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U.S. Systems Software Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 19, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies69
  • 7D-4.0%
  • 3M-14.8%
  • 1Y5.7%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Systems Software industry has dropped 4.0%, driven by Microsoft declining 4.1%. Meanwhile, Nebius Group actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 11% in the last week. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 5.7%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 17% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 19 Jan 2026US$4.6tUS$416.9bUS$125.7b34.4x36.6x11x
Wed, 17 Dec 2025US$4.7tUS$416.9bUS$125.7b36.3x37.7x11.4x
Fri, 14 Nov 2025US$5.2tUS$413.3bUS$123.2b37.4x42.1x12.5x
Sun, 12 Oct 2025US$5.4tUS$399.7bUS$120.0b39.5x44.8x13.4x
Tue, 09 Sep 2025US$5.0tUS$398.0bUS$120.0b36.4x41.9x12.6x
Thu, 07 Aug 2025US$5.3tUS$395.6bUS$119.5b38.3x44.6x13.5x
Sat, 05 Jul 2025US$5.1tUS$383.0bUS$114.3b40.8x45.1x13.4x
Mon, 02 Jun 2025US$4.6tUS$381.1bUS$114.1b36.8x40.5x12.1x
Wed, 30 Apr 2025US$4.0tUS$371.9bUS$110.3b32x36.1x10.7x
Fri, 28 Mar 2025US$4.0tUS$372.1bUS$110.4b31.3x36x10.7x
Sun, 23 Feb 2025US$4.2tUS$370.8bUS$109.8b33.8x38.3x11.3x
Tue, 21 Jan 2025US$4.3tUS$362.5bUS$108.9b37.2x39.7x11.9x
Thu, 19 Dec 2024US$4.6tUS$362.5bUS$108.9b38x42x12.6x
Sat, 16 Nov 2024US$4.4tUS$360.6bUS$107.8b41.5x40.7x12.1x
Mon, 14 Oct 2024US$4.2tUS$350.5bUS$105.1b42.5x40.2x12.1x
Wed, 11 Sep 2024US$4.0tUS$350.5bUS$105.0b37.5x37.8x11.3x
Fri, 09 Aug 2024US$3.8tUS$348.7bUS$104.2b37.1x36.8x11x
Sun, 07 Jul 2024US$4.4tUS$333.6bUS$101.7b40.3x43.4x13.2x
Tue, 04 Jun 2024US$3.5tUS$280.2bUS$91.0b39x38.9x12.6x
Thu, 02 May 2024US$3.4tUS$280.5bUS$91.1b39.4x37.3x12.1x
Sat, 30 Mar 2024US$3.6tUS$271.0bUS$87.0b40.3x41.6x13.4x
Mon, 26 Feb 2024US$3.5tUS$270.5bUS$86.6b38.4x40.9x13.1x
Wed, 24 Jan 2024US$3.5tUS$276.8bUS$80.3b41.4x44.2x12.8x
Fri, 22 Dec 2023US$3.3tUS$276.8bUS$80.3b41.4x41.2x12x
Sun, 19 Nov 2023US$3.2tUS$276.0bUS$79.8b42.3x40.7x11.7x
Tue, 17 Oct 2023US$3.0tUS$273.4bUS$74.8b42.3x40x11x
Thu, 14 Sep 2023US$3.0tUS$273.4bUS$74.8b42.3x40.3x11x
Sat, 12 Aug 2023US$2.9tUS$272.3bUS$74.3b45x38.7x10.6x
Mon, 10 Jul 2023US$2.9tUS$262.2bUS$68.2b44.6x43.2x11.2x
Wed, 07 Jun 2023US$2.9tUS$262.2bUS$68.3b43.6x42.7x11.1x
Fri, 05 May 2023US$2.6tUS$260.8bUS$67.1b42.3x39.1x10.1x
Sun, 02 Apr 2023US$2.5tUS$256.9bUS$65.2b44.6x38.9x9.9x
Tue, 28 Feb 2023US$2.2tUS$244.8bUS$63.9b42.6x34.2x8.9x
Thu, 26 Jan 2023US$2.1tUS$242.4bUS$63.3b41.9x33.2x8.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

33.2x


Total Market Cap: US$2.1tTotal Earnings: US$63.3bTotal Revenue: US$242.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Systems Software Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 40.2x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American Systems 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 36.6x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 40.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 11.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Systems Software industry have grown 24% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 20% 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. Systems Software compare with similar industries?

US Market-0.29%
Tech-0.67%
Software-5.04%
Systems Software-4.02%
Application Software-7.19%
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
NBIS Nebius GroupUS$108.7311.0%
+US$2.7b		201.7%PE239.7x
ADEA AdeiaUS$19.424.7%
+US$95.8m		50.3%PE29x
QLYS QualysUS$134.571.1%
+US$50.9m		-1.7%PE25.5x
AISP Airship AI HoldingsUS$4.3239.4%
+US$41.7m		-14.8%PS12.3x
TLS TelosUS$5.667.0%
+US$27.3m		71.0%PS2.9x

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AISP
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1Y
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7D
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1Y
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DUOT
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7D
10.0%
1Y
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ORCL
US$191.09
Oracle
7D
-3.7%
1Y
18.7%
ADEA
US$19.42
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7D
4.7%
1Y
50.3%

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QLYS
US$134.57
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7D
1.1%
1Y
-1.7%

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PANW
US$187.66
Palo Alto Networks
7D
-0.7%
1Y
6.0%
MSFT
US$459.86
Microsoft
7D
-4.1%
1Y
7.2%

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MNDY
US$126.70
monday.com
7D
-14.4%
1Y
-47.7%

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CRWD
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CrowdStrike Holdings
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-3.6%
1Y
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NOW
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-10.2%
1Y
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PATH
US$14.34
UiPath
7D
-12.1%
1Y
10.1%

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NBIS
US$108.73
Nebius Group
7D
11.0%
1Y
201.7%

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TLS
US$5.66
Telos
7D
7.0%
1Y
71.0%

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FTNT
US$75.38
Fortinet
7D
-4.8%
1Y
-20.0%

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AUID
US$1.51
authID
7D
55.9%
1Y
-74.3%