Carrefour Stock: Over 4% Decline Following the Announcement of 2025 Annual Results

2025 Annual Financial Results Published

The group led by Alexandre Bompard published its 2025 annual accounts yesterday, reporting a revenue growth of 2.8% on a like-for-like basis. The business momentum was primarily driven by operations in France and Spain, amid the integration of Cora and Match brands and a reorganization of the distributor's geographic portfolio. Despite this positive trajectory, Carrefour's stock significantly lost ground, as the market seems to have already factored in this operational improvement over the past months and may still be waiting for the rollout of the group's new strategy. On the same day, the analysis firm AlphaValue raised its price target from 15.30 to 16.10 euros, while maintaining a 'reduce' recommendation. This new target is approximately 9.6% above the current price, indicating a moderate revaluation potential according to this firm.

Strategic Partnership with Vusion Announced

In conjunction with its results, Carrefour revealed a strategic agreement with Vusion focusing on the digitization of all its hypermarkets and supermarkets in France by 2030. This technological deployment, part of the 'Carrefour 2030' roadmap, represents one of the largest alliances of its kind in the European retail market. The announcement further strengthens the group's position on modernizing its physical network. Technically, the day's decline occurred as the Relative Strength Index (RSI) recently showed a level of 85, indicating an overbought zone and signaling a risk of short-term correction following the recent rise. However, the price is still above its 50-day moving average, located at 14.24 euros, which could serve as a support point if the downward trend continues. The nearest resistance level is at 15.66 euros, a level the stock has failed to surpass during its recent peak.