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Australian (ASX) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedFeb 10, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies1615
  • 7D-0.07%
  • 3M3.0%
  • 1Y9.7%
  • YTD3.7%

In the last week, the market has been flat. More promisingly, the market is up 9.8% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.

Market Valuation and Performance

Has the Australian Market valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 10 Feb 2025AU$2.8tAU$1.2tAU$91.9b19.7x30.7x2.4x
Wed, 08 Jan 2025AU$2.7tAU$1.2tAU$89.7b19.8x30.6x2.3x
Fri, 06 Dec 2024AU$2.8tAU$1.2tAU$88.7b20.3x31.6x2.4x
Sun, 03 Nov 2024AU$2.7tAU$1.2tAU$88.7b19.5x30.2x2.3x
Tue, 01 Oct 2024AU$2.7tAU$1.2tAU$86.9b19.7x31.5x2.4x
Thu, 29 Aug 2024AU$2.7tAU$1.2tAU$87.5b19.2x30.4x2.3x
Sat, 27 Jul 2024AU$2.6tAU$1.2tAU$92.0b19.2x28.5x2.3x
Mon, 24 Jun 2024AU$2.6tAU$1.2tAU$92.1b18.9x28.2x2.2x
Wed, 22 May 2024AU$2.6tAU$1.2tAU$91.9b19.7x28.5x2.3x
Fri, 19 Apr 2024AU$2.5tAU$1.2tAU$95.9b19.8x26.6x2.2x
Sun, 17 Mar 2024AU$2.6tAU$1.2tAU$96.5b19.4x26.5x2.2x
Tue, 13 Feb 2024AU$2.5tAU$1.2tAU$119.1b19x21.3x2.2x
Thu, 11 Jan 2024AU$2.5tAU$1.2tAU$114.6b18.7x21.8x2.1x
Sat, 09 Dec 2023AU$2.4tAU$1.2tAU$116.1b18x20.7x2.1x
Mon, 06 Nov 2023AU$2.4tAU$1.2tAU$117.5b17.8x20x2x
Wed, 04 Oct 2023AU$2.4tAU$1.2tAU$119.8b17.6x19.8x2x
Fri, 01 Sep 2023AU$2.5tAU$1.2tAU$119.2b18x20.7x2.1x
Sun, 30 Jul 2023AU$2.5tAU$1.2tAU$145.4b16.9x17.1x2.1x
Tue, 27 Jun 2023AU$2.4tAU$1.1tAU$144.5b15.9x16.3x2x
Thu, 25 May 2023AU$2.4tAU$1.2tAU$146.5b16x16.4x2.1x
Sat, 22 Apr 2023AU$2.5tAU$1.2tAU$144.2b16.2x17.1x2.1x
Mon, 20 Mar 2023AU$2.2tAU$1.1tAU$133.7b15.9x16.3x2x
Wed, 15 Feb 2023AU$2.5tAU$1.1tAU$143.9b16.3x17.3x2.3x
Fri, 13 Jan 2023AU$2.4tAU$1.1tAU$147.3b15.7x16.6x2.3x
Sun, 11 Dec 2022AU$2.4tAU$1.1tAU$148.7b14.8x16.3x2.2x
Tue, 08 Nov 2022AU$2.3tAU$1.1tAU$150.8b14.7x15.5x2.1x
Thu, 06 Oct 2022AU$2.3tAU$1.1tAU$149.4b15x15.5x2.1x
Sat, 03 Sep 2022AU$2.3tAU$1.2tAU$148.7b14.8x15.6x2x
Mon, 01 Aug 2022AU$2.4tAU$1.0tAU$132.1b15.2x17.8x2.3x
Wed, 29 Jun 2022AU$2.3tAU$1.0tAU$133.8b15x17.2x2.2x
Fri, 27 May 2022AU$2.4tAU$1.0tAU$133.6b15.8x18.2x2.3x
Sun, 24 Apr 2022AU$2.6tAU$1.0tAU$129.7b17.5x20x2.5x
Tue, 22 Mar 2022AU$2.6tAU$1.0tAU$129.6b17.9x20x2.5x
Thu, 17 Feb 2022AU$2.6tAU$996.4bAU$118.2b18.7x21.8x2.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

21.8x


Total Market Cap: AU$2.6tTotal Earnings: AU$118.2bTotal Revenue: AU$996.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 21.7x202320242025
Current Market PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Australian market, and appear confident in strong long term growth rates.
  • The market is trading at a PE ratio of 30.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 21.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for Australian listed companies have declined 8.2% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 5.5% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Sector Trends

Which sectors have driven the changes within the Australian Market?

AU Market-0.075%
Tech2.10%
Materials1.56%
Telecom1.17%
Information Technology0%0
Financials0%0
Health Care0%0
Industrials0%0
Financials-0.0076%
Real Estate-0.40%
Consumer Discretionary-0.49%
Industrials-0.97%
Consumer Staples-1.12%
Energy-1.86%
Utilities-2.06%
Healthcare-2.39%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Tech sector the most for future growth which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • The market's confidence is likely because analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 26.8%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 6.7% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Real Estate sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 27% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 1.7% per year.
  • In contrast, the Utilities sector is expected to see its earnings decline by 9.0% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuationSector
CBA Commonwealth Bank of AustraliaAU$162.671.3%
+AU$3.5b
39.9%PB3.7xFinancials
BHP BHP GroupAU$40.481.3%
+AU$2.7b
-12.6%PE16.3xMaterials
WTC WiseTech GlobalAU$129.904.9%
+AU$2.0b
68.4%PE163.9xTech
FMG FortescueAU$19.723.1%
+AU$1.8b
-30.2%PE6.7xMaterials
NAB National Australia BankAU$40.701.4%
+AU$1.7b
25.7%PB2xFinancials
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REA

AU$262.12

REA Group

7D

5.0%

1Y

40.3%

QBE

AU$20.30

QBE Insurance Group

7D

-3.1%

1Y

22.9%

CSL

AU$269.86

CSL

7D

-3.8%

1Y

-11.5%

MQG

AU$229.97

Macquarie Group

7D

-4.5%

1Y

20.5%

NAB

AU$40.70

National Australia Bank

7D

1.4%

1Y

25.7%

ANZ

AU$31.01

ANZ Group Holdings

7D

1.3%

1Y

12.0%

TCL

AU$13.10

Transurban Group

7D

-2.1%

1Y

1.2%

WBC

AU$34.04

Westpac Banking

7D

0.9%

1Y

39.7%

CBA

AU$162.67

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

7D

1.3%

1Y

39.9%