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Australian (ASX) IT Consulting Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 31, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies8
  • 7D2.8%
  • 3M1.7%
  • 1Y2.5%
  • YTDn/a

The IT Consulting industry is up 2.8% in the last week, with Data#3 up 7.0%. Meanwhile, Appen actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 5.7% in the last week. The industry has been flat over the past 12 months despite the gain this week. Earnings are forecast to grow by 26% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Australian IT Consulting Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 31 May 2026AU$2.1bAU$1.8bAU$16.2m32.8x128.5x1.2x
Tue, 28 Apr 2026AU$2.1bAU$1.8bAU$15.5m34.7x134.4x1.1x
Thu, 26 Mar 2026AU$1.9bAU$1.8bAU$14.5m30.7x132x1x
Sat, 21 Feb 2026AU$2.2bAU$1.7bAU$25.4m32.7x88.4x1.3x
Mon, 19 Jan 2026AU$2.4bAU$1.7bAU$23.3m38x101.6x1.4x
Wed, 17 Dec 2025AU$2.2bAU$1.7bAU$23.0m34.2x94.4x1.3x
Fri, 14 Nov 2025AU$2.2bAU$1.7bAU$22.7m37.3x96.3x1.3x
Sun, 12 Oct 2025AU$2.3bAU$1.7bAU$22.3m33.4x101.3x1.3x
Tue, 09 Sep 2025AU$2.3bAU$1.7bAU$22.8m33.4x100.6x1.3x
Thu, 07 Aug 2025AU$2.0bAU$1.7bAU$20.2m27.2x98.5x1.1x
Sat, 05 Jul 2025AU$2.0bAU$1.7bAU$18.4m30.3x109.5x1.2x
Mon, 02 Jun 2025AU$2.0bAU$1.7bAU$17.9m29x112.4x1.2x
Wed, 30 Apr 2025AU$1.9bAU$1.7bAU$17.7m29.5x107.4x1.1x
Fri, 28 Mar 2025AU$2.0bAU$1.7bAU$17.2m28x114.1x1.1x
Sun, 23 Feb 2025AU$2.6bAU$1.7b-AU$103,237,034.9063.1x-25.3x1.6x
Tue, 21 Jan 2025AU$2.2bAU$1.6b-AU$97,208,849.7059.4x-22.6x1.4x
Thu, 19 Dec 2024AU$2.1bAU$1.6b-AU$94,609,009.6057.3x-21.8x1.3x
Sat, 16 Nov 2024AU$2.4bAU$1.6b-AU$90,991,438.5052.1x-25.9x1.5x
Mon, 14 Oct 2024AU$2.1bAU$1.5b-AU$85,079,346.6050.6x-24.4x1.4x
Wed, 11 Sep 2024AU$1.9bAU$1.5b-AU$86,418,035.9046.9x-21.8x1.2x
Fri, 09 Aug 2024AU$1.7bAU$3.3b-AU$130,625,905.0030.3x-13.4x0.5x
Sun, 07 Jul 2024AU$1.7bAU$3.3b-AU$125,312,350.0028.7x-13.3x0.5x
Tue, 04 Jun 2024AU$1.7bAU$3.3b-AU$128,099,014.4028.4x-13.1x0.5x
Thu, 02 May 2024AU$1.6bAU$3.3b-AU$132,054,660.9029.1x-12.3x0.5x
Sat, 30 Mar 2024AU$1.7bAU$3.3b-AU$131,641,384.4030.3x-13.2x0.5x
Mon, 26 Feb 2024AU$1.7bAU$3.4b-AU$364,527,608.0029.3x-4.6x0.5x
Wed, 24 Jan 2024AU$1.9bAU$3.5b-AU$366,409,384.0032.9x-5.1x0.5x
Fri, 22 Dec 2023AU$1.8bAU$3.4b-AU$355,379,578.0032.9x-4.9x0.5x
Sun, 19 Nov 2023AU$1.7bAU$3.5b-AU$370,477,307.0031.5x-4.5x0.5x
Tue, 17 Oct 2023AU$1.6bAU$3.5b-AU$384,837,896.0030.2x-4.2x0.5x
Thu, 14 Sep 2023AU$1.6bAU$3.5b-AU$376,347,130.0029.6x-4.4x0.5x
Sat, 12 Aug 2023AU$1.9bAU$3.3b-AU$320,963,009.0025.2x-5.8x0.6x
Mon, 10 Jul 2023AU$1.8bAU$3.3b-AU$310,236,736.0024.1x-5.8x0.6x
Wed, 07 Jun 2023AU$1.9bAU$3.3b-AU$311,342,176.0025.1x-6x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-6x


Total Market Cap: AU$1.9bTotal Earnings: -AU$311,342,176.00Total Revenue: AU$3.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian IT Consulting Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 37.9x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Australian IT Consulting and Other Services industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 128x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 37.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 0.95x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the IT Consulting and Other Services industry have gone up over the last three years and the industry is now profitable.
  • Revenues have declined 18% per year.
  • This means that less sales are being generated overall, but since the cost of doing business is lower, profits have been increasing.

Industry Comparison

How does Australian IT Consulting compare with similar industries?

AU Market0.98%
Tech2.47%
IT3.82%
IT Consulting2.77%
Internet Services and Infrastructure3.96%
Data Processing Services2.43%
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
DTL Data#3AU$9.027.0%
+AU$91.5m		21.4%PE28.5x
PPL PureprofileAU$0.03411.5%
+AU$4.2m		-15.0%PE21.7x
AD1 AdNeoAU$0.03313.8%
+AU$1.5m		n/aPS1.7x

Latest News

APX
AU$1.16
Appen
7D
-5.7%
1Y
-3.8%
Narrative Update • May 26

APX: Speech Benchmark Collaboration Will Support Future Upside Potential

Analysts have maintained Appen's fair value target at A$2.35, while making slight adjustments to assumptions for the discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E to reflect updated views on the stock's risk profile and earnings potential. What's in the News Appen announced a collaboration with Hugging Face to supply private, high-quality English audio datasets to the Open ASR Leaderboard, a widely used benchmark for automatic speech recognition models.
ITS
AU$0.41
Infotrust
7D
-6.9%
1Y
3.8%
DTL
AU$9.02
Data#3
7D
7.0%
1Y
21.4%
KYP
AU$0.14
Kinatico
7D
-14.3%
1Y
-30.8%
Narrative Update • Apr 23

KYP: Future Returns Should Rise As Slightly Higher Assumptions Support Undervalued Outlook

Analysts have adjusted their price target for Kinatico from A$0.43 to A$0.40, reflecting updated assumptions for fair value, discount rate, revenue growth, profit margins and future P/E expectations. Valuation Changes Fair Value: The fair value estimate has edged down from A$0.43 to A$0.40.
PPL
AU$0.034
Pureprofile
7D
11.5%
1Y
-15.0%
ATA
AU$0.45
Atturra
7D
-2.2%
1Y
-47.7%
STH
AU$0.13
StepChange Holdings
7D
-7.1%
1Y
n/a
AD1
AU$0.033
AdNeo
7D
13.8%
1Y
n/a