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Canadian (TSX) Software Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 18, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies79
  • 7D-6.9%
  • 3M-27.9%
  • 1Y-48.8%
  • YTD-28.4%

Over the last 7 days, the Software industry has dropped 6.9%, driven by a pullback from Constellation Software of 7.5%. In contrast, CyberCatch Holdings has gained 37%. Overall the industry is down 49% in 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 25% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 18 Feb 2026CA$87.7bCA$26.0b-CA$59,485,337.3635.3x-1473.5x3.4x
Fri, 16 Jan 2026CA$114.1bCA$26.4bCA$144.8m46.2x787.7x4.3x
Sun, 14 Dec 2025CA$121.3bCA$26.1bCA$147.4m50.1x823.4x4.6x
Tue, 11 Nov 2025CA$124.1bCA$26.4bCA$184.2m50.7x673.7x4.7x
Thu, 09 Oct 2025CA$141.5bCA$25.5bCA$258.0m56.4x548.4x5.5x
Sat, 06 Sep 2025CA$158.7bCA$25.4bCA$243.3m62.6x652.3x6.3x
Mon, 04 Aug 2025CA$162.7bCA$24.6bCA$217.7m50x747.4x6.6x
Wed, 02 Jul 2025CA$164.9bCA$24.2bCA$190.0m43x868.2x6.8x
Fri, 30 May 2025CA$163.6bCA$24.4bCA$164.0m44.1x998.2x6.7x
Sun, 27 Apr 2025CA$159.3bCA$23.9bCA$438.7m31.7x363.2x6.7x
Tue, 25 Mar 2025CA$151.2bCA$24.7bCA$88.5m27.2x1707.6x6.1x
Thu, 20 Feb 2025CA$163.9bCA$23.8b-CA$2,310,697,056.8628.3x-70.9x6.9x
Sat, 18 Jan 2025CA$150.6bCA$24.2b-CA$2,421,620,289.4241.7x-62.2x6.2x
Mon, 16 Dec 2024CA$157.4bCA$23.8b-CA$2,366,695,010.2243.2x-66.5x6.6x
Wed, 13 Nov 2024CA$151.2bCA$23.3b-CA$2,324,396,785.4841.5x-65.1x6.5x
Fri, 11 Oct 2024CA$144.0bCA$22.2b-CA$2,498,440,933.3941.8x-57.7x6.5x
Sun, 08 Sep 2024CA$137.6bCA$22.0b-CA$2,504,171,439.8141x-55x6.3x
Tue, 06 Aug 2024CA$136.2bCA$21.7b-CA$3,373,700,803.0944.2x-40.4x6.3x
Thu, 04 Jul 2024CA$136.2bCA$21.3b-CA$3,425,218,965.4142.6x-39.8x6.4x
Sat, 01 Jun 2024CA$129.7bCA$21.6b-CA$3,394,625,672.1842.9x-38.2x6x
Mon, 29 Apr 2024CA$128.2bCA$20.9b-CA$4,253,287,409.2747.4x-30.1x6.1x
Wed, 27 Mar 2024CA$129.6bCA$20.8b-CA$4,804,664,815.6928.8x-27x6.2x
Fri, 23 Feb 2024CA$120.6bCA$19.8b-CA$2,759,078,012.0824.7x-43.7x6.1x
Sun, 21 Jan 2024CA$122.4bCA$19.9b-CA$3,970,806,365.0025.6x-30.8x6.1x
Tue, 19 Dec 2023CA$116.2bCA$19.9b-CA$4,052,772,828.0026.5x-28.7x5.8x
Thu, 16 Nov 2023CA$107.2bCA$20.3b-CA$4,242,951,704.0046.8x-25.3x5.3x
Sat, 14 Oct 2023CA$99.4bCA$19.4b-CA$4,196,545,860.0055.2x-23.7x5.1x
Mon, 11 Sep 2023CA$102.1bCA$19.5b-CA$4,104,906,403.0055.8x-24.9x5.2x
Wed, 09 Aug 2023CA$101.3bCA$18.7b-CA$4,287,758,556.0057.6x-23.6x5.4x
Fri, 07 Jul 2023CA$101.2bCA$18.3b-CA$3,720,963,386.0070.9x-27.2x5.5x
Sun, 04 Jun 2023CA$102.3bCA$18.1b-CA$3,990,782,176.0075.2x-25.6x5.6x
Tue, 02 May 2023CA$98.8bCA$17.4b-CA$3,298,965,989.0065.9x-29.9x5.7x
Thu, 30 Mar 2023CA$92.8bCA$16.5b-CA$2,579,549,244.0043.6x-36x5.6x
Sat, 25 Feb 2023CA$87.7bCA$16.4b-CA$2,474,327,462.0035.9x-35.4x5.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-35.4x


