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Canadian (TSX) Software Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 18, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies80
  • 7D-8.0%
  • 3M-20.3%
  • 1Y-36.0%
  • YTD-18.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Software industry has dropped 8.0%, driven by Constellation Software declining 12%. The industry has fallen 36% in the last year. 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 Mar 2026CA$95.6bCA$26.9b-CA$179,435,798.3438.7x-532.7x3.5x
Fri, 13 Feb 2026CA$87.6bCA$25.9bCA$158.8m35.3x551.5x3.4x
Sun, 11 Jan 2026CA$121.6bCA$26.4bCA$148.7m48.4x817.3x4.6x
Tue, 09 Dec 2025CA$123.4bCA$26.3bCA$153.3m52.3x805x4.7x
Thu, 06 Nov 2025CA$127.5bCA$25.8bCA$275.1m54.1x463.7x4.9x
Sat, 04 Oct 2025CA$140.9bCA$25.5bCA$260.0m54.7x542.1x5.5x
Mon, 01 Sep 2025CA$156.5bCA$25.1bCA$235.3m60.6x664.9x6.2x
Wed, 30 Jul 2025CA$167.0bCA$24.4bCA$166.3m51.9x1004.3x6.9x
Fri, 27 Jun 2025CA$162.3bCA$24.2bCA$183.1m45.6x886.1x6.7x
Sun, 25 May 2025CA$162.3bCA$24.2bCA$165.8m34.7x979.3x6.7x
Tue, 22 Apr 2025CA$152.4bCA$23.9bCA$447.1m27.3x340.9x6.4x
Thu, 20 Mar 2025CA$149.4bCA$24.7bCA$90.1m26.7x1658.4x6x
Sat, 15 Feb 2025CA$164.7bCA$23.8b-CA$2,307,848,907.2028.7x-71.4x6.9x
Mon, 13 Jan 2025CA$146.8bCA$24.1b-CA$2,415,562,875.3140.8x-60.8x6.1x
Wed, 11 Dec 2024CA$158.8bCA$23.7b-CA$2,348,122,622.3343.5x-67.6x6.7x
Fri, 08 Nov 2024CA$147.3bCA$22.5b-CA$2,235,369,284.5456.4x-65.9x6.5x
Sun, 06 Oct 2024CA$143.3bCA$22.0b-CA$2,472,230,572.6341.3x-58x6.5x
Tue, 03 Sep 2024CA$143.4bCA$21.8b-CA$2,493,692,195.9544.7x-57.5x6.6x
Thu, 01 Aug 2024CA$145.5bCA$21.5b-CA$3,403,294,941.8945.7x-42.7x6.8x
Sat, 29 Jun 2024CA$134.7bCA$21.3b-CA$3,438,481,648.4742.8x-39.2x6.3x
Mon, 27 May 2024CA$132.5bCA$21.6b-CA$3,427,213,387.5256.7x-38.7x6.1x
Wed, 24 Apr 2024CA$130.7bCA$20.9b-CA$4,250,876,423.5736.6x-30.7x6.3x
Fri, 22 Mar 2024CA$124.1bCA$20.7b-CA$4,787,905,942.8429.4x-25.9x6x
Sun, 18 Feb 2024CA$122.7bCA$19.8b-CA$2,760,192,796.8524.5x-44.5x6.2x
Tue, 16 Jan 2024CA$121.1bCA$19.9b-CA$3,969,178,192.0028.2x-30.5x6.1x
Thu, 14 Dec 2023CA$114.3bCA$20.0b-CA$4,067,843,366.0025.9x-28.1x5.7x
Sat, 11 Nov 2023CA$103.7bCA$20.4b-CA$4,251,663,907.0046.2x-24.4x5.1x
Mon, 09 Oct 2023CA$101.8bCA$19.4b-CA$4,197,369,549.0055.5x-24.3x5.2x
Wed, 06 Sep 2023CA$105.1bCA$19.4b-CA$4,111,403,107.0059x-25.6x5.4x
Fri, 04 Aug 2023CA$101.0bCA$18.4b-CA$3,760,309,044.0058.6x-26.9x5.5x
Sun, 02 Jul 2023CA$104.1bCA$18.2b-CA$3,684,545,078.0074.3x-28.2x5.7x
Tue, 30 May 2023CA$99.8bCA$18.3b-CA$4,105,657,833.0076.6x-24.3x5.5x
Thu, 27 Apr 2023CA$97.4bCA$17.5b-CA$3,312,330,348.0050.4x-29.4x5.6x
Sat, 25 Mar 2023CA$90.7bCA$16.6b-CA$2,584,076,552.0037.6x-35.1x5.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-35.1x


Total Market Cap: CA$90.7bTotal Earnings: -CA$2,584,076,552.00Total Revenue: CA$16.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Software Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 174.7x202420252026
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 5.8x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 3.5x.
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-1.22%
Tech-3.92%
Software-8.00%
Systems Software-4.83%
Application Software-8.12%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Systems Software industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 85.1x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 28.5%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 98.5% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Systems Software industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 28% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 99% 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
DSG Descartes Systems GroupCA$97.372.3%
+CA$194.5m
-31.4%PE37.3x
BITF BitfarmsCA$3.2410.6%
+CA$186.8m
123.4%PS5.2x
HIVE HIVE Digital TechnologiesCA$3.069.3%
+CA$65.8m
31.9%PS2.2x
DCBO DoceboCA$27.257.3%
+CA$53.2m
-35.9%PE15.3x
ABXX Abaxx TechnologiesCA$38.863.6%
+CA$50.6m
289.8%PS1757.2x

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