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U.K. (FTSE) Software Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 21, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies53
  • 7D-0.4%
  • 3M6.1%
  • 1Y7.6%
  • YTD-0.7%

The Software is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Vinanz has stood out, gaining 94%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 7.6% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 16% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 22 Jun 2025UK£18.7bUK£4.7bUK£401.5m36.5x46.6x4x
Tue, 20 May 2025UK£18.6bUK£4.9bUK£400.5m32.7x46.5x3.8x
Thu, 17 Apr 2025UK£17.4bUK£4.8bUK£373.1m26.8x46.7x3.7x
Sat, 15 Mar 2025UK£17.9bUK£4.8bUK£312.9m30.1x57.3x3.8x
Mon, 10 Feb 2025UK£19.8bUK£4.8bUK£306.3m32.9x64.5x4.1x
Wed, 08 Jan 2025UK£19.8bUK£4.8bUK£305.4m31.3x64.7x4.1x
Fri, 06 Dec 2024UK£20.0bUK£4.8bUK£320.6m35.5x62.5x4.2x
Sun, 03 Nov 2024UK£16.7bUK£4.7bUK£207.3m35.6x80.6x3.6x
Tue, 01 Oct 2024UK£20.6bUK£5.1bUK£286.0m34x71.9x4x
Thu, 29 Aug 2024UK£20.9bUK£5.2bUK£245.4m38.1x85.4x4x
Sat, 27 Jul 2024UK£21.8bUK£5.3bUK£256.0m40.6x85.2x4.2x
Mon, 24 Jun 2024UK£22.0bUK£5.3bUK£267.0m40.7x82.4x4.1x
Wed, 22 May 2024UK£21.8bUK£5.3bUK£161.9m38.2x134.3x4.1x
Fri, 19 Apr 2024UK£20.7bUK£5.2bUK£91.3m37.9x226.7x4x
Sun, 17 Mar 2024UK£21.7bUK£5.2bUK£69.4m35.9x313.4x4.2x
Tue, 13 Feb 2024UK£21.1bUK£5.2bUK£65.8m37.3x319.9x4.1x
Thu, 11 Jan 2024UK£42.1bUK£10.1bUK£71.1m37.3x591.9x4.1x
Sat, 09 Dec 2023UK£42.1bUK£10.2bUK£72.1m33.1x584.3x4.1x
Mon, 06 Nov 2023UK£39.6bUK£10.1bUK£125.9m32.7x314.3x3.9x
Wed, 04 Oct 2023UK£40.2bUK£10.1bUK£128.7m34.3x312.7x4x
Fri, 01 Sep 2023UK£40.1bUK£10.0bUK£100.7m34.2x398x4x
Sun, 30 Jul 2023UK£40.7bUK£10.6bUK£125.8m35.2x323.9x3.9x
Tue, 27 Jun 2023UK£40.7bUK£10.6bUK£126.7m38.1x321.7x3.9x
Thu, 25 May 2023UK£40.2bUK£10.6bUK£50.0m35.2x803.6x3.8x
Sat, 22 Apr 2023UK£39.8bUK£10.6bUK£292.9m37.6x135.8x3.8x
Mon, 20 Mar 2023UK£39.0bUK£10.4bUK£300.1m32.1x130x3.7x
Wed, 15 Feb 2023UK£39.5bUK£10.3bUK£296.3m34.7x133.5x3.8x
Fri, 13 Jan 2023UK£39.4bUK£10.3bUK£299.1m32.7x131.8x3.8x
Sun, 11 Dec 2022UK£39.2bUK£10.3bUK£317.1m34.4x123.6x3.8x
Tue, 08 Nov 2022UK£38.2bUK£10.3bUK£342.1m41.9x111.7x3.7x
Thu, 06 Oct 2022UK£38.6bUK£10.3bUK£341.8m35.3x112.9x3.7x
Sat, 03 Sep 2022UK£38.7bUK£9.8bUK£218.0m47.4x177.4x4x
Mon, 01 Aug 2022UK£33.5bUK£9.6bUK£299.5m48.3x111.7x3.5x
Wed, 29 Jun 2022UK£32.9bUK£9.5bUK£297.9m41.2x110.3x3.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

110.3x


Total Market Cap: UK£32.9bTotal Earnings: UK£297.9mTotal Revenue: UK£9.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Software Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 203x202320242025
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 46.6x 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 10% 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 Market-0.86%
Tech0.16%
Software-0.40%
Application Software-0.38%
Systems Software-2.64%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Application Software industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 202x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 15.7%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 18.1% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Systems Software industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 28% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Application Software industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 16% 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
BTC VinanzUK£0.2894.5%
+UK£55.4m		119.0%PB61.3x
APTD Aptitude Software GroupUK£3.4311.0%
+UK£18.9m		-8.0%PE38.3x
ADVT AdvancedAdvTUK£1.756.1%
+UK£13.3m		20.3%PE32.7x
PINE Pinewood Technologies GroupUK£4.541.8%
+UK£8.0m		21.4%PE73.4x
PR1 Pri0r1ty Intelligence GroupUK£0.077229.8%
+UK£7.8m		n/aPB21.2x

Latest News

PR1
UK£0.077
Pri0r1ty Intelligence Group
7D
229.8%
1Y
n/a
BTC
UK£0.28
Vinanz
7D
94.5%
1Y
119.0%
OMG
UK£0.50
Oxford Metrics
7D
-14.1%
1Y
-51.0%
TRCS
UK£4.25
Tracsis
7D
-11.5%
1Y
-45.5%
IDOX
UK£0.63
IDOX
7D
2.6%
1Y
1.0%
CER
UK£15.00
Cerillion
7D
-4.8%
1Y
-4.8%
CYK
UK£0.032
Cykel AI Development
7D
62.4%
1Y
n/a
PINE
UK£4.54
Pinewood Technologies Group
7D
1.8%
1Y
21.4%
AMOI
UK£0.049
Anemoi International
7D
618.5%
1Y
618.5%
RM.
UK£0.96
RM
7D
-11.9%
1Y
14.3%
SGE
UK£12.56
Sage Group
7D
-0.5%
1Y
16.2%
APTD
UK£3.43
Aptitude Software Group
7D
11.0%
1Y
-8.0%
QTX
UK£2.25
Quartix Technologies
7D
-7.4%
1Y
45.2%
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ADVT
UK£1.75
AdvancedAdvT
7D
6.1%
1Y
20.3%
DOTD
UK£0.75
dotdigital Group
7D
-3.1%
1Y
-19.4%

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ALFA
UK£2.23
Alfa Financial Software Holdings
7D
-5.3%
1Y
17.2%