	-739.00M	-2.13B	-1.33B
Financing Cash Flow	-2.59B	-1.08B	-2.72B	-326.00M	-3.06B

Carrefour Technical Analysis

• Technical Analysis Sentiment: Positive
• Last Price: 16.33
• 50DMA: Positive
• 100DMA: Positive
• 200DMA: Positive
• MACD: Negative
• RSI: Neutral
• STOCH: Negative

Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For FR:CA, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 16.33 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 15.64, above the 50-day MA of 15.34, and above the 200-day MA of 13.60, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 0.24 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 65.08 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 84.48 is Negative, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for FR:CA.

Carrefour Peers Comparison

Name	Overall Rating	Market Cap	P/E Ratio	ROE	Dividend Yield	Revenue Growth	EPS Growth
FNAC	62 Neutral	€1.05B	-4.25	-9.26%	3.47%	17.97%	-81.24%
SW	61 Neutral	€6.49B	7.25	18.37%	6.20%	1.16%	314.94%
MMB	59 Neutral	€2.68B	13.15	26.99%	3.60%	6.34%	168.15%
CA	56 Neutral	€11.87B	30.47	3.14%	6.51%	4.39%	-59.47%
Sector *	55 Neutral	$6.65B	3.83	-15.92%	6.20%	10.91%	7.18%
BON	54 Neutral	€285.23M	1.52	3.16%	1.98%	-7.08%	90.42%
CO	40 Underperform	€62.87M	-1.76	-50.18%	―	―	―