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U.S. Tech Sector Analysis

UpdatedMay 24, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies931
  • 7D-3.4%
  • 3M-4.5%
  • 1Y11.1%
  • YTD-4.0%

Over the last 7 days, the Tech industry has dropped 3.4%, driven by Apple declining 7.6%. Meanwhile, Intuit actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 7.4% in the last week. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 11%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 18% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 25 May 2025US$17.8tUS$2.4tUS$385.8b26.6x46.1x7.5x
Tue, 22 Apr 2025US$14.9tUS$2.3tUS$386.6b24.3x38.5x6.4x
Thu, 20 Mar 2025US$16.4tUS$2.3tUS$386.8b27.4x42.5x7.1x
Sat, 15 Feb 2025US$18.8tUS$2.3tUS$370.0b32.4x50.7x8.2x
Mon, 13 Jan 2025US$18.0tUS$2.3tUS$367.4b32.3x49.1x8x
Wed, 11 Dec 2024US$18.7tUS$2.3tUS$363.0b33.1x51.5x8.3x
Fri, 08 Nov 2024US$17.9tUS$2.2tUS$354.3b33.1x50.6x8x
Sun, 06 Oct 2024US$17.2tUS$2.2tUS$378.1b29.7x45.4x7.9x
Tue, 03 Sep 2024US$16.8tUS$2.2tUS$378.3b29.7x44.4x7.8x
Thu, 01 Aug 2024US$16.5tUS$2.1tUS$363.9b31.7x45.4x7.8x
Sat, 29 Jun 2024US$16.9tUS$2.1tUS$362.8b29.7x46.6x8x
Mon, 27 May 2024US$15.4tUS$2.1tUS$349.8b30.5x43.9x7.5x
Wed, 24 Apr 2024US$13.9tUS$2.0tUS$328.3b28x42.4x6.8x
Fri, 22 Mar 2024US$14.7tUS$2.0tUS$325.5b28.3x45.3x7.2x
Sun, 18 Feb 2024US$14.2tUS$2.0tUS$310.2b27.5x45.9x7x
Tue, 16 Jan 2024US$13.4tUS$2.0tUS$292.0b26x46x6.5x
Thu, 14 Dec 2023US$13.1tUS$2.1tUS$293.3b25.4x44.6x6.4x
Sat, 11 Nov 2023US$12.1tUS$2.0tUS$279.7b23.4x43.1x5.9x
Mon, 09 Oct 2023US$11.8tUS$2.0tUS$269.8b24.3x43.6x5.8x
Wed, 06 Sep 2023US$12.3tUS$2.0tUS$272.5b24.1x45.1x6x
Fri, 04 Aug 2023US$12.1tUS$2.0tUS$259.8b24.8x46.4x6x
Sun, 02 Jul 2023US$12.0tUS$2.0tUS$260.0b25x46.3x5.9x
Tue, 30 May 2023US$11.4tUS$2.0tUS$262.6b24.2x43.2x5.6x
Thu, 27 Apr 2023US$10.0tUS$2.0tUS$276.5b20.6x36.3x5.1x
Sat, 25 Mar 2023US$10.1tUS$2.0tUS$278.4b22.1x36.1x4.9x
Mon, 20 Feb 2023US$11.0tUS$2.3tUS$297.1b24.1x36.9x4.9x
Wed, 18 Jan 2023US$10.3tUS$2.2tUS$327.5b24x31.4x4.6x
Fri, 16 Dec 2022US$10.1tUS$2.3tUS$330.7b21.9x30.5x4.5x
Sun, 13 Nov 2022US$10.5tUS$2.2tUS$333.3b22x31.4x4.7x
Tue, 11 Oct 2022US$9.5tUS$2.2tUS$345.5b18.9x27.6x4.3x
Thu, 08 Sep 2022US$10.5tUS$2.2tUS$347.1b21x30.1x4.8x
Sat, 06 Aug 2022US$11.8tUS$2.2tUS$350.7b23x33.7x5.4x
Mon, 04 Jul 2022US$10.2tUS$2.2tUS$359.7b21.9x28.3x4.7x
Wed, 01 Jun 2022US$11.2tUS$2.1tUS$359.4b25.4x31.2x5.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

31.2x


Total Market Cap: US$11.2tTotal Earnings: US$359.4bTotal Revenue: US$2.1tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Tech Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 41.1x202320242025
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 46.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 41.1x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 6.3x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 7.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Information Technology industry have grown 2.4% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 3.4% 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 sector?

US Market-2.68%
Tech-3.39%
IT-1.38%
Software-1.91%
Electronic Equipment and Components-2.46%
Communications-2.46%
Semiconductors-3.30%
Tech Hardware-7.37%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the IT industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 67.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 17.5%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 3.3% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Tech Hardware industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 29.6x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Semiconductors industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 23% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 4.7% per year.
  • In contrast, the Tech Hardware industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 9.1% 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
INTU IntuitUS$720.137.4%
+US$13.5b
18.6%PE57.9x
CRWV CoreWeaveUS$102.7427.9%
+US$10.8b
n/aPS18.2x
SNOW SnowflakeUS$200.059.3%
+US$5.7b
28.1%PS17.4x
CRWD CrowdStrike HoldingsUS$455.593.7%
+US$4.1b
29.6%PS28.7x
IONQ IonQUS$45.6930.6%
+US$2.7b
442.0%PS262.9x
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