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Japanese (NIKKEI) Consumer Discretionary Sector Analysis

UpdatedApr 25, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies739
  • 7D-4.8%
  • 3M-5.3%
  • 1Y16.4%
  • YTD-3.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Consumer Discretionary industry has dropped 4.6%, driven by a pullback from Toyota Motor of 8.3%. Meanwhile, Musashi Seimitsu Industry actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 53% in the last week. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 19%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 25 Apr 2026JP¥195.1tJP¥250.7tJP¥10.5t14.6x18.5x0.8x
Mon, 23 Mar 2026JP¥198.9tJP¥250.6tJP¥10.6t14.4x18.8x0.8x
Wed, 18 Feb 2026JP¥214.3tJP¥250.4tJP¥10.5t14.9x20.4x0.9x
Fri, 16 Jan 2026JP¥212.5tJP¥248.8tJP¥12.1t15.1x17.6x0.9x
Sun, 14 Dec 2025JP¥203.2tJP¥249.3tJP¥12.1t14.8x16.8x0.8x
Tue, 11 Nov 2025JP¥199.0tJP¥248.7tJP¥11.8t15x16.8x0.8x
Thu, 09 Oct 2025JP¥196.5tJP¥246.9tJP¥11.5t15.3x17.1x0.8x
Sat, 06 Sep 2025JP¥194.3tJP¥246.8tJP¥11.5t15.3x16.9x0.8x
Mon, 04 Aug 2025JP¥180.7tJP¥245.9tJP¥12.3t14.4x14.7x0.7x
Wed, 02 Jul 2025JP¥176.0tJP¥245.9tJP¥12.5t14x14.1x0.7x
Fri, 30 May 2025JP¥178.7tJP¥245.5tJP¥12.5t14x14.3x0.7x
Sun, 27 Apr 2025JP¥170.2tJP¥243.4tJP¥13.9t13.9x12.3x0.7x
Tue, 25 Mar 2025JP¥179.9tJP¥242.9tJP¥13.8t14.7x13x0.7x
Thu, 20 Feb 2025JP¥180.4tJP¥243.1tJP¥13.9t14.1x13x0.7x
Sat, 18 Jan 2025JP¥173.4tJP¥241.2tJP¥12.7t14.3x13.7x0.7x
Mon, 16 Dec 2024JP¥175.9tJP¥240.9tJP¥12.7t14.1x13.9x0.7x
Wed, 13 Nov 2024JP¥172.7tJP¥241.4tJP¥12.9t13.7x13.4x0.7x
Fri, 11 Oct 2024JP¥172.7tJP¥240.4tJP¥14.0t13.5x12.4x0.7x
Sun, 08 Sep 2024JP¥167.2tJP¥240.1tJP¥13.9t13.2x12x0.7x
Tue, 06 Aug 2024JP¥142.0tJP¥237.8tJP¥13.7t11.5x10.4x0.6x
Thu, 04 Jul 2024JP¥183.6tJP¥235.6tJP¥13.9t13.7x13.2x0.8x
Sat, 01 Jun 2024JP¥182.5tJP¥235.4tJP¥13.8t13.6x13.2x0.8x
Mon, 29 Apr 2024JP¥183.9tJP¥232.2tJP¥12.8t13.6x14.4x0.8x
Wed, 27 Mar 2024JP¥194.8tJP¥231.6tJP¥12.7t13.9x15.3x0.8x
Fri, 23 Feb 2024JP¥185.9tJP¥231.6tJP¥12.7t13.5x14.6x0.8x
Sun, 21 Jan 2024JP¥174.9tJP¥226.3tJP¥11.8t13.7x14.8x0.8x
Tue, 19 Dec 2023JP¥160.9tJP¥226.1tJP¥11.8t13.1x13.7x0.7x
Thu, 16 Nov 2023JP¥169.4tJP¥225.8tJP¥11.7t13.3x14.4x0.8x
Sat, 14 Oct 2023JP¥164.5tJP¥219.7tJP¥10.5t13.4x15.6x0.7x
Mon, 11 Sep 2023JP¥165.6tJP¥219.4tJP¥10.5t14.1x15.8x0.8x
Wed, 09 Aug 2023JP¥161.2tJP¥216.2tJP¥10.1t14.2x15.9x0.7x
Fri, 07 Jul 2023JP¥159.7tJP¥211.2tJP¥9.1t14.5x17.5x0.8x
Sun, 04 Jun 2023JP¥149.8tJP¥211.1tJP¥9.2t13.5x16.3x0.7x
Tue, 02 May 2023JP¥144.6tJP¥206.1tJP¥9.3t13.7x15.6x0.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

15.6x


Total Market Cap: JP¥144.6tTotal Earnings: JP¥9.3tTotal Revenue: JP¥206.1tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Consumer Discretionary Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 14.9x202420252026
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 14.9x.
  • 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 4.4% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 6.7% 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-0.95%
Consumer Discretionary-4.81%
Online Retail and Ecommerce0%0
Auto Components-1.69%
Retail Distributors-2.67%
Consumer Services-3.09%
Luxury-4.04%
Consumer Durables-4.14%
General Merchandise and Department Stores-4.66%
Leisure-4.79%
Specialty Stores-4.88%
Hospitality-4.97%
Auto-6.97%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Leisure industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 23.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 14.6%, 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 21% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 8.8% per year.
  • In contrast, the Retail Distributors industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 4.9% 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
7220 Musashi Seimitsu IndustryJP¥4.80k53.4%
+JP¥109.5b		105.1%PE164x
5991 NHK SpringJP¥2.79k11.6%
+JP¥58.9b		76.0%PE13x
7419 NojimaJP¥1.26k12.4%
+JP¥40.1b		48.6%PE9.4x
5802 Sumitomo Electric IndustriesJP¥10.02k0.4%
+JP¥30.4b		350.8%PE30.4x
3591 Wacoal HoldingsJP¥4.77k9.9%
+JP¥21.1b		-4.8%PE20.2x

Latest News

3591
JP¥4,770.00
Wacoal Holdings
7D
9.9%
1Y
-4.8%
7220
JP¥4,800.00
Musashi Seimitsu Industry
7D
53.4%
1Y
105.1%
7419
JP¥1,256.00
Nojima
7D
12.4%
1Y
48.6%
6758
JP¥3,208.00
Sony Group
7D
-5.5%
1Y
-9.3%

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4385
JP¥3,995.00
Mercari
7D
2.6%
1Y
74.4%

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4755
JP¥775.30
Rakuten Group
7D
-7.1%
1Y
-3.7%

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9983
JP¥70,090.00
Fast Retailing
7D
-5.3%
1Y
49.9%

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4661
JP¥2,400.00
Oriental Land
7D
-8.9%
1Y
-21.4%
7203
JP¥3,067.00
Toyota Motor
7D
-8.3%
1Y
14.0%
7936
JP¥4,414.00
ASICS
7D
-3.9%
1Y
42.9%
5991
JP¥2,785.50
NHK Spring
7D
11.6%
1Y
76.0%
5802
JP¥10,015.00
Sumitomo Electric Industries
7D
0.4%
1Y
350.8%
7269
JP¥1,776.50
Suzuki Motor
7D
-6.3%
1Y
4.6%
6902
JP¥1,868.00
DENSO
7D
-3.0%
1Y
2.9%
7256
JP¥455.00
Kasai Kogyo
7D
66.1%
1Y
405.6%
9726
JP¥2,000.00
KNT-CT Holdings
7D
7.5%
1Y
68.2%