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South Korean (KOSPI) Software Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 21, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies113
  • 7D10.7%
  • 3M8.8%
  • 1Y12.5%
  • YTD6.1%

The Software industry is up 9.2% in the last week, with Axgate up 114%. Meanwhile, Nable actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 29% in the last week. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 10%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 32% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the South Korean Software Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 21 Apr 2026₩16.0t₩9.3t₩123.5b16.3x129.6x1.7x
Thu, 19 Mar 2026₩14.8t₩9.0t₩113.4b15.8x130.3x1.6x
Sat, 14 Feb 2026₩14.4t₩9.1t₩132.9b15.8x108.4x1.6x
Mon, 12 Jan 2026₩14.3t₩9.1t₩132.9b14.5x107.7x1.6x
Wed, 10 Dec 2025₩14.4t₩9.0t₩161.6b15.7x88.9x1.6x
Fri, 07 Nov 2025₩14.6t₩8.8t₩127.3b16x114.9x1.7x
Sun, 05 Oct 2025₩14.1t₩8.8t₩127.3b14.8x110.6x1.6x
Tue, 02 Sep 2025₩12.9t₩8.8t₩142.6b16.1x90.1x1.5x
Thu, 31 Jul 2025₩13.9t₩8.6t₩117.6b18.2x118.2x1.6x
Sat, 28 Jun 2025₩14.2t₩8.5t₩171.3b18.7x83.1x1.7x
Mon, 26 May 2025₩11.8t₩8.2t₩177.0b16.9x66.5x1.4x
Wed, 23 Apr 2025₩12.2t₩8.0t₩177.6b15.9x68.6x1.5x
Fri, 21 Mar 2025₩11.4t₩7.7t₩126.3b15.7x89.9x1.5x
Sun, 16 Feb 2025₩13.0t₩7.6t₩94.4b15.6x137.7x1.7x
Tue, 14 Jan 2025₩11.1t₩7.5t₩87.5b14.4x126.3x1.5x
Thu, 12 Dec 2024₩11.3t₩7.2t₩123.6b16.4x91.6x1.6x
Sat, 09 Nov 2024₩11.0t₩7.0t₩97.3b13x112.5x1.6x
Mon, 07 Oct 2024₩10.5t₩7.0t₩97.3b13.9x107.9x1.5x
Wed, 04 Sep 2024₩11.0t₩7.0t₩101.7b15.1x107.9x1.6x
Fri, 02 Aug 2024₩11.1t₩6.7t₩72.5b15.6x152.5x1.7x
Sun, 30 Jun 2024₩12.1t₩6.8t₩43.5b15.6x279.2x1.8x
Tue, 28 May 2024₩12.7t₩6.7t₩74.7b17.8x169.9x1.9x
Thu, 25 Apr 2024₩12.5t₩6.6t₩75.6b16.2x166x1.9x
Sat, 23 Mar 2024₩12.6t₩6.4t₩19.6b17.9x642.7x2x
Mon, 19 Feb 2024₩13.6t₩6.3t₩29.3b21.9x464.7x2.2x
Wed, 17 Jan 2024₩13.3t₩6.4t₩40.2b21.3x331.4x2.1x
Fri, 15 Dec 2023₩12.7t₩6.4t₩40.2b18.5x316x2x
Sun, 12 Nov 2023₩12.2t₩6.1t₩38.0b17.1x321.5x2x
Tue, 10 Oct 2023₩13.0t₩6.1t₩36.5b18.6x357.2x2.1x
Thu, 07 Sep 2023₩14.8t₩6.1t₩30.2b20.3x489.3x2.4x
Sat, 05 Aug 2023₩13.8t₩5.9t₩80.5b17.4x171.7x2.3x
Mon, 03 Jul 2023₩12.8t₩5.9t₩95.8b18.6x133.3x2.2x
Wed, 31 May 2023₩13.8t₩5.8t₩104.0b20.4x133x2.4x
Fri, 28 Apr 2023₩12.9t₩5.7t₩69.3b22x186.1x2.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

186.1x


Total Market Cap: ₩12.9tTotal Earnings: ₩69.3bTotal Revenue: ₩5.7tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South Korean Software Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 178.6x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the South Korean 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 127x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 179x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Software industry have grown 16% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 17% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the South Korean Tech industry?

KR Market7.06%
Tech9.03%
Software10.69%
Systems Software13.74%
Application Software7.14%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Systems Software industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 34.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 25.8%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 3.1% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Application Software industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 50% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 8.4% per year.
  • In contrast, the Systems Software industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 26% 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
A356680 Axgate₩16.44k113.8%
+₩249.8b
125.2%PE121.1x
A203650 Dream Security₩3.88k94.8%
+₩166.2b
138.0%PE41.3x
A158430 ATON₩9.91k58.6%
+₩86.5b
72.3%PE151.1x
A042510 Raonsecure₩15.41k72.8%
+₩70.1b
60.3%PE49.2x
A488280 S2W₩21.60k34.7%
+₩59.9b
n/aPS23.1x

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