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Japanese (NIKKEI) Consumer Discretionary Sector Analysis

UpdatedMar 30, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies742
  • 7D0.6%
  • 3M-0.8%
  • 1Y15.2%
  • YTD-1.6%

The Consumer Discretionary is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Panasonic Holdings has stood out, gaining 3.4%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 15% in that time. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 12% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Japanese Consumer Discretionary Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 30 Mar 2026JP¥198.2tJP¥250.5tJP¥10.6t14.5x18.7x0.8x
Wed, 25 Feb 2026JP¥214.0tJP¥250.5tJP¥10.5t15.1x20.3x0.9x
Fri, 23 Jan 2026JP¥206.9tJP¥248.8tJP¥12.1t15x17.1x0.8x
Sun, 21 Dec 2025JP¥202.7tJP¥248.7tJP¥12.1t14.6x16.8x0.8x
Tue, 18 Nov 2025JP¥198.4tJP¥249.2tJP¥12.0t14.3x16.5x0.8x
Thu, 16 Oct 2025JP¥193.6tJP¥247.4tJP¥11.5t14.8x16.8x0.8x
Sat, 13 Sep 2025JP¥194.6tJP¥246.8tJP¥11.5t15.3x16.9x0.8x
Mon, 11 Aug 2025JP¥185.2tJP¥246.5tJP¥11.4t14.5x16.2x0.8x
Wed, 09 Jul 2025JP¥173.5tJP¥245.9tJP¥12.5t14x13.8x0.7x
Fri, 06 Jun 2025JP¥174.4tJP¥245.4tJP¥12.5t13.9x13.9x0.7x
Sun, 04 May 2025JP¥175.3tJP¥243.5tJP¥13.9t14.1x12.6x0.7x
Tue, 01 Apr 2025JP¥171.5tJP¥242.7tJP¥13.8t14.3x12.4x0.7x
Thu, 27 Feb 2025JP¥176.8tJP¥243.1tJP¥13.9t13.9x12.8x0.7x
Sat, 25 Jan 2025JP¥177.8tJP¥241.2tJP¥12.7t14.6x14x0.7x
Mon, 23 Dec 2024JP¥175.8tJP¥240.9tJP¥12.7t14.3x13.9x0.7x
Wed, 20 Nov 2024JP¥172.2tJP¥241.7tJP¥12.8t13.7x13.5x0.7x
Fri, 18 Oct 2024JP¥169.7tJP¥240.6tJP¥14.0t13.5x12.1x0.7x
Sun, 15 Sep 2024JP¥163.8tJP¥240.4tJP¥14.0t13.3x11.7x0.7x
Tue, 13 Aug 2024JP¥157.5tJP¥238.6tJP¥13.8t12.6x11.4x0.7x
Thu, 11 Jul 2024JP¥185.7tJP¥235.6tJP¥13.9t13.9x13.4x0.8x
Sat, 08 Jun 2024JP¥180.2tJP¥235.5tJP¥13.8t13.6x13x0.8x
Mon, 06 May 2024JP¥185.5tJP¥232.3tJP¥12.8t13.7x14.5x0.8x
Wed, 03 Apr 2024JP¥189.6tJP¥231.5tJP¥12.7t13.8x14.9x0.8x
Fri, 01 Mar 2024JP¥186.9tJP¥231.6tJP¥12.7t13.6x14.7x0.8x
Sun, 28 Jan 2024JP¥173.1tJP¥226.3tJP¥11.8t13.7x14.6x0.8x
Tue, 26 Dec 2023JP¥161.0tJP¥226.1tJP¥11.8t13.4x13.7x0.7x
Thu, 23 Nov 2023JP¥167.3tJP¥226.0tJP¥11.8t13.5x14.2x0.7x
Sat, 21 Oct 2023JP¥159.8tJP¥219.8tJP¥10.6t13.2x15.1x0.7x
Mon, 18 Sep 2023JP¥172.7tJP¥219.5tJP¥10.5t14.1x16.4x0.8x
Wed, 16 Aug 2023JP¥160.6tJP¥219.3tJP¥10.5t14x15.3x0.7x
Fri, 14 Jul 2023JP¥156.6tJP¥211.2tJP¥9.1t14.7x17.1x0.7x
Sun, 11 Jun 2023JP¥153.5tJP¥211.0tJP¥9.1t13.8x16.8x0.7x
Tue, 09 May 2023JP¥142.6tJP¥205.4tJP¥9.2t14.1x15.6x0.7x
Thu, 06 Apr 2023JP¥140.5tJP¥204.4tJP¥9.2t12.9x15.3x0.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

15.3x


Total Market Cap: JP¥140.5tTotal Earnings: JP¥9.2tTotal Revenue: JP¥204.4tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Consumer Discretionary Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 14.8x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Japanese Consumer Discretionary industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 18.7x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 14.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.75x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Discretionary industry have grown 4.8% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 7.0% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Japanese Consumer Discretionary sector?

JP Market0.84%
Consumer Discretionary0.56%
Auto2.23%
Hospitality1.62%
Retail Distributors1.47%
General Merchandise and Department Stores0.73%
Consumer Services0.60%
Auto Components0.15%
Online Retail and Ecommerce0%0
Consumer Durables-0.28%
Specialty Stores-1.13%
Leisure-1.36%
Luxury-1.78%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Leisure industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 21.5x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 15.5%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 12.2% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Retail Distributors industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 14.0x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the General Merchandise and Department Stores industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 18% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 12% per year.
  • In contrast, the Retail Distributors industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 5.0% 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
6752 Panasonic HoldingsJP¥2.60k3.8%
+JP¥220.6b		46.8%PE29.9x
2702 McDonald's Holdings Company (Japan)JP¥8.43k7.8%
+JP¥81.1b		47.6%PE33.1x
6902 DENSOJP¥1.89k1.4%
+JP¥72.7b		2.5%PE13.4x
7532 Pan Pacific International HoldingsJP¥990.901.8%
+JP¥53.5b		21.2%PE29.5x
6674 GS YuasaJP¥5.38k10.6%
+JP¥51.8b		125.8%PE15.8x

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7D
8.8%
1Y
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