AXA SA (CS.PA)

DDM Valuation · Financial Services · Insurance - Diversified

Valuation as at 2026-08-14 · see also the Europe Most Undervalued screen

About AXA SA

AXA SA, through its subsidiaries, provides insurance, asset management, and banking services worldwide. The company operates through France, Europe, AXA XL, Asia, Africa & EME-LATAM, and Transversal & Other segments. It offers life and savings insurance and property and casualty insurance products.

Source: Yahoo Finance company profile · factual description, not KashVector commentary

AXA SA CS.PA

Financial Services · Insurance - Diversified

Price
€44.64
Market Cap
€93.34B
Dividend Yield
5.2%
Beta
0.59
P/E (TTM)
12.0x
52-Week Range
€36.55–€45.66

AXA SA's price & financial trends

Annual reporting periods — this market does not have reliable quarterly data on Yahoo (either it isn't required, or coverage is incomplete), so annual is the most granular consistent series across free cash flow and dividends.

Data as at 2026-08-14

Share price · last 2 years

€44.73 +30% vs 2024-08
STOXX Europe 600 €34.40€36.65€41.67€38.90€40.94€44.73 2024-082025-012025-062025-112026-042026-08

Earnings per share (diluted) Per year

€4.77 +125% vs FY22
€2.12€3.31€3.63€4.77FY22FY23FY24FY25

Return on equity Per year

20.8% +89% vs FY22
11.0%14.5%15.8%20.8%FY22FY23FY24FY25

Dividend per share Per year

€2.30 +44% vs FY22
€1.60€1.77€2.05€2.30FY22FY23FY24FY25

Value investing scale · Buffett · Dalio · Graham

Strong Fit
15 / 17 combined score

See the full Buffett, Dalio & Graham breakdown for CS.PA →

🏦 Bank/Insurer — valued with the Dividend Discount Model

DCF is not used for bank/insurer stocks: deposits or reserves are a raw material rather than funding, so there's no clean free cash flow. This valuation uses the Dividend Discount Model (DDM) instead.

P/B
2.02x
ROE
14.9%
Div Yield
5.2%

Intrinsic value estimate · 5-year forecast

BEAR
€44.23
vs current €44.64
-0.9% ⚠️ Fairly Valued
BASE
€61.45
vs current €44.64
+37.7% ✅ Undervalued
BULL
€89.68
vs current €44.64
+100.9% ✅ Undervalued

Assumptions used in this valuation

Every input below is either fetched live from Yahoo Finance or a documented default — nothing is hidden.

Risk-free rate
3.20%
Fixed market seed
Beta
0.59
Floored for non-US stocks
Equity risk premium
5.50%
Market-specific seed
Debt component
None
DDM discounts dividends at cost of equity only
Starting dividend (D0)
€2.32
Annual, per share
Projection horizon
5 years
+ terminal value beyond
BearBaseBull
Dividend growth3.0%6.0%9.0%
Terminal growth1.8%1.8%1.8%
Cost of equity7.43%6.43%5.43%

Cost of Equity (CAPM) = Risk-free rate + Beta × Equity Risk Premium = 3.20% + 0.59 × 5.50% = 6.43%

These numbers come from running AXA SA's dividends through the mechanical DDM formula and assumptions above — not from any view on the news, management, or CS.PA's competitive position. What is DDM?

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Not financial advice. DDM valuations are highly sensitive to assumptions — small changes in growth rate or discount rate produce large swings in output. This is a mechanical calculation, not a recommendation to buy, hold, or sell.

About this valuation

Computed on 2026-08-14 from Yahoo Finance data, using the same engine as the full DCF tool and the Europe Most Undervalued screen. Every figure above is a point-in-time snapshot of that date — change any assumption yourself in the interactive tool for a live one.

Frequently asked questions

Is AXA SA (CS.PA) undervalued?

The Base-case DDM estimates intrinsic value at €61.45 vs a price of €44.64 on 2026-08-14 — a +37.7% margin, so the Base case reads undervalued. This is a mechanical output, not advice.