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Japanese (NIKKEI) Consumer Discretionary Sector Analysis

UpdatedJan 22, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies741
  • 7D-1.8%
  • 3M3.8%
  • 1Y18.6%
  • YTD1.5%

Last week, the Consumer Discretionary industry hasn't moved much but Panasonic Holdings is up 4.1% in that time. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 20% in that time. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 9.2% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 22 Jan 2026JP¥206.6tJP¥248.8tJP¥12.1t14.9x17.1x0.8x
Sat, 20 Dec 2025JP¥202.7tJP¥248.7tJP¥12.1t14.6x16.8x0.8x
Mon, 17 Nov 2025JP¥203.2tJP¥249.2tJP¥12.0t14.5x16.9x0.8x
Wed, 15 Oct 2025JP¥191.6tJP¥247.3tJP¥11.5t14.7x16.6x0.8x
Fri, 12 Sep 2025JP¥193.9tJP¥246.8tJP¥11.5t15.3x16.9x0.8x
Sun, 10 Aug 2025JP¥185.2tJP¥246.5tJP¥11.5t14.4x16.2x0.8x
Tue, 08 Jul 2025JP¥172.9tJP¥245.9tJP¥12.5t14x13.8x0.7x
Thu, 05 Jun 2025JP¥177.3tJP¥245.4tJP¥12.5t13.9x14.1x0.7x
Sat, 03 May 2025JP¥175.3tJP¥243.5tJP¥13.9t14.1x12.6x0.7x
Mon, 31 Mar 2025JP¥176.4tJP¥242.7tJP¥13.8t14.6x12.8x0.7x
Wed, 26 Feb 2025JP¥176.0tJP¥243.1tJP¥13.9t13.9x12.7x0.7x
Fri, 24 Jan 2025JP¥178.8tJP¥241.2tJP¥12.7t14.6x14.1x0.7x
Sun, 22 Dec 2024JP¥175.8tJP¥240.9tJP¥12.7t14.3x13.9x0.7x
Tue, 19 Nov 2024JP¥170.7tJP¥241.7tJP¥12.8t13.7x13.3x0.7x
Thu, 17 Oct 2024JP¥169.9tJP¥240.7tJP¥14.0t13.6x12.2x0.7x
Sat, 14 Sep 2024JP¥163.8tJP¥240.4tJP¥14.0t13.3x11.7x0.7x
Mon, 12 Aug 2024JP¥157.5tJP¥238.5tJP¥13.8t12.7x11.4x0.7x
Wed, 10 Jul 2024JP¥183.0tJP¥235.6tJP¥13.9t13.8x13.2x0.8x
Fri, 07 Jun 2024JP¥180.7tJP¥235.5tJP¥13.8t13.5x13.1x0.8x
Sun, 05 May 2024JP¥185.5tJP¥232.3tJP¥12.8t13.7x14.5x0.8x
Tue, 02 Apr 2024JP¥191.0tJP¥231.5tJP¥12.7t13.9x15x0.8x
Thu, 29 Feb 2024JP¥186.1tJP¥231.6tJP¥12.7t13.5x14.7x0.8x
Sat, 27 Jan 2024JP¥173.1tJP¥226.3tJP¥11.8t13.7x14.6x0.8x
Mon, 25 Dec 2023JP¥160.4tJP¥226.1tJP¥11.8t13.4x13.6x0.7x
Wed, 22 Nov 2023JP¥166.5tJP¥226.0tJP¥11.8t13.3x14.1x0.7x
Fri, 20 Oct 2023JP¥160.9tJP¥219.8tJP¥10.6t13.2x15.2x0.7x
Sun, 17 Sep 2023JP¥172.7tJP¥219.5tJP¥10.5t14x16.4x0.8x
Tue, 15 Aug 2023JP¥160.0tJP¥219.2tJP¥10.5t13.9x15.2x0.7x
Thu, 13 Jul 2023JP¥155.2tJP¥211.2tJP¥9.1t14.5x17x0.7x
Sat, 10 Jun 2023JP¥153.5tJP¥211.0tJP¥9.1t13.8x16.8x0.7x
Mon, 08 May 2023JP¥143.3tJP¥205.4tJP¥9.2t14x15.6x0.7x
Wed, 05 Apr 2023JP¥140.5tJP¥204.4tJP¥9.2t13x15.3x0.7x
Fri, 03 Mar 2023JP¥137.0tJP¥205.0tJP¥9.2t13.3x14.8x0.7x
Sun, 29 Jan 2023JP¥134.6tJP¥196.7tJP¥9.3t12.9x14.5x0.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

14.5x


Total Market Cap: JP¥134.6tTotal Earnings: JP¥9.3tTotal Revenue: JP¥196.7tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Consumer Discretionary Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 14.6x202420252026
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 17.2x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 14.6x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.74x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Discretionary industry have grown 9.3% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 8.1% 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 Market-1.28%
Consumer Discretionary-1.80%
General Merchandise and Department Stores1.83%
Online Retail and Ecommerce0%0
Auto Components-0.11%
Retail Distributors-0.49%
Consumer Services-1.56%
Hospitality-1.79%
Luxury-1.94%
Consumer Durables-2.15%
Leisure-2.25%
Auto-2.27%
Specialty Stores-3.12%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the General Merchandise and Department Stores industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 24.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 18.8%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 11.9% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Auto industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 9.1x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the General Merchandise and Department Stores industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 19% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 12% per year.
  • In contrast, the Auto industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.2% 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¥2.27k4.1%
+JP¥210.1b		46.8%PE16.6x
7532 Pan Pacific International HoldingsJP¥953.706.4%
+JP¥172.3b		16.6%PE28.9x
5802 Sumitomo Electric IndustriesJP¥6.69k3.3%
+JP¥164.6b		130.1%PE24.2x
7453 Ryohin KeikakuJP¥3.13k8.3%
+JP¥127.6b		66.7%PE28.7x
9843 Nitori HoldingsJP¥2.71k5.7%
+JP¥82.5b		-28.2%PE18.3x

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