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U.S. IT Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 21, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies106
  • 7D-1.7%
  • 3M13.9%
  • 1Y12.6%
  • YTD15.3%

Over the last 7 days, the IT industry has dropped 1.7%, driven by declines in Shopify and International Business Machines of 5.0% and 3.2%, respectively. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 13%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 14% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. IT Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 21 Dec 2024US$877.7bUS$234.7bUS$16.7b44.3x52.6x3.7x
Mon, 18 Nov 2024US$827.3bUS$232.8bUS$16.3b45.6x50.6x3.6x
Wed, 16 Oct 2024US$826.9bUS$232.8bUS$17.8b44.7x46.5x3.6x
Fri, 13 Sep 2024US$765.7bUS$233.3bUS$17.5b35.5x43.6x3.3x
Sun, 11 Aug 2024US$721.4bUS$232.7bUS$17.5b28.5x41.2x3.1x
Tue, 09 Jul 2024US$718.8bUS$236.9bUS$17.2b27x41.8x3x
Thu, 06 Jun 2024US$674.7bUS$237.2bUS$17.3b28.3x39.1x2.8x
Sat, 04 May 2024US$725.4bUS$236.9bUS$16.0b23.7x45.2x3.1x
Mon, 01 Apr 2024US$783.3bUS$227.8bUS$13.8b24.5x56.6x3.4x
Wed, 28 Feb 2024US$828.8bUS$227.4bUS$14.2b22.1x58.4x3.6x
Fri, 26 Jan 2024US$819.8bUS$230.1bUS$13.4b23.3x61.4x3.6x
Sun, 24 Dec 2023US$791.8bUS$229.5bUS$12.8b20.8x61.8x3.4x
Tue, 21 Nov 2023US$722.2bUS$228.5bUS$12.7b20.9x56.9x3.2x
Thu, 19 Oct 2023US$654.7bUS$227.2bUS$6.5b19.9x101.2x2.9x
Sat, 16 Sep 2023US$693.9bUS$226.6bUS$6.8b23x102.2x3.1x
Mon, 14 Aug 2023US$665.1bUS$226.3bUS$6.7b22.8x99.6x2.9x
Wed, 12 Jul 2023US$681.2bUS$228.6bUS$6.1b25x111.8x3x
Fri, 09 Jun 2023US$664.9bUS$228.3bUS$5.9b24.3x112.2x2.9x
Sun, 07 May 2023US$604.1bUS$232.7bUS$5.8b23.4x103.3x2.6x
Tue, 04 Apr 2023US$604.0bUS$225.6bUS$2.4b22.3x252.7x2.7x
Thu, 02 Mar 2023US$1.9tUS$463.2bUS$22.4b26.4x86.3x4.2x
Sat, 28 Jan 2023US$2.0tUS$460.1bUS$40.0b27.8x51.1x4.4x
Mon, 26 Dec 2022US$1.9tUS$457.9bUS$39.2b27.9x47.5x4.1x
Wed, 23 Nov 2022US$1.9tUS$456.1bUS$39.2b28.4x49.2x4.2x
Fri, 21 Oct 2022US$1.8tUS$450.4bUS$38.1b27.5x47.4x4x
Sun, 18 Sep 2022US$1.9tUS$447.0bUS$41.4b27x46.3x4.3x
Tue, 16 Aug 2022US$2.2tUS$445.5bUS$41.6b30.2x52.1x4.9x
Thu, 14 Jul 2022US$1.9tUS$441.6bUS$46.9b28.4x40.8x4.3x
Sat, 11 Jun 2022US$2.0tUS$438.8bUS$46.9b27.4x41.7x4.5x
Mon, 09 May 2022US$2.0tUS$431.3bUS$46.6b30.2x43.6x4.7x
Wed, 06 Apr 2022US$2.4tUS$431.1bUS$47.2b33.3x51.1x5.6x
Fri, 04 Mar 2022US$2.2tUS$418.7bUS$46.3b28.2x47.6x5.3x
Sun, 30 Jan 2022US$2.5tUS$418.5bUS$49.9b31.3x49.5x5.9x
Tue, 28 Dec 2021US$2.8tUS$432.2bUS$48.3b38.1x57.7x6.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

57.7x


Total Market Cap: US$2.8tTotal Earnings: US$48.3bTotal Revenue: US$432.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. IT Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 67.1x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American IT 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 52.6x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 67.1x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 3.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the IT industry have declined 30% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 18% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Trends

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

US Market-2.39%
Tech-1.05%
IT-1.66%
IT Consulting-0.64%
Data Processing Services-2.74%
Internet Services and Infrastructure-3.52%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the IT Consulting industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 33.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 10.7%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 5.7% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Internet Services and Infrastructure industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 20% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the IT Consulting 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
ACN AccentureUS$366.372.1%
+US$5.0b
3.4%PE30.3x
OKTA OktaUS$83.281.6%
+US$221.0m
-6.8%PS5.6x
EPAM EPAM SystemsUS$248.261.5%
+US$205.3m
-16.3%PE31.4x
GLOB GlobantUS$221.492.2%
+US$203.2m
-5.1%PE56.4x
BBAI BigBear.ai HoldingsUS$3.1123.4%
+US$147.8m
68.1%PS5x
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ACN

US$366.37

Accenture

7D

2.1%

1Y

3.4%

TWLO

US$107.93

Twilio

7D

-4.5%

1Y

41.5%

AKAM

US$95.89

Akamai Technologies

7D

-3.4%

1Y

-19.8%

GLOB

US$221.49

Globant

7D

2.2%

1Y

-5.1%

EPAM

US$248.26

EPAM Systems

7D

1.5%

1Y

-16.3%

GDYN

US$20.50

Grid Dynamics Holdings

7D

7.2%

1Y

48.4%

IBM

US$223.36

International Business Machines

7D

-3.2%

1Y

37.8%

MDB

US$245.63

MongoDB

7D

-8.1%

1Y

-39.7%