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Apr 24, 2025

Q1 2025 | Software Benchmark Report: Investors prioritise substance over scale amid global volatility

Welcome to the latest edition of the Silverpeak benchmark report – a review of public software company valuation and operating metrics in the US and Europe.

We review median values to produce a robust industry reference benchmark. We screen US and European publicly listed software companies using the S&P Capital IQ database. Our insights and conclusions are derived from this S&P dataset, which consists of 571 companies.

Key findings:

  • US economic uncertainty pressured tech indices, but profit-led US SaaS and US vertical categories saw EV/EBITDA rise 9% and 19% this quarter respectively
  • Forecasts for annual revenue growth rates have been downgraded across all categories, with the US SaaS median revised down by 7% year on year
  • Media saw the largest sector EV/Revenue contraction, down 18% across the quarter

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