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U.S. Software Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 03, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies404
  • 7D2.4%
  • 3M39.6%
  • 1Y17.8%
  • YTD16.3%

The Software industry is up 2.4% in the last week, with Oracle up 13%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 18%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 19% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 06 Jul 2025US$7.2tUS$598.9bUS$131.3b41.6x55.1x12.1x
Tue, 03 Jun 2025US$6.8tUS$593.5bUS$131.7b35.5x51.3x11.4x
Thu, 01 May 2025US$6.0tUS$581.7bUS$131.6b31.7x45.4x10.3x
Sat, 29 Mar 2025US$5.9tUS$582.3bUS$130.7b29.3x45x10.1x
Mon, 24 Feb 2025US$6.4tUS$580.0bUS$129.9b38.2x49x11x
Wed, 22 Jan 2025US$6.4tUS$569.2bUS$129.3b41.3x49.8x11.3x
Fri, 20 Dec 2024US$6.5tUS$569.1bUS$128.8b40.6x50.6x11.5x
Sun, 17 Nov 2024US$6.3tUS$566.6bUS$127.1b41.4x49.9x11.2x
Tue, 15 Oct 2024US$6.1tUS$551.7bUS$124.1b40.4x48.9x11x
Thu, 12 Sep 2024US$5.9tUS$552.2bUS$123.6b37.4x47.7x10.7x
Sat, 10 Aug 2024US$5.5tUS$548.4bUS$121.8b35x45.5x10.1x
Mon, 08 Jul 2024US$6.2tUS$530.5bUS$118.1b40.9x52.3x11.6x
Wed, 05 Jun 2024US$5.1tUS$476.3bUS$107.0b40.1x47.6x10.7x
Fri, 03 May 2024US$5.0tUS$476.5bUS$103.0b41.9x48.8x10.5x
Sun, 31 Mar 2024US$5.4tUS$465.9bUS$98.3b46x55x11.6x
Tue, 27 Feb 2024US$5.3tUS$466.3bUS$93.2b43.7x57.2x11.4x
Thu, 25 Jan 2024US$5.4tUS$486.2bUS$82.2b44.5x65.8x11.1x
Sat, 23 Dec 2023US$5.2tUS$486.1bUS$82.9b44.5x62.4x10.6x
Mon, 20 Nov 2023US$4.9tUS$482.4bUS$79.8b45.3x61.5x10.2x
Wed, 18 Oct 2023US$4.6tUS$477.3bUS$73.7b43.3x62.1x9.6x
Fri, 15 Sep 2023US$4.6tUS$479.6bUS$72.7b45.6x63.7x9.7x
Sun, 13 Aug 2023US$4.4tUS$473.0bUS$70.1b45.8x63x9.3x
Tue, 11 Jul 2023US$4.5tUS$460.7bUS$60.4b47.8x73.9x9.7x
Thu, 08 Jun 2023US$4.4tUS$459.9bUS$62.0b42.2x71.1x9.6x
Sat, 06 May 2023US$4.0tUS$455.5bUS$60.6b38.1x65.6x8.7x
Mon, 03 Apr 2023US$4.0tUS$453.7bUS$60.6b44.4x65.5x8.7x
Wed, 01 Mar 2023US$3.5tUS$440.1bUS$58.9b42.3x59.1x7.9x
Fri, 27 Jan 2023US$3.5tUS$436.2bUS$58.0b42.4x59.8x8x
Sun, 25 Dec 2022US$3.2tUS$434.3bUS$60.3b41.7x53.7x7.5x
Tue, 22 Nov 2022US$3.3tUS$430.3bUS$62.3b44.6x52.8x7.7x
Thu, 20 Oct 2022US$3.2tUS$412.8bUS$64.3b38.4x49.8x7.7x
Sat, 17 Sep 2022US$3.4tUS$413.7bUS$64.8b39.8x52.6x8.2x
Mon, 15 Aug 2022US$4.1tUS$409.9bUS$67.8b49.7x60.5x10x
Wed, 13 Jul 2022US$3.5tUS$408.7bUS$67.9b36.1x51.8x8.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

51.8x


Total Market Cap: US$3.5tTotal Earnings: US$67.9bTotal Revenue: US$408.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Software Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 55.7x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the American 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 55.7x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 10.0x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 12.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Software industry have grown 25% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 14% 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 Market1.79%
Tech2.56%
Software2.40%
Application Software2.87%
Systems Software2.20%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Application Software industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • Analysts expect its future annual earnings growth (27.1%) to be largely in line with prior year's earnings growth.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Systems Software industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 38.2x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Application Software industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 27% 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 15% 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
ORCL OracleUS$237.3212.9%
+US$76.1b
63.9%PE53.6x
MSFT MicrosoftUS$498.840.6%
+US$21.6b
6.7%PE38.4x
PLTR Palantir TechnologiesUS$134.362.8%
+US$8.5b
393.4%PE555.6x
DDOG DatadogUS$155.1517.5%
+US$8.0b
15.3%PE323.3x
SNPS SynopsysUS$548.749.2%
+US$7.2b
-11.7%PE63.1x

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