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Dassault Systemes
(DSY)
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Rating:73Outperform
Price Target:
€19.50
▲(0.62% Upside)
Action:Upgraded
Date:04/24/26
The score is driven primarily by strong margins and solid free cash flow generation with improving leverage. This is partly offset by flat-to-down TTM revenue and a technical picture that is improving short-term but still below key longer-term moving averages. Valuation appears reasonable with a modest dividend yield.
Positive Factors
High profit margins
Dassault benefits from very high gross and operating margins consistent with a software/platform model. Durable margin advantage supports pricing power, reinvestment in R&D and platform development, and resilient profitability across cycles.
Negative Factors
Top-line softness
A flat-to-declining revenue trend erodes the optionality of a platform play: it limits seat expansion, cross-sell and network effects. Sustained revenue weakness can compress long-term growth expectations and strain the scaling of high-margin economics.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
High profit margins
Dassault benefits from very high gross and operating margins consistent with a software/platform model. Durable margin advantage supports pricing power, reinvestment in R&D and platform development, and resilient profitability across cycles.
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Dassault Systemes (DSY) vs. iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ)
Market Cap
€24.43B
Dividend Yield1.1%
Average Volume (3M)1.64M
Price to Earnings (P/E)19.6
Beta (1Y)0.76
Revenue Growth-1.83%
EPS Growth4.00%
CountryFR
Employees26,225
SectorGeneral
Sector StrengthN/A
IndustrySoftware - Application
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.93
Shares Outstanding1,341,855,700
10 Day Avg. Volume1,511,633
30 Day Avg. Volume1,638,826
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.00
Price to Book (P/B)3.57
Price to Sales (P/S)5.04
P/FCF Ratio21.37
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price Target
€22.33Price Target Upside15.24% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering6
EPS Forecast (FY)1.33
Revenue Forecast (FY)€6.34B
Dassault Systemes Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Dassault Systèmes SE, established in 1981 and based in Vélizy-Villacoublay, France, operates globally as a premier provider of sophisticated software platforms and related professional services. The company's extensive product suite caters to a br...
How the Company Makes Money
Dassault Systèmes primarily makes money by licensing and subscribing its software to business customers, complemented by maintenance/support and services revenue. Key revenue streams include: (1) Software subscriptions and licenses: Revenue is gen...
Dassault Systemes Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
74
Positive
Balance Sheet
78
Positive
Cash Flow
80
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 6.17B | 6.24B | 6.21B | 5.95B | 5.67B | 4.86B |
| Gross Profit | 5.09B | 5.22B | 5.20B | 4.60B | 4.75B | 4.07B |
| EBITDA | 2.04B | 1.95B | 1.92B | 1.81B | 1.94B | 1.59B |
| Net Income | 1.23B | 1.20B | 1.20B | 1.05B | 931.50M | 773.70M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 15.47B | 15.06B | 15.55B | 14.62B | 14.26B | 14.22B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 4.87B | 4.13B | 3.95B | 3.57B | 2.77B | 2.98B |
| Total Debt | 2.48B | 3.17B | 3.06B | 3.60B | 3.58B | 4.47B |
| Total Liabilities | 6.23B | 6.26B | 6.47B | 6.78B | 6.94B | 8.01B |
| Stockholders Equity | 9.23B | 8.79B | 9.07B | 7.83B | 7.31B | 6.20B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 1.64B | 1.47B | 1.47B | 1.42B | 1.39B | 1.51B |
| Operating Cash Flow | 1.77B | 1.63B | 1.66B | 1.57B | 1.53B | 1.61B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -379.60M | -404.30M | -191.70M | -161.60M | -213.90M | -160.40M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -639.40M | -789.40M | -1.21B | -536.70M | -1.59B | -711.90M |
Dassault Systemes Technical Analysis
Negative
19.38
Price Trends
18.71
Negative
18.32
Negative
21.00
Negative
Market Momentum
>-0.01
Negative
49.31
Neutral
55.30
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For FR:DSY, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 19.38 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 18.07, above the 50-day MA of 18.71, and below the 200-day MA of 21.00, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of >-0.01 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 49.31 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 55.30 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for FR:DSY.
Dassault Systemes Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (55)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
76 Outperform | €1.47B | 29.72 | ― | 1.37% | 7.95% | 16.68% | |
73 Outperform | €24.43B | 19.64 | 13.97% | 1.10% | -1.83% | 4.00% | |
66 Neutral | €283.35M | 14.70 | 25.51% | 5.63% | 10.75% | -12.80% | |
57 Neutral | €680.59M | 35.05 | 7.52% | 1.76% | -8.67% | -36.71% | |
55 Neutral | $6.65B | 3.83 | -15.92% | 6.20% | 10.91% | 7.18% | |
42 Neutral | €2.70M | -4.23 | ― | ― | -35.28% | 49.64% |
* General Sector Average
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