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U.S. Application Software Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 08, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies363
  • 7D0.8%
  • 3M-6.6%
  • 1Y8.5%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Application Software industry has dropped 1.6%, driven by AppLovin declining 11%. On the other hand Synopsys is actually up 7.2%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 7.0%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 24% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 08 Jan 2026US$2.3tUS$232.0bUS$39.4b31.2x57.7x9.8x
Sat, 06 Dec 2025US$2.3tUS$227.7bUS$38.6b29.5x59.1x10x
Mon, 03 Nov 2025US$2.4tUS$224.4bUS$35.0b34.6x69.6x10.9x
Wed, 01 Oct 2025US$2.4tUS$221.3bUS$31.9b34.9x76.2x11x
Fri, 29 Aug 2025US$2.3tUS$218.4bUS$30.7b34.6x73.8x10.4x
Sun, 27 Jul 2025US$2.3tUS$213.6bUS$16.5b48x140.1x10.8x
Tue, 24 Jun 2025US$2.2tUS$216.0bUS$16.9b41.2x129.7x10.1x
Thu, 22 May 2025US$2.2tUS$210.8bUS$17.1b35.9x127x10.3x
Sat, 19 Apr 2025US$1.8tUS$209.2bUS$21.4b31.4x83.5x8.5x
Mon, 17 Mar 2025US$1.9tUS$210.8bUS$20.8b27.6x91.9x9.1x
Wed, 12 Feb 2025US$2.3tUS$206.8bUS$20.6b43x110.3x11x
Fri, 10 Jan 2025US$2.1tUS$206.7bUS$20.1b41.1x103.8x10.1x
Sun, 08 Dec 2024US$2.3tUS$205.4bUS$19.9b43.6x115.4x11.2x
Tue, 05 Nov 2024US$1.9tUS$201.7bUS$18.6b37.5x99.7x9.2x
Thu, 03 Oct 2024US$1.8tUS$201.2bUS$19.0b38.1x93.4x8.8x
Sat, 31 Aug 2024US$1.7tUS$202.1bUS$17.6b38.4x98.7x8.6x
Mon, 29 Jul 2024US$1.7tUS$197.4bUS$16.9b40.8x101.4x8.7x
Wed, 26 Jun 2024US$1.7tUS$197.6bUS$16.4b39.9x101.5x8.4x
Fri, 24 May 2024US$1.7tUS$194.6bUS$14.4b42.6x119.8x8.9x
Sun, 21 Apr 2024US$1.6tUS$195.6bUS$11.3b43.4x143.4x8.3x
Tue, 19 Mar 2024US$1.8tUS$195.7bUS$10.8b48.3x162.9x9x
Thu, 15 Feb 2024US$1.8tUS$194.5bUS$5.2b51.4x337.3x9x
Sat, 13 Jan 2024US$1.8tUS$209.4bUS$1.9b49x951.6x8.6x
Mon, 11 Dec 2023US$1.7tUS$208.8bUS$2.2b51.6x783.5x8.3x
Wed, 08 Nov 2023US$1.6tUS$205.9b-US$117,960,389.0043.7x-13152.4x7.5x
Fri, 06 Oct 2023US$1.5tUS$203.9b-US$1,432,746,075.0045.9x-1067.3x7.5x
Sun, 03 Sep 2023US$1.6tUS$202.7b-US$2,124,565,098.0045.6x-772.5x8.1x
Tue, 01 Aug 2023US$1.6tUS$199.2b-US$7,736,698,639.0048x-212.1x8.2x
Thu, 29 Jun 2023US$1.5tUS$198.3b-US$5,983,799,713.0043.2x-253.1x7.6x
Sat, 27 May 2023US$1.4tUS$197.0b-US$6,717,479,766.0040.2x-213.4x7.3x
Mon, 24 Apr 2023US$1.4tUS$196.8b-US$4,464,765,133.0041.2x-311.6x7.1x
Wed, 22 Mar 2023US$1.4tUS$196.8b-US$5,447,727,601.0041.9x-250.6x6.9x
Fri, 17 Feb 2023US$1.4tUS$194.3b-US$5,400,602,948.0042.7x-251.5x7x
Sun, 15 Jan 2023US$1.2tUS$193.1b-US$5,461,867,645.0039.9x-226.9x6.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-226.9x


Total Market Cap: US$1.2tTotal Earnings: -US$5,461,867,645.00Total Revenue: US$193.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Application Software Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -3.9x202420252026
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 56.9x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -3.9x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 8.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Application Software industry have gone up over the last three years, and the industry is now profitable. Revenues have grown 6.3% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by the industry overall, and subsequently profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

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

US Market1.52%
Tech1.03%
Software0.38%
Application Software0.76%
Systems Software0.19%
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
SNPS SynopsysUS$519.7010.6%
+US$9.6b		3.5%PE74.4x
PLTR Palantir TechnologiesUS$181.682.2%
+US$9.4b		166.3%PE395.3x
MSTR StrategyUS$161.836.5%
+US$3.0b		-51.2%PE6.3x
CDNS Cadence Design SystemsUS$320.542.5%
+US$2.2b		5.9%PE82.2x
IREN IRENUS$43.6315.5%
+US$1.9b		315.1%PE27.4x

Latest News

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7D
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7D
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1Y
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IREN
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7D
15.5%
1Y
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Cadence Design Systems
7D
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1Y
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1Y
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-3.4%
1Y
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MSTR
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6.5%
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