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Australian (ASX) Software Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 22, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies65
  • 7D-7.6%
  • 3M-29.7%
  • 1Y-33.2%
  • YTD-9.9%

Over the last 7 days, the Software industry has dropped 4.8%, driven by WiseTech Global declining 8.0%. Meanwhile, Echo IQ actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 25% in the last week. However, the industry is down 30% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 24% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 22 Jan 2026AU$67.7bAU$8.2bAU$651.9m33.3x103.9x8.3x
Sat, 20 Dec 2025AU$76.4bAU$8.2bAU$659.0m37.8x115.9x9.3x
Mon, 17 Nov 2025AU$79.2bAU$8.3bAU$671.4m38.1x118x9.5x
Wed, 15 Oct 2025AU$98.1bAU$8.1bAU$641.1m34.7x153x12x
Fri, 12 Sep 2025AU$99.6bAU$8.1bAU$638.6m34.1x155.9x12.3x
Sun, 10 Aug 2025AU$106.4bAU$8.0bAU$547.5m75.6x194.3x13.3x
Tue, 08 Jul 2025AU$102.7bAU$8.0bAU$537.6m75.7x191x12.8x
Thu, 05 Jun 2025AU$101.0bAU$8.0bAU$539.8m79.7x187.1x12.6x
Sat, 03 May 2025AU$87.7bAU$7.8bAU$482.5m67.9x181.9x11.3x
Mon, 31 Mar 2025AU$79.2bAU$7.9bAU$416.9m61.6x190.1x10x
Wed, 26 Feb 2025AU$90.3bAU$7.7bAU$379.1m48.9x238.2x11.8x
Fri, 24 Jan 2025AU$98.4bAU$7.6bAU$288.1m70.4x341.4x12.9x
Sun, 22 Dec 2024AU$96.6bAU$7.7bAU$268.5m68.4x359.6x12.5x
Tue, 19 Nov 2024AU$100.5bAU$7.6bAU$268.6m63.8x374.1x13.2x
Thu, 17 Oct 2024AU$94.5bAU$7.4bAU$211.8m65.8x446.3x12.8x
Sat, 14 Sep 2024AU$90.4bAU$7.4bAU$199.4m66.5x453.1x12.1x
Mon, 12 Aug 2024AU$73.8bAU$7.3b-AU$206,777,324.9360.2x-356.8x10.1x
Wed, 10 Jul 2024AU$84.6bAU$7.7b-AU$95,013,077.5358.2x-890.1x10.9x
Fri, 07 Jun 2024AU$83.5bAU$7.8b-AU$82,097,334.6962.8x-1016.7x10.7x
Sun, 05 May 2024AU$79.9bAU$7.6b-AU$322,886,593.9563.8x-247.4x10.6x
Tue, 02 Apr 2024AU$81.5bAU$7.6b-AU$387,839,811.5563x-210.1x10.7x
Thu, 29 Feb 2024AU$78.9bAU$7.7b-AU$477,883,230.1556.8x-165.1x10.2x
Sat, 27 Jan 2024AU$69.7bAU$8.4b-AU$1,048,353,753.0060.7x-66.5x8.3x
Mon, 25 Dec 2023AU$68.8bAU$8.4b-AU$1,046,713,887.0060.7x-65.8x8.2x
Wed, 22 Nov 2023AU$64.4bAU$8.4b-AU$1,057,547,168.0057.3x-60.9x7.7x
Fri, 20 Oct 2023AU$63.2bAU$8.1b-AU$1,119,403,421.0058.2x-56.5x7.8x
Sun, 17 Sep 2023AU$69.5bAU$8.1b-AU$1,116,615,884.0060.1x-62.3x8.6x
Tue, 15 Aug 2023AU$73.5bAU$7.7b-AU$892,591,052.0050.9x-82.3x9.5x
Thu, 13 Jul 2023AU$69.1bAU$7.7b-AU$890,051,417.0048x-77.6x9x
Sat, 10 Jun 2023AU$67.3bAU$7.7b-AU$895,238,292.0049.5x-75.2x8.7x
Mon, 08 May 2023AU$61.4bAU$7.5b-AU$876,444,181.0048.9x-70x8.2x
Wed, 05 Apr 2023AU$61.6bAU$7.5b-AU$869,660,235.0045.3x-70.8x8.2x
Fri, 03 Mar 2023AU$57.4bAU$7.3b-AU$694,526,727.0045.9x-82.6x7.9x
Sun, 29 Jan 2023AU$57.1bAU$7.1b-AU$702,507,416.0054.1x-81.2x8.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-81.2x


Total Market Cap: AU$57.1bTotal Earnings: -AU$702,507,416.00Total Revenue: AU$7.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Software Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 10.8x202420252026
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 107x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 10.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 10.4x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 8.5x.
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 5.0% 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 Market-0.43%
Tech-5.13%
Software-7.62%
Application Software-7.37%
Systems Software-27.04%
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 24.1%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 20.3% 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 24% 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
EIQ Echo IQAU$0.4124.6%
+AU$52.0m
47.3%PS2597.1x
RDY ReadyTech HoldingsAU$2.637.3%
+AU$22.2m
-17.6%PS2.7x
PPS PraemiumAU$0.803.2%
+AU$12.0m
4.6%PE28x
VNL Vinyl GroupAU$0.0867.5%
+AU$8.3m
-18.1%PS8.3x
ROC RocketBootsAU$0.416.5%
+AU$5.2m
572.1%PS120.3x

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