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U.S. Tech Sector Analysis

UpdatedApr 19, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies933
  • 7D-3.4%
  • 3M-19.2%
  • 1Y7.6%
  • YTD-18.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Tech industry has dropped 3.4%, driven by NVIDIA declining 8.5%. On the other hand Palantir Technologies is actually up 5.9%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 7.6%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 17% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 20 Apr 2025US$14.9tUS$2.3tUS$386.6b24.6x38.5x6.4x
Tue, 18 Mar 2025US$16.6tUS$2.3tUS$386.3b26.9x42.9x7.1x
Thu, 13 Feb 2025US$18.4tUS$2.3tUS$370.6b32.7x49.7x8x
Sat, 11 Jan 2025US$18.4tUS$2.3tUS$367.3b32.6x50.2x8.1x
Mon, 09 Dec 2024US$18.8tUS$2.3tUS$362.4b33.4x52x8.4x
Wed, 06 Nov 2024US$17.2tUS$2.2tUS$353.5b30.2x48.7x7.7x
Fri, 04 Oct 2024US$17.0tUS$2.2tUS$378.1b29.1x44.9x7.8x
Sun, 01 Sep 2024US$16.8tUS$2.2tUS$378.3b29.6x44.4x7.8x
Tue, 30 Jul 2024US$16.3tUS$2.1tUS$361.7b31.2x45.2x7.7x
Thu, 27 Jun 2024US$16.8tUS$2.1tUS$360.6b29.8x46.6x8x
Sat, 25 May 2024US$15.2tUS$2.1tUS$349.8b30.4x43.5x7.4x
Mon, 22 Apr 2024US$13.5tUS$2.0tUS$328.6b28x41x6.6x
Wed, 20 Mar 2024US$14.6tUS$2.0tUS$325.3b27.3x45x7.2x
Fri, 16 Feb 2024US$14.4tUS$2.0tUS$310.1b27.2x46.4x7.1x
Sun, 14 Jan 2024US$13.4tUS$2.0tUS$292.0b26x46x6.5x
Tue, 12 Dec 2023US$13.0tUS$2.1tUS$293.3b25.3x44.2x6.3x
Thu, 09 Nov 2023US$12.1tUS$2.0tUS$279.6b22.6x43.2x5.9x
Sat, 07 Oct 2023US$11.8tUS$2.0tUS$269.9b24.3x43.6x5.8x
Mon, 04 Sep 2023US$12.3tUS$2.0tUS$272.5b24.7x45x6x
Wed, 02 Aug 2023US$12.4tUS$2.0tUS$262.7b24.8x47.4x6.1x
Fri, 30 Jun 2023US$11.8tUS$2.0tUS$260.1b24.6x45.5x5.8x
Sun, 28 May 2023US$11.4tUS$2.0tUS$261.9b24.2x43.3x5.6x
Tue, 25 Apr 2023US$10.1tUS$2.0tUS$275.1b21.2x36.7x5x
Thu, 23 Mar 2023US$9.9tUS$2.0tUS$278.5b21.8x35.5x4.9x
Sat, 18 Feb 2023US$11.0tUS$2.3tUS$297.3b24.1x36.9x4.9x
Mon, 16 Jan 2023US$10.2tUS$2.2tUS$327.5b23.8x31.2x4.5x
Wed, 14 Dec 2022US$10.6tUS$2.2tUS$330.5b23.2x32x4.7x
Fri, 11 Nov 2022US$10.2tUS$2.3tUS$346.0b21.8x29.5x4.5x
Sun, 09 Oct 2022US$9.6tUS$2.2tUS$345.5b19.5x27.9x4.4x
Tue, 06 Sep 2022US$10.5tUS$2.2tUS$347.1b20.8x30.4x4.8x
Thu, 04 Aug 2022US$11.9tUS$2.2tUS$353.7b23.9x33.7x5.5x
Sat, 02 Jul 2022US$10.2tUS$2.2tUS$359.5b21.9x28.3x4.7x
Mon, 30 May 2022US$11.3tUS$2.1tUS$359.4b25.5x31.5x5.3x
Wed, 27 Apr 2022US$11.4tUS$2.1tUS$346.3b23.4x32.9x5.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

32.9x


Total Market Cap: US$11.4tTotal Earnings: US$346.3bTotal Revenue: US$2.1tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Tech Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 40.7x202320242025
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 40.7x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 6.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Information Technology industry have grown 3.7% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 4.2% 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-1.11%
Tech-3.38%
Electronic Equipment and Components0.86%
IT-0.42%
Tech Hardware-0.54%
Communications-1.96%
Software-3.01%
Semiconductors-6.48%
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 12.5%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 2.6% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Electronic Equipment and Components industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 25.8x.
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 decline of 5.9% per year.
  • In contrast, the Tech Hardware industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 9.3% 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
PLTR Palantir TechnologiesUS$93.785.9%
+US$12.3b
358.1%PE475.9x
MSTR MicroStrategyUS$317.205.7%
+US$4.5b
170.2%PS178.3x
IBM International Business MachinesUS$238.811.4%
+US$3.1b
31.5%PE36.8x
DELL Dell TechnologiesUS$84.803.5%
+US$2.0b
-26.2%PE12.9x
TTAN ServiceTitanUS$119.8918.8%
+US$1.7b
n/aPS14x
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