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U.K. (FTSE) Software Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 01, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies53
  • 7D-0.6%
  • 3M4.5%
  • 1Y8.4%
  • YTD-0.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Software industry has remained flat. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 8.4% in that time. Earnings are forecast to grow by 15% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 02 Jul 2025UK£18.7bUK£4.7bUK£392.4m37.2x47.5x4x
Fri, 30 May 2025UK£18.5bUK£4.8bUK£400.7m32.9x46.2x3.8x
Sun, 27 Apr 2025UK£17.7bUK£4.8bUK£371.8m30.3x47.5x3.7x
Tue, 25 Mar 2025UK£18.0bUK£4.7bUK£366.9m29.2x48.9x3.8x
Thu, 20 Feb 2025UK£19.8bUK£4.8bUK£307.0m32.6x64.4x4.1x
Sat, 18 Jan 2025UK£19.7bUK£4.8bUK£304.2m28.7x64.8x4.1x
Mon, 16 Dec 2024UK£19.9bUK£4.8bUK£320.0m37.1x62.1x4.2x
Wed, 13 Nov 2024UK£17.5bUK£4.7bUK£204.7m36x85.3x3.7x
Fri, 11 Oct 2024UK£16.5bUK£4.7bUK£199.4m32x82.7x3.5x
Sun, 08 Sep 2024UK£20.5bUK£5.2bUK£276.6m36.8x74.3x4x
Tue, 06 Aug 2024UK£20.9bUK£5.3bUK£256.4m37.7x81.5x4x
Thu, 04 Jul 2024UK£22.0bUK£5.3bUK£260.7m39.2x84.4x4.1x
Sat, 01 Jun 2024UK£21.4bUK£5.3bUK£163.1m38.4x131.1x4.1x
Mon, 29 Apr 2024UK£22.2bUK£5.2bUK£89.6m38.3x247.4x4.2x
Wed, 27 Mar 2024UK£22.0bUK£5.2bUK£73.5m36.8x299.8x4.2x
Fri, 23 Feb 2024UK£21.1bUK£5.2bUK£66.0m35.6x319.6x4.1x
Sun, 21 Jan 2024UK£42.1bUK£10.1bUK£71.1m37.8x592.6x4.2x
Tue, 19 Dec 2023UK£42.2bUK£10.1bUK£72.1m35.7x585.2x4.2x
Thu, 16 Nov 2023UK£39.9bUK£10.1bUK£127.5m32.9x312.8x4x
Sat, 14 Oct 2023UK£40.0bUK£10.1bUK£129.6m30.9x308.8x4x
Mon, 11 Sep 2023UK£40.9bUK£10.0bUK£143.1m34.8x286x4.1x
Wed, 09 Aug 2023UK£39.9bUK£10.0bUK£94.2m36x423.1x4x
Fri, 07 Jul 2023UK£40.7bUK£10.6bUK£128.7m35.7x316.4x3.9x
Sun, 04 Jun 2023UK£40.8bUK£10.6bUK£39.2m36.6x1041.1x3.9x
Tue, 02 May 2023UK£40.1bUK£10.7bUK£109.7m36.4x365.1x3.7x
Thu, 30 Mar 2023UK£39.0bUK£10.6bUK£306.1m32.4x127.5x3.7x
Sat, 25 Feb 2023UK£39.4bUK£10.3bUK£297.6m34.7x132.5x3.8x
Mon, 23 Jan 2023UK£39.1bUK£10.3bUK£302.0m33.1x129.4x3.8x
Wed, 21 Dec 2022UK£38.8bUK£10.3bUK£298.6m33.6x129.8x3.8x
Fri, 18 Nov 2022UK£39.6bUK£10.4bUK£320.5m39x123.5x3.8x
Sun, 16 Oct 2022UK£37.6bUK£10.3bUK£341.6m37.7x110x3.6x
Tue, 13 Sep 2022UK£39.4bUK£9.8bUK£314.3m50x125.4x4x
Thu, 11 Aug 2022UK£36.3bUK£9.5bUK£246.5m48.7x147.2x3.8x
Sat, 09 Jul 2022UK£32.6bUK£9.6bUK£295.6m42.5x110.2x3.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

110.2x


Total Market Cap: UK£32.6bTotal Earnings: UK£295.6mTotal Revenue: UK£9.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Software Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 202.5x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British 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 47.5x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 203x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 4.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Software industry have grown 9.9% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 21% per year.
  • This means that less sales are being generated overall, but since cost of doing business is lower, profits have been increasing.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.K. Tech industry?

GB Market0.076%
Tech0.38%
Software-0.65%
Systems Software4.46%
Application Software-0.69%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Application Software industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 200x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 15.4%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 17.6% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Systems Software industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 27% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Application Software industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 15% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
BYIT Bytes Technology GroupUK£5.091.6%
+UK£19.3m		-6.6%PE22.4x
ALFA Alfa Financial Software HoldingsUK£2.252.0%
+UK£13.3m		19.6%PE26x
AOM ActiveOpsUK£1.4514.6%
+UK£13.2m		41.5%PE78.9x
ACSO accesso Technology GroupUK£5.406.3%
+UK£12.6m		-24.8%PE32.4x
CER CerillionUK£15.501.6%
+UK£7.4m		-3.7%PE32.1x

Latest News

ACSO
UK£5.40
accesso Technology Group
7D
6.3%
1Y
-24.8%
AOM
UK£1.45
ActiveOps
7D
14.6%
1Y
41.5%
ARB
UK£0.021
Argo Blockchain
7D
-30.6%
1Y
-76.7%
PR1
UK£0.063
Pri0r1ty Intelligence Group
7D
-24.8%
1Y
n/a
DOTD
UK£0.74
dotdigital Group
7D
2.2%
1Y
-20.8%
IGP
UK£1.89
Intercede Group
7D
6.5%
1Y
26.8%
BYIT
UK£5.09
Bytes Technology Group
7D
1.6%
1Y
-6.6%
BTC
UK£0.21
Vinanz
7D
-39.3%
1Y
63.1%
IDOX
UK£0.65
IDOX
7D
2.2%
1Y
5.5%
CER
UK£15.50
Cerillion
7D
1.6%
1Y
-3.7%
ZOO
UK£0.15
ZOO Digital Group
7D
-21.7%
1Y
-74.8%
CYK
UK£0.025
Cykel AI Development
7D
-27.5%
1Y
-54.5%
SGE
UK£12.31
Sage Group
7D
-2.8%
1Y
14.5%
APTD
UK£3.31
Aptitude Software Group
7D
-2.1%
1Y
-11.5%
ADVT
UK£1.63
AdvancedAdvT
7D
-4.4%
1Y
18.2%
ALFA
UK£2.25
Alfa Financial Software Holdings
7D
2.0%
1Y
19.6%