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South African (JSE) Software Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 26, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies1
  • 7D-1.9%
  • 3M-3.3%
  • 1Y7.3%
  • YTD-10.9%

All of the companies in the Software industry have been up over the last week, with the industry up 7.8%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 7.8%.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the South African Software Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 26 Jun 2026R319.8mR141.4mR27.5m11.6x11.6x2.3x
Sun, 24 May 2026R326.0mR141.4mR27.5m11.9x11.9x2.3x
Tue, 21 Apr 2026R368.2mR141.4mR27.5m13.4x13.4x2.6x
Thu, 19 Mar 2026R343.2mR141.4mR27.5m12.5x12.5x2.4x
Sat, 14 Feb 2026R396.2mR141.4mR27.5m14.4x14.4x2.8x
Mon, 12 Jan 2026R361.9mR141.4mR27.5m13.2x13.2x2.6x
Wed, 10 Dec 2025R333.8mR141.4mR27.5m12.1x12.1x2.4x
Fri, 07 Nov 2025R24.6bR3.7bR928.8m19.7x26.5x6.6x
Sun, 05 Oct 2025R280.8mR117.7mR26.1m10.8x10.8x2.4x
Tue, 02 Sep 2025R290.2mR117.7mR26.1m11.1x11.1x2.5x
Thu, 31 Jul 2025R271.4mR117.7mR26.1m10.4x10.4x2.3x
Sat, 28 Jun 2025R298.0mR117.7mR26.1m11.4x11.4x2.5x
Mon, 26 May 2025R288.6mR100.8mR29.5m9.8x9.8x2.9x
Wed, 23 Apr 2025R298.0mR100.8mR29.5m10.1x10.1x3x
Fri, 21 Mar 2025R296.4mR100.8mR29.5m10x10x2.9x
Sun, 16 Feb 2025R307.3mR100.8mR29.5m10.4x10.4x3x
Tue, 14 Jan 2025R304.2mR100.8mR29.5m10.3x10.3x3x
Thu, 12 Dec 2024R296.4mR100.8mR29.5m10x10x2.9x
Sat, 09 Nov 2024R312.0mR100.8mR29.5m10.6x10.6x3.1x
Mon, 07 Oct 2024R327.6mR100.8mR29.5m11.1x11.1x3.3x
Wed, 04 Sep 2024R319.8mR100.8mR29.5m10.8x10.8x3.2x
Fri, 02 Aug 2024R312.0mR100.8mR29.5m10.6x10.6x3.1x
Sun, 30 Jun 2024R293.3mR100.8mR29.5m9.9x9.9x2.9x
Tue, 28 May 2024R280.8mR100.8mR29.5m9.5x9.5x2.8x
Thu, 25 Apr 2024R246.5mR90.0mR24.4m10.1x10.1x2.7x
Sat, 23 Mar 2024R6.1bR2.9bR130.5m32.3x46.5x2.1x
Mon, 19 Feb 2024R4.1bR2.9bR129.7m23x31.6x1.4x
Wed, 17 Jan 2024R3.8bR3.0bR157.8m20.9x24x1.3x
Fri, 15 Dec 2023R3.0bR2.9bR153.1m20.9x19.6x1x
Sun, 12 Nov 2023R2.4bR3.0bR153.5m16.9x15.8x0.8x
Tue, 10 Oct 2023R2.7bR3.0bR129.5m20.9x21.1x0.9x
Thu, 07 Sep 2023R3.0bR3.0bR129.0m20.9x23.3x1x
Sat, 05 Aug 2023R2.9bR2.9bR124.5m20.9x23.6x1x
Mon, 03 Jul 2023R2.7bR2.9bR109.3m20.9x24.7x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

24.7x


Total Market Cap: R2.7bTotal Earnings: R109.3mTotal Revenue: R2.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South African Software Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 15.1x202420252026
Current Industry PE
    There is only one company in the South African Software industry, so there is insufficient data to make an industry-wide assessment of both the PE and PS ratio.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Software industry have declined 37% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 63% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the South African Tech industry?

ZA Market-1.57%
Tech3.01%
Software-1.91%
Application Software0%0
Systems Software-1.91%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Systems Software industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 10.5x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Systems Software industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 10.5x.
Forecasted GrowthThere is insufficient data on the sub-industries of this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
No data available

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ISA
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ISA Holdings
7D
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1Y
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