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U.S. Software Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 15, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies403
  • 7D5.7%
  • 3M2.4%
  • 1Y16.7%
  • YTD6.1%

Over the last 7 days, the Software industry has risen 5.7%, driven by gains from Microsoft of 3.7%. This means that the industry has gained 18% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 18% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 15 May 2025US$6.7tUS$590.9bUS$131.0b32.9x51.1x11.3x
Sat, 12 Apr 2025US$5.6tUS$581.3bUS$131.8b29.3x42.4x9.6x
Mon, 10 Mar 2025US$6.0tUS$582.3bUS$129.6b32.4x46.1x10.3x
Wed, 05 Feb 2025US$6.4tUS$585.8bUS$132.3b42.1x48.6x11x
Fri, 03 Jan 2025US$6.4tUS$569.1bUS$128.9b39.9x49.4x11.2x
Sun, 01 Dec 2024US$6.5tUS$566.8bUS$127.5b42.3x51.2x11.5x
Tue, 29 Oct 2024US$6.1tUS$552.6bUS$124.3b38.2x49.3x11.1x
Thu, 26 Sep 2024US$6.0tUS$552.4bUS$124.0b38x48.7x10.9x
Sat, 24 Aug 2024US$5.8tUS$550.2bUS$121.7b37.2x47.6x10.5x
Mon, 22 Jul 2024US$5.8tUS$530.6bUS$118.4b41x49.3x11x
Wed, 19 Jun 2024US$5.9tUS$531.3bUS$118.1b39.6x49.7x11x
Fri, 17 May 2024US$5.4tUS$474.1bUS$104.9b44.1x51.1x11.3x
Sun, 14 Apr 2024US$5.4tUS$466.3bUS$98.4b41.9x55x11.6x
Tue, 12 Mar 2024US$5.3tUS$470.2bUS$98.5b46.2x54.1x11.3x
Thu, 08 Feb 2024US$5.3tUS$463.9bUS$89.8b44.2x58.8x11.4x
Sat, 06 Jan 2024US$5.0tUS$486.2bUS$82.8b45.1x60.3x10.3x
Mon, 04 Dec 2023US$5.1tUS$485.3bUS$81.9b46.1x62.1x10.5x
Wed, 01 Nov 2023US$4.5tUS$484.8bUS$79.0b42.3x57.2x9.3x
Fri, 29 Sep 2023US$4.4tUS$477.4bUS$73.2b44.7x59.7x9.2x
Sun, 27 Aug 2023US$4.5tUS$474.4bUS$71.2b43.5x62.6x9.4x
Tue, 25 Jul 2023US$4.6tUS$460.9bUS$60.2b48.3x76.7x10x
Thu, 22 Jun 2023US$4.4tUS$460.5bUS$62.3b43.7x70.8x9.6x
Sat, 20 May 2023US$4.2tUS$457.1bUS$61.1b39.9x68.1x9.1x
Mon, 17 Apr 2023US$3.9tUS$453.6bUS$60.5b43.2x64.6x8.6x
Wed, 15 Mar 2023US$3.6tUS$453.7bUS$60.0b42.3x59.2x7.8x
Fri, 10 Feb 2023US$3.6tUS$436.7bUS$57.8b43.8x63.1x8.4x
Sun, 08 Jan 2023US$3.1tUS$434.4bUS$60.2b39.9x52x7.2x
Tue, 06 Dec 2022US$3.4tUS$433.4bUS$61.0b44.9x55.2x7.8x
Thu, 03 Nov 2022US$3.1tUS$420.4bUS$63.0b36.4x48.6x7.3x
Sat, 01 Oct 2022US$3.2tUS$413.6bUS$64.8b39.2x49.6x7.8x
Mon, 29 Aug 2022US$3.7tUS$412.2bUS$65.2b44.5x57.1x9x
Wed, 27 Jul 2022US$3.6tUS$409.1bUS$67.9b40.2x52.5x8.7x
Fri, 24 Jun 2022US$3.6tUS$408.5bUS$67.7b38.2x53.3x8.8x
Sun, 22 May 2022US$3.6tUS$406.9bUS$68.6b42.2x51.8x8.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

51.8x


Total Market Cap: US$3.6tTotal Earnings: US$68.6bTotal Revenue: US$406.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Software Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 55.7x202320242025
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 50.6x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 55.7x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 9.8x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 11.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Software industry have grown 24% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 13% 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 Market5.09%
Tech9.18%
Software5.72%
Application Software7.86%
Systems Software4.72%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Application Software industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 25.5%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 40.7% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Systems Software industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 37.7x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Application Software industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 26% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 41% per year.
  • 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
MSFT MicrosoftUS$452.944.5%
+US$145.6b
7.1%PE34.8x
PLTR Palantir TechnologiesUS$130.1817.8%
+US$46.5b
500.7%PE538.3x
ORCL OracleUS$162.959.1%
+US$38.1b
34.0%PE37.6x
APP AppLovinUS$376.5424.1%
+US$24.7b
347.9%PE66.4x
CRM SalesforceUS$290.744.5%
+US$12.0b
1.1%PE45x
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PLTR

US$130.18

Palantir Technologies

7D

17.8%

1Y

500.7%

EXOD

US$34.88

Exodus Movement

7D

-12.8%

1Y

83.6%

CYBR

US$354.76

CyberArk Software

7D

-1.6%

1Y

45.7%

APP

US$376.54

AppLovin

7D

24.1%

1Y

347.9%

CHKP

US$214.49

Check Point Software Technologies

7D

-2.9%

1Y

44.0%

MSFT

US$452.94

Microsoft

7D

4.5%

1Y

7.1%

MSTR

US$416.75

MicroStrategy

7D

6.2%

1Y

177.2%

NOW

US$1,026.82

ServiceNow

7D

4.4%

1Y

35.0%

ACIW

US$49.21

ACI Worldwide

7D

-10.3%

1Y

34.1%

FTNT

US$103.23

Fortinet

7D

-3.3%

1Y

70.0%

ORCL

US$162.95

Oracle

7D

9.1%

1Y

34.0%

CRM

US$290.74

Salesforce

7D

4.5%

1Y

1.1%

CLBT

US$17.81

Cellebrite DI

7D

-6.7%

1Y

55.3%