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Australian (ASX) Telecom Sector Analysis

UpdatedMar 21, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies46
  • 7D2.1%
  • 3M3.7%
  • 1Y9.4%
  • YTD2.5%

Over the last 7 days, the Telecom industry has remained flat, although notably REA Group gained 3.5%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 8.7% in that time. Earnings are forecast to grow by 16% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Australian Telecom Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 21 Mar 2025AU$124.6bAU$44.4bAU$2.2b34.6x55.8x2.8x
Sun, 16 Feb 2025AU$126.7bAU$44.0bAU$2.2b29.2x57.7x2.9x
Tue, 14 Jan 2025AU$121.5bAU$44.0bAU$1.9b24.4x64.3x2.8x
Thu, 12 Dec 2024AU$124.5bAU$44.0bAU$1.9b24.4x65.9x2.8x
Sat, 09 Nov 2024AU$121.2bAU$44.0bAU$1.9b23.6x64.1x2.8x
Mon, 07 Oct 2024AU$118.6bAU$44.0bAU$1.9b24.2x62.7x2.7x
Wed, 04 Sep 2024AU$117.6bAU$44.0bAU$1.9b20.9x63.4x2.7x
Fri, 02 Aug 2024AU$116.1bAU$43.6bAU$2.8b23.5x40.9x2.7x
Sun, 30 Jun 2024AU$110.7bAU$43.6bAU$2.8b22.7x38.9x2.5x
Tue, 28 May 2024AU$108.6bAU$43.6bAU$2.8b24.9x38.2x2.5x
Thu, 25 Apr 2024AU$109.8bAU$43.6bAU$2.9b29x38.1x2.5x
Sat, 23 Mar 2024AU$113.3bAU$43.6bAU$2.9b30.6x39.2x2.6x
Mon, 19 Feb 2024AU$115.0bAU$43.3bAU$2.8b25.1x40.7x2.7x
Wed, 17 Jan 2024AU$117.9bAU$43.2bAU$3.4b21.9x35x2.7x
Fri, 15 Dec 2023AU$112.0bAU$43.2bAU$3.4b19.5x33.2x2.6x
Sun, 12 Nov 2023AU$111.5bAU$43.2bAU$3.4b21x33.1x2.6x
Tue, 10 Oct 2023AU$109.6bAU$43.2bAU$3.4b20.4x32.5x2.5x
Thu, 07 Sep 2023AU$113.6bAU$43.2bAU$3.4b22.1x33.8x2.6x
Sat, 05 Aug 2023AU$115.5bAU$42.0bAU$3.3b19.8x35.3x2.7x
Mon, 03 Jul 2023AU$113.0bAU$42.4bAU$3.3b21.5x34.4x2.7x
Wed, 31 May 2023AU$114.6bAU$42.4bAU$3.3b20.4x34.9x2.7x
Fri, 28 Apr 2023AU$114.9bAU$42.4bAU$3.3b23.1x35x2.7x
Sun, 26 Mar 2023AU$108.9bAU$42.4bAU$3.3b21.7x33.2x2.6x
Tue, 21 Feb 2023AU$109.7bAU$41.5bAU$3.6b31x30.9x2.6x
Thu, 19 Jan 2023AU$108.5bAU$40.3bAU$3.0b35.2x36x2.7x
Sat, 17 Dec 2022AU$105.7bAU$40.3bAU$3.0b33.6x35x2.6x
Mon, 14 Nov 2022AU$106.3bAU$40.3bAU$3.0b32.1x35.2x2.6x
Wed, 12 Oct 2022AU$101.1bAU$40.3bAU$3.0b29.2x33.5x2.5x
Fri, 09 Sep 2022AU$107.5bAU$40.1bAU$3.0b36.2x35.7x2.7x
Sun, 07 Aug 2022AU$110.8bAU$38.6bAU$2.8b43.4x39.5x2.9x
Tue, 05 Jul 2022AU$103.2bAU$38.6bAU$2.8b37.8x36.8x2.7x
Thu, 02 Jun 2022AU$107.7bAU$38.6bAU$2.8b40.3x38.4x2.8x
Sat, 30 Apr 2022AU$115.2bAU$38.8bAU$2.8b44x40.8x3x
Mon, 28 Mar 2022AU$115.7bAU$38.8bAU$2.8b44.2x41.5x3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

41.5x


Total Market Cap: AU$115.7bTotal Earnings: AU$2.8bTotal Revenue: AU$38.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Telecom Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 41.2x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Australian Communication Services industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 55.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 41.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Communication Services industry have declined 7.1% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 4.5% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Australian Telecom sector?

AU Market2.33%
Telecom2.10%
Entertainment2.56%
Telecom Services and Carriers2.37%
Interactive Media and Services1.88%
Media0.93%
Wireless Telecom0%0
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Entertainment industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 129x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 33.2%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 37.2% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Entertainment industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 33% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 37% per year.
  • In contrast, the Interactive Media and Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 13% 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
REA REA GroupAU$235.623.5%
+AU$1.1b		25.8%PE50.4x
TPG TPG TelecomAU$4.829.0%
+AU$741.5m		6.6%PS1.6x
TLS Telstra GroupAU$4.141.2%
+AU$577.2m		9.2%PE28.4x
SEK SEEKAU$22.931.8%
+AU$142.6m		-8.6%PE163.4x
ABB Aussie BroadbandAU$3.997.5%
+AU$82.4m		5.0%PE40.9x
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