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U.S. IT Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 04, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies109
  • 7D-5.3%
  • 3M-19.2%
  • 1Y-0.2%
  • YTD-14.3%

Over the last 7 days, the IT industry has dropped 5.0%, driven by a pullback from Accenture of 6.4%. As for the longer term, the industry's performance has been flat for the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 16% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 04 Jun 2024US$671.5bUS$237.1bUS$17.3b27.8x38.8x2.8x
Thu, 02 May 2024US$699.6bUS$228.0bUS$14.3b26.2x48.9x3.1x
Sat, 30 Mar 2024US$783.3bUS$227.8bUS$13.8b24.5x56.6x3.4x
Mon, 26 Feb 2024US$827.1bUS$227.5bUS$14.2b22x58.2x3.6x
Wed, 24 Jan 2024US$818.4bUS$229.4bUS$12.9b23.2x63.2x3.6x
Fri, 22 Dec 2023US$774.9bUS$229.5bUS$12.8b20.3x60.5x3.4x
Sun, 19 Nov 2023US$717.0bUS$228.4bUS$12.7b20.7x56.5x3.1x
Tue, 17 Oct 2023US$659.4bUS$227.2bUS$6.5b20.9x101.9x2.9x
Thu, 14 Sep 2023US$693.9bUS$226.6bUS$6.8b22.9x102.2x3.1x
Sat, 12 Aug 2023US$665.1bUS$226.3bUS$6.7b22.8x99.6x2.9x
Mon, 10 Jul 2023US$667.8bUS$228.6bUS$6.1b24.2x109.6x2.9x
Wed, 07 Jun 2023US$675.2bUS$228.2bUS$5.9b24.2x114x3x
Fri, 05 May 2023US$605.3bUS$233.0bUS$3.9b23x154.2x2.6x
Sun, 02 Apr 2023US$606.6bUS$225.6bUS$2.4b22.3x254x2.7x
Tue, 28 Feb 2023US$2.0tUS$462.7bUS$22.3b26.9x87.6x4.2x
Thu, 26 Jan 2023US$2.0tUS$458.3bUS$39.1b28.4x51.7x4.4x
Sat, 24 Dec 2022US$1.9tUS$457.9bUS$39.2b27.9x47.5x4.1x
Mon, 21 Nov 2022US$1.9tUS$456.7bUS$37.9b28.2x50.9x4.2x
Wed, 19 Oct 2022US$1.8tUS$449.5bUS$41.7b26.7x43.7x4x
Fri, 16 Sep 2022US$1.9tUS$447.0bUS$41.4b25.6x47x4.3x
Sun, 14 Aug 2022US$2.2tUS$445.4bUS$41.6b30.1x51.8x4.8x
Tue, 12 Jul 2022US$1.9tUS$441.6bUS$46.9b29.1x41.3x4.4x
Thu, 09 Jun 2022US$2.1tUS$438.7bUS$46.9b29.5x45x4.8x
Sat, 07 May 2022US$2.0tUS$431.3bUS$46.6b30.2x43.9x4.7x
Mon, 04 Apr 2022US$2.4tUS$431.0bUS$47.2b33.8x51.2x5.6x
Wed, 02 Mar 2022US$2.2tUS$417.9bUS$46.4b28.5x48.3x5.4x
Fri, 28 Jan 2022US$2.3tUS$416.0bUS$48.5b30.1x48.2x5.6x
Sun, 26 Dec 2021US$2.8tUS$432.1bUS$48.3b37.8x57.4x6.4x
Tue, 23 Nov 2021US$2.7tUS$429.1bUS$48.5b35.2x55.6x6.3x
Thu, 21 Oct 2021US$3.0tUS$396.0bUS$46.8b34.6x63.8x7.5x
Sat, 18 Sep 2021US$2.9tUS$391.5bUS$46.8b34.4x61.7x7.4x
Mon, 16 Aug 2021US$2.9tUS$389.5bUS$46.2b34x62.6x7.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

60.6x


Total Market Cap: US$2.8tTotal Earnings: US$47.0bTotal Revenue: US$387.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. IT Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 70x202220232024
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 38.8x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 70.0x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 4.4x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the IT industry have declined 28% 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 Market-0.61%
Tech-0.95%
IT-5.31%
Data Processing Services-1.09%
IT Consulting-4.57%
Internet Services and Infrastructure-6.73%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Data Processing Services industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 37.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 13.4%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 10.0% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Internet Services and Infrastructure industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 28% 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
SHOP ShopifyUS$59.704.8%
+US$3.5b
-0.4%PS10.4x
VRSN VeriSignUS$174.932.2%
+US$374.5m
-22.2%PE20.9x
BNAI Brand Engagement NetworkUS$4.69304.3%
+US$117.6m
-54.0%PS1838.6x
VNET VNET GroupUS$2.1218.4%
+US$86.9m
-26.4%PS0.5x
GDS GDS HoldingsUS$8.084.4%
+US$66.1m
-25.5%PS1.1x
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OKTA

US$88.50

Okta

7D

-8.9%

1Y

22.9%

VNET

US$2.12

VNET Group

7D

18.4%

1Y

-26.4%

MDB

US$234.61

MongoDB

7D

-32.9%

1Y

-39.6%

SNOW

US$136.93

Snowflake

7D

-12.3%

1Y

-24.7%

BNAI

US$4.69

Brand Engagement Network

7D

304.3%

1Y

-54.0%

SHOP

US$59.70

Shopify

7D

4.8%

1Y

-0.4%

ACN

US$281.76

Accenture

7D

-6.4%

1Y

-7.5%

DOCN

US$36.63

DigitalOcean Holdings

7D

1.2%

1Y

-13.1%

RXT

US$2.10

Rackspace Technology

7D

8.8%

1Y

22.8%

CTSH

US$65.78

Cognizant Technology Solutions

7D

-3.7%

1Y

7.3%

UBXG

US$7.10

U-BX Technology

7D

26.8%

1Y

n/a