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U.S. Tech Sector Analysis

UpdatedFeb 05, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies971
  • 7D-2.2%
  • 3M-0.03%
  • 1Y24.5%
  • YTD-1.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Tech industry has dropped 2.2%, driven by pullbacks in Microsoft and NVIDIA of 7.8% and 8.0%, respectively. Meanwhile, Broadcom actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 7.3% in the last week. In the past year, the industry has gained 25%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 18% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Tech Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 05 Feb 2025US$17.7tUS$2.3tUS$371.0b33x47.7x7.7x
Fri, 03 Jan 2025US$18.3tUS$2.3tUS$366.8b31.9x49.9x8.1x
Sun, 01 Dec 2024US$18.2tUS$2.2tUS$361.4b32.9x50.3x8.1x
Tue, 29 Oct 2024US$17.8tUS$2.2tUS$377.9b30.4x47.1x8x
Thu, 26 Sep 2024US$17.1tUS$2.2tUS$375.4b28.9x45.5x7.9x
Sat, 24 Aug 2024US$16.9tUS$2.1tUS$367.4b29.6x45.9x7.9x
Mon, 22 Jul 2024US$16.7tUS$2.1tUS$363.1b30.7x46x7.9x
Wed, 19 Jun 2024US$17.2tUS$2.1tUS$360.7b29.5x47.6x8.1x
Fri, 17 May 2024US$15.0tUS$2.0tUS$336.2b29.7x44.7x7.4x
Sun, 14 Apr 2024US$14.8tUS$2.0tUS$328.5b28x45.1x7.2x
Tue, 12 Mar 2024US$14.6tUS$2.0tUS$325.0b28.3x44.9x7.1x
Thu, 08 Feb 2024US$14.0tUS$2.0tUS$306.8b26x45.5x6.9x
Sat, 06 Jan 2024US$12.8tUS$2.1tUS$292.6b26x43.8x6.2x
Mon, 04 Dec 2023US$12.8tUS$2.1tUS$292.3b25.4x43.8x6.2x
Wed, 01 Nov 2023US$11.3tUS$2.0tUS$277.5b22.7x40.9x5.6x
Fri, 29 Sep 2023US$11.4tUS$2.0tUS$269.7b24.5x42.4x5.6x
Sun, 27 Aug 2023US$11.7tUS$2.0tUS$270.6b24.4x43.3x5.8x
Tue, 25 Jul 2023US$12.2tUS$2.0tUS$258.1b25.4x47.4x6x
Thu, 22 Jun 2023US$11.7tUS$2.0tUS$264.4b24.7x44.3x5.8x
Sat, 20 May 2023US$10.8tUS$2.0tUS$260.9b23.4x41.4x5.3x
Mon, 17 Apr 2023US$10.2tUS$2.0tUS$274.9b22.6x37.2x5x
Wed, 15 Mar 2023US$10.8tUS$2.3tUS$298.6b22.1x36.1x4.7x
Fri, 10 Feb 2023US$11.1tUS$2.2tUS$314.2b24x35.2x4.9x
Sun, 08 Jan 2023US$9.8tUS$2.2tUS$327.4b22x29.8x4.3x
Tue, 06 Dec 2022US$10.4tUS$2.2tUS$329.3b22.8x31.5x4.6x
Thu, 03 Nov 2022US$9.6tUS$2.2tUS$333.1b20x28.9x4.3x
Sat, 01 Oct 2022US$9.5tUS$2.2tUS$346.0b19.1x27.4x4.3x
Mon, 29 Aug 2022US$11.2tUS$2.2tUS$346.2b22.5x32.2x5.1x
Wed, 27 Jul 2022US$10.8tUS$2.2tUS$360.2b23.2x29.9x5x
Fri, 24 Jun 2022US$10.3tUS$2.1tUS$358.5b22.7x28.9x4.8x
Sun, 22 May 2022US$10.5tUS$2.1tUS$357.7b24.5x29.4x4.9x
Tue, 19 Apr 2022US$12.1tUS$2.1tUS$345.6b24.2x34.9x5.9x
Thu, 17 Mar 2022US$12.4tUS$2.0tUS$345.2b25.8x35.8x6.1x
Sat, 12 Feb 2022US$13.0tUS$2.1tUS$354.1b26.3x36.8x6.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

36.8x


Total Market Cap: US$13.0tTotal Earnings: US$354.1bTotal Revenue: US$2.1tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Tech Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 40.2x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the American Information Technology industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 47.7x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 40.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 6.2x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 7.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Information Technology industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 2.1% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased and as a result, profits have held steady.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.S. Tech sector?

US Market-0.28%
Tech-2.16%
IT5.40%
Communications3.97%
Electronic Equipment and Components0.43%
Tech Hardware-2.17%
Semiconductors-2.25%
Software-3.78%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Semiconductors industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 41.1x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 24.7%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 0.4% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Electronic Equipment and Components industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 25.5x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Semiconductors industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 25% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 0.4% per year.
  • In contrast, the Tech Hardware industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 11% 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
AVGO BroadcomUS$222.437.3%
+US$70.6b
81.9%PE169x
PLTR Palantir TechnologiesUS$103.8329.4%
+US$53.8b
374.8%PE511.8x
IBM International Business MachinesUS$264.4617.2%
+US$35.9b
44.2%PE40.7x
ARM Arm HoldingsUS$162.208.5%
+US$13.4b
122.3%PE265.9x
TEAM AtlassianUS$316.7315.3%
+US$11.4b
49.9%PS17.3x
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IBM

US$264.46

International Business Machines

7D

17.2%

1Y

44.2%

PLTR

US$103.83

Palantir Technologies

7D

29.4%

1Y

374.8%

CRM

US$344.14

Salesforce

7D

-4.4%

1Y

20.4%

NOW

US$1,010.13

ServiceNow

7D

-13.7%

1Y

29.9%

WDAY

US$259.73

Workday

7D

-4.0%

1Y

-10.0%

AAPL

US$232.80

Apple

7D

-2.3%

1Y

23.0%