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U.S. Application Software Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 08, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies354
  • 7D1.7%
  • 3M7.7%
  • 1Y21.7%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Application Software industry has risen 1.7%, driven by gains from Palantir Technologies of 34%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 22%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 22% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 08 Feb 2025US$2.3tUS$206.8bUS$20.6b44.6x109.5x10.9x
Mon, 06 Jan 2025US$2.1tUS$206.7bUS$20.1b40.6x106.9x10.4x
Wed, 04 Dec 2024US$2.2tUS$205.7bUS$19.6b42.5x111.2x10.6x
Fri, 01 Nov 2024US$1.8tUS$201.8bUS$18.7b37.2x98.1x9.1x
Sun, 29 Sep 2024US$1.8tUS$201.9bUS$18.9b38.7x94.2x8.8x
Tue, 27 Aug 2024US$1.8tUS$201.1bUS$17.3b36.8x101.2x8.7x
Thu, 25 Jul 2024US$1.7tUS$197.5bUS$16.8b40.2x103.4x8.8x
Sat, 22 Jun 2024US$1.7tUS$197.6bUS$16.4b40.8x101.4x8.4x
Mon, 20 May 2024US$1.7tUS$194.3bUS$14.1b45.4x122.4x8.9x
Wed, 17 Apr 2024US$1.7tUS$195.4bUS$11.3b43.8x146.7x8.5x
Fri, 15 Mar 2024US$1.8tUS$199.2bUS$11.5b50.8x159.7x9.2x
Sun, 11 Feb 2024US$1.8tUS$194.2bUS$5.0b48.9x364.7x9.4x
Tue, 09 Jan 2024US$1.7tUS$209.4bUS$2.6b48.3x671.8x8.2x
Thu, 07 Dec 2023US$1.7tUS$208.6bUS$2.0b48x846.8x8.2x
Sat, 04 Nov 2023US$1.6tUS$205.8b-US$83,063,122.0043.4x-18767.7x7.6x
Mon, 02 Oct 2023US$1.5tUS$203.9b-US$1,433,785,913.0045.8x-1077.2x7.6x
Wed, 30 Aug 2023US$1.6tUS$201.6b-US$3,389,376,717.0045.6x-471.6x7.9x
Fri, 28 Jul 2023US$1.6tUS$199.0b-US$8,012,498,935.0047.9x-199.1x8x
Sun, 25 Jun 2023US$1.5tUS$198.3b-US$5,986,735,380.0042.9x-248x7.5x
Tue, 23 May 2023US$1.4tUS$196.3b-US$6,995,146,255.0039.2x-200.6x7.2x
Thu, 20 Apr 2023US$1.4tUS$196.7b-US$4,536,093,228.0041.8x-308.3x7.1x
Sat, 18 Mar 2023US$1.3tUS$196.8b-US$5,592,043,178.0043.9x-239.5x6.8x
Mon, 13 Feb 2023US$1.3tUS$193.9b-US$5,600,130,898.0039.9x-239.1x6.9x
Wed, 11 Jan 2023US$1.2tUS$193.1b-US$5,436,954,655.0039.9x-222.4x6.3x
Fri, 09 Dec 2022US$1.2tUS$192.3b-US$5,459,247,917.0044.9x-220.1x6.2x
Sun, 06 Nov 2022US$1.1tUS$189.4b-US$3,958,007,079.0036.3x-282.9x5.9x
Tue, 04 Oct 2022US$1.2tUS$186.6b-US$6,069,277,113.0035.5x-202.5x6.6x
Thu, 01 Sep 2022US$1.4tUS$187.1b-US$5,746,137,709.0042x-243.6x7.5x
Sat, 30 Jul 2022US$1.5tUS$187.5b-US$3,924,885,364.0042.4x-389.1x8.1x
Mon, 27 Jun 2022US$1.4tUS$186.5b-US$3,803,781,291.0036.1x-370.2x7.6x
Wed, 25 May 2022US$1.3tUS$185.1b-US$2,919,749,232.0039.5x-449.6x7.1x
Fri, 22 Apr 2022US$1.5tUS$179.6b-US$2,368,020,831.0041.2x-652.5x8.6x
Sun, 20 Mar 2022US$1.7tUS$183.4b-US$1,567,742,241.0039.4x-1107.1x9.5x
Tue, 15 Feb 2022US$1.8tUS$174.5bUS$809.3m41x2217.5x10.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

2217.5x


Total Market Cap: US$1.8tTotal Earnings: US$809.3mTotal Revenue: US$174.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Application Software Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -48.7x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the American Application Software industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 109x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -48.7x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 8.1x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 10.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Application Software industry have grown 194% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 5.8% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does U.S. Application Software compare with similar industries?

US Market-0.35%
Tech0.82%
Software0.41%
Application Software1.73%
Systems Software-0.26%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
PLTR Palantir TechnologiesUS$110.8534.4%
+US$64.6b
354.7%PE546.4x
WDAY WorkdayUS$271.893.8%
+US$2.6b
-10.8%PE44.6x
APP AppLovinUS$375.721.7%
+US$2.1b
710.6%PE109.7x
TEAM AtlassianUS$314.282.4%
+US$2.0b
43.7%PS17.2x
IOT SamsaraUS$54.596.0%
+US$1.7b
53.9%PS26x
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