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Japanese (NIKKEI) General Merchandise and Department Stores Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 02, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies32
  • 7D-1.5%
  • 3M1.8%
  • 1Y15.9%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the General Merchandise and Department Stores industry has dropped 1.2%, driven by a pullback from Ryohin Keikaku of 5.9%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 16%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 20% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Japanese General Merchandise and Department Stores Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 02 Jan 2026JP¥10.1tJP¥10.0tJP¥215.2b16.6x47x1x
Sun, 30 Nov 2025JP¥10.2tJP¥10.0tJP¥216.2b16x47.2x1x
Tue, 28 Oct 2025JP¥10.2tJP¥9.9tJP¥150.3b17.2x68.1x1x
Thu, 25 Sep 2025JP¥10.5tJP¥9.7tJP¥148.5b18.3x70.6x1.1x
Sat, 23 Aug 2025JP¥10.7tJP¥9.8tJP¥151.0b18.4x70.9x1.1x
Mon, 21 Jul 2025JP¥9.8tJP¥9.7tJP¥155.6b17.7x62.8x1x
Wed, 18 Jun 2025JP¥9.6tJP¥9.7tJP¥163.3b17.6x58.7x1x
Fri, 16 May 2025JP¥9.1tJP¥9.5tJP¥163.6b18.1x55.7x1x
Sun, 13 Apr 2025JP¥8.5tJP¥9.5tJP¥213.6b16x39.6x0.9x
Tue, 11 Mar 2025JP¥8.5tJP¥9.5tJP¥215.8b16.8x39.3x0.9x
Thu, 06 Feb 2025JP¥9.1tJP¥9.3tJP¥84.2b17.7x108.3x1x
Sat, 04 Jan 2025JP¥8.9tJP¥9.3tJP¥74.2b16.5x119.5x1x
Mon, 02 Dec 2024JP¥8.1tJP¥9.3tJP¥78.2b14.2x103.3x0.9x
Wed, 30 Oct 2024JP¥8.1tJP¥9.2tJP¥87.0b13.8x93.4x0.9x
Fri, 27 Sep 2024JP¥8.4tJP¥9.2tJP¥73.2b14.8x115.1x0.9x
Sun, 25 Aug 2024JP¥8.3tJP¥9.1tJP¥74.1b15.3x111.6x0.9x
Tue, 23 Jul 2024JP¥8.9tJP¥9.1tJP¥41.2b18.3x216.4x1x
Thu, 20 Jun 2024JP¥8.3tJP¥9.0tJP¥26.9b19.1x306.6x0.9x
Sat, 18 May 2024JP¥8.0tJP¥8.9tJP¥15.9b17.8x500.5x0.9x
Mon, 15 Apr 2024JP¥8.3tJP¥8.8t-JP¥42,538,286,000.0018x-194.2x0.9x
Wed, 13 Mar 2024JP¥7.6tJP¥8.3t-JP¥63,798,146,000.0019.1x-119.3x0.9x
Fri, 09 Feb 2024JP¥7.0tJP¥8.3t-JP¥55,793,286,000.0018.6x-124.9x0.8x
Sun, 07 Jan 2024JP¥6.8tJP¥8.2t-JP¥65,805,999,000.0018.6x-103.6x0.8x
Tue, 05 Dec 2023JP¥6.8tJP¥8.2t-JP¥69,923,999,000.0020.6x-97x0.8x
Thu, 02 Nov 2023JP¥6.5tJP¥8.1t-JP¥101,214,286,000.0019.3x-64.3x0.8x
Sat, 30 Sep 2023JP¥6.8tJP¥8.1t-JP¥96,720,286,000.0019.7x-70.8x0.8x
Mon, 28 Aug 2023JP¥6.6tJP¥8.1t-JP¥96,500,286,000.0018.4x-67.9x0.8x
Wed, 26 Jul 2023JP¥6.3tJP¥8.0t-JP¥131,323,483,000.0017.6x-47.7x0.8x
Fri, 23 Jun 2023JP¥6.0tJP¥7.9t-JP¥142,362,483,000.0020.4x-41.9x0.8x
Sun, 21 May 2023JP¥5.9tJP¥7.9t-JP¥142,314,107,000.0019x-41.3x0.7x
Tue, 18 Apr 2023JP¥5.7tJP¥7.8t-JP¥159,104,651,000.0016.9x-36x0.7x
Thu, 16 Mar 2023JP¥4.0tJP¥5.8tJP¥233.1b13x17.1x0.7x
Sat, 11 Feb 2023JP¥3.9tJP¥5.8tJP¥232.8b12.4x16.7x0.7x
Mon, 09 Jan 2023JP¥3.9tJP¥5.8tJP¥228.1b14.2x17.3x0.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

17.3x


Total Market Cap: JP¥3.9tTotal Earnings: JP¥228.1bTotal Revenue: JP¥5.8tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese General Merchandise and Department Stores Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 23.7x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Japanese Multiline Retail industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 47.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 23.6x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 0.89x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Multiline Retail industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 20% 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 and as a result, profits have held steady.

Industry Trends

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

JP Market-0.23%
Consumer Discretionary-0.58%
General Merchandise and Department Stores-1.54%
Department Stores0%0
General Merchandise Stores0%0
Broadline Retail-1.54%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Broadline Retail industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 24.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 20.2%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 15.4% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Broadline Retail industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 24.2x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Broadline Retail industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 20% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 15% per year.
  • In contrast, the Broadline Retail industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 20% 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
8233 Takashimaya CompanyJP¥1.64k0.9%
+JP¥4.4b
29.9%PE11.5x
7685 BuySell TechnologiesLtdJP¥4.85k1.9%
+JP¥2.8b
78.6%PE30.1x
2698 Can DoJP¥3.42k3.2%
+JP¥1.7b
-0.3%PE68x
8237 MatsuyaJP¥1.85k1.4%
+JP¥1.4b
78.9%PE237.6x
2653 Aeon KyushuJP¥2.96k1.1%
+JP¥1.1b
5.4%PE13.2x

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