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Japanese (NIKKEI) Consumer Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 20, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies81
  • 7D3.3%
  • 3M8.1%
  • 1Y21.4%
  • YTD5.3%

In the last week, the Consumer Services industry is up 3.3%, with Inforich up 122%. During this same period, the Smile Holdings underperformed, falling 15%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 21%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Japanese Consumer Services Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 20 Feb 2026JP¥1.1tJP¥1.3tJP¥67.9b15.4x16.9x0.9x
Sun, 18 Jan 2026JP¥1.1tJP¥1.2tJP¥67.2b16.5x16.7x0.9x
Tue, 16 Dec 2025JP¥1.1tJP¥1.3tJP¥68.2b15.9x16x0.9x
Thu, 13 Nov 2025JP¥1.1tJP¥1.2tJP¥64.8b15.8x17.3x0.9x
Sat, 11 Oct 2025JP¥1.1tJP¥1.2tJP¥62.5b17x18x0.9x
Mon, 08 Sep 2025JP¥1.2tJP¥1.2tJP¥63.1b16.6x18.4x0.9x
Wed, 06 Aug 2025JP¥1.1tJP¥1.2tJP¥63.3b16.7x17.7x0.9x
Fri, 04 Jul 2025JP¥1.1tJP¥1.2tJP¥62.6b17.4x16.9x0.9x
Sun, 01 Jun 2025JP¥1.0tJP¥1.2tJP¥62.7b15.4x16.7x0.8x
Tue, 29 Apr 2025JP¥982.5bJP¥1.2tJP¥55.2b16.3x17.8x0.8x
Thu, 27 Mar 2025JP¥1.0tJP¥1.2tJP¥55.2b16.5x18.5x0.8x
Sat, 22 Feb 2025JP¥985.4bJP¥1.2tJP¥55.5b16.6x17.8x0.8x
Mon, 20 Jan 2025JP¥970.6bJP¥1.2tJP¥52.5b16.7x18.5x0.8x
Wed, 18 Dec 2024JP¥984.0bJP¥1.2tJP¥52.0b16.4x18.9x0.8x
Fri, 15 Nov 2024JP¥933.9bJP¥1.2tJP¥52.0b15.7x17.9x0.8x
Sun, 13 Oct 2024JP¥959.0bJP¥1.1tJP¥54.2b15.2x17.7x0.8x
Tue, 10 Sep 2024JP¥952.2bJP¥1.2tJP¥55.1b15x17.3x0.8x
Thu, 08 Aug 2024JP¥872.2bJP¥1.1tJP¥53.5b14.3x16.3x0.8x
Sat, 06 Jul 2024JP¥980.3bJP¥1.1tJP¥54.6b16.2x18x0.9x
Mon, 03 Jun 2024JP¥957.4bJP¥1.1tJP¥54.5b15.1x17.6x0.8x
Wed, 01 May 2024JP¥1.2tJP¥1.5tJP¥58.2b18x21x0.8x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024JP¥1.3tJP¥1.5tJP¥58.2b21x21.8x0.8x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024JP¥1.3tJP¥1.5tJP¥58.6b20.1x21.3x0.8x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024JP¥1.3tJP¥1.5tJP¥58.5b21.9x21.7x0.8x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023JP¥1.2tJP¥1.5tJP¥57.1b19.7x21.7x0.8x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023JP¥1.2tJP¥1.5tJP¥56.9b20.6x21.9x0.8x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023JP¥1.1tJP¥1.5tJP¥59.2b17.9x19.2x0.8x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023JP¥1.2tJP¥1.5tJP¥57.5b18.2x20.7x0.8x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023JP¥1.2tJP¥1.5tJP¥58.1b18x19.9x0.8x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023JP¥1.2tJP¥1.5tJP¥56.9b17.2x20.5x0.8x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023JP¥1.1tJP¥1.4tJP¥55.2b16.7x20.6x0.8x
Thu, 04 May 2023JP¥1.1tJP¥1.4tJP¥48.0b16.4x23.4x0.8x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023JP¥1.1tJP¥1.4tJP¥50.4b16.5x22.3x0.8x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023JP¥1.1tJP¥1.4tJP¥50.3b16.5x22.6x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

22.6x


Total Market Cap: JP¥1.1tTotal Earnings: JP¥50.3bTotal Revenue: JP¥1.4tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Consumer Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 19.1x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Japanese Consumer Services industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 16.9x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 19.1x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.83x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Services industry have grown 11% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 3.9% per year.
  • This means that less sales are being generated overall, but since cost of doing business is lower, profits have been increasing.

Industry Trends

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

JP Market-0.55%
Consumer Discretionary0.96%
Consumer Services3.30%
Specialized Consumer Services6.25%
Education Services-1.22%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Education Services industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 24.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 10.9%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 16.9% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Specialized Consumer Services industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 15.9x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Specialized Consumer Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 12% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 15% per year.
  • In contrast, the Education Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 11% 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
9338 InforichJP¥4.55k115.9%
+JP¥24.0b		22.7%PE25.1x
3964 AucnetJP¥2.22k7.0%
+JP¥6.4b		91.0%PE16.5x
7320 SolvvyJP¥1.57k16.8%
+JP¥2.6b		10.7%PS2.6x
7366 LITALICOJP¥1.34k4.4%
+JP¥2.0b		20.3%PE17.5x
9731 Hakuyosha CompanyJP¥3.53k9.0%
+JP¥1.1b		31.2%PE6.3x

Latest News

7084
JP¥3,015.00
Smile Holdings
7D
-15.8%
1Y
242.2%
9338
JP¥4,545.00
Inforich
7D
115.9%
1Y
22.7%
6071
JP¥737.00
IBJ
7D
2.8%
1Y
8.1%
6571
JP¥1,345.00
QB Net HoldingsLtd
7D
-3.9%
1Y
31.9%

QB Net HoldingsLtd (TSE:6571) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Feb 16
QB Net HoldingsLtd (TSE:6571) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year
9731
JP¥3,530.00
Hakuyosha Company
7D
9.0%
1Y
31.2%
3964
JP¥2,223.00
Aucnet
7D
7.0%
1Y
91.0%
7353
JP¥593.00
KIYO LearningLtd
7D
-13.2%
1Y
-13.8%
7320
JP¥1,568.00
Solvvy
7D
16.8%
1Y
10.7%
4331
JP¥713.00
Take and Give. Needs
7D
-11.3%
1Y
-23.0%
5869
JP¥1,305.00
Waseda GakushukenkyukaiLtd
7D
5.2%
1Y
29.0%
9564
JP¥586.00
FCE
7D
8.5%
1Y
2.1%
7030
JP¥1,349.00
SPRIX
7D
-3.8%
1Y
48.9%
9795
JP¥2,487.00
StepLtd
7D
-1.5%
1Y
14.7%

StepLtd's (TSE:9795) Dividend Will Be ¥44.00

Feb 05
StepLtd's (TSE:9795) Dividend Will Be ¥44.00
4718
JP¥2,011.00
Waseda Academy
7D
-2.5%
1Y
-0.05%
6574
JP¥124.00
Convano
7D
-4.6%
1Y
548.2%

Convano (TSE:6574) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Feb 03
Convano (TSE:6574) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
7366
JP¥1,343.00
LITALICO
7D
4.4%
1Y
20.3%