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U.S. Software Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 01, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies411
  • 7D-4.7%
  • 3M-5.8%
  • 1Y20.7%
  • YTD4.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Software industry has dropped 4.7%, driven by Microsoft declining 3.5%. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 21%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 16% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 01 Jun 2024US$5.1tUS$475.9bUS$106.9b39.8x47.6x10.7x
Mon, 29 Apr 2024US$5.2tUS$476.7bUS$102.7b43.9x50.4x10.9x
Wed, 27 Mar 2024US$5.4tUS$465.8bUS$98.0b45.1x55.4x11.7x
Fri, 23 Feb 2024US$5.2tUS$466.1bUS$92.8b42.8x55.9x11.1x
Sun, 21 Jan 2024US$5.3tUS$486.2bUS$82.1b46.4x64.9x11x
Tue, 19 Dec 2023US$5.1tUS$486.1bUS$82.9b44.7x61.6x10.5x
Thu, 16 Nov 2023US$4.9tUS$482.1bUS$79.5b45.1x61.8x10.2x
Sat, 14 Oct 2023US$4.5tUS$477.3bUS$73.7b44.3x61.3x9.5x
Mon, 11 Sep 2023US$4.6tUS$476.3bUS$72.9b44.8x63.6x9.7x
Wed, 09 Aug 2023US$4.5tUS$473.3bUS$68.6b47.2x65x9.4x
Fri, 07 Jul 2023US$4.5tUS$460.7bUS$60.4b47.2x74.3x9.7x
Sun, 04 Jun 2023US$4.4tUS$459.8bUS$62.0b42.6x70.9x9.6x
Tue, 02 May 2023US$4.0tUS$457.2bUS$62.4b41.4x64x8.7x
Thu, 30 Mar 2023US$3.9tUS$453.6bUS$60.6b43x63.6x8.5x
Sat, 25 Feb 2023US$3.5tUS$438.0bUS$58.8b42.3x59.1x7.9x
Mon, 23 Jan 2023US$3.4tUS$434.5bUS$60.2b42.3x55.7x7.7x
Wed, 21 Dec 2022US$3.3tUS$434.3bUS$60.3b41.9x54.3x7.5x
Fri, 18 Nov 2022US$3.3tUS$424.9bUS$62.5b45.3x52.5x7.7x
Sun, 16 Oct 2022US$3.1tUS$412.8bUS$64.3b36.9x47.9x7.5x
Tue, 13 Sep 2022US$3.7tUS$413.1bUS$64.9b42.7x57.6x9x
Thu, 11 Aug 2022US$4.1tUS$412.4bUS$68.1b45.7x59.9x9.9x
Sat, 09 Jul 2022US$3.7tUS$408.6bUS$67.7b37x55x9.1x
Mon, 06 Jun 2022US$3.8tUS$409.0bUS$67.8b40.6x55.9x9.3x
Wed, 04 May 2022US$3.9tUS$403.7bUS$68.3b40.7x57.7x9.8x
Fri, 01 Apr 2022US$4.5tUS$394.8bUS$68.4b41.2x65.6x11.4x
Sun, 27 Feb 2022US$4.4tUS$392.4bUS$69.9b38.2x62.4x11.1x
Tue, 25 Jan 2022US$4.4tUS$390.0bUS$71.1b41x61.4x11.2x
Thu, 23 Dec 2021US$5.1tUS$388.1bUS$71.2b47.4x71.6x13.1x
Sat, 20 Nov 2021US$5.5tUS$387.9bUS$71.1b51.8x77.5x14.2x
Mon, 18 Oct 2021US$5.1tUS$371.9bUS$67.4b55.4x76.2x13.8x
Wed, 15 Sep 2021US$5.1tUS$370.1bUS$68.7b43.5x73.7x13.7x
Fri, 13 Aug 2021US$4.9tUS$368.8bUS$69.6b49.7x69.8x13.2x
Tue, 08 Jun 2021US$4.1tUS$345.3bUS$69.0b48x59.4x11.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

59.4x


Total Market Cap: US$4.1tTotal Earnings: US$69.0bTotal Revenue: US$345.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Software Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 61.5x202220232024
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 47.6x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 61.5x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 10.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Software industry have grown 16% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 11% 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 Market-0.63%
Tech-1.72%
Software-4.70%
Systems Software-4.21%
Application Software-5.78%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Application Software industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 155x.
    • Analysts expect its future annual earnings growth (21.7%) 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 22% 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
PLTR Palantir TechnologiesUS$21.683.2%
+US$1.5b
49.3%PE161.7x
HUBS HubSpotUS$611.053.5%
+US$1.1b
16.6%PS13.6x
AI C3.aiUS$29.5723.0%
+US$723.9m
-8.3%PS11.8x
BOX BoxUS$27.257.8%
+US$287.1m
-6.2%PE36.9x
NABL N-ableUS$13.356.9%
+US$158.9m
-8.2%PE90.3x
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NABL

US$13.35

N-able

7D

6.9%

1Y

-8.2%

INTU

US$576.44

Intuit

7D

-5.0%

1Y

33.9%

CRM

US$234.44

Salesforce

7D

-13.9%

1Y

10.1%

AI

US$29.57

C3.ai

7D

23.0%

1Y

-8.3%

NOW

US$656.93

ServiceNow

7D

-11.0%

1Y

19.8%

ADBE

US$444.76

Adobe

7D

-6.5%

1Y

1.9%

BOX

US$27.25

Box

7D

7.8%

1Y

-6.2%

HUBS

US$611.05

HubSpot

7D

3.5%

1Y

16.6%

TDC

US$32.61

Teradata

7D

2.4%

1Y

-33.0%

PWSC

US$21.44

PowerSchool Holdings

7D

2.3%

1Y

13.0%