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Canadian (TSX) Application Software Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 26, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies72
  • 7D-4.4%
  • 3M-3.9%
  • 1Y-45.0%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Application Software industry has dropped 4.4%, driven by Constellation Software declining 4.8%. The industry has fallen 45% in the last year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 20% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 27 Jul 2026CA$94.1bCA$27.0bCA$842.9m24.5x111.7x3.5x
Wed, 24 Jun 2026CA$96.9bCA$27.1bCA$886.0m24.6x109.4x3.6x
Fri, 22 May 2026CA$98.8bCA$26.3bCA$113.6m33x869.5x3.8x
Sun, 19 Apr 2026CA$92.6bCA$25.6b-CA$143,801,179.3534.8x-644.1x3.6x
Tue, 17 Mar 2026CA$90.9bCA$26.0b-CA$186,787,291.3938.1x-486.8x3.5x
Thu, 12 Feb 2026CA$87.5bCA$24.9bCA$145.0m30.2x603.6x3.5x
Sat, 10 Jan 2026CA$116.4bCA$25.4bCA$135.6m39.5x858.2x4.6x
Mon, 08 Dec 2025CA$117.9bCA$25.2bCA$145.4m39.5x811x4.7x
Wed, 05 Nov 2025CA$125.1bCA$24.7bCA$253.7m54.3x492.9x5.1x
Fri, 03 Oct 2025CA$133.3bCA$24.5bCA$239.0m54.7x557.7x5.4x
Sun, 31 Aug 2025CA$151.9bCA$24.1bCA$228.8m60.6x664x6.3x
Tue, 29 Jul 2025CA$163.9bCA$23.3bCA$155.6m51.6x1053.4x7x
Thu, 26 Jun 2025CA$158.7bCA$23.3bCA$176.8m39.6x897.6x6.8x
Sat, 24 May 2025CA$158.8bCA$23.2bCA$191.6m34.3x829x6.8x
Mon, 21 Apr 2025CA$148.7bCA$22.8bCA$474.6m26x313.3x6.5x
Wed, 19 Mar 2025CA$147.6bCA$23.4bCA$317.2m21.3x465.2x6.3x
Fri, 14 Feb 2025CA$156.2bCA$22.6b-CA$2,099,878,506.1121x-74.4x6.9x
Sun, 12 Jan 2025CA$142.4bCA$22.8b-CA$2,180,671,594.0323.3x-65.3x6.2x
Tue, 10 Dec 2024CA$155.4bCA$22.5b-CA$2,134,890,817.8725.2x-72.8x6.9x
Thu, 07 Nov 2024CA$141.2bCA$21.4b-CA$2,039,541,481.0923.1x-69.2x6.6x
Sat, 05 Oct 2024CA$139.5bCA$20.8b-CA$2,272,582,886.5122.4x-61.4x6.7x
Mon, 02 Sep 2024CA$140.5bCA$20.7b-CA$2,259,946,955.7122.6x-62.2x6.8x
Wed, 31 Jul 2024CA$142.6bCA$20.4b-CA$3,173,031,993.1042.5x-45x7x
Fri, 28 Jun 2024CA$129.4bCA$20.2b-CA$3,153,574,265.1941.8x-41x6.4x
Sun, 26 May 2024CA$129.2bCA$20.1b-CA$3,171,368,309.6438.5x-40.7x6.4x
Tue, 23 Apr 2024CA$124.4bCA$19.5b-CA$4,006,444,051.0835.1x-31x6.4x
Thu, 21 Mar 2024CA$119.6bCA$19.2b-CA$3,923,842,111.6622.5x-30.5x6.2x
Sat, 17 Feb 2024CA$119.3bCA$18.4b-CA$1,923,352,115.6822.2x-62x6.5x
Mon, 15 Jan 2024CA$116.3bCA$18.4b-CA$3,170,171,178.0028.5x-36.7x6.3x
Wed, 13 Dec 2023CA$110.0bCA$18.7b-CA$3,298,468,044.0025.3x-33.4x5.9x
Fri, 10 Nov 2023CA$99.6bCA$18.3b-CA$3,496,489,968.0056.8x-28.5x5.4x
Sun, 08 Oct 2023CA$97.7bCA$17.9b-CA$3,390,245,663.0043.9x-28.8x5.5x
Tue, 05 Sep 2023CA$100.0bCA$17.8b-CA$3,312,232,063.0045.3x-30.2x5.6x
Thu, 03 Aug 2023CA$96.3bCA$16.8b-CA$3,050,529,035.0044.2x-31.6x5.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-31.6x


Total Market Cap: CA$96.3bTotal Earnings: -CA$3,050,529,035.00Total Revenue: CA$16.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Application Software Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 155.8x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Canadian Application Software industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 112x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 156x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 5.7x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 3.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Application Software industry have gone up over the last three years, and the industry is now profitable. Revenues have grown 17% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by the industry overall, and subsequently profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does Canadian Application Software compare with similar industries?

CA Market0.56%
Tech-2.25%
Software-4.36%
Application Software-4.42%
Systems Software-3.67%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
XNDU Xanadu Quantum TechnologiesCA$14.453.4%
+CA$143.3m		n/aPS453.2x
HIVE HIVE Digital TechnologiesCA$4.184.8%
+CA$50.8m		33.5%PS2.7x
TOI Topicus.comCA$92.560.4%
+CA$27.6m		-51.9%PE154.8x
CTRL Edge Total IntelligenceCA$0.5118.6%
+CA$7.2m		4.1%PS10.4x
QSE Quantum Secure EncryptionCA$0.5510.0%
+CA$3.4m		52.8%PS153.7x

Latest News

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1Y
-45.5%
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