The best stock screener for French stocks covers the whole of Euronext Paris, including Euronext Growth, and has usable fundamental data for the small companies, not only the CAC 40. France has the largest number of listed companies in continental Europe, and a large share of them are small. A screener that stops at the big names shows you a fraction of the market.
Short answer: ScreenerHero is built for screening French stocks by fundamentals, free and without an account, microcaps included. MarketScreener is stronger on news, multi-year history and analyst consensus. TradingView is the pick for charts. Details below.
What a French stock screener has to cover
1. The full universe
France's market is much larger than the CAC 40. ScreenerHero covers 646 French stocks. About 137 are worth more than 1 billion euros, and about 282 are worth less than 50 million. Most international tools show the first group well and the second one poorly.
2. Euronext Growth and the smallest companies
Companies on Euronext Growth Paris are often missing from global tools or appear with no fundamentals. If you want to find overlooked small caps, check this first. The Euronext Growth guide explains why this segment is worth screening.
3. Fundamentals that exist and are comparable
France has strong sector clusters: luxury goods, aerospace, insurance, utilities, pharmaceuticals and industrial software. Make sure the screener has P/E, EV/EBITDA, ROIC, margins and debt for them, and lets you filter by sector.
4. French and European context
French companies often report with their own conventions and have large international operations. A good screener lets you compare them with peers in Germany, Spain or Italy in the same table.
5. Euro figures, no conversion
French stocks are in euros, which keeps comparison simple. The question is whether the same screener lets you add other markets later.
The main options compared
| Tool | Best for | French coverage | Cost to screen |
|---|---|---|---|
| ScreenerHero | Filter-driven fundamental screening, microcaps included | 646 French stocks across Euronext Paris and Growth | Free screener, no account; one-time paid plan for the rest |
| MarketScreener | News, multi-year history, consensus | Wide European coverage | Limited free access; full features need a subscription |
| TradingView | Charts, technical alerts, scripting | Broad | Free plan with limits; paid plans monthly |
| Stockopedia | Score-driven ideas (StockRanks) | Europe | Monthly subscription |
| French brokers and portals | Quotes, news and orders | Full | Usually free; screening is basic |
MarketScreener (also published in French as Zonebourse) is one of the most comprehensive European databases, with strong news, long history and consensus coverage. Its screener is slower and built around editorial content. If you value reading and research context, choose it. If you want to run twenty filter combinations in an evening, a dedicated screener is quicker.
TradingView is the strongest for charting and technical work. Use it after screening to check entries.
Stockopedia gives you composite scores and editorial. It suits investors who trust the ranking. If you prefer to set your own thresholds, raw filters give you more control.
ScreenerHero is a screener first. It has 40 or more filters, includes forward estimates and analyst targets where analysts cover the stock, and shows end-of-day data. It has no real-time quotes and no options, and its financial history is annual.
How to screen French stocks with ScreenerHero
Open the screener with Euronext Paris selected. No account is needed.
- Set a market cap floor. 100 million euros removes most illiquid names. Lower it to hunt microcaps on purpose.
- Filter by sector. Compare luxury with luxury and banks with banks.
- Use the right ratio. Banks and insurers: price to book and ROE. Industrials and consumer: EV/EBITDA and ROIC.
- Check liquidity. Many French small caps trade little each day. Look at volume before you size a position.
- Add dividends. French companies pay once a year or twice. See the dividend screening guide.
Three starting screens
French value
- Exchange: Euronext Paris
- P/E below 12
- EV/EBITDA below 8
- Market cap above 200 million euros
- Sort by: EV/EBITDA ascending
French quality
- Exchange: Euronext Paris
- ROIC above 12%
- Operating margin above 15%
- Debt to equity below 0.7
- Sort by: ROIC descending
French microcaps below book value
- Exchange: Euronext Paris
- Market cap between 20 and 100 million euros
- Price to book below 1
- Positive net income
For the full market overview, read how to screen French stocks on Euronext Paris.