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Japanese (NIKKEI) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedMay 18, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies289
  • 7D1.3%
  • 3M-7.9%
  • 1Y7.5%
  • YTD-2.4%

The Consumer Staples industry is up 1.3% in the last week, with Japan Tobacco up 9.2%. During this same period, the Shiseido Company underperformed, falling 13%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 7.5%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 10% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 18 May 2026JP¥66.1tJP¥90.9tJP¥3.2t14.7x20.4x0.7x
Wed, 15 Apr 2026JP¥67.1tJP¥89.5tJP¥3.1t15.6x21.7x0.7x
Fri, 13 Mar 2026JP¥67.3tJP¥89.9tJP¥3.1t15.6x21.9x0.7x
Sun, 08 Feb 2026JP¥70.1tJP¥89.5tJP¥3.1t16.2x22.9x0.8x
Tue, 06 Jan 2026JP¥67.5tJP¥91.2tJP¥3.0t16x22.8x0.7x
Thu, 04 Dec 2025JP¥67.5tJP¥91.5tJP¥3.0t15.5x22.8x0.7x
Sat, 01 Nov 2025JP¥66.5tJP¥92.3tJP¥3.0t15.5x22.5x0.7x
Mon, 29 Sep 2025JP¥66.1tJP¥90.6tJP¥2.6t16.5x25.8x0.7x
Wed, 27 Aug 2025JP¥64.5tJP¥90.5tJP¥2.5t16.3x25.4x0.7x
Fri, 25 Jul 2025JP¥62.9tJP¥90.0tJP¥2.9t16x21.6x0.7x
Sun, 22 Jun 2025JP¥62.5tJP¥93.5tJP¥2.9t15.8x21.7x0.7x
Tue, 20 May 2025JP¥62.8tJP¥91.9tJP¥2.9t16x21.7x0.7x
Thu, 17 Apr 2025JP¥60.8tJP¥91.5tJP¥2.6t15.5x23.1x0.7x
Sat, 15 Mar 2025JP¥60.2tJP¥91.1tJP¥2.8t15.3x21.3x0.7x
Mon, 10 Feb 2025JP¥59.3tJP¥90.6tJP¥2.9t14.8x20.4x0.7x
Wed, 08 Jan 2025JP¥60.9tJP¥91.5tJP¥3.0t15.2x20.5x0.7x
Fri, 06 Dec 2024JP¥63.2tJP¥91.6tJP¥3.0t15x21.3x0.7x
Sun, 03 Nov 2024JP¥62.4tJP¥91.3tJP¥3.0t15.3x20.6x0.7x
Tue, 01 Oct 2024JP¥64.6tJP¥90.4tJP¥3.1t15.7x21.1x0.7x
Thu, 29 Aug 2024JP¥63.3tJP¥90.5tJP¥3.1t15.6x20.6x0.7x
Sat, 27 Jul 2024JP¥63.5tJP¥90.0tJP¥3.0t15.8x21x0.7x
Mon, 24 Jun 2024JP¥64.2tJP¥90.7tJP¥3.1t15.8x20.7x0.7x
Wed, 22 May 2024JP¥65.1tJP¥89.0tJP¥3.1t15.7x21x0.7x
Fri, 19 Apr 2024JP¥62.7tJP¥88.2tJP¥3.0t15.8x20.7x0.7x
Sun, 17 Mar 2024JP¥63.5tJP¥88.9tJP¥3.0t16.3x21.2x0.7x
Tue, 13 Feb 2024JP¥63.6tJP¥88.5tJP¥2.9t16.6x21.8x0.7x
Thu, 11 Jan 2024JP¥62.8tJP¥88.3tJP¥2.8t16.6x22.1x0.7x
Sat, 09 Dec 2023JP¥61.1tJP¥88.2tJP¥2.9t16.3x21.4x0.7x
Mon, 06 Nov 2023JP¥61.8tJP¥87.7tJP¥2.8t17.1x21.9x0.7x
Wed, 04 Oct 2023JP¥60.5tJP¥87.5tJP¥2.7t17.2x22.2x0.7x
Fri, 01 Sep 2023JP¥62.2tJP¥87.3tJP¥2.7t18.2x22.9x0.7x
Sun, 30 Jul 2023JP¥59.9tJP¥86.6tJP¥2.6t18.7x22.7x0.7x
Tue, 27 Jun 2023JP¥61.1tJP¥86.0tJP¥2.7t18.6x22.9x0.7x
Thu, 25 May 2023JP¥60.2tJP¥85.9tJP¥2.7t18.3x22.6x0.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

22.6x


Total Market Cap: JP¥60.2tTotal Earnings: JP¥2.7tTotal Revenue: JP¥85.9tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 22x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Japanese Consumer Staples industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 22.0x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.71x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Staples industry have grown 6.8% per year over the last three years, while revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that companies overall are more efficiently conducting business since profits are increasing while sales have been flat.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Japanese Consumer Staples sector?

JP Market0.56%
Consumer Staples1.27%
Tobacco9.22%
Food1.27%
Beverage0.16%
Household Products-0.07%
Food and Staples Retail-0.83%
Personal Products-3.36%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Personal Products industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 41.0x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 15.8%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 13.0% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Food and Staples Retail industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 23.6x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Personal Products industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 16% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 13% per year.
  • In contrast, the Food industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.5% 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
2914 Japan TobaccoJP¥6.34k2.9%
+JP¥317.8b		42.3%PE20.8x
2503 Kirin Holdings CompanyJP¥2.60k5.2%
+JP¥94.2b		24.1%PE13.9x
2801 KikkomanJP¥1.42k3.0%
+JP¥38.5b		0.3%PE21.3x
2607 Fuji OilJP¥3.63k12.4%
+JP¥34.4b		19.7%PE28x
2502 Asahi Group HoldingsJP¥1.54k1.5%
+JP¥34.4b		-20.1%PE14.5x

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