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U.K. (FTSE) Application Software Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 17, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies48
  • 7D-0.06%
  • 3M5.7%
  • 1Y8.0%
  • YTDn/a

The Application Software is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Microlise Group has stood out, gaining 17%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 8.0% over the past 12 months. 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
Thu, 17 Jul 2025UK£18.0bUK£4.4bUK£408.9m34.2x43.9x4.1x
Sat, 14 Jun 2025UK£18.6bUK£4.4bUK£423.4m32.6x44.1x4.3x
Mon, 12 May 2025UK£18.9bUK£4.4bUK£391.2m30.5x48.3x4.3x
Wed, 09 Apr 2025UK£16.6bUK£4.4bUK£389.2m26.2x42.6x3.7x
Fri, 07 Mar 2025UK£18.1bUK£4.5bUK£338.1m28.5x53.6x4.1x
Sun, 02 Feb 2025UK£19.9bUK£4.5bUK£332.0m30.2x59.8x4.4x
Tue, 31 Dec 2024UK£19.4bUK£4.4bUK£329.2m32.9x58.9x4.4x
Thu, 28 Nov 2024UK£19.7bUK£4.4bUK£348.1m33.5x56.7x4.4x
Sat, 26 Oct 2024UK£16.5bUK£4.3bUK£237.2m32.2x69.7x3.8x
Mon, 23 Sep 2024UK£17.0bUK£4.4bUK£221.5m37x76.6x3.9x
Wed, 21 Aug 2024UK£17.2bUK£4.4bUK£209.8m36.9x81.8x3.9x
Fri, 19 Jul 2024UK£17.4bUK£4.4bUK£211.5m37.1x82x3.9x
Sun, 16 Jun 2024UK£17.6bUK£4.5bUK£220.6m41x79.8x3.9x
Tue, 14 May 2024UK£18.7bUK£4.4bUK£64.5m38.4x290.2x4.3x
Thu, 11 Apr 2024UK£18.2bUK£4.4bUK£28.5m39.4x640.1x4.2x
Sat, 09 Mar 2024UK£18.8bUK£4.4bUK£68.2m34.9x275.3x4.3x
Mon, 05 Feb 2024UK£30.1bUK£7.9b-UK£225,088,381.0037x-133.5x3.8x
Wed, 03 Jan 2024UK£29.9bUK£7.9b-UK£224,948,833.0035.2x-133.1x3.8x
Fri, 01 Dec 2023UK£29.0bUK£7.9b-UK£213,051,130.0030x-136x3.6x
Sun, 29 Oct 2023UK£26.9bUK£7.9b-UK£169,411,542.0030.8x-158.6x3.4x
Tue, 26 Sep 2023UK£27.9bUK£7.8b-UK£165,141,436.0032.5x-169.2x3.6x
Thu, 24 Aug 2023UK£27.3bUK£7.8b-UK£167,428,168.0028.5x-162.8x3.5x
Sat, 22 Jul 2023UK£28.1bUK£8.4b-UK£146,880,470.0030.4x-191.6x3.4x
Mon, 19 Jun 2023UK£28.1bUK£8.4b-UK£145,529,450.0032.1x-192.9x3.4x
Wed, 17 May 2023UK£27.1bUK£8.5b-UK£162,137,715.0032.2x-167.1x3.2x
Fri, 14 Apr 2023UK£26.9bUK£8.4bUK£13.6m37.6x1987.3x3.2x
Sun, 12 Mar 2023UK£26.8bUK£8.3bUK£35.2m33.5x760.1x3.2x
Tue, 07 Feb 2023UK£27.4bUK£8.3bUK£32.4m33.3x845.1x3.3x
Thu, 05 Jan 2023UK£26.7bUK£8.4bUK£33.2m38.4x803.6x3.2x
Sat, 03 Dec 2022UK£27.2bUK£8.3bUK£53.0m37.1x514.3x3.3x
Mon, 31 Oct 2022UK£25.9bUK£8.2bUK£81.0m40.9x319.4x3.1x
Wed, 28 Sep 2022UK£26.4bUK£8.4bUK£68.9m34.3x383.2x3.2x
Fri, 26 Aug 2022UK£24.6bUK£7.9bUK£74.8m51.1x329.3x3.1x
Sun, 24 Jul 2022UK£23.3bUK£7.8bUK£104.2m37.8x224.1x3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

224.1x


Total Market Cap: UK£23.3bTotal Earnings: UK£104.2mTotal Revenue: UK£7.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Application Software Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 197.7x202320242025
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 43.9x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 198x.
  • 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 58% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 18% 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 Market0.65%
Tech-0.48%
Software-0.30%
Application Software-0.06%
Systems Software-24.79%
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
SAAS Microlise GroupUK£1.3417.1%
+UK£22.6m		-6.0%PS1.9x
PINE Pinewood Technologies GroupUK£4.984.6%
+UK£22.1m		45.3%PE80.4x
SGE Sage GroupUK£12.420.3%
+UK£19.2m		19.4%PE34x
ELCO ElecoUK£1.799.5%
+UK£12.8m		47.5%PE44.2x
ADVT AdvancedAdvTUK£1.805.3%
+UK£12.0m		26.3%PE22x

Latest News

SAAS
UK£1.34
Microlise Group
7D
17.1%
1Y
-6.0%

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
PULS
UK£0.43
Pulsar Group
7D
7.5%
1Y
-46.9%
ACSO
UK£4.25
accesso Technology Group
7D
-13.1%
1Y
-39.8%
SGE
UK£12.42
Sage Group
7D
0.3%
1Y
19.4%

Here's Why Sage Group (LON:SGE) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Jul 13
Here's Why Sage Group (LON:SGE) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly
BTC
UK£0.10
London BTC
7D
-27.1%
1Y
-20.8%
TRCS
UK£4.00
Tracsis
7D
-4.8%
1Y
-44.4%
PINE
UK£4.98
Pinewood Technologies Group
7D
4.6%
1Y
45.3%
BYIT
UK£3.37
Bytes Technology Group
7D
-5.2%
1Y
-31.9%
QTX
UK£2.29
Quartix Technologies
7D
-5.8%
1Y
50.2%
GBG
UK£2.35
GB Group
7D
-0.8%
1Y
-30.4%

Statutory Profit Doesn't Reflect How Good GB Group's (LON:GBG) Earnings Are

Jun 28
Statutory Profit Doesn't Reflect How Good GB Group's (LON:GBG) Earnings Are
CER
UK£14.60
Cerillion
7D
-4.6%
1Y
-17.0%
BGO
UK£0.89
Bango
7D
-4.3%
1Y
-39.0%
ELCO
UK£1.79
Eleco
7D
9.5%
1Y
47.5%
APTD
UK£3.08
Aptitude Software Group
7D
4.1%
1Y
-20.6%
ADVT
UK£1.80
AdvancedAdvT
7D
5.3%
1Y
26.3%
ALFA
UK£2.23
Alfa Financial Software Holdings
7D
1.1%
1Y
21.2%