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U.S. IT Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 09, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies106
  • 7D0.3%
  • 3M-16.1%
  • 1Y17.4%
  • YTD-7.3%

The IT is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Accenture has stood out, gaining 4.5%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 17% in that time. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 17% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. IT Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 09 May 2024US$743.8bUS$236.9bUS$16.6b27x44.7x3.1x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024US$756.8bUS$227.8bUS$13.8b25.6x54.7x3.3x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024US$821.4bUS$227.7bUS$14.3b22.9x57.4x3.6x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024US$843.8bUS$230.1bUS$13.4b23x63.2x3.7x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023US$798.5bUS$229.5bUS$12.8b20.8x62.3x3.5x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023US$737.5bUS$228.5bUS$12.7b20.6x58.1x3.2x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023US$632.1bUS$227.2bUS$6.5b18.4x97.7x2.8x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023US$685.6bUS$226.6bUS$6.8b23.8x101.1x3x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023US$649.6bUS$226.1bUS$6.5b22.1x99.3x2.9x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023US$696.9bUS$228.7bUS$6.1b25.3x114.5x3x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023US$687.5bUS$228.2bUS$5.9b24.2x116.1x3x
Fri, 12 May 2023US$614.5bUS$229.6bUS$6.5b22.9x94.3x2.7x
Sun, 09 Apr 2023US$589.8bUS$225.6bUS$2.4b23.3x246.5x2.6x
Tue, 07 Mar 2023US$2.0tUS$463.7bUS$22.5b26.3x88.7x4.3x
Thu, 02 Feb 2023US$2.1tUS$460.2bUS$40.0b28.5x51.7x4.5x
Sat, 31 Dec 2022US$1.9tUS$457.8bUS$39.2b27.5x48.2x4.1x
Mon, 28 Nov 2022US$2.0tUS$456.3bUS$39.0b28.6x50x4.3x
Wed, 26 Oct 2022US$1.9tUS$450.4bUS$37.4b28.4x50.5x4.2x
Fri, 23 Sep 2022US$1.8tUS$447.0bUS$41.4b26.1x44.1x4.1x
Sun, 21 Aug 2022US$2.1tUS$445.9bUS$41.6b29.8x50.8x4.7x
Tue, 19 Jul 2022US$1.9tUS$441.6bUS$46.9b28.6x41.5x4.4x
Thu, 16 Jun 2022US$1.9tUS$439.3bUS$46.9b27.1x40.6x4.3x
Sat, 14 May 2022US$2.0tUS$438.7bUS$46.3b26.3x43.1x4.6x
Mon, 11 Apr 2022US$2.3tUS$431.0bUS$47.2b33.6x49.1x5.4x
Wed, 09 Mar 2022US$2.1tUS$424.6bUS$47.1b27.1x43.7x4.9x
Fri, 04 Feb 2022US$2.5tUS$418.6bUS$48.9b30.8x50.1x5.9x
Sun, 02 Jan 2022US$2.8tUS$432.3bUS$48.3b38.1x57.1x6.4x
Tue, 30 Nov 2021US$2.7tUS$429.0bUS$48.1b34.7x56.1x6.3x
Thu, 28 Oct 2021US$2.9tUS$397.7bUS$47.9b35.3x59.7x7.2x
Sat, 25 Sep 2021US$3.0tUS$395.6bUS$46.6b34.9x63.5x7.5x
Mon, 23 Aug 2021US$2.9tUS$389.5bUS$46.2b33.3x62.6x7.4x
Sat, 10 Jul 2021US$2.8tUS$387.8bUS$47.0b34.3x60.6x7.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

62.6x


Total Market Cap: US$2.7tTotal Earnings: US$42.8bTotal Revenue: US$372.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. IT Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 70.5x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American IT industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 44.7x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 70.5x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 4.6x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 3.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the IT industry have declined 27% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 14% 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 U.S. Tech industry?

US Market3.30%
Tech5.57%
IT0.34%
IT Consulting4.39%
Data Processing Services2.82%
Internet Services and Infrastructure-5.99%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the IT Consulting industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 34.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 10.7%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 9.3% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Internet Services and Infrastructure industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 29% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the IT Consulting 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
ACN AccentureUS$311.994.5%
+US$8.4b
16.0%PE27.9x
IBM International Business MachinesUS$169.903.3%
+US$5.0b
39.2%PE19.1x
KD Kyndryl HoldingsUS$26.5533.5%
+US$1.5b
90.5%PS0.4x
GDDY GoDaddyUS$131.477.5%
+US$1.2b
88.3%PE10.7x
CTSH Cognizant Technology SolutionsUS$67.723.6%
+US$1.1b
8.2%PE16.1x
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