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U.K. (FTSE) Application Software Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 19, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies49
  • 7D2.9%
  • 3M-10.0%
  • 1Y-2.3%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Application Software industry has risen 2.9%, driven by gains from Sage Group of 3.1%. Despite this gain, the industry's performance has been flat over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 15% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 19 Apr 2025UK£17.2bUK£4.4bUK£390.4m25.8x44x3.9x
Mon, 17 Mar 2025UK£17.8bUK£4.5bUK£338.2m29x52.5x4x
Wed, 12 Feb 2025UK£19.6bUK£4.5bUK£332.0m31.9x58.9x4.4x
Fri, 10 Jan 2025UK£19.4bUK£4.5bUK£330.8m30.3x58.7x4.4x
Sun, 08 Dec 2024UK£19.9bUK£4.4bUK£346.1m35.8x57.6x4.5x
Tue, 05 Nov 2024UK£16.4bUK£4.3bUK£235.9m34.8x69.6x3.8x
Thu, 03 Oct 2024UK£16.4bUK£4.3bUK£230.3m32.2x71.3x3.8x
Sat, 31 Aug 2024UK£17.0bUK£4.4bUK£221.0m38.2x77x3.9x
Mon, 29 Jul 2024UK£17.8bUK£4.4bUK£207.3m40.5x85.7x4x
Wed, 26 Jun 2024UK£18.0bUK£4.5bUK£223.3m39.1x80.5x4x
Fri, 24 May 2024UK£17.9bUK£4.4bUK£122.6m37.1x146.3x4.1x
Sun, 21 Apr 2024UK£17.5bUK£4.4bUK£46.5m38.1x376x4x
Tue, 19 Mar 2024UK£18.4bUK£4.3bUK£35.1m36.7x522.9x4.2x
Thu, 15 Feb 2024UK£18.4bUK£4.4bUK£72.1m36.5x255.5x4.2x
Sat, 13 Jan 2024UK£30.0bUK£7.9b-UK£224,740,840.0036.1x-133.5x3.8x
Mon, 11 Dec 2023UK£29.6bUK£7.9b-UK£223,942,015.0033.1x-132.2x3.7x
Wed, 08 Nov 2023UK£27.3bUK£7.8b-UK£170,008,752.0031x-160.6x3.5x
Fri, 06 Oct 2023UK£27.3bUK£7.8b-UK£167,263,581.0032.5x-163.5x3.5x
Sun, 03 Sep 2023UK£27.5bUK£7.8b-UK£165,223,532.0028.6x-166.5x3.5x
Tue, 01 Aug 2023UK£28.1bUK£8.4b-UK£143,475,428.0029.5x-195.6x3.3x
Thu, 29 Jun 2023UK£27.6bUK£8.4b-UK£148,720,601.0030.7x-185.8x3.3x
Sat, 27 May 2023UK£27.5bUK£8.4b-UK£224,598,894.0033.2x-122.6x3.3x
Mon, 24 Apr 2023UK£27.1bUK£8.4bUK£17.0m37.6x1599.1x3.2x
Wed, 22 Mar 2023UK£26.4bUK£8.4bUK£36.7m32.5x718x3.2x
Fri, 17 Feb 2023UK£27.1bUK£8.3bUK£32.4m34.3x835.2x3.2x
Sun, 15 Jan 2023UK£26.9bUK£8.3bUK£36.0m38.1x748.2x3.2x
Tue, 13 Dec 2022UK£26.8bUK£8.3bUK£54.1m37.8x495.4x3.2x
Thu, 10 Nov 2022UK£26.5bUK£8.3bUK£85.0m41.6x311.8x3.2x
Sat, 08 Oct 2022UK£26.0bUK£8.3bUK£73.8m35.4x352.3x3.1x
Mon, 05 Sep 2022UK£25.3bUK£8.0bUK£73.6m48.9x344.2x3.2x
Wed, 03 Aug 2022UK£23.2bUK£7.8bUK£111.7m48.8x207.5x3x
Fri, 01 Jul 2022UK£21.7bUK£7.8bUK£103.6m35.1x209.9x2.8x
Sun, 29 May 2022UK£23.6bUK£7.6bUK£25.9m33.4x909x3.1x
Tue, 26 Apr 2022UK£24.9bUK£7.4bUK£17.7m36.2x1407.5x3.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

1407.5x


Total Market Cap: UK£24.9bTotal Earnings: UK£17.7mTotal Revenue: UK£7.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Application Software Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 255.5x202320242025
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 44.0x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 256x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 3.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Application Software industry have grown 180% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 16% 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 Market3.99%
Tech3.31%
Software2.96%
Application Software2.93%
Systems Software5.16%
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
SGE Sage GroupUK£11.723.1%
+UK£340.1m		2.8%PE35.3x
BYIT Bytes Technology GroupUK£4.994.9%
+UK£56.4m		4.5%PE23.2x
GBG GB GroupUK£2.573.0%
+UK£18.9m		1.4%PE79.4x
ALFA Alfa Financial Software HoldingsUK£2.092.5%
+UK£14.8m		29.2%PE24x
CER CerillionUK£13.352.7%
+UK£10.3m		-10.7%PE25.8x
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