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U.S. Tech Sector Analysis

UpdatedMay 10, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies933
  • 7D0.3%
  • 3M-7.6%
  • 1Y12.9%
  • YTD-8.1%

Over the last 7 days, the Tech industry has remained flat, although notably Apple declined by 3.3%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 13% in that time. 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
Sat, 10 May 2025US$16.8tUS$2.3tUS$383.7b25.7x43.7x7.1x
Mon, 07 Apr 2025US$14.1tUS$2.3tUS$386.8b24.1x36.4x6x
Wed, 05 Mar 2025US$17.0tUS$2.3tUS$378.7b28.7x44.8x7.3x
Fri, 31 Jan 2025US$18.2tUS$2.3tUS$370.8b33.5x49x8x
Sun, 29 Dec 2024US$18.7tUS$2.3tUS$366.9b32.1x51x8.3x
Tue, 26 Nov 2024US$18.1tUS$2.2tUS$361.3b33.5x50.2x8.1x
Thu, 24 Oct 2024US$17.9tUS$2.2tUS$377.9b29.7x47.4x8.3x
Sat, 21 Sep 2024US$17.1tUS$2.2tUS$375.4b28.7x45.4x7.9x
Mon, 19 Aug 2024US$16.8tUS$2.1tUS$368.0b29.1x45.7x7.9x
Wed, 17 Jul 2024US$17.7tUS$2.1tUS$363.1b32x48.6x8.4x
Fri, 14 Jun 2024US$16.9tUS$2.1tUS$361.8b29.5x46.7x8x
Sun, 12 May 2024US$14.5tUS$2.0tUS$337.1b30.1x43x7.1x
Tue, 09 Apr 2024US$14.6tUS$2.0tUS$328.6b28.6x44.4x7.1x
Thu, 07 Mar 2024US$14.5tUS$2.0tUS$327.8b28.1x44.2x7.1x
Sat, 03 Feb 2024US$14.2tUS$2.1tUS$305.8b26.6x46.3x6.9x
Mon, 01 Jan 2024US$13.4tUS$2.1tUS$292.6b26.1x45.9x6.5x
Wed, 29 Nov 2023US$12.7tUS$2.0tUS$290.3b24.9x43.8x6.2x
Fri, 27 Oct 2023US$11.1tUS$2.0tUS$279.1b22.3x39.9x5.5x
Sun, 24 Sep 2023US$11.5tUS$2.0tUS$273.1b24.4x41.9x5.6x
Tue, 22 Aug 2023US$11.4tUS$2.0tUS$264.5b24.1x43.2x5.6x
Thu, 20 Jul 2023US$12.5tUS$2.0tUS$257.8b25.5x48.6x6.2x
Sat, 17 Jun 2023US$11.9tUS$2.0tUS$264.4b24.9x45.2x5.9x
Mon, 15 May 2023US$10.4tUS$2.0tUS$262.0b22.8x39.5x5.1x
Wed, 12 Apr 2023US$10.1tUS$2.0tUS$275.0b22.8x36.9x5x
Fri, 10 Mar 2023US$10.9tUS$2.3tUS$298.3b22.3x36.4x4.8x
Sun, 05 Feb 2023US$11.2tUS$2.3tUS$320.1b25.4x34.8x5x
Tue, 03 Jan 2023US$9.8tUS$2.2tUS$327.4b21.8x29.8x4.3x
Thu, 01 Dec 2022US$10.6tUS$2.2tUS$329.6b23.2x32.2x4.7x
Sat, 29 Oct 2022US$10.2tUS$2.2tUS$331.4b20.6x30.8x4.6x
Mon, 26 Sep 2022US$9.9tUS$2.2tUS$347.0b19.3x28.4x4.5x
Wed, 24 Aug 2022US$11.4tUS$2.2tUS$348.9b22.8x32.7x5.2x
Fri, 22 Jul 2022US$11.1tUS$2.2tUS$360.2b23.9x30.8x5.2x
Sun, 19 Jun 2022US$9.9tUS$2.1tUS$358.6b22.9x27.7x4.6x
Tue, 17 May 2022US$10.8tUS$2.1tUS$356.9b23.1x30.4x5.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

30.4x


Total Market Cap: US$10.8tTotal Earnings: US$356.9bTotal 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 2.4% 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-0.30%
Tech0.31%
Semiconductors1.95%
Electronic Equipment and Components1.81%
Software0.56%
IT0.48%
Communications0.10%
Tech Hardware-3.21%
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 16.2%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 4.5% 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 2.0% 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
NVDA NVIDIAUS$116.651.9%
+US$52.4b
29.8%PE39x
MSFT MicrosoftUS$438.730.8%
+US$25.6b
5.8%PE33.7x
AVGO BroadcomUS$208.202.2%
+US$21.4b
56.2%PE94.2x
APP AppLovinUS$328.546.8%
+US$7.1b
280.1%PE57.9x
AMD Advanced Micro DevicesUS$102.844.1%
+US$7.1b
-32.3%PE74.9x
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