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Canadian (TSX) Application Software Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 23, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies72
  • 7D-0.1%
  • 3M-16.9%
  • 1Y-22.4%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Application Software industry has risen 1.3%, driven by gains from Constellation Software of 2.7%. In the past year, the industry is down 21%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 28% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 23 Dec 2025CA$117.7bCA$25.1bCA$139.3m38.9x845.2x4.7x
Thu, 20 Nov 2025CA$112.3bCA$25.6bCA$185.9m45.2x604.2x4.4x
Sat, 18 Oct 2025CA$134.0bCA$24.6bCA$235.8m54.9x568.2x5.4x
Mon, 15 Sep 2025CA$148.9bCA$24.3bCA$236.0m65.1x631x6.1x
Wed, 13 Aug 2025CA$158.5bCA$24.1bCA$148.8m50.2x1065.3x6.6x
Fri, 11 Jul 2025CA$161.5bCA$23.2bCA$169.3m41.3x954x7x
Sun, 08 Jun 2025CA$157.9bCA$23.2bCA$171.8m38.3x919x6.8x
Tue, 06 May 2025CA$159.4bCA$22.8bCA$903.4m31x176.4x7x
Thu, 03 Apr 2025CA$146.5bCA$23.5bCA$477.4m26.9x306.9x6.2x
Sat, 01 Mar 2025CA$154.5bCA$23.1b-CA$2,137,466,421.5626.7x-72.3x6.7x
Mon, 27 Jan 2025CA$152.1bCA$22.8b-CA$2,167,585,525.3526x-70.2x6.7x
Wed, 25 Dec 2024CA$149.9bCA$22.8b-CA$2,176,791,072.7325.5x-68.8x6.6x
Fri, 22 Nov 2024CA$148.7bCA$22.2b-CA$2,137,760,317.8724.1x-69.6x6.7x
Sun, 20 Oct 2024CA$143.2bCA$21.2b-CA$2,304,083,211.1722.1x-62.1x6.8x
Tue, 17 Sep 2024CA$138.8bCA$20.9b-CA$2,274,231,126.0922.1x-61x6.6x
Thu, 15 Aug 2024CA$134.2bCA$21.1b-CA$2,284,780,953.2832.2x-58.7x6.4x
Sat, 13 Jul 2024CA$135.1bCA$20.2b-CA$3,139,224,175.4544.2x-43x6.7x
Mon, 10 Jun 2024CA$128.6bCA$20.3b-CA$3,153,672,853.7838.1x-40.8x6.3x
Wed, 08 May 2024CA$127.5bCA$19.4b-CA$3,334,202,993.5735.1x-38.2x6.6x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024CA$123.7bCA$19.3b-CA$3,939,362,232.8423x-31.4x6.4x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024CA$123.4bCA$18.5b-CA$1,914,555,491.3422.3x-64.5x6.7x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024CA$120.4bCA$18.4b-CA$3,168,036,829.0027.7x-38x6.5x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023CA$113.1bCA$18.3b-CA$3,217,413,407.0027.1x-35.2x6.2x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023CA$106.7bCA$18.7b-CA$3,383,520,262.0043.1x-31.5x5.7x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023CA$95.0bCA$17.9b-CA$3,395,431,595.0043.2x-28x5.3x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023CA$96.4bCA$17.6b-CA$3,348,062,630.0042.6x-28.8x5.5x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023CA$96.5bCA$17.8b-CA$3,351,739,654.0042.2x-28.8x5.4x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023CA$97.9bCA$16.7b-CA$2,912,599,249.0062.3x-33.6x5.9x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023CA$96.3bCA$16.8b-CA$2,986,645,733.0058.4x-32.2x5.7x
Thu, 11 May 2023CA$93.7bCA$16.0b-CA$2,313,581,804.0051.8x-40.5x5.9x
Sat, 08 Apr 2023CA$91.7bCA$15.8b-CA$2,352,156,437.0032x-39x5.8x
Mon, 06 Mar 2023CA$84.5bCA$15.2b-CA$2,301,355,920.0030.6x-36.7x5.5x
Wed, 01 Feb 2023CA$84.2bCA$14.8b-CA$495,143,590.0023.1x-170.1x5.7x
Fri, 30 Dec 2022CA$76.0bCA$15.0b-CA$509,322,655.0024.1x-149.3x5.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-149.3x


Total Market Cap: CA$76.0bTotal Earnings: -CA$509,322,655.00Total Revenue: CA$15.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Application Software Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 135.2x202320242025
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 850x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 133x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 6.1x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 4.7x.
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 19% 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 Market1.21%
Tech0.48%
Software-0.29%
Application Software-0.10%
Systems Software-4.70%
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
BITF BitfarmsCA$3.716.9%
+CA$143.5m		60.6%PS5.8x
LSPD Lightspeed CommerceCA$16.945.3%
+CA$116.9m		-25.9%PS1.4x
ABXX Abaxx TechnologiesCA$49.227.0%
+CA$116.1m		335.6%PS2185x
CVO Coveo SolutionsCA$6.9814.1%
+CA$82.4m		2.8%PS3.4x
KXS KinaxisCA$176.881.3%
+CA$64.0m		-0.3%PE103.1x

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IMP
CA$2.01
Intermap Technologies
7D
-16.3%
1Y
-16.3%
CSU
CA$3,307.82
Constellation Software
7D
-0.8%
1Y
-26.7%
ENGH
CA$20.65
Enghouse Systems
7D
2.7%
1Y
-23.7%
BITF
CA$3.71
Bitfarms
7D
6.9%
1Y
60.6%

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HIVE
CA$4.01
HIVE Digital Technologies
7D
4.4%
1Y
-7.8%
FTRC
CA$0.29
FUTR
7D
-15.9%
1Y
152.2%
CVO
CA$6.98
Coveo Solutions
7D
14.1%
1Y
2.8%

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TINY
CA$9.65
Tiny
7D
-4.5%
1Y
-16.2%
LSPD
CA$16.94
Lightspeed Commerce
7D
5.3%
1Y
-25.9%

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7D
11.7%
1Y
66.4%
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CA$49.22
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7D
7.0%
1Y
335.6%
ZOMD
CA$1.16
Zoomd Technologies
7D
-7.2%
1Y
45.0%
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CA$176.88
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7D
1.3%
1Y
-0.3%