Welcome to the latest edition of the Silverpeak Benchmark report: Application Software Sector, a review of key company valuation metrics in the US, UK and European application software sectors. By reviewing sector median averages, our aim is to provide a set of software industry benchmarks against which individual company performance can be measured.
Report highlights
- Although revenue multiples of US software companies continue to be higher than the rest, Small & Mid Cap UK and European companies have shown much greater Y.o.Y growth.
- There has been an overall increase in revenue multiples this quarter with the exception of US Vertical which reached a peak of 10.6x at the start of September and fell substantially by the end of Q3.
- EBITDA multiples for UK and European software companies continue to rapidly increase and outperform the US companies on Y.o.Y growth. European software multiples increased by 11% Q.o.Q reaching US Vertical levels for the first time since 2016.
- Even though HR tech continues to have a significantly higher median enterprise index value than the other verticals, the median EV has fallen by 5% in Q3.