ATLASBest Dividend Stocks in France (October 2026)
ATLAS screened 240 listed companies in France. 91 pass the dividend filters: a yield between 1% and 15%, positive earnings and a payout of no more than 100% of profit. Their median yield is 3.61%. The table ranks the top 25 by yield and shows, next to each, how far the price sits from ATLAS fair value and the model probability of a higher close in a month.
Data as of Oct 27, 2026. Prices and ratios are the latest stored close; this page refreshes at least every 6 hours.
| # | Company | Price | Dividend yield |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ML.PACompagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin | €31.84 | 13.66% |
| 2 | ACA.PACredit Agricole | €15.10 | 11.11% |
| 3 | CARM.PACarmila | €14.56 | 9.44% |
| 4 | ELEC.PAÉlectricite de Strasbourg Société Anonyme | €156.20 | 8.83% |
| 5 | COV.PACovivio | €44.12 | 8.68% |
| 6 | RNO.PARenault | €26.20 | 8.06% |
| 7 | COFA.PACoface | €15.43 | 8.06% |
| 8 | RI.PAPernod Ricard | €67.72 | 6.97% |
| 9 | SWP.PASword Group S.E | €32.45 | 6.80% |
| 10 | AYV.PAAyvens | €8.73 | 6.65% |
| 11 | BNP.PABNP Paribas | €85.55 | 6.64% |
| 12 | CDA.PACompagnie des Alpes | €17.18 | 6.30% |
| 13 | PEUG.PAPeugeot Invest | €52.00 | 6.07% |
| 14 | CA.PACarrefour | €13.78 | 5.97% |
| 15 | ABCA.PAABC arbitrage | €5.85 | 5.94% |
| 16 | ENGI.PAEngie | €23.31 | 5.91% |
| 17 | TEP.PATeleperformance | €80.78 | 5.89% |
| 18 | RUI.PARubis | €35.26 | 5.71% |
| 19 | SCR.PASCOR | €32.98 | 5.68% |
| 20 | IPS.PAIpsos | €35.30 | 5.56% |
| 21 | MAU.PAEtablissements Maurel et Prom | €8.16 | 5.48% |
| 22 | LI.PAKlepierre | €35.26 | 5.43% |
| 23 | CS.PAAXA | €42.33 | 5.41% |
| 24 | ORA.PAOrange | €14.26 | 5.25% |
| 25 | EN.PABouygues | €40.90 | 5.14% |
Fair value gap: a negative number means the price is below ATLAS fair value. "Chance up" is the probability of a higher close in 21 trading sessions (about a month) in ATLAS's calibrated model.
The top 10 in a sentence
- Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin (ML.PA) yields 13.66% at today's price with a P/E of 3.3, which means roughly 44% of earnings goes to dividends. ATLAS puts it 25% below its fair value. ATLAS gives it a 53% chance of closing higher in a month.
- Credit Agricole (ACA.PA) yields 11.11% at today's price with a P/E of 7.7, which means roughly 86% of earnings goes to dividends. That is a high payout, so there is less room to raise the dividend if profits dip. ATLAS puts it 43% below its fair value. ATLAS gives it a 53% chance of closing higher in a month.
- Carmila (CARM.PA) yields 9.44% at today's price with a P/E of 6.8, which means roughly 64% of earnings goes to dividends. ATLAS puts it 50% below its fair value. ATLAS gives it a 55% chance of closing higher in a month.
- Électricite de Strasbourg Société Anonyme (ELEC.PA) yields 8.83% at today's price with a P/E of 8.6, which means roughly 76% of earnings goes to dividends. That is a high payout, so there is less room to raise the dividend if profits dip. ATLAS gives it a 52% chance of closing higher in a month.
- Covivio (COV.PA) yields 8.68% at today's price with a P/E of 7.3, which means roughly 64% of earnings goes to dividends. ATLAS puts it 24% below its fair value. ATLAS gives it a 54% chance of closing higher in a month.
- Renault (RNO.PA) yields 8.06% at today's price with a P/E of 8.5, which means roughly 68% of earnings goes to dividends. ATLAS puts it 61% below its fair value. ATLAS gives it a 50% chance of closing higher in a month.
- Coface (COFA.PA) yields 8.06% at today's price with a P/E of 11.4, which means roughly 92% of earnings goes to dividends. That is a high payout, so there is less room to raise the dividend if profits dip. It trades 32% above ATLAS fair value. ATLAS gives it a 52% chance of closing higher in a month.
- Pernod Ricard (RI.PA) yields 6.97% at today's price with a P/E of 14.0, which means roughly 98% of earnings goes to dividends. That is a high payout, so there is less room to raise the dividend if profits dip. ATLAS puts it 41% below its fair value. ATLAS gives it a 52% chance of closing higher in a month.
- Sword Group S.E (SWP.PA) yields 6.80% at today's price with a P/E of 13.0, which means roughly 88% of earnings goes to dividends. That is a high payout, so there is less room to raise the dividend if profits dip. ATLAS puts it 48% below its fair value. ATLAS gives it a 52% chance of closing higher in a month.
- Ayvens (AYV.PA) yields 6.65% at today's price with a P/E of 7.5, which means roughly 50% of earnings goes to dividends. ATLAS gives it a 51% chance of closing higher in a month.
How ATLAS ranks dividend stocks in France
Yield is the dividends paid over the last twelve months divided by today's price, taken from stored company data. We keep companies with a market value above USD 300 million and enough trading volume, a yield between 1% and 15% (above that the market is usually pricing in a cut), a positive profit margin and a positive P/E.
The payout check is simple: yield multiplied by P/E approximates the share of earnings paid out. Anything above 100% is dropped, because a dividend that exceeds what the company earns is hard to keep. What is left is sorted by yield.
Limits: a high yield can also mean a falling price. Yields are trailing figures, not promises, and companies can cut or skip dividends. Withholding tax, currency effects and your own tax situation are not included. The probability of a higher close comes from ATLAS's calibrated one-month model, which gives most stocks a figure close to 50%, so do not read it as a forecast. This is information, not investment advice.
Frequently asked questions
What are the best dividend stocks in France?
Of 91 companies that pass ATLAS dividend filters in France, the highest yields in October 2026 belong to Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin, Credit Agricole, and Carmila. The top of the table yields 13.66% and the 25 listed go down to 5.14%. A higher yield is not automatically better: check the payout and whether the price is above fair value.
How does ATLAS pick dividend stocks?
It starts from every published company in France (240), keeps those with a yield between 1% and 15%, positive earnings and a payout under 100%, and ranks them by yield. Fair value and probability are shown for context and do not change the order.
Is a high dividend yield safe?
Not necessarily. Yield rises when the price falls, so a very high figure can signal that investors expect a cut. That is why ATLAS caps the yield at 15% and drops payouts above 100% of profit. Even so, dividends are never guaranteed.
What is the typical dividend yield in France?
Among the 91 companies that pass the filters the median yield is 3.61%, with a median P/E of 13.4. 22 of them are in Industrials, the most represented sector.
How often is this list updated?
Prices, ratios and fair values come from ATLAS's stored data, refreshed every day, and this page is rebuilt at least every 6 hours. The month in the title follows the date of the data.
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