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Canadian (TSX) Software Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 16, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies73
  • 7D-1.1%
  • 3M2.0%
  • 1Y29.5%
  • YTD9.9%

Over the last 7 days, the Software industry has dropped 1.1%, driven by a pullback from Constellation Software of 2.3%. In the past year, the industry has gained 29%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 23% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 16 May 2025CA$165.3bCA$24.5bCA$926.6m34x178.4x6.7x
Sun, 13 Apr 2025CA$147.8bCA$23.9bCA$440.8m27.6x335.3x6.2x
Tue, 11 Mar 2025CA$159.5bCA$25.0bCA$86.9m25.5x1834.7x6.4x
Thu, 06 Feb 2025CA$160.4bCA$23.9b-CA$2,397,985,684.7242.9x-66.9x6.7x
Sat, 04 Jan 2025CA$151.8bCA$24.1b-CA$2,417,390,280.6742.3x-62.8x6.3x
Mon, 02 Dec 2024CA$158.6bCA$23.5b-CA$2,337,696,650.4440.9x-67.9x6.8x
Wed, 30 Oct 2024CA$142.9bCA$22.5b-CA$2,529,532,617.9840.7x-56.5x6.4x
Fri, 27 Sep 2024CA$144.0bCA$21.9b-CA$2,487,025,124.5839.8x-57.9x6.6x
Sun, 25 Aug 2024CA$142.9bCA$22.0b-CA$2,514,582,192.9238.6x-56.8x6.5x
Tue, 23 Jul 2024CA$141.3bCA$21.5b-CA$3,413,881,149.8749x-41.4x6.6x
Thu, 20 Jun 2024CA$130.1bCA$21.7b-CA$3,387,451,641.5839x-38.4x6x
Sat, 18 May 2024CA$129.9bCA$21.5b-CA$3,427,014,060.5440.7x-37.9x6x
Mon, 15 Apr 2024CA$127.6bCA$21.1b-CA$4,274,681,561.0831.9x-29.8x6.1x
Wed, 13 Mar 2024CA$125.2bCA$20.6b-CA$4,785,270,148.4126.6x-26.2x6.1x
Fri, 09 Feb 2024CA$120.9bCA$19.6b-CA$3,926,321,625.2826x-30.8x6.2x
Sun, 07 Jan 2024CA$113.7bCA$19.8b-CA$3,952,044,280.0026.7x-28.8x5.7x
Tue, 05 Dec 2023CA$112.1bCA$20.0b-CA$4,144,280,146.0026.9x-27.1x5.6x
Thu, 02 Nov 2023CA$98.2bCA$19.7b-CA$4,242,784,133.0071.5x-23.2x5x
Sat, 30 Sep 2023CA$100.0bCA$19.3b-CA$4,177,663,221.0054.9x-23.9x5.2x
Mon, 28 Aug 2023CA$102.1bCA$19.4b-CA$4,166,981,992.0057.6x-24.5x5.3x
Wed, 26 Jul 2023CA$104.5bCA$18.1b-CA$3,851,310,765.0072.4x-27.1x5.8x
Fri, 23 Jun 2023CA$99.7bCA$17.8b-CA$3,928,784,451.0069.4x-25.4x5.6x
Sun, 21 May 2023CA$101.1bCA$18.0b-CA$3,196,704,898.0068.8x-31.6x5.6x
Tue, 18 Apr 2023CA$97.1bCA$16.9b-CA$3,306,510,360.0048.5x-29.4x5.8x
Thu, 16 Mar 2023CA$87.6bCA$16.7b-CA$2,552,506,375.0037.4x-34.3x5.3x
Sat, 11 Feb 2023CA$88.6bCA$16.3b-CA$2,217,969,789.0034.3x-39.9x5.4x
Mon, 09 Jan 2023CA$81.2bCA$16.2b-CA$673,655,255.0027.3x-120.5x5x
Wed, 07 Dec 2022CA$79.0bCA$16.3b-CA$583,757,725.0035.1x-135.3x4.8x
Fri, 04 Nov 2022CA$75.9bCA$15.4b-CA$295,253,299.0028.1x-257x4.9x
Sun, 02 Oct 2022CA$75.0bCA$15.5b-CA$285,562,336.0042x-262.8x4.8x
Tue, 30 Aug 2022CA$80.1bCA$14.8b-CA$413,952,248.0042.9x-193.4x5.4x
Thu, 28 Jul 2022CA$80.8bCA$13.9bCA$407.6m49.7x198.2x5.8x
Sat, 25 Jun 2022CA$75.9bCA$13.9bCA$589.3m52.7x128.8x5.5x
Mon, 23 May 2022CA$79.5bCA$14.3bCA$278.6m48.6x285.3x5.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

285.3x


Total Market Cap: CA$79.5bTotal Earnings: CA$278.6mTotal Revenue: CA$14.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Software Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 4.5x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Canadian Software industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 178x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 4.5x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 5.8x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 6.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Software industry have grown 49% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 20% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

CA Market2.08%
Tech0.61%
Software-1.15%
Systems Software2.15%
Application Software-1.24%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Application Software industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 22.4%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 29.9% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Systems Software industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 39% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Application Software industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 22% 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$157.404.0%
+CA$518.8m
18.5%PE67.4x
LSPD Lightspeed CommerceCA$14.886.4%
+CA$131.8m
-27.6%PS1.5x
KXS KinaxisCA$199.941.8%
+CA$101.7m
26.7%PE413.8x
BB BlackBerryCA$5.422.8%
+CA$89.6m
31.2%PS4.3x
CVO Coveo SolutionsCA$7.028.8%
+CA$54.9m
-16.0%PS3.7x
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DCBO

CA$36.92

Docebo

7D

-17.1%

1Y

-26.8%

DGX

CA$1.91

Digi Power X

7D

-8.2%

1Y

-3.0%

CSU

CA$5,063.48

Constellation Software

7D

-2.3%

1Y

37.5%

DND

CA$8.58

Dye & Durham

7D

-9.8%

1Y

-38.2%

TINY

CA$0.91

Tiny

7D

-9.5%

1Y

-68.2%

LSPD

CA$14.88

Lightspeed Commerce

7D

6.4%

1Y

-27.6%

ENGH

CA$26.95

Enghouse Systems

7D

2.8%

1Y

-9.1%

BTQ

CA$3.23

BTQ Technologies

7D

9.9%

1Y

909.4%

LMN

CA$47.78

Lumine Group

7D

-0.5%

1Y

23.3%

BB

CA$5.42

BlackBerry

7D

2.8%

1Y

31.2%

CMG

CA$8.38

Computer Modelling Group

7D

4.6%

1Y

-23.3%