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U.S. Tech Sector Analysis

UpdatedFeb 19, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies963
  • 7D2.7%
  • 3M5.1%
  • 1Y31.7%
  • YTD3.5%

In the last week, the Tech industry is up 2.7%, with NVIDIA up 6.2%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 32%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 18% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Tech Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 21 Feb 2025US$18.9tUS$2.3tUS$369.6b32.1x51x8.2x
Sun, 19 Jan 2025US$18.4tUS$2.3tUS$367.0b33.9x50x8.1x
Tue, 17 Dec 2024US$18.8tUS$2.3tUS$363.6b32.1x51.6x8.3x
Thu, 14 Nov 2024US$18.2tUS$2.2tUS$352.6b32.9x51.7x8.2x
Sat, 12 Oct 2024US$17.6tUS$2.2tUS$378.2b30.4x46.5x8.1x
Mon, 09 Sep 2024US$15.6tUS$2.2tUS$374.5b27.2x41.7x7.2x
Wed, 07 Aug 2024US$15.1tUS$2.1tUS$362.4b28.7x41.6x7.1x
Fri, 05 Jul 2024US$17.4tUS$2.1tUS$362.9b30.8x47.9x8.2x
Sun, 02 Jun 2024US$15.1tUS$2.1tUS$351.1b29.5x43x7.3x
Tue, 30 Apr 2024US$14.2tUS$2.1tUS$335.6b28.5x42.3x6.9x
Thu, 28 Mar 2024US$14.8tUS$2.0tUS$328.2b28.1x45.1x7.2x
Sat, 24 Feb 2024US$14.4tUS$2.0tUS$322.2b27.5x44.8x7.1x
Mon, 22 Jan 2024US$14.0tUS$2.0tUS$292.0b26.5x47.8x6.8x
Wed, 20 Dec 2023US$13.4tUS$2.1tUS$293.6b25.9x45.8x6.5x
Fri, 17 Nov 2023US$12.6tUS$2.0tUS$281.3b24.1x44.9x6.2x
Sun, 15 Oct 2023US$11.7tUS$2.0tUS$270.2b24.8x43.5x5.8x
Tue, 12 Sep 2023US$12.0tUS$2.0tUS$272.9b23.6x44.1x5.9x
Thu, 10 Aug 2023US$11.6tUS$2.0tUS$262.9b25.6x44.3x5.7x
Sat, 08 Jul 2023US$11.9tUS$2.0tUS$258.1b24.5x46x5.9x
Mon, 05 Jun 2023US$11.5tUS$2.0tUS$264.1b24.7x43.7x5.7x
Wed, 03 May 2023US$10.2tUS$2.0tUS$264.2b20.7x38.6x5x
Fri, 31 Mar 2023US$10.3tUS$2.0tUS$274.8b22.9x37.3x5x
Sun, 26 Feb 2023US$10.7tUS$2.3tUS$295.9b23.2x36.1x4.7x
Tue, 24 Jan 2023US$10.6tUS$2.2tUS$327.5b23.9x32.2x4.7x
Thu, 22 Dec 2022US$10.0tUS$2.3tUS$330.0b21.9x30.3x4.4x
Sat, 19 Nov 2022US$10.3tUS$2.2tUS$331.0b22.1x31.2x4.6x
Mon, 17 Oct 2022US$9.2tUS$2.2tUS$345.2b18.6x26.7x4.2x
Wed, 14 Sep 2022US$11.1tUS$2.2tUS$346.8b21.5x32x5.1x
Fri, 12 Aug 2022US$11.8tUS$2.2tUS$350.9b23.5x33.6x5.4x
Sun, 10 Jul 2022US$10.7tUS$2.2tUS$359.4b23.2x29.7x5x
Tue, 07 Jun 2022US$11.2tUS$2.1tUS$358.5b25.6x31.3x5.2x
Thu, 05 May 2022US$11.6tUS$2.1tUS$357.5b23.9x32.6x5.6x
Sat, 02 Apr 2022US$13.1tUS$2.1tUS$346.1b25.5x37.8x6.4x
Mon, 28 Feb 2022US$12.8tUS$2.0tUS$346.0b26.1x36.9x6.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

36.9x


Total Market Cap: US$12.8tTotal Earnings: US$346.0bTotal Revenue: US$2.0tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Tech Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 40.4x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the American Information Technology industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 51.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 40.4x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 6.2x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 8.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Information Technology industry have grown 2.2% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 4.3% 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 U.S. Tech sector?

US Market1.21%
Tech2.71%
Tech Hardware5.18%
Semiconductors3.31%
Software1.47%
IT1.22%
Electronic Equipment and Components0.80%
Communications-1.24%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Semiconductors industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 41.7x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 24.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 1.6% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Electronic Equipment and Components industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 25.6x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Semiconductors industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 24% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 1.6% per year.
  • In contrast, the Tech Hardware industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 11% 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
AAPL AppleUS$245.831.8%
+US$64.6b
33.3%PE38.4x
MSFT MicrosoftUS$416.131.4%
+US$41.6b
1.1%PE33.4x
NVDA NVIDIAUS$140.110.9%
+US$30.9b
77.8%PE54.4x
TXN Texas InstrumentsUS$203.9612.8%
+US$21.0b
23.3%PE38.9x
ADI Analog DevicesUS$243.8216.5%
+US$17.1b
27.0%PE77.3x
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AAPL

US$244.87

Apple

7D

3.4%

1Y

34.3%

ANET

US$103.92

Arista Networks

7D

-5.2%

1Y

63.3%

CDNS

US$274.04

Cadence Design Systems

7D

-6.8%

1Y

-5.8%

ADI

US$241.66

Analog Devices

7D

17.8%

1Y

24.7%

NVDA

US$139.23

NVIDIA

7D

6.2%

1Y

106.4%

MU

US$104.36

Micron Technology

7D

13.8%

1Y

28.1%

AMAT

US$174.06

Applied Materials

7D

-3.8%

1Y

-8.5%

DDOG

US$128.85

Datadog

7D

-13.0%

1Y

2.4%