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Australian (ASX) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedAug 28, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies1580
  • 7D0.6%
  • 3M7.0%
  • 1Y10.9%
  • YTD8.8%

In the last week, the market has stayed flat, however the Energy sector stood out, gaining 4.7%. As for the longer term, the market has risen 11% in the past 12 months. 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
Fri, 29 Aug 2025AU$3.0tAU$1.2tAU$106.1b19x28.5x2.5x
Sun, 27 Jul 2025AU$2.9tAU$1.2tAU$102.2b18.7x28.6x2.4x
Tue, 24 Jun 2025AU$2.8tAU$1.2tAU$103.4b17.8x27.4x2.3x
Thu, 22 May 2025AU$2.8tAU$1.2tAU$102.8b17.9x27.2x2.3x
Sat, 19 Apr 2025AU$2.6tAU$1.2tAU$104.3b17.1x25x2.1x
Mon, 17 Mar 2025AU$2.6tAU$1.2tAU$104.9b17.5x24.7x2.1x
Wed, 12 Feb 2025AU$2.8tAU$1.2tAU$92.6b19.9x30.3x2.4x
Fri, 10 Jan 2025AU$2.8tAU$1.2tAU$90.2b19.8x30.5x2.3x
Sun, 08 Dec 2024AU$2.8tAU$1.2tAU$89.0b20.3x31.3x2.4x
Tue, 05 Nov 2024AU$2.7tAU$1.2tAU$88.7b19.5x30.4x2.3x
Thu, 03 Oct 2024AU$2.7tAU$1.2tAU$87.0b19.8x31.3x2.4x
Sat, 31 Aug 2024AU$2.7tAU$1.2tAU$87.9b19.9x30.4x2.3x
Mon, 29 Jul 2024AU$2.6tAU$1.2tAU$92.1b19.2x28.5x2.3x
Wed, 26 Jun 2024AU$2.6tAU$1.2tAU$92.0b19.1x28.4x2.3x
Fri, 24 May 2024AU$2.6tAU$1.2tAU$92.2b19.4x28.2x2.2x
Sun, 21 Apr 2024AU$2.5tAU$1.2tAU$95.9b19.6x26.3x2.1x
Tue, 19 Mar 2024AU$2.6tAU$1.2tAU$96.4b19.2x26.6x2.2x
Thu, 15 Feb 2024AU$2.5tAU$1.2tAU$117.9b19x21.4x2.2x
Sat, 13 Jan 2024AU$2.5tAU$1.2tAU$114.8b18.6x21.9x2.2x
Mon, 11 Dec 2023AU$2.4tAU$1.2tAU$116.3b18x20.7x2.1x
Wed, 08 Nov 2023AU$2.3tAU$1.2tAU$118.2b18x19.7x2x
Fri, 06 Oct 2023AU$2.4tAU$1.2tAU$120.0b17.6x19.8x2x
Sun, 03 Sep 2023AU$2.5tAU$1.2tAU$119.7b18.6x20.5x2.1x
Tue, 01 Aug 2023AU$2.5tAU$1.2tAU$144.9b16.9x17.2x2.1x
Thu, 29 Jun 2023AU$2.4tAU$1.2tAU$145.7b16.4x16.3x2x
Sat, 27 May 2023AU$2.4tAU$1.2tAU$146.9b16.1x16.3x2x
Mon, 24 Apr 2023AU$2.5tAU$1.2tAU$144.2b16.2x17.1x2.1x
Wed, 22 Mar 2023AU$2.2tAU$1.1tAU$134.0b15.9x16.2x2x
Fri, 17 Feb 2023AU$2.5tAU$1.1tAU$143.3b16.4x17.4x2.3x
Sun, 15 Jan 2023AU$2.5tAU$1.1tAU$146.7b15.8x16.8x2.3x
Tue, 13 Dec 2022AU$2.4tAU$1.1tAU$149.0b14.4x16.2x2.2x
Thu, 10 Nov 2022AU$2.3tAU$1.1tAU$151.4b14.6x15.5x2.1x
Sat, 08 Oct 2022AU$2.3tAU$1.1tAU$150.1b15.2x15.3x2.1x
Mon, 05 Sep 2022AU$2.3tAU$1.1tAU$146.5b14.9x15.8x2.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

15.8x


Total Market Cap: AU$2.3tTotal Earnings: AU$146.5bTotal 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 28.5x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 23.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for Australian listed companies have declined 10% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 3.8% 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 Market0.59%
Energy4.72%
Materials3.41%
Industrials1.45%
Consumer Discretionary0.37%
Healthcare-0.14%
Financials-0.14%
Utilities-0.50%
Tech-1.07%
Real Estate-1.14%
Telecom-1.63%
Consumer Staples-2.86%
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 22.3%, 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.
  • This is roughly in line with its past earnings growth rate.
  • In contrast, the Financials sector is expected to see its earnings grow by 4.4% 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
PDN Paladin EnergyAU$7.2814.8%
+AU$19.2b		-25.3%PS79.7xEnergy
BHP BHP GroupAU$43.012.3%
+AU$4.8b		6.1%PE15.8xMaterials
COL Coles GroupAU$24.0411.5%
+AU$3.3b		27.4%PE29.8xConsumer Staples
SIG Sigma HealthcareAU$3.098.4%
+AU$2.6b		n/aPE67.1xHealthcare
NAB National Australia BankAU$42.941.3%
+AU$1.7b		13.2%PB2.1xFinancials
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