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U.K. (FTSE) Application Software Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 23, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies46
  • 7D-0.8%
  • 3M-9.1%
  • 1Y-18.9%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Application Software industry has dropped 1.8%, driven by a pullback from Sage Group of 1.6%. On the other hand Pinewood Technologies Group is actually up 5.5%. The industry has fallen 19% in the last year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 16% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Application Software Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 23 Jan 2026UK£15.1bUK£4.4bUK£454.0m33.3x33.2x3.4x
Sun, 21 Dec 2025UK£15.6bUK£4.4bUK£445.5m32.8x35x3.5x
Tue, 18 Nov 2025UK£15.6bUK£4.3bUK£447.3m32.8x35x3.6x
Thu, 16 Oct 2025UK£16.5bUK£4.3bUK£453.0m31.6x36.3x3.8x
Sat, 13 Sep 2025UK£16.0bUK£4.3bUK£454.4m33.3x35.3x3.7x
Mon, 11 Aug 2025UK£16.7bUK£4.3bUK£442.4m33.5x37.7x3.9x
Wed, 09 Jul 2025UK£18.0bUK£4.4bUK£409.7m34.8x43.8x4.1x
Fri, 06 Jun 2025UK£18.6bUK£4.4bUK£418.2m34.1x44.5x4.3x
Sun, 04 May 2025UK£18.6bUK£4.4bUK£388.3m30.1x48x4.2x
Tue, 01 Apr 2025UK£17.8bUK£4.4bUK£390.9m28x45.5x4x
Thu, 27 Feb 2025UK£19.0bUK£4.5bUK£332.9m31.7x57.2x4.3x
Sat, 25 Jan 2025UK£19.7bUK£4.5bUK£331.7m29x59.2x4.4x
Mon, 23 Dec 2024UK£19.4bUK£4.4bUK£329.3m31.8x58.8x4.4x
Wed, 20 Nov 2024UK£17.5bUK£4.4bUK£241.0m33.9x72.6x4x
Fri, 18 Oct 2024UK£16.8bUK£4.3bUK£237.3m33x70.6x3.9x
Sun, 15 Sep 2024UK£17.0bUK£4.4bUK£220.8m35.3x76.8x3.9x
Tue, 13 Aug 2024UK£16.9bUK£4.4bUK£209.0m37.1x80.7x3.8x
Thu, 11 Jul 2024UK£17.3bUK£4.4bUK£216.8m35.9x79.8x3.9x
Sat, 08 Jun 2024UK£17.8bUK£4.5bUK£96.9m40.2x183.2x4x
Mon, 06 May 2024UK£18.5bUK£4.4bUK£63.0m37.3x293.9x4.2x
Wed, 03 Apr 2024UK£18.6bUK£4.4bUK£40.8m38.5x455.7x4.3x
Fri, 01 Mar 2024UK£18.8bUK£4.4bUK£72.4m36.3x259.9x4.3x
Sun, 28 Jan 2024UK£30.2bUK£7.9b-UK£224,996,005.0037.7x-134.3x3.8x
Tue, 26 Dec 2023UK£30.0bUK£7.9b-UK£223,761,861.0035.5x-134.1x3.8x
Thu, 23 Nov 2023UK£29.0bUK£7.9b-UK£161,868,866.0031.1x-179.1x3.7x
Sat, 21 Oct 2023UK£26.8bUK£7.8b-UK£166,023,526.0029.8x-161.6x3.4x
Mon, 18 Sep 2023UK£28.1bUK£7.8b-UK£159,477,422.0032.3x-176.3x3.6x
Wed, 16 Aug 2023UK£27.4bUK£7.8b-UK£170,627,152.0029.8x-160.4x3.5x
Fri, 14 Jul 2023UK£28.0bUK£8.4b-UK£146,445,965.0030.5x-190.9x3.3x
Sun, 11 Jun 2023UK£27.8bUK£8.4b-UK£23,094,573.0033.3x-1205.4x3.3x
Tue, 09 May 2023UK£27.1bUK£8.5b-UK£164,129,479.0035.6x-165.4x3.2x
Thu, 06 Apr 2023UK£26.5bUK£8.4bUK£22.8m36.8x1161.5x3.2x
Sat, 04 Mar 2023UK£27.0bUK£8.3bUK£34.6m33x781.1x3.2x
Mon, 30 Jan 2023UK£26.8bUK£8.3bUK£39.2m37.3x684.4x3.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

684.4x


Total Market Cap: UK£26.8bTotal Earnings: UK£39.2mTotal Revenue: UK£8.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Application Software Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 109x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Application Software industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 33.0x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 109x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.8x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 3.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Application Software industry have grown 126% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 19% per year.
  • This means that less sales are being generated overall, but since cost of doing business is lower, profits have been increasing.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. Application Software compare with similar industries?

