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U.S. IT Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 27, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies106
  • 7D5.1%
  • 3M-11.9%
  • 1Y11.8%
  • YTD-6.9%

In the last week, the IT industry is up 5.1%, with Shopify up 16%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 12%. 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
Sun, 27 Apr 2025US$841.7bUS$242.4bUS$18.0b31.6x46.9x3.5x
Tue, 25 Mar 2025US$868.0bUS$240.8bUS$19.2b47.2x45.1x3.6x
Thu, 20 Feb 2025US$1.0tUS$239.4bUS$18.2b43.7x57x4.3x
Sat, 18 Jan 2025US$867.0bUS$234.1bUS$16.3b42.1x53.1x3.7x
Mon, 16 Dec 2024US$894.9bUS$233.2bUS$16.4b45.5x54.6x3.8x
Wed, 13 Nov 2024US$826.3bUS$233.2bUS$16.1b46.5x51.2x3.5x
Fri, 11 Oct 2024US$821.5bUS$232.9bUS$17.8b44.4x46.2x3.5x
Sun, 08 Sep 2024US$739.3bUS$233.3bUS$17.5b35.4x42.1x3.2x
Tue, 06 Aug 2024US$703.2bUS$232.5bUS$16.1b28.2x43.6x3x
Thu, 04 Jul 2024US$720.0bUS$237.0bUS$17.2b29x41.9x3x
Sat, 01 Jun 2024US$677.6bUS$237.1bUS$17.3b28.3x39.1x2.9x
Mon, 29 Apr 2024US$712.8bUS$228.0bUS$14.4b25.1x49.6x3.1x
Wed, 27 Mar 2024US$771.0bUS$227.8bUS$14.2b23x54.5x3.4x
Fri, 23 Feb 2024US$798.4bUS$227.5bUS$14.2b23x56.2x3.5x
Sun, 21 Jan 2024US$800.1bUS$229.4bUS$12.9b21.4x61.8x3.5x
Tue, 19 Dec 2023US$786.3bUS$229.0bUS$12.8b20.2x61.4x3.4x
Thu, 16 Nov 2023US$708.9bUS$228.4bUS$12.6b21.2x56.1x3.1x
Sat, 14 Oct 2023US$650.9bUS$227.2bUS$6.5b20.7x100.6x2.9x
Mon, 11 Sep 2023US$704.4bUS$226.6bUS$6.8b23.2x103.5x3.1x
Wed, 09 Aug 2023US$673.7bUS$226.2bUS$6.6b23x102.8x3x
Fri, 07 Jul 2023US$669.9bUS$228.6bUS$6.1b23.5x110x2.9x
Sun, 04 Jun 2023US$673.6bUS$228.3bUS$5.9b23.9x113.8x3x
Tue, 02 May 2023US$576.7bUS$225.3bUS$3.2b20.9x180.7x2.6x
Thu, 30 Mar 2023US$586.7bUS$225.5bUS$2.3b23x250.9x2.6x
Sat, 25 Feb 2023US$1.9tUS$462.6bUS$22.4b26.6x86.8x4.2x
Mon, 23 Jan 2023US$2.0tUS$458.2bUS$39.1b28.3x51.4x4.4x
Wed, 21 Dec 2022US$1.9tUS$457.8bUS$39.2b27.9x47.5x4.1x
Fri, 18 Nov 2022US$1.9tUS$456.1bUS$38.0b28.1x50.6x4.2x
Sun, 16 Oct 2022US$1.7tUS$449.5bUS$41.7b26.3x41.7x3.9x
Tue, 13 Sep 2022US$2.1tUS$447.2bUS$41.4b28.2x49.6x4.6x
Thu, 11 Aug 2022US$2.1tUS$444.3bUS$42.7b30.3x50.2x4.8x
Sat, 09 Jul 2022US$2.0tUS$441.7bUS$46.9b29.4x41.7x4.4x
Mon, 06 Jun 2022US$2.1tUS$438.8bUS$46.9b29.1x44.5x4.8x
Wed, 04 May 2022US$2.1tUS$430.3bUS$49.1b29.8x43.3x4.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

43.3x


Total Market Cap: US$2.1tTotal Earnings: US$49.1bTotal Revenue: US$430.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. IT Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 67.2x202320242025
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 46.4x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 67.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 3.6x.
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 17% 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 Market4.78%
Tech8.25%
IT5.15%
Internet Services and Infrastructure11.73%
IT Consulting1.18%
Data Processing Services-0.72%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Internet Services and Infrastructure industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 19.8%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 14.7% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Data Processing Services industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 30.6x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Internet Services and Infrastructure industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 20% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 15% per year.
  • 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$97.1216.1%
+US$17.4b
36.2%PE62.3x
ACN AccentureUS$293.393.9%
+US$6.9b
-4.7%PE23.9x
SNOW SnowflakeUS$158.4010.4%
+US$5.0b
0.2%PS14.6x
NET CloudflareUS$121.0012.1%
+US$4.5b
37.5%PS25x
VRSN VeriSignUS$272.7910.6%
+US$2.5b
55.5%PE32.5x
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ASGN

US$51.37

ASGN

7D

-11.8%

1Y

-47.3%

VRSN

US$272.79

VeriSign

7D

10.6%

1Y

55.5%

SHOP

US$97.12

Shopify

7D

16.1%

1Y

36.2%

IBM

US$232.41

International Business Machines

7D

-2.7%

1Y

39.1%

ACN

US$293.39

Accenture

7D

3.9%

1Y

-4.7%

NET

US$121.00

Cloudflare

7D

12.1%

1Y

37.5%

CTSH

US$72.17

Cognizant Technology Solutions

7D

3.9%

1Y

7.8%

HUBC

US$2.56

HUB Cyber Security

7D

-13.8%

1Y

-76.3%

HCKT

US$25.58

Hackett Group

7D

-1.1%

1Y

16.5%

BLZE

US$4.51

Backblaze

7D

-3.8%

1Y

-51.6%

III

US$3.63

Information Services Group

7D

-2.4%

1Y

5.2%

RSSS

US$2.66

Research Solutions

7D

-5.0%

1Y

-12.6%

ATGL

US$26.52

Alpha Technology Group

7D

-6.7%

1Y

840.4%