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U.S. Tech Sector Analysis

UpdatedMay 09, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies932
  • 7D1.7%
  • 3M-7.6%
  • 1Y13.2%
  • YTD-8.1%

The Tech industry is up 1.7% in the last week, with NVIDIA up 5.2%. During this same period, the Apple underperformed, falling 7.4%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 13%. Looking forward, 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
Fri, 09 May 2025US$16.6tUS$2.3tUS$387.4b26.3x42.9x7.1x
Sun, 06 Apr 2025US$14.1tUS$2.3tUS$386.8b24.1x36.4x6x
Tue, 04 Mar 2025US$17.3tUS$2.3tUS$378.5b28.8x45.7x7.5x
Thu, 30 Jan 2025US$18.3tUS$2.3tUS$366.4b34.6x50.1x8.1x
Sat, 28 Dec 2024US$18.8tUS$2.3tUS$366.9b32.1x51.2x8.3x
Mon, 25 Nov 2024US$18.1tUS$2.3tUS$361.1b33x50.2x8.1x
Wed, 23 Oct 2024US$17.9tUS$2.2tUS$378.2b30.1x47.4x8.3x
Fri, 20 Sep 2024US$16.5tUS$2.2tUS$375.4b28.9x44.1x7.6x
Sun, 18 Aug 2024US$16.8tUS$2.1tUS$368.0b29.1x45.7x7.9x
Tue, 16 Jul 2024US$17.6tUS$2.1tUS$363.1b31.3x48.5x8.3x
Thu, 13 Jun 2024US$16.0tUS$2.1tUS$351.3b29.9x45.4x7.8x
Sat, 11 May 2024US$14.4tUS$2.0tUS$337.0b30.1x42.9x7.1x
Mon, 08 Apr 2024US$14.6tUS$2.0tUS$328.6b28.3x44.4x7.1x
Wed, 06 Mar 2024US$14.8tUS$2.0tUS$327.5b27.3x45.3x7.3x
Fri, 02 Feb 2024US$14.0tUS$2.1tUS$302.2b25.8x46.3x6.8x
Sun, 31 Dec 2023US$13.4tUS$2.1tUS$292.6b26.1x45.9x6.5x
Tue, 28 Nov 2023US$12.7tUS$2.0tUS$290.1b25.1x43.8x6.2x
Thu, 26 Oct 2023US$11.3tUS$2.0tUS$274.4b22.6x41.3x5.5x
Sat, 23 Sep 2023US$11.5tUS$2.0tUS$272.9b24.4x42x5.6x
Mon, 21 Aug 2023US$11.4tUS$2.0tUS$264.4b24.5x43.2x5.6x
Wed, 19 Jul 2023US$12.6tUS$2.0tUS$257.8b25.7x48.7x6.2x
Fri, 16 Jun 2023US$11.9tUS$2.0tUS$264.3b24.8x45x5.9x
Sun, 14 May 2023US$10.4tUS$2.0tUS$262.0b22.8x39.5x5.1x
Tue, 11 Apr 2023US$10.2tUS$2.0tUS$275.0b22.8x37.2x5x
Thu, 09 Mar 2023US$11.0tUS$2.3tUS$298.2b22.8x37x4.9x
Sat, 04 Feb 2023US$11.2tUS$2.2tUS$320.4b25.4x34.8x5x
Mon, 02 Jan 2023US$9.8tUS$2.2tUS$327.4b21.8x29.8x4.3x
Wed, 30 Nov 2022US$10.1tUS$2.2tUS$332.6b21.9x30.4x4.5x
Fri, 28 Oct 2022US$9.9tUS$2.2tUS$337.0b20.1x29.5x4.5x
Sun, 25 Sep 2022US$9.9tUS$2.2tUS$347.0b19.3x28.4x4.5x
Tue, 23 Aug 2022US$11.5tUS$2.2tUS$349.1b22.5x33.1x5.3x
Thu, 21 Jul 2022US$11.0tUS$2.2tUS$360.2b23.3x30.6x5.1x
Sat, 18 Jun 2022US$9.8tUS$2.1tUS$358.6b22.9x27.3x4.6x
Mon, 16 May 2022US$10.9tUS$2.1tUS$357.1b22.7x30.6x5.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

30.6x


Total Market Cap: US$10.9tTotal Earnings: US$357.1bTotal Revenue: US$2.1tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Tech Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 40.9x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the American Information Technology 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 40.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 6.3x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 7.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Information Technology industry have grown 2.7% 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 Market1.33%
Tech1.74%
Semiconductors5.01%
IT4.03%
Electronic Equipment and Components3.96%
Software3.30%
Communications0.63%
Tech Hardware-7.07%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the IT industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 67.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 15.1%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 9.0% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Tech Hardware industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 29.5x.
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 9.0% 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
NVDA NVIDIAUS$117.375.2%
+US$140.5b
32.3%PE39.3x
MSFT MicrosoftUS$438.173.0%
+US$94.9b
6.3%PE33.7x
AVGO BroadcomUS$207.775.3%
+US$49.1b
59.1%PE94x
APP AppLovinUS$339.5121.5%
+US$20.3b
300.9%PE59.9x
ORCL OracleUS$150.303.3%
+US$13.5b
28.9%PE34.7x
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1Y

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APP

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7D

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7D

7.3%

1Y

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7D

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1Y

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7D

5.2%

1Y

32.3%

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7D

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1Y

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