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U.K. (FTSE) Application Software Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 08, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies47
  • 7D2.5%
  • 3M6.8%
  • 1Y11.0%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Application Software industry has risen 2.5%, driven by gains from Sage Group of 2.6%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 11%. 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
Sun, 08 Jun 2025UK£18.8bUK£4.4bUK£421.9m34.2x44.6x4.3x
Tue, 06 May 2025UK£18.6bUK£4.4bUK£391.2m30.1x47.7x4.2x
Thu, 03 Apr 2025UK£18.0bUK£4.4bUK£391.0m27.8x46.1x4.1x
Sat, 01 Mar 2025UK£18.8bUK£4.5bUK£332.6m31.1x56.5x4.2x
Mon, 27 Jan 2025UK£19.7bUK£4.5bUK£331.7m29x59.3x4.4x
Wed, 25 Dec 2024UK£19.5bUK£4.4bUK£329.2m32.4x59.2x4.4x
Fri, 22 Nov 2024UK£19.3bUK£4.4bUK£349.4m33.5x55.2x4.3x
Sun, 20 Oct 2024UK£16.8bUK£4.3bUK£237.4m32.2x70.9x3.9x
Tue, 17 Sep 2024UK£16.8bUK£4.4bUK£221.0m36.2x76.2x3.9x
Thu, 15 Aug 2024UK£17.1bUK£4.4bUK£209.1m37.7x81.7x3.9x
Sat, 13 Jul 2024UK£17.6bUK£4.4bUK£217.3m37.4x80.9x4x
Mon, 10 Jun 2024UK£17.8bUK£4.5bUK£96.9m40.2x183.3x4x
Wed, 08 May 2024UK£18.6bUK£4.4bUK£62.9m37x295.6x4.2x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024UK£18.6bUK£4.4bUK£40.9m39x454.3x4.2x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024UK£18.8bUK£4.3bUK£72.5m36x259.5x4.3x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024UK£30.2bUK£7.9b-UK£224,970,214.0037.9x-134.3x3.8x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023UK£30.1bUK£7.9b-UK£223,640,261.0035.9x-134.6x3.8x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023UK£28.7bUK£7.9b-UK£158,817,223.0030.1x-180.7x3.6x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023UK£26.8bUK£7.8b-UK£166,012,227.0029.8x-161.7x3.4x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023UK£27.9bUK£7.8b-UK£164,845,425.0032.5x-169.3x3.6x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023UK£27.1bUK£7.8b-UK£170,562,782.0029.1x-159x3.5x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023UK£28.0bUK£8.4b-UK£146,513,779.0030.7x-191.3x3.3x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023UK£27.9bUK£8.4b-UK£22,802,587.0033.2x-1225.4x3.3x
Thu, 11 May 2023UK£27.0bUK£8.5b-UK£164,140,644.0035.6x-164.6x3.2x
Sat, 08 Apr 2023UK£26.7bUK£8.4bUK£12.9m37x2071.6x3.2x
Mon, 06 Mar 2023UK£27.0bUK£8.3bUK£34.6m33x781.9x3.2x
Wed, 01 Feb 2023UK£27.0bUK£8.3bUK£38.3m35.8x703.7x3.2x
Fri, 30 Dec 2022UK£26.5bUK£8.4bUK£33.3m37.9x795.5x3.2x
Sun, 27 Nov 2022UK£27.3bUK£8.3bUK£61.1m41x447x3.3x
Tue, 25 Oct 2022UK£25.4bUK£8.3bUK£74.7m37x339.7x3.1x
Thu, 22 Sep 2022UK£26.8bUK£8.0bUK£70.9m48.4x378.8x3.3x
Sat, 20 Aug 2022UK£23.7bUK£7.9bUK£106.1m49.6x223.3x3x
Mon, 18 Jul 2022UK£22.3bUK£7.9bUK£101.8m37.7x219.4x2.8x
Wed, 15 Jun 2022UK£22.3bUK£7.9b-UK£42,617,411.0037.9x-522.8x2.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-522.8x


Total Market Cap: UK£22.3bTotal Earnings: -UK£42,617,411.00Total Revenue: UK£7.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Application Software Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 194.3x202320242025
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 45.0x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 196x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.9x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 4.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Application Software industry have gone up over the last three years and the industry is now profitable.
  • Revenues have declined 18% per year.
  • This means that less sales are being generated overall, but since the cost of doing business is lower, profits have been increasing.

Industry Comparison

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

GB Market0.57%
Tech1.78%
Software2.49%
Application Software2.54%
Systems Software-2.46%
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£12.512.6%
+UK£277.2m		18.0%PE34.7x
PINE Pinewood Technologies GroupUK£4.4513.5%
+UK£53.3m		15.0%PE71.9x
BYIT Bytes Technology GroupUK£5.331.5%
+UK£19.5m		-1.5%PE23.4x
ALFA Alfa Financial Software HoldingsUK£2.452.5%
+UK£17.8m		34.6%PE28.4x
ADVT AdvancedAdvTUK£1.707.9%
+UK£16.7m		15.6%PE31.8x
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BGO

UK£0.88

Bango

7D

-4.9%

1Y

-34.3%

PINE

UK£4.45

Pinewood Technologies Group

7D

13.5%

1Y

15.0%

RM.

UK£1.11

RM

7D

12.7%

1Y

35.4%

4GBL

UK£0.12

4GLOBAL

7D

-47.7%

1Y

-78.1%

SGE

UK£12.51

Sage Group

7D

2.6%

1Y

18.0%

PR1

UK£0.022

Pri0r1ty Intelligence Group

7D

-37.1%

1Y

n/a

CYK

UK£0.023

Cykel AI Development

7D

-13.9%

1Y

n/a

BYIT

UK£5.33

Bytes Technology Group

7D

1.5%

1Y

-1.5%

APTD

UK£3.06

Aptitude Software Group

7D

8.1%

1Y

-14.3%

FDP

UK£24.25

FD Technologies

7D

-0.2%

1Y

78.0%

IDOX

UK£0.59

IDOX

7D

4.6%

1Y

-10.1%

QTX

UK£2.54

Quartix Technologies

7D

-2.7%

1Y

58.8%

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Customer Acquisition And Cost Reduction Will Strengthen Market Position

Strategic focus on key markets and investment in sales aims to drive recurring revenue and improve operational efficiency without increasing customer attrition.

ADVT

UK£1.70

AdvancedAdvT

7D

7.9%

1Y

15.6%

DOTD

UK£0.81

dotdigital Group

7D

-1.9%

1Y

-12.3%

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ALFA

UK£2.45

Alfa Financial Software Holdings

7D

2.5%

1Y

34.6%

GBG

UK£2.73

GB Group

7D

-0.7%

1Y

-20.6%