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Australian (ASX) IT Consulting Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 30, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies8
  • 7D-1.0%
  • 3M9.8%
  • 1Y5.8%
  • YTDn/a

The IT Consulting is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Appen has stood out, gaining 26%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 5.8% over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 23% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 30 Jul 2026AU$2.1bAU$1.8bAU$15.1m33.4x140.5x1.2x
Sat, 27 Jun 2026AU$2.1bAU$1.8bAU$14.9m36.8x143.2x1.2x
Mon, 25 May 2026AU$2.0bAU$1.8bAU$15.2m35x133x1.1x
Wed, 22 Apr 2026AU$2.0bAU$1.8bAU$15.4m36.5x130.8x1.1x
Fri, 20 Mar 2026AU$1.9bAU$1.8bAU$14.8m32.2x128.1x1x
Sun, 15 Feb 2026AU$2.2bAU$1.7bAU$25.0m32.7x87.3x1.3x
Tue, 13 Jan 2026AU$2.4bAU$1.7bAU$23.4m36.5x100.7x1.4x
Thu, 11 Dec 2025AU$2.2bAU$1.7bAU$23.1m35.7x95.1x1.3x
Sat, 08 Nov 2025AU$2.2bAU$1.7bAU$22.3m34.2x97.5x1.3x
Mon, 06 Oct 2025AU$2.3bAU$1.7bAU$22.9m31.9x100.3x1.3x
Wed, 03 Sep 2025AU$2.3bAU$1.7bAU$22.4m33x100.7x1.3x
Fri, 01 Aug 2025AU$2.0bAU$1.7bAU$19.9m30.3x101.4x1.2x
Sun, 29 Jun 2025AU$2.0bAU$1.7bAU$18.3m28.9x109.3x1.2x
Tue, 27 May 2025AU$2.0bAU$1.7bAU$18.2m28.7x111.7x1.2x
Thu, 24 Apr 2025AU$1.9bAU$1.7bAU$17.7m27.7x105.7x1.1x
Sat, 22 Mar 2025AU$2.0bAU$1.7bAU$17.2m27.3x116x1.2x
Mon, 17 Feb 2025AU$2.5bAU$1.7b-AU$104,203,043.3064.9x-23.8x1.5x
Wed, 15 Jan 2025AU$2.1bAU$1.6b-AU$97,773,227.8055.2x-21.7x1.3x
Fri, 13 Dec 2024AU$2.2bAU$1.6b-AU$92,592,051.8058.2x-24.2x1.4x
Sun, 10 Nov 2024AU$2.3bAU$1.5b-AU$88,669,161.4050.5x-25.6x1.5x
Tue, 08 Oct 2024AU$2.0bAU$1.5b-AU$84,468,708.0046.9x-24.3x1.3x
Thu, 05 Sep 2024AU$1.8bAU$1.5b-AU$85,529,664.3043.1x-21x1.2x
Sat, 03 Aug 2024AU$1.8bAU$3.3b-AU$131,735,847.6031.4x-13.9x0.6x
Mon, 01 Jul 2024AU$1.7bAU$3.3b-AU$127,461,387.8028.7x-13.2x0.5x
Wed, 29 May 2024AU$1.6bAU$3.3b-AU$127,485,003.6027.4x-12.2x0.5x
Fri, 26 Apr 2024AU$1.7bAU$3.3b-AU$131,912,966.1029.2x-12.6x0.5x
Sun, 24 Mar 2024AU$1.8bAU$3.3b-AU$131,747,655.5032x-13.7x0.5x
Tue, 20 Feb 2024AU$1.6bAU$3.4b-AU$366,396,869.5027.4x-4.4x0.5x
Thu, 18 Jan 2024AU$1.8bAU$3.5b-AU$367,719,856.0032.9x-5x0.5x
Sat, 16 Dec 2023AU$1.8bAU$3.4b-AU$357,809,411.0032.9x-4.9x0.5x
Mon, 13 Nov 2023AU$1.6bAU$3.5b-AU$380,551,561.0030.3x-4.2x0.5x
Wed, 11 Oct 2023AU$1.6bAU$3.5b-AU$377,602,999.0029.8x-4.3x0.5x
Fri, 08 Sep 2023AU$1.7bAU$3.5b-AU$379,159,184.0022.1x-4.4x0.5x
Sun, 06 Aug 2023AU$1.9bAU$3.3b-AU$318,596,236.0024.9x-5.9x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-5.9x


Total Market Cap: AU$1.9bTotal Earnings: -AU$318,596,236.00Total Revenue: AU$3.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian IT Consulting Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 45.8x202420252026
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 141x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 45.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 0.99x 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 Market2.05%
Tech-1.69%
IT-7.89%
IT Consulting-1.00%
Data Processing Services2.83%
Internet Services and Infrastructure-8.75%
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
APX AppenAU$1.1325.7%
+AU$61.8m		25.0%PS0.9x
PPL PureprofileAU$0.0365.9%
+AU$2.4m		-20.0%PE23x
STH StepChange HoldingsAU$0.138.3%
+AU$1.7m		-16.1%PS0.9x

Latest News

ATA
AU$0.39
Atturra
7D
-8.3%
1Y
-55.0%
KYP
AU$0.13
Kinatico
7D
-13.3%
1Y
-45.8%
PPL
AU$0.036
Pureprofile
7D
5.9%
1Y
-20.0%
AD1
AU$0.026
AdNeo
7D
-3.7%
1Y
-46.9%
DTL
AU$9.74
Data#3
7D
-2.4%
1Y
29.2%
APX
AU$1.13
Appen
7D
25.7%
1Y
25.0%
Narrative Update • Jun 23

APX: Speech Benchmark Collaboration Will Support Future Earnings Upside

Analysts have maintained their A$2.35 fair value estimate for Appen, citing slightly adjusted assumptions around discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin, and future P/E to refine their price target rationale. What’s in the News for Appen Appen announced a collaboration with Hugging Face to provide private, high-quality English-language audio datasets to the Open ASR Leaderboard, a widely used benchmark for automatic speech recognition models.
ITS
AU$0.28
Infotrust
7D
-11.3%
1Y
-45.5%
STH
AU$0.13
StepChange Holdings
7D
8.3%
1Y
-16.1%