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U.S. Application Software Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 09, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies349
  • 7D2.5%
  • 3M-8.0%
  • 1Y34.0%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Application Software industry is up 2.5%, with Salesforce leading the way, up 3.8%. During this same period, the Datadog underperformed, falling 7.2%. This means that the industry has gained 34% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 23% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Application Software Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 09 May 2024US$1.7tUS$197.4bUS$12.6b45x133.7x8.5x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024US$1.7tUS$195.0bUS$11.3b45.3x152.8x8.9x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024US$1.9tUS$198.0bUS$11.1b47.6x167.8x9.4x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024US$1.9tUS$209.5bUS$2.0b51.2x939.2x9x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023US$1.8tUS$209.4bUS$2.6b47.9x719.5x8.8x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023US$1.7tUS$206.5bUS$206.4m48x8125.3x8.1x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023US$1.5tUS$203.9b-US$1,106,598,221.0043.6x-1371.5x7.4x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023US$1.6tUS$207.3b-US$1,847,191,669.0047.7x-856.9x7.6x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023US$1.5tUS$201.1b-US$3,887,688,996.0045.1x-388.5x7.5x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023US$1.6tUS$198.5b-US$8,149,887,811.0048.3x-196.4x8.1x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023US$1.5tUS$197.9b-US$6,125,783,131.0044.2x-247.3x7.7x
Fri, 12 May 2023US$1.3tUS$195.8b-US$6,990,394,230.0037.6x-189.1x6.8x
Sun, 09 Apr 2023US$1.4tUS$196.7b-US$4,573,067,794.0041.8x-301.5x7x
Tue, 07 Mar 2023US$1.4tUS$196.6b-US$5,526,065,812.0044.9x-245.8x6.9x
Thu, 02 Feb 2023US$1.4tUS$192.8b-US$5,498,638,271.0041.5x-249.3x7.1x
Sat, 31 Dec 2022US$1.2tUS$193.0b-US$5,460,765,753.0039.9x-217.6x6.2x
Mon, 28 Nov 2022US$1.2tUS$189.7b-US$4,377,792,038.0045.8x-279x6.4x
Wed, 26 Oct 2022US$1.3tUS$187.0b-US$6,291,510,817.0036.4x-201.5x6.8x
Fri, 23 Sep 2022US$1.2tUS$188.1b-US$6,017,452,211.0036.4x-207.5x6.6x
Sun, 21 Aug 2022US$1.5tUS$185.2b-US$4,366,846,740.0045.2x-351.4x8.3x
Tue, 19 Jul 2022US$1.3tUS$186.4b-US$3,626,464,408.0037.4x-360.9x7x
Thu, 16 Jun 2022US$1.3tUS$186.9b-US$3,468,184,251.0036.9x-372.2x6.9x
Sat, 14 May 2022US$1.4tUS$183.7b-US$3,085,296,870.0041.9x-446.3x7.5x
Mon, 11 Apr 2022US$1.7tUS$181.7b-US$2,335,895,788.0035.5x-711.5x9.1x
Wed, 09 Mar 2022US$1.6tUS$182.2b-US$1,147,535,849.0036.8x-1383.1x8.7x
Fri, 04 Feb 2022US$1.8tUS$172.6bUS$107.2m41.5x16436.5x10.2x
Sun, 02 Jan 2022US$2.0tUS$167.3bUS$1.9b47.9x1055.5x12.2x
Tue, 30 Nov 2021US$2.2tUS$166.0bUS$2.8b46.8x810.4x13.5x
Thu, 28 Oct 2021US$2.3tUS$160.5bUS$4.8b57x485.4x14.4x
Sat, 25 Sep 2021US$2.3tUS$160.1bUS$5.1b65.2x447.6x14.2x
Mon, 23 Aug 2021US$2.2tUS$158.2bUS$6.6b56.1x330x13.7x
Sat, 10 Jul 2021US$2.0tUS$151.5bUS$9.8b50.1x201.9x13x
Price to Earnings Ratio

167.6x


Total Market Cap: US$1.8tTotal Earnings: US$10.5bTotal Revenue: US$145.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Application Software Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 156.5x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American Application Software industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 134x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 157x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 9.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Application Software industry have grown 6.0% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 11% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does U.S. Application Software compare with similar industries?

US Market3.30%
Tech5.57%
Software3.48%
Application Software2.52%
Systems Software3.95%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
CRM SalesforceUS$278.973.8%
+US$10.0b
36.2%PE65.4x
ADBE AdobeUS$488.104.0%
+US$8.4b
41.9%PE45.5x
INTU IntuitUS$632.432.8%
+US$4.8b
46.6%PE63.9x
SNPS SynopsysUS$550.495.4%
+US$4.3b
48.7%PE59.7x
MSTR MicroStrategyUS$1.23k19.9%
+US$3.6b
291.3%PS44.7x
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