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Canadian (TSX) Application Software Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 16, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies71
  • 7D-3.8%
  • 3M-25.5%
  • 1Y-47.2%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Application Software industry has dropped 3.8%, driven by Constellation Software declining 4.6%. In contrast, Railtown AI Technologies has gained 44%. The industry has fallen 47% in the last year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 24% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 16 Feb 2026CA$84.0bCA$24.9bCA$142.5m29.6x589.2x3.4x
Wed, 14 Jan 2026CA$117.3bCA$25.3bCA$134.8m41.3x870x4.6x
Fri, 12 Dec 2025CA$117.2bCA$25.2bCA$136.8m39.5x857.1x4.7x
Sun, 09 Nov 2025CA$118.3bCA$25.4bCA$164.4m54x719.6x4.7x
Tue, 07 Oct 2025CA$138.0bCA$24.5bCA$238.3m54.9x579.1x5.6x
Thu, 04 Sep 2025CA$152.4bCA$24.2bCA$231.9m66.1x657.1x6.3x
Sat, 02 Aug 2025CA$160.4bCA$23.4bCA$136.6m48.8x1174.1x6.8x
Mon, 30 Jun 2025CA$159.4bCA$23.3bCA$181.8m40.9x877x6.9x
Wed, 28 May 2025CA$159.2bCA$23.4bCA$195.1m39x815.9x6.8x
Fri, 25 Apr 2025CA$151.5bCA$22.8bCA$475.5m27.3x318.6x6.6x
Sun, 23 Mar 2025CA$146.6bCA$23.5bCA$317.7m22.6x461.5x6.2x
Tue, 18 Feb 2025CA$158.1bCA$22.6b-CA$2,081,168,069.3821.2x-76x7x
Thu, 16 Jan 2025CA$142.0bCA$22.7b-CA$2,168,267,475.0323x-65.5x6.3x
Sat, 14 Dec 2024CA$154.5bCA$22.6b-CA$2,150,293,136.1125.2x-71.8x6.8x
Mon, 11 Nov 2024CA$145.5bCA$22.1b-CA$2,111,469,134.7823.4x-68.9x6.6x
Wed, 09 Oct 2024CA$139.5bCA$20.9b-CA$2,281,242,772.8122.4x-61.1x6.7x
Fri, 06 Sep 2024CA$137.0bCA$20.8b-CA$2,268,197,770.0922.3x-60.4x6.6x
Sun, 04 Aug 2024CA$133.4bCA$20.6b-CA$3,142,933,106.2242.9x-42.5x6.5x
Tue, 02 Jul 2024CA$132.0bCA$20.3b-CA$3,163,995,264.4641.9x-41.7x6.5x
Thu, 30 May 2024CA$128.2bCA$20.2b-CA$3,179,374,101.8639.7x-40.3x6.4x
Sat, 27 Apr 2024CA$124.8bCA$19.4b-CA$3,984,213,769.4235.3x-31.3x6.4x
Mon, 25 Mar 2024CA$120.5bCA$19.3b-CA$3,949,130,022.9122.2x-30.5x6.2x
Wed, 21 Feb 2024CA$119.2bCA$18.4b-CA$1,921,856,885.0522.3x-62x6.5x
Fri, 19 Jan 2024CA$118.0bCA$18.5b-CA$3,184,166,831.0025.7x-37.1x6.4x
Sun, 17 Dec 2023CA$111.9bCA$18.5b-CA$3,267,202,643.0026.5x-34.2x6.1x
Tue, 14 Nov 2023CA$103.5bCA$18.9b-CA$3,444,054,160.0046x-30.1x5.5x
Thu, 12 Oct 2023CA$97.4bCA$17.8b-CA$3,377,316,475.0045.4x-28.8x5.5x
Sat, 09 Sep 2023CA$98.5bCA$17.9b-CA$3,300,132,131.0043.5x-29.8x5.5x
Mon, 07 Aug 2023CA$96.7bCA$17.0b-CA$2,989,213,051.0043.7x-32.4x5.7x
Wed, 05 Jul 2023CA$98.7bCA$16.6b-CA$2,920,519,776.0061.4x-33.8x5.9x
Fri, 02 Jun 2023CA$95.9bCA$16.9b-CA$3,005,493,339.0069.7x-31.9x5.7x
Sun, 30 Apr 2023CA$93.8bCA$16.1b-CA$2,298,272,440.0051.2x-40.8x5.8x
Tue, 28 Mar 2023CA$89.2bCA$15.2b-CA$2,403,899,698.0027.8x-37.1x5.8x
Thu, 23 Feb 2023CA$85.1bCA$15.1b-CA$2,304,864,067.0029.6x-36.9x5.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-36.9x


Total Market Cap: CA$85.1bTotal Earnings: -CA$2,304,864,067.00Total Revenue: CA$15.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Application Software Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 181.4x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Canadian Application Software industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 589x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 181x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 6.1x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 3.4x.
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 18% 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 Market1.92%
Tech-6.09%
Software-3.72%
Application Software-3.82%
Systems Software-1.57%
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
RAIL Railtown AI TechnologiesCA$0.5244.4%
+CA$33.0m		11.8%PE-19.2x
IMP Intermap TechnologiesCA$1.878.1%
+CA$10.1m		-32.2%PS6.1x
SPAI Sparc AlCA$1.1525.0%
+CA$5.7m		411.1%PB107.6x
BEW BeWhere HoldingsCA$0.966.7%
+CA$5.4m		39.1%PE123.5x
NDA Neptune Digital AssetsCA$0.843.1%
+CA$3.2m		-54.3%PS62.6x

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7D
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1Y
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1Y
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7D
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7D
-2.2%
1Y
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HIVE
CA$3.03
HIVE Digital Technologies
7D
-6.8%
1Y
-24.4%
RAIL
CA$0.52
Railtown AI Technologies
7D
44.4%
1Y
11.8%
CSU
CA$2,356.67
Constellation Software
7D
-4.6%
1Y
-52.2%
DSG
CA$89.57
Descartes Systems Group
7D
-2.0%
1Y
-45.8%

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7D
-4.9%
1Y
46.5%

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NDA
CA$0.84
Neptune Digital Assets
7D
3.1%
1Y
-54.3%
IMP
CA$1.87
Intermap Technologies
7D
8.1%
1Y
-32.2%

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CA$0.26
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7D
33.3%
1Y
-14.8%
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CA$0.96
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7D
6.7%
1Y
39.1%