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Australian (ASX) Software Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 14, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies72
  • 7D7.3%
  • 3M-18.5%
  • 1Y11.8%
  • YTD-20.7%

In the last week, the Software industry is up 7.3%, with WiseTech Global up 13%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 12%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 26% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 14 Apr 2025AU$78.4bAU$7.9bAU$420.4m60.4x186.6x9.9x
Wed, 12 Mar 2025AU$80.9bAU$7.9bAU$416.4m58x194.2x10.2x
Fri, 07 Feb 2025AU$102.7bAU$7.6bAU$280.1m70.3x366.8x13.4x
Sun, 05 Jan 2025AU$98.8bAU$7.7bAU$271.7m68.4x363.8x12.8x
Tue, 03 Dec 2024AU$101.7bAU$7.7bAU$286.4m64.2x355x13.3x
Thu, 31 Oct 2024AU$89.9bAU$7.4bAU$210.1m64x427.6x12.1x
Sat, 28 Sep 2024AU$94.6bAU$7.4bAU$201.9m69x468.5x12.8x
Mon, 26 Aug 2024AU$87.4bAU$7.5bAU$123.3m68.2x708.7x11.7x
Wed, 24 Jul 2024AU$85.0bAU$7.7b-AU$89,361,245.6660.8x-950.9x11.1x
Fri, 21 Jun 2024AU$81.5bAU$7.8b-AU$93,118,669.9962.2x-875.6x10.5x
Sun, 19 May 2024AU$81.1bAU$7.6b-AU$316,667,987.4959.6x-256x10.7x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024AU$77.4bAU$7.6b-AU$368,965,827.8963x-209.9x10.2x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024AU$83.0bAU$7.6b-AU$389,608,146.2960.9x-213.1x10.9x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024AU$68.7bAU$7.6b-AU$769,344,474.3955.6x-89.3x9x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024AU$66.8bAU$8.4b-AU$1,047,458,142.0057.1x-63.7x8x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023AU$64.7bAU$8.4b-AU$1,048,815,808.0058.4x-61.7x7.7x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023AU$62.5bAU$8.2b-AU$1,166,655,910.0055.1x-53.6x7.6x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023AU$65.3bAU$8.1b-AU$1,117,674,984.0058.5x-58.5x8.1x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023AU$69.3bAU$8.0b-AU$1,178,898,996.0061.3x-58.8x8.7x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023AU$73.0bAU$7.7b-AU$888,486,413.0047.5x-82.1x9.5x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023AU$67.7bAU$7.7b-AU$900,098,421.0049.5x-75.3x8.8x
Mon, 22 May 2023AU$65.4bAU$7.7b-AU$945,344,325.0045.3x-69.2x8.5x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023AU$63.8bAU$7.5b-AU$870,819,111.0046.6x-73.2x8.5x
Fri, 17 Mar 2023AU$58.0bAU$7.5b-AU$875,372,220.0046.4x-66.2x7.8x
Sun, 12 Feb 2023AU$56.4bAU$7.1b-AU$707,798,004.0053x-79.6x7.9x
Tue, 10 Jan 2023AU$52.9bAU$7.1b-AU$709,961,754.0051.2x-74.5x7.5x
Thu, 08 Dec 2022AU$53.6bAU$7.1b-AU$716,759,088.0050.6x-74.8x7.5x
Sat, 05 Nov 2022AU$55.6bAU$6.9b-AU$715,580,085.0051.2x-77.7x8x
Mon, 03 Oct 2022AU$51.6bAU$6.9b-AU$665,624,657.0045.3x-77.6x7.5x
Wed, 31 Aug 2022AU$57.5bAU$6.6b-AU$590,581,523.0047.4x-97.4x8.7x
Fri, 29 Jul 2022AU$54.6bAU$6.4b-AU$464,941,694.0025x-117.4x8.6x
Sun, 26 Jun 2022AU$48.3bAU$6.4b-AU$464,967,032.0026.9x-103.9x7.5x
Tue, 24 May 2022AU$53.0bAU$6.3b-AU$432,396,457.0025.6x-122.6x8.4x
Thu, 21 Apr 2022AU$58.4bAU$6.1b-AU$437,580,233.0031.6x-133.6x9.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-133.6x


Total Market Cap: AU$58.4bTotal Earnings: -AU$437,580,233.00Total Revenue: AU$6.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Software Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -55.4x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Australian Software industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 187x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -55.4x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 9.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Software industry have gone up over the last three years, and the industry is now profitable. Revenues have grown 8.9% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by the industry overall, and subsequently profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

AU Market0.085%
Tech6.09%
Software7.27%
Application Software7.35%
Systems Software-3.42%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Application Software industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 2kx.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 25.6%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 4.9% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Systems Software industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 55% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Application Software industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 26% 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
WTC WiseTech GlobalAU$86.7413.4%
+AU$3.4b
-2.9%PE94.7x
XRO XeroAU$158.6711.5%
+AU$2.5b
32.4%PE121.2x
TNE Technology OneAU$28.5015.9%
+AU$1.3b
78.7%PE79x
360 Life360AU$19.0413.7%
+AU$521.8m
44.6%PS7.3x
CAT Catapult Group InternationalAU$3.4712.3%
+AU$99.7m
132.1%PS5.3x
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AU$0.25

Etherstack

7D

-7.4%

1Y

n/a

TNE

AU$28.50

Technology One

7D

15.9%

1Y

78.7%

XRO

AU$158.67

Xero

7D

11.5%

1Y

32.4%

NXL

AU$2.43

Nuix

7D

-4.7%

1Y

19.7%

RUL

AU$2.53

RPMGlobal Holdings

7D

-0.8%

1Y

18.2%

COS

AU$0.71

COSOL

7D

-2.7%

1Y

-29.0%

CAT

AU$3.47

Catapult Group International

7D

12.3%

1Y

132.1%

IRE

AU$7.80

Iress

7D

5.8%

1Y

1.6%

BGE

AU$0.015

Bridge SaaS

7D

-40.0%

1Y

-53.1%

BVS

AU$2.17

Bravura Solutions

7D

10.7%

1Y

50.2%

IOD

AU$0.16

IODM

7D

-5.9%

1Y

-15.8%

GTI

AU$0.075

Gratifii

7D

-6.3%

1Y

11.1%

ATV

AU$0.013

ActivePort Group

7D

-16.7%

1Y

-87.0%