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Canadian (TSX) Software Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 27, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies73
  • 7D-2.9%
  • 3M2.5%
  • 1Y26.2%
  • YTD7.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Software industry has dropped 2.9%, driven by a pullback from Constellation Software of 4.1%. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 26%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 24% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 27 May 2025CA$162.3bCA$24.3bCA$166.7m34.7x973.9x6.7x
Thu, 24 Apr 2025CA$151.3bCA$24.0bCA$439.5m29.7x344.4x6.3x
Sat, 22 Mar 2025CA$151.4bCA$24.7bCA$89.5m26.6x1690.5x6.1x
Mon, 17 Feb 2025CA$163.9bCA$23.8b-CA$2,307,848,099.5028.7x-71x6.9x
Wed, 15 Jan 2025CA$146.3bCA$24.0b-CA$2,404,889,701.7240.6x-60.8x6.1x
Fri, 13 Dec 2024CA$158.2bCA$23.8b-CA$2,363,187,335.9843.3x-67x6.6x
Sun, 10 Nov 2024CA$148.4bCA$23.2b-CA$2,319,705,220.8743.7x-64x6.4x
Tue, 08 Oct 2024CA$143.3bCA$22.1b-CA$2,480,359,571.3342x-57.8x6.5x
Thu, 05 Sep 2024CA$140.1bCA$21.9b-CA$2,493,934,278.1242.6x-56.2x6.4x
Sat, 03 Aug 2024CA$140.9bCA$21.7b-CA$3,387,488,387.0144.2x-41.6x6.5x
Mon, 01 Jul 2024CA$135.1bCA$21.3b-CA$3,438,889,238.2942.8x-39.3x6.3x
Wed, 29 May 2024CA$130.3bCA$21.6b-CA$3,421,992,438.9356.4x-38.1x6x
Fri, 26 Apr 2024CA$128.3bCA$20.9b-CA$4,249,765,602.7745.9x-30.2x6.1x
Sun, 24 Mar 2024CA$123.9bCA$20.8b-CA$4,812,410,606.7529.2x-25.7x6x
Tue, 20 Feb 2024CA$122.7bCA$19.8b-CA$2,760,829,945.9124.5x-44.4x6.2x
Thu, 18 Jan 2024CA$120.1bCA$20.0b-CA$3,986,623,848.0026.1x-30.1x6x
Sat, 16 Dec 2023CA$116.3bCA$19.9b-CA$4,048,610,716.0026.5x-28.7x5.8x
Mon, 13 Nov 2023CA$106.5bCA$20.4b-CA$4,250,239,406.0046.2x-25x5.2x
Wed, 11 Oct 2023CA$100.9bCA$19.3b-CA$4,176,338,147.0055.3x-24.2x5.2x
Fri, 08 Sep 2023CA$103.3bCA$19.5b-CA$4,115,828,254.0055.8x-25.1x5.3x
Sun, 06 Aug 2023CA$101.5bCA$18.6b-CA$3,768,399,072.0058.5x-26.9x5.5x
Tue, 04 Jul 2023CA$104.1bCA$18.2b-CA$3,683,149,792.0074.3x-28.3x5.7x
Thu, 01 Jun 2023CA$99.8bCA$18.3b-CA$4,097,466,824.0079.7x-24.4x5.5x
Sat, 29 Apr 2023CA$97.9bCA$17.4b-CA$3,296,323,549.0051.2x-29.7x5.6x
Mon, 27 Mar 2023CA$91.9bCA$16.6b-CA$2,584,079,360.0037.6x-35.6x5.5x
Wed, 22 Feb 2023CA$89.0bCA$16.4b-CA$2,461,858,892.0035.9x-36.2x5.4x
Fri, 20 Jan 2023CA$84.8bCA$16.2b-CA$662,433,651.0030.2x-128x5.2x
Sun, 18 Dec 2022CA$79.8bCA$16.4b-CA$570,263,154.0035.1x-139.9x4.9x
Tue, 15 Nov 2022CA$76.9bCA$15.9b-CA$289,458,620.0035.8x-265.7x4.8x
Thu, 13 Oct 2022CA$72.8bCA$15.5b-CA$279,605,082.0044.2x-260.3x4.7x
Sat, 10 Sep 2022CA$79.6bCA$14.9b-CA$429,706,724.0042x-185.3x5.3x
Mon, 08 Aug 2022CA$85.6bCA$14.6bCA$175.6m51.4x487.8x5.9x
Wed, 06 Jul 2022CA$77.7bCA$14.0bCA$524.5m42.5x148.2x5.5x
Fri, 03 Jun 2022CA$78.5bCA$14.2bCA$239.8m62.6x327.3x5.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

327.3x


Total Market Cap: CA$78.5bTotal Earnings: CA$239.8mTotal Revenue: CA$14.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Software Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 5.8x202320242025
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 974x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 5.8x.
  • 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 declined 11% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 20% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

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

CA Market0.57%
Tech-1.87%
Software-2.87%
Systems Software-1.73%
Application Software-2.90%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Application Software industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • Analysts expect its future annual earnings growth (23.7%) to be largely in line with prior year's earnings growth.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Systems Software industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 47% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Application Software industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 24% 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$160.621.2%
+CA$157.5m
17.6%PE69.9x
ACT Aduro Clean TechnologiesCA$12.0533.3%
+CA$88.2m
180.9%PS1363.8x
DND Dye & DurhamCA$10.3312.4%
+CA$76.6m
-16.7%PS1.5x
BTQ BTQ TechnologiesCA$3.9615.5%
+CA$70.2m
780.0%PS572.1x
ZOMD Zoomd TechnologiesCA$1.2348.2%
+CA$39.7m
2,136.4%PE6.8x
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CMG

CA$6.91

Computer Modelling Group

7D

-16.9%

1Y

-45.3%

LSPD

CA$14.50

Lightspeed Commerce

7D

-4.3%

1Y

-30.2%

NCI

CA$2.95

NTG Clarity Networks

7D

35.9%

1Y

391.7%

RAIL

CA$0.46

Railtown AI Technologies

7D

41.5%

1Y

43.8%

BTQ

CA$3.96

BTQ Technologies

7D

15.5%

1Y

780.0%

DCBO

CA$36.32

Docebo

7D

-2.7%

1Y

-25.1%

DND

CA$10.33

Dye & Durham

7D

12.4%

1Y

-16.7%

BITF

CA$1.47

Bitfarms

7D

-8.1%

1Y

-48.6%

CSU

CA$4,858.80

Constellation Software

7D

-4.1%

1Y

30.5%

VERS

CA$4.57

VERSES AI

7D

21.9%

1Y

-59.1%

LMN

CA$48.10

Lumine Group

7D

-2.6%

1Y

27.4%

ACT

CA$12.05

Aduro Clean Technologies

7D

33.3%

1Y

180.9%

BB

CA$5.28

BlackBerry

7D

-4.2%

1Y

31.0%