Industry

The Information Technology Services industry today

How the Information Technology Services industry stands against its own history and against the 500 largest US companies. We do not say where it goes next.

Close of Friday 6 November 2026 · updated every trading day

37 US companies of $300 million or more · $471B in total

Valuation

Prices against profits, sales and dividends

Price to earnings (P/E)

How high are prices against profits?

How high are prices against profits? 31.0: Higher than usual.High, higher than in 8 of 10 months since 2006Usual range1 mo · 21.31 yr · 30.65 yr · 43.331.0Prices lowfor profitsPrices highfor profits

Higher than usual

High · higher than in 8 of 10 months since 2006

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1 month ago21.3in the usual range
1 year ago30.6higher than usual
5 years ago43.3far higher than usual

Last 10 years

Price to earnings (P/E) · Last 10 yearsPrice to earnings (P/E) each month for 10 years. Today: 31.0.0.050.0100.02020202531.0

Price to sales (P/S)

How high are prices against sales?

How high are prices against sales? 1.4: Lower than usual.Low, lower than in 8 of 10 months since 2006Usual range1 mo · 1.41 yr · 1.95 yr · 2.01.4Prices lowfor salesPrices highfor sales

Lower than usual

Low · lower than in 8 of 10 months since 2006

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1 month ago1.4lower than usual
1 year ago1.9higher than usual
5 years ago2.0higher than usual

Last 10 years

Price to sales (P/S) · Last 10 yearsPrice to sales (P/S) each month for 10 years. Today: 1.4.0.02.04.0202020251.4

Dividend yield

How much do the companies pay in dividends for their price?

How much do the companies pay in dividends for their price? 2.1%: More than usual.High, higher than in 8 of 10 months since 2006Usual range1 yr · 1.5%5 yr · 1.7%1 mo · 2.1%2.1%Low dividendsfor the priceHigh dividendsfor the price

More than usual

High · higher than in 8 of 10 months since 2006

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1 month ago2.1%more than usual
1 year ago1.5%in the usual range
5 years ago1.7%in the usual range

Last 10 years

Dividend yield · Last 10 yearsDividend yield each month for 10 years. Today: 2.1%.0.00%2.0%4.0%202020252.1%

Returns

How did the industry do against the 500 largest US companies?

PeriodThis industry500 largestDifference
1 month+13.7%−1.4%15.1 pts more
1 year−16.3%+9.9%26.2 pts less
5 years+9.6%+65.7%56.1 pts less

Total returns with dividends, weighted by market value, to the close of October 2026. Past results do not show future results.

Largest companies

The three largest companies

  1. 01International Business Machines CorporationIBM49.3% of the industry
  2. 02Fiserv, Inc.FISV7.1% of the industry
  3. 03Cognizant Technology Solutions CorporationCTSH6.1% of the industry
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  1. 04Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.BR4.6% of the industry
  2. 05CDW CorporationCDW4.2% of the industry
  3. 06Leidos Holdings, Inc.LDOS3.5% of the industry
  4. 07Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.FIS3.1% of the industry
  5. 08CACI International IncCACI2.9% of the industry
  6. 09Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.JKHY2.6% of the industry
  7. 10Gartner, Inc.IT2.5% of the industry

Map

Its companies among the 500 largest

The map shows the industry's companies among the 500 largest US companies: 6 of its 37 companies.

ColourMonkScore Members
fell −40%+40% roseno figure
TechnologyInformation Technology ServicesIBM−19.0%FISV+2.3%CTSH−15.2%BR−14.6%CDW+10.6%LDOS−29.8%

The typical company

The typical company in this industry

  • Operating margin38 companies916.0%
  • Sales growth over 1 year38 companies118.0%
  • Return on invested capital27 companies1212.0%