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JCDecaux

PAR:DEC · FR0000077919
MediaLarge

360

56
EV / EBIT28
Price / Owner Earnings32
Owner Earnings Yield57
Dividend Yield63
Price/Sales49
EV / Gross Profit44
Price/Book56
Return on Capital47
Cash Return on Capital53
Return on Equity76
EBIT Margin77
Gross Profitability43
Cash Conversion88
Accruals69
Owner Earnings Margin69
Sales growth54
Profit Growth85
Long-Term EPS Growth75
Owner Earnings Growth78
Reinvestment34
Price momentum83
Debt load15
Refinancing35
Debt Payback22
Liquidity39
Analyst ratings50
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside33
Market mood60
Value Creation10/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

JCDecaux clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryFrance
IndustryMedia
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeENXTPA
Founded1975
Employees4,507
Websitejcdecaux.fr
ISINFR0000077919
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
CAC All (France)Renewable Energy UsersSBF 120 (France)Sound Pay Practices (Europe)
Themes
Ad TargetingDigital MediaAd NetworkBrand MarketingVideo AdvertisingAdvertisingMarketingOutdoor Advertising

Description

JCDecaux SE is a leading outdoor advertising company renowned for its comprehensive advertising solutions across various formats and platforms. With a proven record in digital and traditional outdoor advertising, the company specializes in billboards…

Analysis

Quality compounder

JCDecaux SE is a quality compounder: a well-run business trading at a price that reflects what it is worth.

The price is attractive. You pay 14.0× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically attractive zone. At today's price, the market is assuming roughly 1% yearly growth; analysts expect 11%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

The trajectory is solid and the balance sheet is adequate. The company scores 10/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value. Analyst sentiment is cautious.

What to watch: The financial cushion is thinner than comfortable. Some accounting patterns deserve a closer look. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
53
2023202420252026

All-time high

56

Mar 2026

All-time low

1

Jan 2023

Average rank

25

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
49
54
58
54
Price/Earnings
47
51
28
19
Price/Book
56
66
56
51
Dividend Yield
63
57
51
33
Value (overall)
43
48
27
19

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

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1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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