Euro Stoxx 50 Breaks Its All-Time HighEuro Stoxx 50 surpasses its historical record: a technical signal supported by attractive valuations for European equities.
The Euro Stoxx 50 is the benchmark index for major companies in the Eurozone. Created in 1998, it comprises the 50 largest market capitalizations in the region, including LVMH, TotalEnergies, Siemens, SAP, Allianz, and ASML. It therefore reflects the stock market performance of the largest European companies by market cap across all sectors, and the Euro Stoxx 50 futures contract is the most traded by European institutional managers.
For over twenty years, the index remained in a broad consolidation phase. After reaching a historical peak in March 2000, around 5,525 points during the dot-com bubble, it never exceeded this level. This price zone represented an important technical resistance, marking the upper limit of a long stagnation cycle.
In October 2025, the Euro Stoxx 50 surpassed this historical threshold, rising above 5,600 points. Technically, this breakout validates the exit from a long-term lateral structure. In chart analysis, breaking above such an old resistance is often interpreted as a bullish signal, suggesting a sustainable improvement in investor sentiment towards European markets.
This development occurs in a context of still moderate valuations for European equities. The CAPE ratio (Shiller P/E), which compares stock prices to the ten-year average of earnings, shows a marked gap with the United States. Europe’s CAPE is currently around 23, while the US CAPE is around 40, near its all-time high.
In other words, European equities trade at lower earnings multiples than US equities. This reflects more cautious valuation in Europe, despite a gradual improvement in margins and profitability of Eurozone companies.
The chart below is sourced from Barclays:
Investors therefore pay much less for each euro of earnings in Europe than for each dollar of earnings in the US. This undervaluation provides a catch-up potential: if confidence returns, international investment flows could redirect towards the Old Continent, supporting European market gains.
Thus, the break of the Euro Stoxx 50 all-time high occurs in an environment where fundamentals remain relatively balanced. This technical signal does not guarantee a sustained bullish trend, but it confirms renewed interest in European markets, supported by still reasonable valuations relative to US standards.
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