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U.S. IT Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 26, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies100
  • 7D-1.6%
  • 3M-13.5%
  • 1Y21.2%
  • YTD-6.8%

Over the last 7 days, the IT industry has dropped 1.6%, driven by a pullback from International Business Machines of 6.9%. Meanwhile, MongoDB actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 9.1% in the last week. In the past year, the industry has gained 21%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 17% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 26 Apr 2024US$710.4bUS$228.0bUS$14.4b22.8x49.4x3.1x
Sun, 24 Mar 2024US$776.8bUS$227.6bUS$14.6b22.3x53.3x3.4x
Tue, 20 Feb 2024US$831.3bUS$227.5bUS$14.2b23.4x58.5x3.7x
Thu, 18 Jan 2024US$791.2bUS$229.4bUS$12.9b21.1x61.1x3.4x
Sat, 16 Dec 2023US$786.3bUS$229.0bUS$12.8b20.3x61.4x3.4x
Mon, 13 Nov 2023US$691.3bUS$228.4bUS$12.6b20.5x54.7x3x
Wed, 11 Oct 2023US$674.9bUS$227.2bUS$6.5b22.7x104.3x3x
Fri, 08 Sep 2023US$706.7bUS$226.6bUS$6.8b23.2x103.9x3.1x
Sun, 06 Aug 2023US$680.8bUS$226.3bUS$6.4b24x106.1x3x
Tue, 04 Jul 2023US$682.3bUS$228.6bUS$6.1b23.7x112x3x
Thu, 01 Jun 2023US$655.9bUS$228.0bUS$5.8b22.7x114x2.9x
Sat, 29 Apr 2023US$581.8bUS$225.7bUS$2.7b21.7x212.8x2.6x
Mon, 27 Mar 2023US$572.2bUS$225.5bUS$2.3b22.6x245x2.5x
Wed, 22 Feb 2023US$2.0tUS$462.1bUS$22.5b27.2x87.3x4.2x
Fri, 20 Jan 2023US$2.0tUS$458.0bUS$39.2b28.1x50.1x4.3x
Sun, 18 Dec 2022US$1.9tUS$456.9bUS$39.0b27.6x48.1x4.1x
Tue, 15 Nov 2022US$1.9tUS$455.9bUS$37.9b28.2x51.3x4.3x
Thu, 13 Oct 2022US$1.7tUS$449.5bUS$41.7b26x41.6x3.9x
Sat, 10 Sep 2022US$2.0tUS$447.1bUS$41.4b28.5x49x4.5x
Mon, 08 Aug 2022US$2.1tUS$444.5bUS$42.2b30x50.6x4.8x
Wed, 06 Jul 2022US$1.9tUS$441.6bUS$46.9b28.9x41.2x4.4x
Fri, 03 Jun 2022US$2.1tUS$438.9bUS$47.3b28.4x43.5x4.7x
Sun, 01 May 2022US$2.1tUS$435.3bUS$49.8b29x43x4.9x
Tue, 29 Mar 2022US$2.4tUS$426.5bUS$46.2b32.5x51x5.5x
Thu, 24 Feb 2022US$2.3tUS$420.7bUS$47.6b28.1x47.8x5.4x
Sat, 22 Jan 2022US$2.4tUS$432.6bUS$48.4b32.1x49.7x5.6x
Mon, 20 Dec 2021US$2.7tUS$432.1bUS$48.1b36.8x55.7x6.2x
Wed, 17 Nov 2021US$2.9tUS$410.8bUS$50.9b36.5x57.3x7.1x
Fri, 15 Oct 2021US$2.9tUS$396.0bUS$46.8b34.5x62.2x7.3x
Sun, 12 Sep 2021US$2.9tUS$390.1bUS$46.3b31.2x62.5x7.4x
Tue, 10 Aug 2021US$2.9tUS$389.5bUS$46.2b33.1x62.9x7.5x
Mon, 03 May 2021US$2.7tUS$369.5bUS$42.4b32.9x64.6x7.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

64.6x


Total Market Cap: US$2.7tTotal Earnings: US$42.4bTotal Revenue: US$369.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. IT Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 70.6x202220232024
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 49.4x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 70.6x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 4.7x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 3.1x.
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 15% 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 Market0.97%
Tech0.26%
IT-1.57%
Internet Services and Infrastructure2.32%
Data Processing Services0.89%
IT Consulting-3.52%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the IT Consulting industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 34.7x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 9.8%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 0.6% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Internet Services and Infrastructure industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 30% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the IT Consulting industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 9.8% 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
MDB MongoDBUS$366.139.1%
+US$2.2b
52.0%PS15.8x
SHOP ShopifyUS$70.551.5%
+US$1.4b
48.2%PE688.5x
SNOW SnowflakeUS$152.502.8%
+US$1.4b
2.5%PS18.1x
GDDY GoDaddyUS$124.142.3%
+US$397.5m
61.2%PE12.9x
TWLO TwilioUS$60.012.7%
+US$289.5m
13.7%PS2.6x
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IBM

US$168.91

International Business Machines

7D

-6.9%

1Y

33.0%

CTSH

US$66.76

Cognizant Technology Solutions

7D

-0.6%

1Y

12.8%

GDDY

US$124.14

GoDaddy

7D

2.3%

1Y

61.2%

EPAM

US$237.13

EPAM Systems

7D

-4.1%

1Y

-15.1%

SNOW

US$152.50

Snowflake

7D

2.8%

1Y

2.5%

SHOP

US$70.55

Shopify

7D

1.5%

1Y

48.2%

NET

US$86.76

Cloudflare

7D

0.06%

1Y

45.6%

BNAI

US$2.59

Brand Engagement Network

7D

-52.8%

1Y

-74.6%

IT

US$446.31

Gartner

7D

-0.7%

1Y

47.6%

AKAM

US$101.79

Akamai Technologies

7D

1.1%

1Y

24.6%

DAVA

US$29.10

Endava

7D

-4.2%

1Y

-48.4%