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U.S. IT Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 25, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies104
  • 7D2.6%
  • 3M15.0%
  • 1Y21.1%
  • YTD2.6%

In the last week, the IT industry is up 2.6%, with Shopify up 7.9%. This means that the industry has gained 21% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 14% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 25 Sep 2024US$785.2bUS$233.3bUS$17.5b39.6x44.9x3.4x
Fri, 23 Aug 2024US$760.6bUS$233.0bUS$17.4b33.6x43.6x3.3x
Sun, 21 Jul 2024US$739.1bUS$236.9bUS$17.2b28.9x43.1x3.1x
Tue, 18 Jun 2024US$684.8bUS$237.2bUS$17.3b27x39.7x2.9x
Thu, 16 May 2024US$711.9bUS$236.9bUS$16.7b24.5x42.6x3x
Sat, 13 Apr 2024US$752.7bUS$227.8bUS$13.7b25x54.7x3.3x
Mon, 11 Mar 2024US$812.2bUS$227.8bUS$14.3b23.9x56.6x3.6x
Wed, 07 Feb 2024US$816.5bUS$227.1bUS$12.9b20x63.1x3.6x
Fri, 05 Jan 2024US$757.4bUS$229.5bUS$12.8b20.2x59x3.3x
Sun, 03 Dec 2023US$761.8bUS$228.9bUS$12.7b21.2x59.8x3.3x
Tue, 31 Oct 2023US$624.2bUS$227.8bUS$11.4b18.3x54.8x2.7x
Thu, 28 Sep 2023US$662.2bUS$226.6bUS$6.8b24.5x97.7x2.9x
Sat, 26 Aug 2023US$674.4bUS$226.3bUS$6.6b21.2x101.9x3x
Mon, 24 Jul 2023US$693.0bUS$228.6bUS$6.2b25.5x111.7x3x
Wed, 21 Jun 2023US$688.0bUS$228.2bUS$5.9b23.9x116.3x3x
Fri, 19 May 2023US$640.1bUS$229.7bUS$6.5b23x99.2x2.8x
Sun, 16 Apr 2023US$588.9bUS$225.6bUS$2.5b23.6x239.4x2.6x
Tue, 14 Mar 2023US$1.9tUS$463.9bUS$22.4b24.7x83.1x4x
Thu, 09 Feb 2023US$2.1tUS$459.9bUS$40.5b27.1x50.6x4.5x
Sat, 07 Jan 2023US$1.9tUS$457.9bUS$39.2b28x49.5x4.2x
Mon, 05 Dec 2022US$2.0tUS$456.9bUS$39.0b29.3x51.3x4.4x
Wed, 02 Nov 2022US$1.9tUS$454.0bUS$36.9b26.5x51.7x4.2x
Fri, 30 Sep 2022US$1.8tUS$449.4bUS$41.7b25.4x42.7x4x
Sun, 28 Aug 2022US$2.0tUS$446.6bUS$41.6b29x48.7x4.5x
Tue, 26 Jul 2022US$2.0tUS$442.9bUS$47.6b28.3x42.4x4.6x
Thu, 23 Jun 2022US$1.9tUS$439.3bUS$46.9b27.5x40.2x4.3x
Sat, 21 May 2022US$2.0tUS$438.4bUS$45.9b27.4x42.9x4.5x
Mon, 18 Apr 2022US$2.3tUS$431.1bUS$47.1b31.3x48.3x5.3x
Wed, 16 Mar 2022US$2.1tUS$425.3bUS$47.2b27.6x45.1x5x
Fri, 11 Feb 2022US$2.5tUS$420.7bUS$48.1b32.1x51.5x5.9x
Sun, 09 Jan 2022US$2.6tUS$432.2bUS$48.3b36.1x54.6x6.1x
Tue, 07 Dec 2021US$2.6tUS$429.3bUS$48.0b35.6x54.8x6.1x
Thu, 04 Nov 2021US$2.9tUS$406.6bUS$51.2b35.8x56.1x7.1x
Sat, 02 Oct 2021US$2.9tUS$396.0bUS$46.8b34.8x61.6x7.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

61.6x


Total Market Cap: US$2.9tTotal Earnings: US$46.8bTotal Revenue: US$396.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. IT Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 67.8x202220232024
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 44.9x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 67.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 4.1x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 3.4x.
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 16% 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 Market1.90%
Tech2.82%
IT2.63%
Internet Services and Infrastructure5.30%
IT Consulting1.51%
Data Processing Services0.20%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the IT Consulting industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 33.7x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 10.2%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 10.4% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Internet Services and Infrastructure industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 22% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the IT Consulting industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 10% 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$80.337.9%
+US$7.6b
56.0%PE81.4x
IBM International Business MachinesUS$220.973.2%
+US$6.3b
54.3%PE24.2x
NET CloudflareUS$85.508.1%
+US$2.2b
50.8%PS19.8x
ACN AccentureUS$339.620.8%
+US$1.6b
9.3%PE30.6x
GDS GDS HoldingsUS$21.5320.8%
+US$719.3m
108.6%PS2.8x
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