Total Market Cap: CA$87.7bTotal Earnings: -CA$2,474,327,462.00Total Revenue: CA$16.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Software Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 207.1x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Canadian Software industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 5.9x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 3.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Software industry have improved over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 17% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently losses are decreasing too.

Industry Trends

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

CA Market-0.70%
Tech-6.05%
Software-6.87%
Systems Software-4.18%
Application Software-6.99%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Systems Software industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 71.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 32.9%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 111.0% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Systems Software industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 33% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 111% per year.
  • In contrast, the Application Software industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 25% 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
CYBE CyberCatch HoldingsCA$2.2437.4%
+CA$18.4m		267.2%PS182.5x
RAIL Railtown AI TechnologiesCA$0.4713.1%
+CA$11.9m		9.2%PE-17.6x
BEW BeWhere HoldingsCA$0.977.8%
+CA$6.3m		40.6%PE124.8x
SPAI Sparc AlCA$1.1721.9%
+CA$4.8m		341.5%PB109.5x
CYBT Cybeats TechnologiesCA$0.1411.5%
+CA$3.2m		11.5%PS11.6x

Latest News

CSU
CA$2,258.18
Constellation Software
7D
-7.5%
1Y
-54.4%
CTZ
CA$1.17
NamSys
7D
9.3%
1Y
0.9%
TOI
CA$83.73
Topicus.com
7D
-7.4%
1Y
-43.9%
LMN
CA$18.10
Lumine Group
7D
-10.7%
1Y
-53.6%
XTAO.U
US$0.45
xTAO
7D
12.7%
1Y
n/a
SPAI
CA$1.17
Sparc Al
7D
21.9%
1Y
341.5%
KXS
CA$122.59
Kinaxis
7D
-4.3%
1Y
-24.3%

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Analysts have trimmed their fair value and price target assumptions for Kinaxis, with one firm lowering its target by CA$40. This reflects slightly higher discount rates and modestly adjusted expectations for growth and valuation multiples.
RAIL
CA$0.47
Railtown AI Technologies
7D
13.1%
1Y
9.2%
ABXX
CA$42.00
Abaxx Technologies
7D
-6.7%
1Y
303.1%
DSG
CA$89.01
Descartes Systems Group
7D
-5.4%
1Y
-45.4%

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Analysts have reduced their average 12 month price target on Descartes Systems Group to CA$134.07, with recent cuts from firms such as Scotiabank, Wolfe Research and Morgan Stanley offset by upgrades that point to a potential inflection in growth and relatively low valuation levels. Analyst Commentary Recent research paints a mixed picture for Descartes Systems Group, with some analysts leaning more positive on the long term setup while others are trimming expectations in the near term.
APP
CA$0.015
Global Compliance Applications
7D
50.0%
1Y
200.0%
BITF
CA$2.86
Bitfarms
7D
-3.1%
1Y
43.0%

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BTQ
CA$3.48
BTQ Technologies
7D
-12.1%
1Y
-2.2%
CYBT
CA$0.14
Cybeats Technologies
7D
11.5%
1Y
11.5%
CYBE
CA$2.24
CyberCatch Holdings
7D
37.4%
1Y
267.2%
BEW
CA$0.97
BeWhere Holdings
7D
7.8%
1Y
40.6%