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U.S. IT Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 24, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies121
  • 7D-0.6%
  • 3M14.9%
  • 1Y9.6%
  • YTD-1.0%

Over the last 7 days, the IT industry has dropped 2.8%, driven by pullbacks in CoreWeave and Cloudflare of 17% and 7.2%, respectively. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 8.6%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 23% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 24 Aug 2026US$1.0tUS$264.7bUS$20.9b17.2x49x3.9x
Wed, 22 Jul 2026US$889.9bUS$260.7bUS$19.9b18.2x44.7x3.4x
Fri, 19 Jun 2026US$906.4bUS$259.6bUS$20.1b16.4x45.1x3.5x
Sun, 17 May 2026US$814.5bUS$258.7bUS$20.6b20.4x39.6x3.1x
Tue, 14 Apr 2026US$785.7bUS$259.8bUS$21.6b19.6x36.4x3x
Thu, 12 Mar 2026US$874.5bUS$258.1bUS$21.5b20.2x40.7x3.4x
Sat, 07 Feb 2026US$891.6bUS$255.1bUS$22.6b26.5x39.4x3.5x
Mon, 05 Jan 2026US$1.1tUS$282.9bUS$20.9b28.8x50.4x3.7x
Wed, 03 Dec 2025US$1.1tUS$281.6bUS$20.9b28.6x51.4x3.8x
Fri, 31 Oct 2025US$1.2tUS$283.7bUS$21.7b29.3x53.4x4.1x
Sun, 28 Sep 2025US$1.0tUS$251.9bUS$19.1b31.3x53.1x4x
Tue, 26 Aug 2025US$950.3bUS$250.5bUS$19.3b31x49.4x3.8x
Thu, 24 Jul 2025US$998.7bUS$241.7bUS$17.3b28.2x57.6x4.1x
Sat, 21 Jun 2025US$995.9bUS$240.5bUS$17.1b27x58.3x4.1x
Mon, 19 May 2025US$943.4bUS$239.9bUS$16.9b29.7x55.8x3.9x
Wed, 16 Apr 2025US$814.3bUS$242.3bUS$18.5b33.9x44x3.4x
Fri, 14 Mar 2025US$877.6bUS$240.0bUS$18.7b43.8x47x3.7x
Sun, 09 Feb 2025US$981.1bUS$234.2bUS$16.3b48.1x60.3x4.2x
Tue, 07 Jan 2025US$871.5bUS$234.1bUS$16.5b48.4x53x3.7x
Thu, 05 Dec 2024US$888.6bUS$233.2bUS$16.4b45.3x54.3x3.8x
Sat, 02 Nov 2024US$772.8bUS$233.1bUS$15.9b45.6x48.5x3.3x
Mon, 30 Sep 2024US$796.7bUS$233.8bUS$17.8b40.3x44.7x3.4x
Wed, 28 Aug 2024US$753.9bUS$233.1bUS$17.4b34.3x43.2x3.2x
Fri, 26 Jul 2024US$729.1bUS$237.1bUS$17.4b29.2x41.9x3.1x
Sun, 23 Jun 2024US$703.6bUS$237.1bUS$17.2b27.8x41x3x
Tue, 21 May 2024US$716.6bUS$236.8bUS$17.3b25.8x41.5x3x
Thu, 18 Apr 2024US$723.5bUS$227.7bUS$13.7b24.3x52.6x3.2x
Sat, 16 Mar 2024US$808.5bUS$227.7bUS$14.4b22.3x56.2x3.6x
Mon, 12 Feb 2024US$856.9bUS$226.8bUS$13.1b22.7x65.4x3.8x
Wed, 10 Jan 2024US$779.9bUS$229.4bUS$12.9b20x60.3x3.4x
Fri, 08 Dec 2023US$751.4bUS$229.0bUS$12.8b21.1x58.7x3.3x
Sun, 05 Nov 2023US$679.6bUS$228.3bUS$12.1b19.8x56x3x
Tue, 03 Oct 2023US$662.3bUS$227.2bUS$6.5b23.4x102.4x2.9x
Thu, 31 Aug 2023US$691.5bUS$226.3bUS$6.6b21.7x104.4x3.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

104.4x


Total Market Cap: US$691.5bTotal Earnings: US$6.6bTotal Revenue: US$226.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. IT Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 53x202420252026
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 49.0x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 53.0x.
  • 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 47% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 5.4% 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-1.19%
Tech-3.37%
IT-0.57%
Data Processing Services6.96%
IT Consulting4.44%
Internet Services and Infrastructure-3.60%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Data Processing Services industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 27.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 13.8%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 15.4% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Internet Services and Infrastructure industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 32% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 90% per year.
  • In contrast, the IT Consulting industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.1% 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$185.289.0%
+US$9.4b		-27.6%PE14.6x
IBM International Business MachinesUS$235.683.0%
+US$6.4b		-1.6%PE20.7x
CTSH Cognizant Technology SolutionsUS$61.879.3%
+US$2.4b		-14.3%PE12.6x
IT GartnerUS$195.909.3%
+US$1.1b		-18.9%PE16x
SNOW SnowflakeUS$332.780.8%
+US$925.4m		70.9%PS22.9x

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9.3%
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