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Australian (ASX) IT Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 21, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies19
  • 7D-2.2%
  • 3M-9.0%
  • 1Y-19.6%
  • YTD-8.0%

The IT is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Appen has stood out, gaining 13%. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 19% in the last year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 9.8% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 21 May 2025AU$14.5bAU$2.8b-AU$90,317,272.7041.9x-160.9x5.2x
Fri, 18 Apr 2025AU$12.4bAU$2.8b-AU$90,609,404.1037.9x-137.3x4.4x
Sun, 16 Mar 2025AU$14.1bAU$2.8b-AU$90,745,465.3039x-155.1x5x
Tue, 11 Feb 2025AU$16.2bAU$2.8b-AU$200,403,016.0080.1x-81x5.9x
Thu, 09 Jan 2025AU$15.9bAU$2.6b-AU$191,604,662.9073.3x-83x6x
Sat, 07 Dec 2024AU$16.5bAU$2.6b-AU$186,562,268.4073.9x-88.4x6.3x
Mon, 04 Nov 2024AU$16.1bAU$2.6b-AU$183,518,327.5069.3x-87.8x6.2x
Wed, 02 Oct 2024AU$16.7bAU$2.6b-AU$167,673,197.0062.8x-99.4x6.5x
Fri, 30 Aug 2024AU$15.6bAU$2.6b-AU$195,206,492.9049.2x-79.7x5.9x
Sun, 28 Jul 2024AU$15.8bAU$4.4b-AU$218,140,588.8038.6x-72.4x3.6x
Tue, 25 Jun 2024AU$15.2bAU$4.4b-AU$215,365,732.3033.4x-70.8x3.5x
Thu, 23 May 2024AU$15.3bAU$4.4b-AU$215,129,574.3034.5x-71.2x3.5x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024AU$14.2bAU$4.4b-AU$221,789,229.9038.9x-64.2x3.2x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024AU$15.4bAU$4.4b-AU$217,916,238.7037.8x-70.7x3.5x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024AU$13.2bAU$4.3b-AU$460,632,792.0041.4x-28.8x3.1x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024AU$12.1bAU$4.4b-AU$449,157,276.0033.8x-26.9x2.7x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023AU$12.0bAU$4.4b-AU$456,501,379.0033.4x-26.3x2.7x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023AU$11.4bAU$4.5b-AU$458,540,825.0029.9x-25x2.5x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023AU$11.7bAU$4.5b-AU$468,417,486.0029.2x-24.9x2.6x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023AU$12.5bAU$4.5b-AU$460,324,487.0023.4x-27.1x2.8x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023AU$10.4bAU$3.9b-AU$464,799,923.0018.5x-22.4x2.6x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023AU$9.4bAU$3.9b-AU$462,373,948.0018.3x-20.3x2.4x
Fri, 26 May 2023AU$8.2bAU$3.9b-AU$469,992,133.0017.5x-17.4x2.1x
Sun, 23 Apr 2023AU$8.1bAU$3.9b-AU$465,422,732.0025.2x-17.3x2.1x
Tue, 21 Mar 2023AU$7.3bAU$3.9b-AU$465,262,778.0023.4x-15.7x1.9x
Thu, 16 Feb 2023AU$24.2bAU$9.9bAU$106.2m24.7x228x2.5x
Sat, 14 Jan 2023AU$24.2bAU$9.4b-AU$70,796,430.0032.5x-341.3x2.6x
Mon, 12 Dec 2022AU$26.1bAU$9.5b-AU$69,554,141.0031.8x-374.6x2.8x
Wed, 09 Nov 2022AU$25.2bAU$9.5bAU$35.8m39.1x702.8x2.6x
Fri, 07 Oct 2022AU$26.0bAU$9.5bAU$37.1m38.6x699.7x2.7x
Sun, 04 Sep 2022AU$25.5bAU$9.2bAU$19.3m37.8x1317.8x2.8x
Tue, 02 Aug 2022AU$27.8bAU$8.8b-AU$284,020,918.0032.8x-98x3.2x
Thu, 30 Jun 2022AU$25.8bAU$8.8b-AU$284,183,724.0025.9x-90.9x2.9x
Sat, 28 May 2022AU$26.0bAU$8.7b-AU$272,795,299.0026.6x-95.1x3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-95.1x


Total Market Cap: AU$26.0bTotal Earnings: -AU$272,795,299.00Total Revenue: AU$8.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian IT Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -44.9x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Australian IT industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.6x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 5.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the IT industry have improved over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 31% per year.
  • This means that less sales are being generated overall, but since the cost of doing business is lower, losses have been shrinking.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Australian Tech industry?

AU Market0.83%
Tech2.74%
IT-2.20%
Data Processing Services3.27%
IT Consulting1.52%
Internet Services and Infrastructure-2.81%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the IT Consulting industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 7.7x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 22.4%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 12.4% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the IT Consulting industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 22% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 12% per year.
  • In contrast, the Data Processing Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.5% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
SPX SpendaAU$0.00740.0%
+AU$9.2m
-12.5%PS4.2x
VIG Victor Group HoldingsAU$0.07314.1%
+AU$5.9m
n/aPS5.8x
WRK WrkrAU$0.0595.4%
+AU$5.2m
90.3%PS12.5x
ATA AtturraAU$0.891.1%
+AU$3.8m
18.7%PE30.1x
DXN DXNAU$0.0333.1%
+AU$298.7k
-5.7%PS0.7x
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