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Australian (ASX) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedAug 25, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies1578
  • 7D0.2%
  • 3M7.6%
  • 1Y11.4%
  • YTD8.9%

The Consumer Discretionary sector gained 3.3% while the market remained flat over the last week. More promisingly, the market is up 11% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Trending IndustriesOil and GasGoldBiotechSoftwareRenewable Energy

Market Valuation and Performance

Has the Australian Market valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 25 Aug 2025AU$3.0tAU$1.2tAU$107.3b19.3x28.2x2.5x
Wed, 23 Jul 2025AU$2.9tAU$1.2tAU$102.5b19x28.5x2.4x
Fri, 20 Jun 2025AU$2.8tAU$1.2tAU$102.9b17.9x27.7x2.3x
Sun, 18 May 2025AU$2.8tAU$1.2tAU$103.0b17.9x27.1x2.3x
Tue, 15 Apr 2025AU$2.6tAU$1.2tAU$104.9b17.2x24.6x2.1x
Thu, 13 Mar 2025AU$2.6tAU$1.2tAU$104.9b17.7x24.7x2.1x
Sat, 08 Feb 2025AU$2.8tAU$1.2tAU$91.4b19.7x30.8x2.4x
Mon, 06 Jan 2025AU$2.7tAU$1.2tAU$90.1b20x30.3x2.3x
Wed, 04 Dec 2024AU$2.8tAU$1.2tAU$88.4b20.1x31.7x2.4x
Fri, 01 Nov 2024AU$2.7tAU$1.2tAU$88.5b19.6x30.5x2.3x
Sun, 29 Sep 2024AU$2.7tAU$1.2tAU$87.0b19.7x31.2x2.4x
Tue, 27 Aug 2024AU$2.7tAU$1.2tAU$86.9b19.5x30.7x2.3x
Thu, 25 Jul 2024AU$2.6tAU$1.2tAU$91.6b19.3x28.9x2.3x
Sat, 22 Jun 2024AU$2.6tAU$1.2tAU$92.1b18.8x28.2x2.2x
Mon, 20 May 2024AU$2.6tAU$1.2tAU$92.3b19.4x28.2x2.2x
Wed, 17 Apr 2024AU$2.6tAU$1.2tAU$95.8b19.9x27x2.2x
Fri, 15 Mar 2024AU$2.6tAU$1.2tAU$96.2b19.6x26.8x2.2x
Sun, 11 Feb 2024AU$2.5tAU$1.2tAU$119.1b19.1x21.4x2.2x
Tue, 09 Jan 2024AU$2.5tAU$1.2tAU$114.8b18.5x21.7x2.1x
Thu, 07 Dec 2023AU$2.4tAU$1.2tAU$116.3b18x20.6x2x
Sat, 04 Nov 2023AU$2.4tAU$1.2tAU$118.1b17.8x19.9x2x
Mon, 02 Oct 2023AU$2.4tAU$1.2tAU$119.3b18.2x20x2x
Wed, 30 Aug 2023AU$2.4tAU$1.2tAU$121.8b17.6x19.9x2x
Fri, 28 Jul 2023AU$2.5tAU$1.2tAU$144.2b16.8x17.4x2.2x
Sun, 25 Jun 2023AU$2.4tAU$1.2tAU$145.3b15.9x16.3x2x
Tue, 23 May 2023AU$2.4tAU$1.2tAU$145.7b16.1x16.7x2.1x
Thu, 20 Apr 2023AU$2.5tAU$1.2tAU$144.4b16.1x17.1x2.1x
Sat, 18 Mar 2023AU$2.3tAU$1.2tAU$143.5b15.8x16.3x2x
Mon, 13 Feb 2023AU$2.5tAU$1.1tAU$144.6b16.4x17.3x2.3x
Wed, 11 Jan 2023AU$2.4tAU$1.1tAU$147.6b15.1x16.3x2.2x
Fri, 09 Dec 2022AU$2.4tAU$1.1tAU$149.5b14.6x16.2x2.2x
Sun, 06 Nov 2022AU$2.3tAU$1.1tAU$152.0b14.7x15.3x2.1x
Tue, 04 Oct 2022AU$2.2tAU$1.1tAU$150.1b14.2x14.6x2x
Thu, 01 Sep 2022AU$2.4tAU$1.1tAU$146.3b15x16.2x2.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

16.2x


Total Market Cap: AU$2.4tTotal Earnings: AU$146.3bTotal Revenue: AU$1.1tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 23.2x202320242025
Current Market PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Australian market, and appear confident in strong long term growth rates.
  • The market is trading at a PE ratio of 28.2x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 23.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for Australian listed companies have declined 9.8% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 3.9% 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.

Sector Trends

Which sectors have driven the changes within the Australian Market?

AU Market0.22%
Consumer Discretionary3.30%
Financials3.24%
Telecom3.10%
Industrials1.94%
Utilities1.42%
Consumer Staples1.03%
Real Estate0.74%
Tech0.65%
Materials-2.31%
Energy-2.50%
Healthcare-10.67%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Tech sector the most for future growth which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 21.5%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 27.2% per year.
  • The Energy sector is the least preferred by investors for future growth. Although, investor sentiment seems to have improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 12.1x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Tech sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 22% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 27% per year.
  • In contrast, the Financials sector is expected to see its earnings grow by 4.2% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuationSector
BHP BHP GroupAU$43.144.0%
+AU$8.6b		5.6%PE15.8xMaterials
NAB National Australia BankAU$41.713.7%
+AU$4.5b		10.5%PB2xFinancials
BXB BramblesAU$26.3413.3%
+AU$4.3b		47.7%PE27xIndustrials
WBC Westpac BankingAU$38.293.3%
+AU$4.2b		24.8%PB1.8xFinancials
MQG Macquarie GroupAU$225.143.6%
+AU$2.9b		5.5%PE22.9xFinancials
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