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U.S. Tech Sector Analysis

UpdatedFeb 06, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies986
  • 7D-6.8%
  • 3M-9.2%
  • 1Y12.0%
  • YTD-7.9%

Over the last 7 days, the Tech industry has dropped 6.8%, driven by NVIDIA declining 10%. Meanwhile, Apple actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 6.8% in the last week. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 12%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 19% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 06 Feb 2026US$21.1tUS$2.6tUS$529.4b27.9x39.9x8.1x
Sun, 04 Jan 2026US$22.5tUS$2.6tUS$506.7b31x44.5x8.7x
Tue, 02 Dec 2025US$22.6tUS$2.6tUS$494.1b30.3x45.7x8.8x
Thu, 30 Oct 2025US$19.2tUS$2.5tUS$463.7b30x41.4x7.7x
Sat, 27 Sep 2025US$22.1tUS$2.5tUS$437.8b31.3x50.5x9x
Mon, 25 Aug 2025US$20.8tUS$2.4tUS$418.9b28.4x49.7x8.6x
Wed, 23 Jul 2025US$20.4tUS$2.4tUS$392.8b29x52x8.6x
Fri, 20 Jun 2025US$18.8tUS$2.4tUS$391.4b27.5x48x7.9x
Sun, 18 May 2025US$18.1tUS$2.4tUS$385.4b27.1x47.1x7.7x
Tue, 15 Apr 2025US$15.4tUS$2.3tUS$386.7b24.9x39.8x6.6x
Thu, 13 Mar 2025US$16.1tUS$2.3tUS$385.5b26.8x41.8x6.9x
Sat, 08 Feb 2025US$18.3tUS$2.3tUS$372.2b33.2x49.3x8x
Mon, 06 Jan 2025US$18.6tUS$2.3tUS$366.9b32.7x50.7x8.2x
Wed, 04 Dec 2024US$18.3tUS$2.2tUS$361.4b33.6x50.8x8.2x
Fri, 01 Nov 2024US$17.1tUS$2.2tUS$378.5b29.3x45.3x7.7x
Sun, 29 Sep 2024US$17.2tUS$2.2tUS$378.1b29.7x45.4x7.9x
Tue, 27 Aug 2024US$17.0tUS$2.1tUS$367.7b29.6x46.3x8x
Thu, 25 Jul 2024US$17.0tUS$2.1tUS$362.3b30.1x47x8.1x
Sat, 22 Jun 2024US$17.0tUS$2.1tUS$360.5b30.4x47.2x8x
Mon, 20 May 2024US$14.9tUS$2.0tUS$337.1b29.9x44.4x7.3x
Wed, 17 Apr 2024US$14.2tUS$2.0tUS$328.5b27.7x43.4x7x
Fri, 15 Mar 2024US$14.8tUS$2.0tUS$325.3b28.2x45.4x7.2x
Sun, 11 Feb 2024US$14.6tUS$2.0tUS$308.4b26.8x47.2x7.2x
Tue, 09 Jan 2024US$12.9tUS$2.1tUS$292.6b26.4x44.1x6.3x
Thu, 07 Dec 2023US$12.6tUS$2.1tUS$292.8b24.9x43.1x6.2x
Sat, 04 Nov 2023US$11.8tUS$2.0tUS$279.2b23.1x42.4x5.8x
Mon, 02 Oct 2023US$11.5tUS$2.0tUS$269.9b24.7x42.5x5.6x
Wed, 30 Aug 2023US$12.1tUS$2.0tUS$270.6b24.7x44.5x5.9x
Fri, 28 Jul 2023US$12.3tUS$2.0tUS$260.0b24.9x47.2x6x
Sun, 25 Jun 2023US$11.7tUS$2.0tUS$264.6b24.1x44.2x5.7x
Tue, 23 May 2023US$10.8tUS$2.0tUS$260.8b23.6x41.6x5.3x
Thu, 20 Apr 2023US$10.3tUS$2.0tUS$275.0b21.9x37.4x5.1x
Sat, 18 Mar 2023US$11.2tUS$2.3tUS$298.2b22.3x37.5x4.9x
Mon, 13 Feb 2023US$11.0tUS$2.2tUS$314.0b24x35x4.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

35x


Total Market Cap: US$11.0tTotal Earnings: US$314.0bTotal Revenue: US$2.2tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Tech Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 45.2x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American Information Technology 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 39.9x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 45.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 7.2x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 8.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Information Technology industry have grown 19% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 5.3% 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 Market-2.98%
Tech-6.82%
Tech Hardware5.99%
Communications-0.16%
Electronic Equipment and Components-4.48%
Semiconductors-8.73%
Software-12.23%
IT-12.84%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Semiconductors industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 52.8x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 24.1%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 4.6% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Software industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 54.5x.
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 growth rate of 4.6% per year.
  • In contrast, the Tech Hardware industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 9.5% 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$275.916.8%
+US$254.5b		18.3%PE34.4x
CSCO Cisco SystemsUS$82.365.0%
+US$15.5b		32.3%PE31.5x
LITE Lumentum HoldingsUS$504.4232.2%
+US$9.0b		444.3%PE143.1x
INTC IntelUS$48.243.8%
+US$8.8b		152.6%PS4.6x
GLW CorningUS$112.799.5%
+US$8.3b		110.2%PE60x

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MSFT
US$393.67
Microsoft
7D
-9.2%
1Y
-5.3%
INTC
US$48.24
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7D
3.8%
1Y
152.6%
ORCL
US$136.48
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7D
-19.2%
1Y
-20.8%
AMD
US$192.50
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7D
-23.7%
1Y
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Broadcom
7D
-6.1%
1Y
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TER
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Teradyne
7D
12.5%
1Y
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ADI
US$322.12
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7D
3.6%
1Y
57.0%
AAPL
US$275.91
Apple
7D
6.8%
1Y
18.3%

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APP
US$375.23
AppLovin
7D
-34.1%
1Y
-1.4%

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CSCO
US$82.36
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7D
5.0%
1Y
32.3%
MU
US$382.89
Micron Technology
7D
-12.1%
1Y
305.0%

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NVDA
US$171.88
NVIDIA
7D
-10.1%
1Y
32.4%