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U.S. Tech Sector Analysis

UpdatedApr 04, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies935
  • 7D-7.3%
  • 3M-19.5%
  • 1Y0.8%
  • YTD-18.0%

Over the last 7 days, the Tech industry has dropped 7.3%, driven by declines in Apple and NVIDIA of 6.8% and 7.2%, respectively. In contrast, First Solar has gained 7.6%. Over the last year, the industry has been flat overall. 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, 04 Apr 2025US$15.6tUS$2.3tUS$386.8b25.6x40.4x6.7x
Sun, 02 Mar 2025US$17.6tUS$2.3tUS$378.4b29.7x46.5x7.6x
Tue, 28 Jan 2025US$18.1tUS$2.3tUS$365.6b34x49.5x8x
Thu, 26 Dec 2024US$19.0tUS$2.3tUS$366.9b32.5x51.7x8.4x
Sat, 23 Nov 2024US$18.1tUS$2.3tUS$361.1b32.9x50.2x8.1x
Mon, 21 Oct 2024US$17.8tUS$2.2tUS$378.2b30.3x47x8.2x
Wed, 18 Sep 2024US$16.6tUS$2.2tUS$375.5b28.4x44.3x7.7x
Fri, 16 Aug 2024US$16.3tUS$2.1tUS$367.8b28.6x44.4x7.6x
Sun, 14 Jul 2024US$17.6tUS$2.1tUS$363.1b30.6x48.4x8.3x
Tue, 11 Jun 2024US$15.7tUS$2.1tUS$351.2b29.5x44.7x7.6x
Thu, 09 May 2024US$14.5tUS$2.0tUS$336.6b29.8x43x7.1x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024US$14.5tUS$2.0tUS$328.6b28.3x44x7.1x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024US$14.8tUS$2.0tUS$327.4b28.2x45.3x7.3x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024US$14.2tUS$2.1tUS$296.1b26.6x48.1x6.9x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023US$13.5tUS$2.1tUS$292.5b26.4x46x6.6x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023US$12.7tUS$2.0tUS$290.1b25x43.8x6.2x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023US$11.4tUS$2.0tUS$269.7b23.6x42.3x5.6x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023US$11.6tUS$2.0tUS$272.9b24x42.5x5.7x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023US$11.4tUS$2.0tUS$264.3b24.5x43.2x5.6x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023US$12.2tUS$2.0tUS$257.8b25x47.5x6x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023US$11.8tUS$2.0tUS$264.2b24.9x44.6x5.8x
Fri, 12 May 2023US$10.4tUS$2.0tUS$261.4b23x39.7x5.1x
Sun, 09 Apr 2023US$10.2tUS$2.0tUS$274.9b22.5x37.2x5x
Tue, 07 Mar 2023US$11.0tUS$2.3tUS$298.5b23x37x4.9x
Thu, 02 Feb 2023US$11.0tUS$2.3tUS$319.8b24.8x34.3x4.9x
Sat, 31 Dec 2022US$9.8tUS$2.2tUS$327.4b21.8x29.8x4.3x
Mon, 28 Nov 2022US$10.4tUS$2.2tUS$332.6b22x31.3x4.6x
Wed, 26 Oct 2022US$10.2tUS$2.2tUS$341.3b19.8x29.8x4.6x
Fri, 23 Sep 2022US$10.0tUS$2.2tUS$346.7b19.9x28.8x4.6x
Sun, 21 Aug 2022US$11.8tUS$2.2tUS$349.1b23x33.7x5.4x
Tue, 19 Jul 2022US$10.6tUS$2.2tUS$359.5b22.9x29.4x4.9x
Thu, 16 Jun 2022US$10.3tUS$2.1tUS$358.5b23.7x28.6x4.8x
Sat, 14 May 2022US$10.9tUS$2.1tUS$357.1b22.4x30.6x5.1x
Mon, 11 Apr 2022US$12.5tUS$2.1tUS$345.7b24.1x36.1x6.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

36.1x


Total Market Cap: US$12.5tTotal Earnings: US$345.7bTotal 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 3.8% 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-5.64%
Tech-7.35%
Software-5.57%
Communications-6.63%
Tech Hardware-6.97%
IT-7.09%
Semiconductors-9.41%
Electronic Equipment and Components-10.71%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the IT industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 67.3x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 13.0%, 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, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 25.7x.
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 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
FSLR First SolarUS$136.237.6%
+US$1.0b
-20.5%PE11.3x
MSI Motorola SolutionsUS$435.500.7%
+US$529.2m
25.2%PE46.1x
PRGS Progress SoftwareUS$57.998.4%
+US$192.4m
13.6%PE44x
CGNT Cognyte SoftwareUS$9.6218.8%
+US$109.4m
17.3%PS2x
APP AppLovinUS$261.980.1%
+US$95.2m
260.0%PE56.5x
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Apple

7D

-6.8%

1Y

19.8%

RCAT

US$6.79

Red Cat Holdings

7D

13.2%

1Y

729.1%

CRM

US$255.23

Salesforce

7D

-8.1%

1Y

-13.2%

ORCL

US$137.23

Oracle

7D

-5.9%

1Y

10.5%

CGNT

US$9.62

Cognyte Software

7D

18.8%

1Y

17.3%

PRGS

US$57.99

Progress Software

7D

8.4%

1Y

13.6%

FSLR

US$136.23

First Solar

7D

7.6%

1Y

-20.5%

MSFT

US$373.11

Microsoft

7D

-4.5%

1Y

-10.7%

AMD

US$93.80

Advanced Micro Devices

7D

-12.0%

1Y

-43.4%

MSI

US$435.50

Motorola Solutions

7D

0.7%

1Y

25.2%

AVGO

US$154.01

Broadcom

7D

-10.5%

1Y

16.9%

APP

US$261.98

AppLovin

7D

0.1%

1Y

260.0%

BASE

US$15.96

Couchbase

7D

8.9%

1Y

-38.9%

ATGL

US$33.34

Alpha Technology Group

7D

16.6%

1Y

1,053.7%