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U.K. (FTSE) Application Software Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 31, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies45
  • 7D-0.9%
  • 3M-9.8%
  • 1Y0.3%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Application Software industry has remained flat. Furthermore, the industry has been flat for the past year as well. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 16% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 01 Sep 2025UK£16.0bUK£4.3bUK£448.7m33.5x35.6x3.7x
Wed, 30 Jul 2025UK£17.5bUK£4.3bUK£442.8m34.4x39.6x4.1x
Fri, 27 Jun 2025UK£18.4bUK£4.4bUK£410.0m33.1x45x4.2x
Sun, 25 May 2025UK£18.4bUK£4.5bUK£417.7m31x44x4.1x
Tue, 22 Apr 2025UK£17.1bUK£4.4bUK£390.5m25.8x43.8x3.9x
Thu, 20 Mar 2025UK£17.6bUK£4.4bUK£391.6m28.4x44.9x4x
Sat, 15 Feb 2025UK£19.5bUK£4.5bUK£332.4m32x58.8x4.4x
Mon, 13 Jan 2025UK£19.1bUK£4.4bUK£327.7m30.4x58.4x4.3x
Wed, 11 Dec 2024UK£19.7bUK£4.4bUK£346.2m36.1x57x4.4x
Fri, 08 Nov 2024UK£17.0bUK£4.3bUK£234.9m35.9x72.4x3.9x
Sun, 06 Oct 2024UK£16.3bUK£4.3bUK£227.4m31.1x71.5x3.8x
Tue, 03 Sep 2024UK£17.1bUK£4.4bUK£221.0m38.1x77.2x3.9x
Thu, 01 Aug 2024UK£17.9bUK£4.4bUK£207.6m40.5x86.4x4.1x
Sat, 29 Jun 2024UK£18.0bUK£4.5bUK£216.5m38.9x83.2x4x
Mon, 27 May 2024UK£17.8bUK£4.4bUK£119.7m37.9x148.6x4x
Wed, 24 Apr 2024UK£17.9bUK£4.4bUK£47.2m37.1x380.1x4.1x
Fri, 22 Mar 2024UK£18.8bUK£4.4bUK£37.7m36.8x498.1x4.3x
Sun, 18 Feb 2024UK£18.5bUK£4.4bUK£72.2m36.4x256.8x4.2x
Tue, 16 Jan 2024UK£29.9bUK£7.9b-UK£224,771,665.0035.9x-132.8x3.8x
Thu, 14 Dec 2023UK£29.8bUK£7.9b-UK£223,997,504.0033.1x-133.2x3.8x
Sat, 11 Nov 2023UK£27.5bUK£7.9b-UK£169,028,395.0031.3x-162.4x3.5x
Mon, 09 Oct 2023UK£27.5bUK£7.8b-UK£167,204,804.0033.4x-164.3x3.5x
Wed, 06 Sep 2023UK£27.6bUK£7.8b-UK£165,210,133.0028.7x-166.8x3.5x
Fri, 04 Aug 2023UK£27.3bUK£7.8b-UK£174,078,777.0030x-156.6x3.5x
Sun, 02 Jul 2023UK£28.2bUK£8.4b-UK£148,608,340.0031.3x-189.6x3.4x
Tue, 30 May 2023UK£27.5bUK£8.4b-UK£235,324,381.0033.2x-117x3.3x
Thu, 27 Apr 2023UK£27.0bUK£8.4bUK£16.8m35.8x1600.6x3.2x
Sat, 25 Mar 2023UK£26.4bUK£8.4bUK£36.2m32.5x730.7x3.2x
Mon, 20 Feb 2023UK£26.9bUK£8.3bUK£32.4m35.1x830.7x3.2x
Wed, 18 Jan 2023UK£26.6bUK£8.3bUK£36.7m36x726.5x3.2x
Fri, 16 Dec 2022UK£26.7bUK£8.3bUK£52.7m37.4x506.5x3.2x
Sun, 13 Nov 2022UK£26.7bUK£8.3bUK£86.7m42.9x307.7x3.2x
Tue, 11 Oct 2022UK£1.5tUK£8.3bUK£72.2m40.9x20416.5x177.6x
Thu, 08 Sep 2022UK£25.6bUK£8.0bUK£72.9m49x351.3x3.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

351.3x


Total Market Cap: UK£25.6bTotal Earnings: UK£72.9mTotal Revenue: UK£8.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Application Software Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 189.3x202320242025
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 35.6x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 190x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 3.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Application Software industry have grown 83% 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 Market2.72%
Tech-0.10%
Software-0.87%
Application Software-0.86%
Systems Software-1.98%
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
GBG GB GroupUK£2.211.4%
+UK£6.8m		-35.8%PE63x
TRCS TracsisUK£3.856.2%
+UK£6.7m		-41.7%PE220.6x
ELCO ElecoUK£1.674.7%
+UK£6.2m		21.9%PE41.4x
QTX Quartix TechnologiesUK£2.784.5%
+UK£5.8m		50.3%PE25.6x
AOM ActiveOpsUK£1.824.6%
+UK£5.7m		32.4%PE117.6x

Latest News

TRCS
UK£3.85
Tracsis
7D
6.2%
1Y
-41.7%
ELCO
UK£1.67
Eleco
7D
4.7%
1Y
21.9%
ACSO
UK£4.27
accesso Technology Group
7D
3.1%
1Y
-24.0%
CER
UK£13.90
Cerillion
7D
-1.8%
1Y
-28.0%

Subdued Growth No Barrier To Cerillion Plc's (LON:CER) Price

Aug 28
Subdued Growth No Barrier To Cerillion Plc's (LON:CER) Price
ALFA
UK£2.23
Alfa Financial Software Holdings
7D
-0.7%
1Y
15.1%
GBG
UK£2.21
GB Group
7D
1.4%
1Y
-35.8%
QTX
UK£2.78
Quartix Technologies
7D
4.5%
1Y
50.3%
SGE
UK£10.87
Sage Group
7D
-1.3%
1Y
7.5%

The Sage Group plc's (LON:SGE) Price In Tune With Earnings

Aug 20
The Sage Group plc's (LON:SGE) Price In Tune With Earnings
APTD
UK£2.90
Aptitude Software Group
7D
2.5%
1Y
-16.4%
PINE
UK£5.14
Pinewood Technologies Group
7D
-1.5%
1Y
45.8%
NET
UK£1.18
Netcall
7D
-2.5%
1Y
26.1%
ADVT
UK£1.93
AdvancedAdvT
7D
-3.8%
1Y
40.0%
SAAS
UK£1.31
Microlise Group
7D
2.7%
1Y
2.7%

Even With A 28% Surge, Cautious Investors Are Not Rewarding Microlise Group plc's (LON:SAAS) Performance Completely

Jul 17
Even With A 28% Surge, Cautious Investors Are Not Rewarding Microlise Group plc's (LON:SAAS) Performance Completely
AOM
UK£1.82
ActiveOps
7D
4.6%
1Y
32.4%
DOTD
UK£0.69
dotdigital Group
7D
-1.4%
1Y
-24.9%
IDOX
UK£0.58
IDOX
7D
-3.0%
1Y
-7.1%