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U.S. Software Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 26, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies422
  • 7D-0.2%
  • 3M-3.3%
  • 1Y33.9%
  • YTD4.3%

The Software industry has stayed flat over the last week. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 34% over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 16% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 26 Apr 2024US$5.1tUS$467.2bUS$98.6b42.4x51.7x10.9x
Sun, 24 Mar 2024US$5.5tUS$465.8bUS$98.0b45x55.8x11.7x
Tue, 20 Feb 2024US$5.3tUS$465.3bUS$90.9b42.7x58.3x11.4x
Thu, 18 Jan 2024US$5.3tUS$486.2bUS$82.1b45.7x64x10.8x
Sat, 16 Dec 2023US$5.1tUS$486.1bUS$82.9b47.3x61.6x10.5x
Mon, 13 Nov 2023US$4.8tUS$482.1bUS$79.1b44.3x61.3x10.1x
Wed, 11 Oct 2023US$4.5tUS$477.3bUS$73.4b45.2x62x9.5x
Fri, 08 Sep 2023US$4.6tUS$476.1bUS$72.8b45.1x63.3x9.7x
Sun, 06 Aug 2023US$4.5tUS$473.0bUS$68.4b47.4x65.8x9.5x
Tue, 04 Jul 2023US$4.5tUS$460.7bUS$60.4b47.8x74.3x9.7x
Thu, 01 Jun 2023US$4.3tUS$458.2bUS$61.7b42x70.5x9.5x
Sat, 29 Apr 2023US$4.0tUS$457.4bUS$62.5b42.2x64.2x8.8x
Mon, 27 Mar 2023US$3.8tUS$453.7bUS$59.8b42.3x63.9x8.4x
Wed, 22 Feb 2023US$3.5tUS$437.4bUS$58.1b42.7x60.4x8x
Fri, 20 Jan 2023US$3.2tUS$434.5bUS$60.2b40x53.9x7.5x
Sun, 18 Dec 2022US$3.3tUS$434.3bUS$60.3b42.3x55x7.6x
Tue, 15 Nov 2022US$3.3tUS$424.7bUS$62.5b42.4x53.1x7.8x
Thu, 13 Oct 2022US$3.1tUS$412.8bUS$64.2b37x48.2x7.5x
Sat, 10 Sep 2022US$3.7tUS$413.1bUS$64.9b42.8x57x8.9x
Mon, 08 Aug 2022US$4.1tUS$411.7bUS$68.5b44.9x59.5x9.9x
Wed, 06 Jul 2022US$3.7tUS$408.6bUS$67.7b36.1x54x8.9x
Fri, 03 Jun 2022US$3.8tUS$408.7bUS$67.7b41x55.5x9.2x
Sun, 01 May 2022US$3.9tUS$402.2bUS$68.5b39.9x56.8x9.7x
Tue, 29 Mar 2022US$4.5tUS$394.9bUS$68.4b37.6x65.5x11.3x
Thu, 24 Feb 2022US$4.3tUS$403.3bUS$73.0b37.5x58.3x10.6x
Sat, 22 Jan 2022US$4.4tUS$390.0bUS$71.1b40x61.4x11.2x
Mon, 20 Dec 2021US$5.0tUS$388.1bUS$71.2b46x69.7x12.8x
Wed, 17 Nov 2021US$5.5tUS$387.4bUS$71.3b54.6x76.7x14.1x
Fri, 15 Oct 2021US$5.1tUS$371.9bUS$67.4b55.2x75.9x13.7x
Sun, 12 Sep 2021US$5.0tUS$370.1bUS$68.7b43x72.7x13.5x
Tue, 10 Aug 2021US$4.8tUS$368.8bUS$69.6b50.9x68.6x12.9x
Mon, 03 May 2021US$4.4tUS$384.4bUS$82.0b47.8x53.1x11.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

53.1x


Total Market Cap: US$4.4tTotal Earnings: US$82.0bTotal Revenue: US$384.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Software Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 61.6x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American Software 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 51.7x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 61.6x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 10.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Software industry have grown 6.4% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 6.7% 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 Market0.97%
Tech0.26%
Software-0.19%
Application Software1.58%
Systems Software-1.03%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Application Software industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 157x.
    • Analysts expect its future annual earnings growth (21.2%) to be largely in line with prior year's earnings growth.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Systems Software industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 38.2x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Application Software industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 21% over the next 5 years.
  • This is roughly in line with its past earnings growth rate.
  • In contrast, the Systems Software industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 13% 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
INTU IntuitUS$626.393.0%
+US$5.0b
46.0%PE63.3x
PANW Palo Alto NetworksUS$288.792.7%
+US$2.5b
56.0%PE40.9x
TYL Tyler TechnologiesUS$458.0713.7%
+US$2.3b
18.6%PE102.3x
IOT SamsaraUS$34.3910.9%
+US$1.9b
80.5%PS20.2x
HCP HashiCorpUS$32.8238.9%
+US$1.8b
14.5%PS11.2x
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HCP

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38.9%

1Y

14.5%

ORCL

US$114.89

Oracle

7D

-1.0%

1Y

20.9%

HUBS

US$636.10

HubSpot

7D

-2.1%

1Y

48.2%

TYL

US$458.07

Tyler Technologies

7D

13.7%

1Y

18.6%

INFA

US$31.84

Informatica

7D

-9.2%

1Y

107.3%

SNPS

US$530.11

Synopsys

7D

2.0%

1Y

43.9%

CDNS

US$277.08

Cadence Design Systems

7D

-3.1%

1Y

33.3%

PLTR

US$21.71

Palantir Technologies

7D

2.7%

1Y

177.6%

VMW

US$142.48

VMware

7D

-4.8%

1Y

19.4%