CAC 40 Index Reflects performance of the top 40 largest stocks from France listed on Euronext Paris. CAC 40 Index family was introduced on 15 June 1988. The CAC index is designed to reflect the price level trends in the trading of shares listed on Euronext Paris.
About CAC 40 Index
The CAC 40 is a free float market capitalization weighted index that reflects the performance of the 40 largest and most actively traded shares listed on Euronext Paris, France and is the most widely used indicator of the Paris stock market. The index serves as an underlying for structured products, funds, exchange traded funds, options and futures.
The CAC 40 index consists of the 40 highest ranking companies. The 35 highest ranking companies are selected. A buffer zone, where current constituents have priority over companies that currently do not form part of the CAC 40 consists of the companies ranked 36th to 45th.
The index is Reviewed Quarterly after the close of the third Friday of March, June, September and December. The Index Universe consists of Companies admitted to listing on Euronext Paris. Here is the list of companies stocks from CAC 40 Index arranged in alphabetical order.
| Stock Name | Market | CCY |
| AIR LIQUIDE | Paris | EUR |
| AIRBUS | Paris | EUR |
| ALSTOM | Paris | EUR |
| ARCELORMITTAL SA | Amsterdam | EUR |
| AXA | Paris | EUR |
| BNP PARIBAS ACT.A | Paris | EUR |
| BOUYGUES | Paris | EUR |
| CAPGEMINI | Paris | EUR |
| CARREFOUR | Paris | EUR |
| CREDIT AGRICOLE | Paris | EUR |
| DANONE | Paris | EUR |
| DASSAULT SYSTEMES | Paris | EUR |
| ENGIE | Paris | EUR |
| ESSILORLUXOTTICA | Paris | EUR |
| EUROFINS SCIENT. | Paris | EUR |
| HERMES INTL | Paris | EUR |
| KERING | Paris | EUR |
| LEGRAND | Paris | EUR |
| L”OREAL | Paris | EUR |
| LVMH | Paris | EUR |
| MICHELIN | Paris | EUR |
| ORANGE | Paris | EUR |
| PERNOD RICARD | Paris | EUR |
| PUBLICIS GROUPE SA | Paris | EUR |
| RENAULT | Paris | EUR |
| SAFRAN | Paris | EUR |
| SAINT GOBAIN | Paris | EUR |
| SANOFI | Paris | EUR |
| SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC | Paris | EUR |
| SOCIETE GENERALE | Paris | EUR |
| STELLANTIS NV | Paris | EUR |
| STMICROELECTRONICS | Paris | EUR |
| TELEPERFORMANCE | Paris | EUR |
| THALES | Paris | EUR |
| TOTALENERGIES | Paris | EUR |
| UNIBAIL-RODAMCO-WE | Amsterdam | EUR |
| VEOLIA ENVIRON. | Paris | EUR |
| VINCI | Paris | EUR |
| VIVENDI SE | Paris | EUR |
| WORLDLINE | Paris | EUR |
List of Stocks in CAC 40 Index with Weightage
Here is the List of Stocks (Companies) with Sector and Weightage %. The list was sorted out based on Weight.
- LVMH MC Consumer Discretionary 11.65
- TOTALENERGIES TTE Energy 9.93
- SANOFI SAN Health Care 6.98
- L”OREAL OR Consumer Discretionary 5.49
- SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SU Industrials 5.08
- AIR LIQUIDE AI Basic Materials 4.72
- AIRBUS AIR Industrials 4.47
- BNP PARIBAS ACT.A BNP Financials 4.03
- ESSILORLUXOTTICA EL Health Care 3.61
- VINCI DG Industrials 3.42
- AXA CS Financials 3.32
- HERMES INTL RMS Consumer Discretionary 3.12
- SAFRAN SAF Industrials 2.72
- PERNOD RICARD RI Consumer Staples 2.58
- KERING KER Consumer Discretionary 2.42
- DANONE BN Consumer Staples 2.15
- STELLANTIS NV STLA Consumer Discretionary 1.99
- ENGIE ENGI Utilities 1.66
- CAPGEMINI CAP Technology 1.65
- DASSAULT SYSTEMES DSY Technology 1.52
- SAINT GOBAIN SGO Industrials 1.45
- STMICROELECTRONICS STM Technology 1.43
- LEGRAND LR Industrials 1.36
- SOCIETE GENERALE GLE Financials 1.29
- MICHELIN ML Consumer Discretionary 1.26
- ORANGE ORA Telecommunications 1.18
- VEOLIA ENVIRON. VIE Utilities 1.09
- PUBLICIS GROUPE SA PUB Consumer Discretionary 0.92
- CREDIT AGRICOLE ACA Financials 0.91
- TELEPERFORMANCE TEP Industrials 0.90
- ARCELORMITTAL SA MT Basic Materials 0.88
- THALES HO Industrials 0.87
- CARREFOUR CA Consumer Staples 0.63
- WORLDLINE WLN Industrials 0.59
- EUROFINS SCIENT. ERF Health Care 0.57
- ALSTOM ALO Industrials 0.49
- VIVENDI SE VIV Consumer Discretionary 0.47
- RENAULT RNO Consumer Discretionary 0.44
- BOUYGUES EN Industrials 0.40
- UNIBAIL-RODAMCO-WE URW Real Estate 0.37
A Capping Factor is calculated based on the Review Weightings Announcement Date such that the Companies
included in the index have a maximum weight of 15%.
The Free Float Factor of a company included in the Index will be updated to Free Float Factor on the Review
Cut-Off Date if the Free Float Factor on the Review Cut-Off date deviates by 2 or more bands (>=10%) from
the Free Float Factor currently applied in the index and/or if the number of shares listed on the Review CutOff Date deviates by more than 20% from the current number of shares included in the index.