GB Market-0.45%
Tech0.17%
Software-0.83%
Application Software-0.84%
Systems Software-0.12%
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
PINE Pinewood Technologies GroupUK£3.735.5%
+UK£22.4m		7.8%PE69x
CER CerillionUK£15.705.0%
+UK£22.1m		-1.6%PE27.9x
ADVT AdvancedAdvTUK£1.805.9%
+UK£13.7m		22.0%PE41.4x
AOM ActiveOpsUK£2.666.4%
+UK£11.4m		155.8%PS5.1x
QTX Quartix TechnologiesUK£3.316.8%
+UK£10.2m		78.9%PE30.5x

Latest News

PULS
UK£0.42
Pulsar Group
7D
11.8%
1Y
-22.0%

Pulsar Group (LON:PULS) Is Doing The Right Things To Multiply Its Share Price

Jan 23
Pulsar Group (LON:PULS) Is Doing The Right Things To Multiply Its Share Price
TRCS
UK£3.03
Tracsis
7D
4.3%
1Y
-29.7%
ACSO
UK£2.40
accesso Technology Group
7D
-12.7%
1Y
-51.8%

Little Excitement Around accesso Technology Group plc's (LON:ACSO) Earnings As Shares Take 26% Pounding

Jan 21
Little Excitement Around accesso Technology Group plc's (LON:ACSO) Earnings As Shares Take 26% Pounding
BGO
UK£0.81
Bango
7D
-4.7%
1Y
-18.2%
SGE
UK£10.23
Sage Group
7D
-1.6%
1Y
-23.5%

SGE: Durable Model And Capital Returns Will Support Further Share Price Upside

Narrative update on Sage Group The updated analyst price target for Sage Group reflects a modest fair value adjustment to £13.02. Analysts point to recent mixed target changes across £12.50 to £14.25 and differing views on growth, valuation and the durability of its model.
CER
UK£15.70
Cerillion
7D
5.0%
1Y
-1.6%

Cerillion Plc's (LON:CER) 26% Share Price Surge Not Quite Adding Up

Jan 20
Cerillion Plc's (LON:CER) 26% Share Price Surge Not Quite Adding Up
AOM
UK£2.66
ActiveOps
7D
6.4%
1Y
155.8%

AOM: Scalable Model Will Support £100 Million ARR And Higher Margins

Analysts have maintained their fair value estimate for ActiveOps at £3.17 per share, making only small adjustments to inputs such as the discount rate and future P/E, which they describe as refinements rather than a change in view. What's in the News ActiveOps is holding an analyst and investor day focused on how its Decision Intelligence products are used to manage service operations, with management outlining plans to deepen relationships with enterprise customers across key verticals and expand market presence through partners (Key Developments).
SAAS
UK£0.94
Microlise Group
7D
-1.1%
1Y
2.2%

SAAS: Stable Profitability And 2025 Revenue Guidance Will Support Future Returns

Analysts have kept their fair value estimate for Microlise Group steady at £1.52, with only marginal tweaks to inputs like the discount rate and future P/E. This reflects fine tuning of their models rather than a shift in conviction.
QTX
UK£3.31
Quartix Technologies
7D
6.8%
1Y
78.9%

The Price Is Right For Quartix Technologies plc (LON:QTX)

Jan 10
The Price Is Right For Quartix Technologies plc (LON:QTX)
ADVT
UK£1.80
AdvancedAdvT
7D
5.9%
1Y
22.0%
BTC
UK£0.031
London BTC
7D
-17.3%
1Y
-83.7%
DOTD
UK£0.67
dotdigital Group
7D
5.0%
1Y
-17.8%
PINE
UK£3.73
Pinewood Technologies Group
7D
5.5%
1Y
7.8%
GBG
UK£2.39
GB Group
7D
-0.2%
1Y
-31.6%
APTD
UK£2.85
Aptitude Software Group
7D
-3.2%
1Y
-11.8%
BYIT
UK£3.33
Bytes Technology Group
7D
-5.8%
1Y
-22.7%