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U.S. IT Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 24, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies119
  • 7D-6.6%
  • 3M2.8%
  • 1Y-14.6%
  • YTD-14.1%

Over the last 7 days, the IT industry has dropped 7.6%, driven by a pullback from Accenture of 23%. On the other hand ChronoScale is actually up 35%. The industry has fallen 14% in the last year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 24% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 24 Jun 2026US$859.8bUS$260.6bUS$20.2b16.1x42.5x3.3x
Fri, 22 May 2026US$838.8bUS$258.8bUS$20.8b21x40.3x3.2x
Sun, 19 Apr 2026US$888.6bUS$259.8bUS$21.6b22.2x41.2x3.4x
Tue, 17 Mar 2026US$863.1bUS$258.1bUS$21.5b20.5x40.1x3.3x
Thu, 12 Feb 2026US$944.9bUS$255.2bUS$22.5b24.5x42.1x3.7x
Sat, 10 Jan 2026US$1.1tUS$282.8bUS$21.0b30.9x52.5x3.9x
Mon, 08 Dec 2025US$1.1tUS$282.1bUS$21.0b30.3x52x3.9x
Wed, 05 Nov 2025US$1.1tUS$280.0bUS$20.0b28.9x57x4.1x
Fri, 03 Oct 2025US$1.1tUS$283.4bUS$20.1b32.7x53.5x3.8x
Sun, 31 Aug 2025US$988.2bUS$250.9bUS$19.3b32.7x51.2x3.9x
Tue, 29 Jul 2025US$978.8bUS$242.9bUS$17.7b27.8x55.3x4x
Thu, 26 Jun 2025US$1.0tUS$241.7bUS$17.4b28.9x58.9x4.2x
Sat, 24 May 2025US$940.5bUS$240.2bUS$16.9b29x55.5x3.9x
Mon, 21 Apr 2025US$804.6bUS$242.4bUS$18.5b33.9x43.5x3.3x
Wed, 19 Mar 2025US$885.5bUS$240.0bUS$18.7b43.2x47.4x3.7x
Fri, 14 Feb 2025US$997.2bUS$234.9bUS$16.9b52x59x4.2x
Sun, 12 Jan 2025US$855.5bUS$234.0bUS$16.5b38.9x52x3.7x
Tue, 10 Dec 2024US$922.3bUS$233.2bUS$16.4b47x56.3x4x
Thu, 07 Nov 2024US$780.2bUS$233.2bUS$16.1b45.5x48.3x3.3x
Sat, 05 Oct 2024US$791.5bUS$232.9bUS$17.8b43.3x44.6x3.4x
Mon, 02 Sep 2024US$761.2bUS$233.3bUS$17.5b38.4x43.4x3.3x
Wed, 31 Jul 2024US$741.6bUS$237.1bUS$17.4b29.2x42.7x3.1x
Fri, 28 Jun 2024US$702.9bUS$237.1bUS$17.2b27.9x40.9x3x
Sun, 26 May 2024US$707.2bUS$237.0bUS$17.2b28.2x41x3x
Tue, 23 Apr 2024US$719.3bUS$227.7bUS$13.7b24x52.3x3.2x
Thu, 21 Mar 2024US$804.9bUS$227.7bUS$14.4b22.7x56x3.5x
Sat, 17 Feb 2024US$839.7bUS$227.5bUS$14.2b23.4x59.1x3.7x
Mon, 15 Jan 2024US$799.2bUS$229.4bUS$12.9b20.7x61.8x3.5x
Wed, 13 Dec 2023US$770.8bUS$229.0bUS$12.8b20.6x60.2x3.4x
Fri, 10 Nov 2023US$690.1bUS$228.4bUS$12.6b20.6x54.6x3x
Sun, 08 Oct 2023US$668.4bUS$227.2bUS$6.5b22.3x103.3x2.9x
Tue, 05 Sep 2023US$710.1bUS$226.6bUS$6.8b21.9x104.4x3.1x
Thu, 03 Aug 2023US$686.5bUS$226.7bUS$6.4b23.6x106.9x3x
Sat, 01 Jul 2023US$679.5bUS$228.6bUS$6.1b23.6x111.5x3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

111.5x


Total Market Cap: US$679.5bTotal Earnings: US$6.1bTotal Revenue: US$228.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. IT Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 56.4x202420252026
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 43.1x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 56.4x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 3.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the IT industry have grown 49% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 4.5% 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 industry?

US Market-2.31%
Tech-1.40%
IT-6.57%
Internet Services and Infrastructure-4.77%
Data Processing Services-5.83%
IT Consulting-9.03%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Data Processing Services industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 27.7x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 13.4%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 25.8% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Internet Services and Infrastructure industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 34% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 88% per year.
  • In contrast, the IT Consulting industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.8% 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
CHRN ChronoScaleUS$25.8235.0%
+US$962.2m		743.8%PS44x
WYFI WhiteFiberUS$44.7625.6%
+US$351.8m		n/aPS20.9x
OKTA OktaUS$118.161.6%
+US$328.5m		19.9%PE83.1x
RXT Rackspace TechnologyUS$7.2717.1%
+US$264.2m		477.0%PS0.7x
AIAI AIAI HoldingsUS$16.6312.1%
+US$125.9m		n/aPE-299.9x

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-2.2%
1Y
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1Y
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RXT
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7D
17.1%
1Y
477.0%
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CHRN
US$25.82
ChronoScale
7D
35.0%
1Y
743.8%
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TSSI
US$12.72
TSS
7D
2.6%
1Y
-55.3%
WYY
US$15.27
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7D
19.8%
1Y
354.5%
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