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Japanese (NIKKEI) Auto Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 10, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies10
  • 7D-1.4%
  • 3M8.9%
  • 1Y7.6%
  • YTD-9.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Auto industry has dropped 1.4%, driven by Toyota Motor declining 2.8%. On the other hand Yamaha Motor is actually up 37%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 7.6%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Japanese Auto Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 10 Aug 2026JP¥53.3tJP¥112.9tJP¥4.9t12.5x11x0.5x
Wed, 08 Jul 2026JP¥52.2tJP¥109.9tJP¥3.6t19.3x14.4x0.5x
Fri, 05 Jun 2026JP¥53.5tJP¥109.9tJP¥3.6t19.5x14.7x0.5x
Sun, 03 May 2026JP¥54.0tJP¥108.4tJP¥3.9t16x13.7x0.5x
Tue, 31 Mar 2026JP¥57.3tJP¥108.4tJP¥3.9t16.7x14.5x0.5x
Thu, 26 Feb 2026JP¥67.2tJP¥108.4tJP¥3.9t19.9x17x0.6x
Sat, 24 Jan 2026JP¥66.0tJP¥107.6tJP¥5.2t11.8x12.6x0.6x
Mon, 22 Dec 2025JP¥63.3tJP¥107.6tJP¥5.2t11.7x12.1x0.6x
Wed, 19 Nov 2025JP¥57.2tJP¥107.6tJP¥5.2t11.8x11x0.5x
Fri, 17 Oct 2025JP¥56.1tJP¥106.8tJP¥5.0t10.6x11.2x0.5x
Sun, 14 Sep 2025JP¥55.5tJP¥106.8tJP¥5.0t11.1x11.1x0.5x
Tue, 12 Aug 2025JP¥53.1tJP¥106.8tJP¥5.0t10.9x10.6x0.5x
Thu, 10 Jul 2025JP¥48.3tJP¥106.8tJP¥6.1t7.8x8x0.5x
Sat, 07 Jun 2025JP¥50.3tJP¥106.8tJP¥6.1t7.8x8.3x0.5x
Mon, 05 May 2025JP¥53.1tJP¥105.5tJP¥7.5t8.1x7.1x0.5x
Wed, 02 Apr 2025JP¥51.0tJP¥105.5tJP¥7.5t8x6.8x0.5x
Fri, 28 Feb 2025JP¥54.2tJP¥105.5tJP¥7.5t8.3x7.2x0.5x
Sun, 26 Jan 2025JP¥55.9tJP¥104.9tJP¥6.7t8.4x8.3x0.5x
Tue, 24 Dec 2024JP¥54.6tJP¥104.9tJP¥6.7t8.7x8.1x0.5x
Thu, 21 Nov 2024JP¥52.5tJP¥104.9tJP¥6.7t8.3x7.8x0.5x
Sat, 19 Oct 2024JP¥51.2tJP¥104.6tJP¥7.9t6.4x6.5x0.5x
Mon, 16 Sep 2024JP¥50.3tJP¥104.6tJP¥7.9t6.1x6.4x0.5x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024JP¥51.8tJP¥103.8tJP¥7.8t6.3x6.6x0.5x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024JP¥66.1tJP¥102.0tJP¥7.8t8.2x8.4x0.6x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024JP¥64.1tJP¥102.0tJP¥7.8t7.7x8.2x0.6x
Tue, 07 May 2024JP¥69.8tJP¥98.4tJP¥7.1t8.1x9.8x0.7x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024JP¥70.6tJP¥98.4tJP¥7.1t8.5x9.9x0.7x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024JP¥70.9tJP¥98.4tJP¥7.1t8.5x9.9x0.7x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024JP¥58.9tJP¥94.3tJP¥6.4t8.1x9.1x0.6x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023JP¥52.8tJP¥94.3tJP¥6.4t7.2x8.2x0.6x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023JP¥56.1tJP¥94.3tJP¥6.4t7.7x8.7x0.6x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023JP¥55.0tJP¥90.0tJP¥5.4t8.5x10.3x0.6x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023JP¥59.8tJP¥90.0tJP¥5.4t9.5x11.2x0.7x
Thu, 17 Aug 2023JP¥50.6tJP¥90.0tJP¥5.4t8.4x9.5x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

9.5x


Total Market Cap: JP¥50.6tTotal Earnings: JP¥5.4tTotal Revenue: JP¥90.0tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Auto Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 10x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Japanese Auto industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 11.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 10.0x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.56x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Auto industry have declined 3.2% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 7.9% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

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

JP Market1.75%
Consumer Discretionary0.39%
Auto-1.43%
Motorcycle Manufacturers37.19%
Automobile Manufacturers-2.38%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Motorcycle Manufacturers industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 23.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 18.5%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 60.0% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Automobile Manufacturers industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 9.9x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Motorcycle Manufacturers industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 19% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 60% per year.
  • In contrast, the Automobile Manufacturers industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 10% 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
7272 Yamaha MotorJP¥1.84k37.2%
+JP¥485.1b		70.6%PE23.2x
7267 Honda MotorJP¥1.68k3.5%
+JP¥224.6b		4.8%PS0.3x
7201 Nissan MotorJP¥340.801.4%
+JP¥15.8b		2.5%PS0.1x

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7D
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1Y
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1Y
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