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Australian (ASX) IT Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 30, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies20
  • 7D11.4%
  • 3M20.5%
  • 1Y4.3%
  • YTD10.2%

Over the last 7 days, the IT industry has risen 11%, driven by gains from NEXTDC of 15%. In the same time, Macquarie Technology Group was down 7.6%. This means that the industry has gained 4.3% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 4.7% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 31 Aug 2025AU$17.5bAU$2.9b-AU$96,075,534.2034.7x-181.7x6x
Tue, 29 Jul 2025AU$15.9bAU$2.8b-AU$87,749,027.9034.3x-181.4x5.6x
Thu, 26 Jun 2025AU$15.3bAU$2.8b-AU$89,921,094.5039x-169.7x5.5x
Sat, 24 May 2025AU$14.4bAU$2.8b-AU$90,081,166.5040.8x-159.7x5.2x
Mon, 21 Apr 2025AU$12.4bAU$2.8b-AU$90,505,357.3037.9x-137.5x4.4x
Wed, 19 Mar 2025AU$14.0bAU$2.8b-AU$90,537,371.7039x-155.2x5x
Fri, 14 Feb 2025AU$15.8bAU$2.8b-AU$200,634,318.5078.9x-78.9x5.8x
Sun, 12 Jan 2025AU$15.7bAU$2.6b-AU$192,918,461.1074x-81.5x6x
Tue, 10 Dec 2024AU$16.5bAU$2.6b-AU$186,007,142.4074.3x-88.8x6.3x
Thu, 07 Nov 2024AU$16.5bAU$2.6b-AU$183,499,823.3070x-90.1x6.3x
Sat, 05 Oct 2024AU$16.9bAU$2.6b-AU$174,084,261.7063.2x-96.8x6.5x
Mon, 02 Sep 2024AU$15.7bAU$2.5b-AU$170,053,225.4053.3x-92.3x6.2x
Wed, 31 Jul 2024AU$16.0bAU$4.4b-AU$218,447,594.2043.4x-73.4x3.7x
Fri, 28 Jun 2024AU$15.1bAU$4.4b-AU$215,212,229.6037.4x-70.2x3.4x
Sun, 26 May 2024AU$15.3bAU$4.4b-AU$216,038,782.6032.7x-70.6x3.5x
Tue, 23 Apr 2024AU$14.2bAU$4.4b-AU$221,919,116.8036.5x-63.8x3.2x
Thu, 21 Mar 2024AU$15.2bAU$4.4b-AU$219,061,605.0038.6x-69.4x3.5x
Sat, 17 Feb 2024AU$13.4bAU$4.4b-AU$455,946,174.0028.7x-29.4x3.1x
Mon, 15 Jan 2024AU$12.3bAU$4.4b-AU$450,058,225.0034x-27.3x2.8x
Wed, 13 Dec 2023AU$11.9bAU$4.4b-AU$455,873,445.0033.6x-26x2.7x
Fri, 10 Nov 2023AU$11.6bAU$4.5b-AU$465,803,024.0030.6x-25x2.6x
Sun, 08 Oct 2023AU$11.5bAU$4.5b-AU$466,540,165.0029.1x-24.6x2.5x
Tue, 05 Sep 2023AU$12.3bAU$4.5b-AU$461,034,326.0023.6x-26.7x2.7x
Thu, 03 Aug 2023AU$12.1bAU$4.3b-AU$455,581,419.0025.7x-26.6x2.8x
Sat, 01 Jul 2023AU$9.6bAU$3.9b-AU$466,746,034.0017.5x-20.7x2.5x
Mon, 29 May 2023AU$9.3bAU$3.9b-AU$472,658,039.0017.6x-19.7x2.4x
Wed, 26 Apr 2023AU$8.1bAU$3.9b-AU$469,474,909.0024.9x-17.2x2.1x
Fri, 24 Mar 2023AU$7.2bAU$3.9b-AU$463,729,881.0022.7x-15.4x1.8x
Sun, 19 Feb 2023AU$24.5bAU$10.1bAU$111.3m25x220.4x2.4x
Tue, 17 Jan 2023AU$24.1bAU$9.4b-AU$71,448,981.0032.3x-337.8x2.6x
Thu, 15 Dec 2022AU$26.3bAU$9.4b-AU$71,107,824.0033.6x-370.4x2.8x
Sat, 12 Nov 2022AU$25.9bAU$9.4bAU$29.7m40.2x872.1x2.8x
Mon, 10 Oct 2022AU$25.8bAU$9.5bAU$40.1m38.3x642.9x2.7x
Wed, 07 Sep 2022AU$25.5bAU$9.3bAU$21.2m37.3x1200.8x2.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

1200.8x


Total Market Cap: AU$25.5bTotal Earnings: AU$21.2mTotal Revenue: AU$9.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian IT Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -51x202320242025
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 3.8x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 6.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the IT industry have declined over the last three years, with the industry now making a loss overall.
  • Revenues have also declined 32% per year, which is driving profits down.

Industry Trends

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

AU Market0.14%
Tech-0.70%
IT11.41%
Internet Services and Infrastructure11.80%
IT Consulting8.87%
Data Processing Services-3.29%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the IT Consulting industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 15.3x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 18.6%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 11.3% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the IT Consulting industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 19% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 11% per year.
  • In contrast, the Internet Services and Infrastructure industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 2.8% 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
NXT NEXTDCAU$16.5014.9%
+AU$1.4b
-2.7%PS24.7x
MP1 MegaportAU$16.4415.8%
+AU$360.2m
92.5%PS11.6x
DTL Data#3AU$9.2115.1%
+AU$187.4m
19.6%PE29.6x
FCT FirstWave Cloud TechnologyAU$0.01721.4%
+AU$5.1m
-10.5%PS2.9x
APX AppenAU$0.861.8%
+AU$4.0m
-13.5%PS0.7x

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