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U.S. IT Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 21, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies99
  • 7D3.3%
  • 3M7.1%
  • 1Y15.2%
  • YTD-1.8%

Over the last 7 days, the IT industry has risen 3.3%, driven by gains in Accenture and Shopify of 3.5% and 7.1%, respectively. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 15%. Looking forward, 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
Wed, 21 Aug 2024US$752.3bUS$232.8bUS$17.5b35.3x42.9x3.2x
Fri, 19 Jul 2024US$747.7bUS$236.9bUS$17.2b29.4x43.5x3.2x
Sun, 16 Jun 2024US$684.8bUS$237.2bUS$17.3b27.4x39.7x2.9x
Tue, 14 May 2024US$713.7bUS$236.9bUS$16.7b24.3x42.7x3x
Thu, 11 Apr 2024US$767.2bUS$227.7bUS$13.8b25x55.5x3.4x
Sat, 09 Mar 2024US$812.2bUS$227.8bUS$14.3b23.9x56.6x3.6x
Mon, 05 Feb 2024US$843.7bUS$229.9bUS$13.5b22.4x62.7x3.7x
Wed, 03 Jan 2024US$773.4bUS$229.5bUS$12.8b20.6x60.4x3.4x
Fri, 01 Dec 2023US$746.7bUS$228.8bUS$12.8b20.7x58.3x3.3x
Sun, 29 Oct 2023US$620.2bUS$227.8bUS$11.4b17.6x54.4x2.7x
Tue, 26 Sep 2023US$672.1bUS$226.6bUS$6.8b24.8x99.1x3x
Thu, 24 Aug 2023US$674.7bUS$226.2bUS$6.6b20.8x102.2x3x
Sat, 22 Jul 2023US$693.0bUS$228.6bUS$6.2b25.5x111.7x3x
Mon, 19 Jun 2023US$694.9bUS$228.3bUS$5.9b24.4x117.5x3x
Wed, 17 May 2023US$621.0bUS$229.7bUS$6.4b23.5x96.3x2.7x
Fri, 14 Apr 2023US$592.9bUS$225.6bUS$2.5b24.1x240.9x2.6x
Sun, 12 Mar 2023US$1.9tUS$463.9bUS$22.4b25.1x84x4x
Tue, 07 Feb 2023US$2.1tUS$459.6bUS$40.0b28.1x51.3x4.5x
Thu, 05 Jan 2023US$1.9tUS$457.7bUS$39.2b27.7x49x4.2x
Sat, 03 Dec 2022US$2.0tUS$456.9bUS$39.0b29.3x51.3x4.4x
Mon, 31 Oct 2022US$1.9tUS$453.7bUS$36.9b26.8x52.1x4.2x
Wed, 28 Sep 2022US$1.8tUS$449.1bUS$41.6b25.3x42.5x3.9x
Fri, 26 Aug 2022US$2.1tUS$446.5bUS$41.6b29.9x50.2x4.7x
Sun, 24 Jul 2022US$2.0tUS$442.9bUS$47.6b30x42.5x4.6x
Tue, 21 Jun 2022US$1.8tUS$439.3bUS$46.9b26.6x39.2x4.2x
Thu, 19 May 2022US$2.0tUS$438.0bUS$46.0b27.2x43.2x4.5x
Sat, 16 Apr 2022US$2.3tUS$431.0bUS$47.2b31.3x48.2x5.3x
Mon, 14 Mar 2022US$2.1tUS$425.3bUS$47.2b27.2x44.4x4.9x
Wed, 09 Feb 2022US$2.5tUS$419.6bUS$48.2b32.3x51.2x5.9x
Fri, 07 Jan 2022US$2.7tUS$432.2bUS$48.3b36.1x55.1x6.2x
Sun, 05 Dec 2021US$2.6tUS$429.3bUS$48.0b34.9x53.9x6x
Tue, 02 Nov 2021US$2.9tUS$400.9bUS$50.3b35x57.2x7.2x
Thu, 30 Sep 2021US$2.8tUS$395.8bUS$46.6b35.1x60.9x7.2x
Sat, 28 Aug 2021US$2.9tUS$389.7bUS$46.2b33.7x63x7.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

63x


Total Market Cap: US$2.9tTotal Earnings: US$46.2bTotal Revenue: US$389.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. IT Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 68.4x202220232024
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 42.9x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 68.4x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 4.2x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 3.2x.
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 Market3.06%
Tech4.56%
IT3.29%
Internet Services and Infrastructure4.45%
IT Consulting2.76%
Data Processing Services1.70%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the IT Consulting industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 33.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 10.6%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 10.3% 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 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
ACN AccentureUS$330.373.5%
+US$6.9b
7.0%PE29.8x
SHOP ShopifyUS$74.877.1%
+US$6.4b
38.8%PE75.9x
IBM International Business MachinesUS$196.032.6%
+US$4.6b
38.5%PE21.5x
SNOW SnowflakeUS$131.923.8%
+US$1.6b
-13.5%PS14.7x
OKTA OktaUS$97.615.2%
+US$805.8m
36.7%PS7x
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