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U.S. Systems Software Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 13, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies70
  • 7D7.9%
  • 3M-7.6%
  • 1Y-3.7%
  • YTDn/a

The Systems Software industry is up 7.9% in the last week, with Microsoft up 8.0%. In contrast, the industry has lost 3.7% in the last 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 15% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 14 Apr 2025US$3.9tUS$372.1bUS$110.4b30.5x35.1x10.4x
Wed, 12 Mar 2025US$3.9tUS$372.1bUS$110.4b30.5x34.9x10.4x
Fri, 07 Feb 2025US$4.3tUS$379.1bUS$111.6b40.2x38.3x11.3x
Sun, 05 Jan 2025US$4.3tUS$362.5bUS$108.9b38x39.5x11.9x
Tue, 03 Dec 2024US$4.4tUS$361.1bUS$107.9b39.4x40.4x12.1x
Thu, 31 Oct 2024US$4.3tUS$351.1bUS$105.3b42x41.1x12.3x
Sat, 28 Sep 2024US$4.3tUS$350.5bUS$105.1b40.2x40.7x12.2x
Mon, 26 Aug 2024US$4.1tUS$349.1bUS$104.4b37.8x38.9x11.6x
Wed, 24 Jul 2024US$4.2tUS$333.6bUS$101.7b39.6x41x12.5x
Fri, 21 Jun 2024US$4.2tUS$333.7bUS$101.6b39.1x41.4x12.6x
Sun, 19 May 2024US$3.6tUS$279.9bUS$90.9b42.2x39.9x13x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024US$3.6tUS$271.0bUS$87.1b38.6x41.5x13.3x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024US$3.6tUS$270.9bUS$87.1b41.1x41.2x13.3x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024US$3.7tUS$270.0bUS$85.0b39.4x43.2x13.6x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024US$3.3tUS$276.8bUS$80.3b41.1x40.7x11.8x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023US$3.3tUS$276.8bUS$80.3b42.3x40.8x11.8x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023US$3.1tUS$280.4bUS$80.1b42.3x38.4x11x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023US$2.9tUS$273.4bUS$74.8b42.3x38.1x10.4x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023US$2.9tUS$272.8bUS$74.5b42.3x38.9x10.6x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023US$3.0tUS$266.6bUS$71.6b49.3x41.5x11.1x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023US$2.9tUS$262.1bUS$68.3b44x42.9x11.2x
Mon, 22 May 2023US$2.8tUS$261.1bUS$68.0b41.6x40.7x10.6x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023US$2.5tUS$256.9bUS$65.0b44.2x39x9.9x
Fri, 17 Mar 2023US$2.4tUS$256.8bUS$65.3b42.3x37.2x9.5x
Sun, 12 Feb 2023US$2.3tUS$243.1bUS$63.4b43.2x35.9x9.4x
Tue, 10 Jan 2023US$2.0tUS$241.4bUS$65.6b40.8x30.1x8.2x
Thu, 08 Dec 2022US$2.1tUS$241.3bUS$66.4b42.7x31.9x8.8x
Sat, 05 Nov 2022US$1.9tUS$232.2bUS$66.7b41.7x28.2x8.1x
Mon, 03 Oct 2022US$2.0tUS$225.6bUS$70.8b52.6x28.1x8.8x
Wed, 31 Aug 2022US$2.2tUS$225.2bUS$70.9b58.1x31.6x9.9x
Fri, 29 Jul 2022US$2.3tUS$228.1bUS$71.8b42.1x32.3x10.2x
Sun, 26 Jun 2022US$2.3tUS$222.3bUS$71.5b43.2x32.8x10.5x
Tue, 24 May 2022US$2.3tUS$221.9bUS$71.4b42.2x31.5x10.2x
Thu, 21 Apr 2022US$2.5tUS$213.1bUS$70.3b56.6x35.9x11.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

35.9x


Total Market Cap: US$2.5tTotal Earnings: US$70.3bTotal Revenue: US$213.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Systems Software Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 37.6x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the American Systems Software industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 37.6x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 11.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Systems Software industry have grown 16% 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 Market5.42%
Tech9.36%
Software7.54%
Systems Software7.85%
Application Software6.86%
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
MSFT MicrosoftUS$388.458.0%
+US$212.7b		-7.9%PE31.1x
CRWD CrowdStrike HoldingsUS$377.9017.5%
+US$13.9b		22.3%PS23.7x
NOW ServiceNowUS$785.678.9%
+US$13.3b		2.2%PE114.1x
ORCL OracleUS$132.353.2%
+US$11.4b		9.3%PE30.5x
FTNT FortinetUS$97.7315.4%
+US$10.0b		47.1%PE43.1x
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