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Japanese (NIKKEI) Beverage Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 23, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies13
  • 7D1.1%
  • 3M10.2%
  • 1Y13.1%
  • YTD9.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Beverage industry has risen 1.1%, driven by gains from Asahi Group Holdings of 2.9%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 13%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 10% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 23 Jul 2026JP¥8.7tJP¥9.7tJP¥368.7b19.6x23.5x0.9x
Sat, 20 Jun 2026JP¥8.2tJP¥9.8tJP¥400.4b15.3x20.6x0.8x
Mon, 18 May 2026JP¥7.8tJP¥9.7tJP¥405.7b17x19.3x0.8x
Wed, 15 Apr 2026JP¥8.2tJP¥9.7tJP¥395.2b20.3x20.8x0.9x
Fri, 13 Mar 2026JP¥8.1tJP¥9.7tJP¥396.0b18.1x20.5x0.8x
Sun, 08 Feb 2026JP¥8.4tJP¥9.6tJP¥348.1b23.2x24.1x0.9x
Tue, 06 Jan 2026JP¥8.0tJP¥9.6tJP¥347.9b23.8x23.1x0.8x
Thu, 04 Dec 2025JP¥8.2tJP¥9.6tJP¥348.8b22.4x23.4x0.9x
Sat, 01 Nov 2025JP¥7.7tJP¥9.6tJP¥314.6b21.8x24.5x0.8x
Mon, 29 Sep 2025JP¥8.2tJP¥9.6tJP¥314.7b24.9x26.1x0.9x
Wed, 27 Aug 2025JP¥8.0tJP¥9.5tJP¥306.1b28x26.2x0.8x
Fri, 25 Jul 2025JP¥7.9tJP¥9.6tJP¥388.7b27.8x20.2x0.8x
Sun, 22 Jun 2025JP¥7.8tJP¥9.6tJP¥388.7b27.5x20.2x0.8x
Tue, 20 May 2025JP¥7.9tJP¥9.6tJP¥387.3b28.7x20.5x0.8x
Thu, 17 Apr 2025JP¥8.1tJP¥9.5tJP¥402.1b27.7x20.2x0.9x
Sat, 15 Mar 2025JP¥7.9tJP¥9.5tJP¥402.1b25.4x19.5x0.8x
Mon, 10 Feb 2025JP¥7.4tJP¥9.4tJP¥448.7b20.2x16.4x0.8x
Wed, 08 Jan 2025JP¥7.5tJP¥9.4tJP¥448.7b21.3x16.7x0.8x
Fri, 06 Dec 2024JP¥7.8tJP¥9.4tJP¥448.7b22.2x17.3x0.8x
Sun, 03 Nov 2024JP¥7.9tJP¥9.3tJP¥473.5b20.5x16.6x0.8x
Tue, 01 Oct 2024JP¥8.1tJP¥9.3tJP¥474.6b18.3x17.2x0.9x
Thu, 29 Aug 2024JP¥8.0tJP¥9.3tJP¥476.0b17.8x16.8x0.9x
Sat, 27 Jul 2024JP¥8.0tJP¥9.1tJP¥452.5b19.1x17.8x0.9x
Mon, 24 Jun 2024JP¥8.0tJP¥9.1tJP¥452.5b19.8x17.6x0.9x
Wed, 22 May 2024JP¥8.1tJP¥9.1tJP¥453.8b19.7x17.9x0.9x
Fri, 19 Apr 2024JP¥7.7tJP¥8.9tJP¥417.8b18.7x18.4x0.9x
Sun, 17 Mar 2024JP¥7.6tJP¥8.9tJP¥417.8b17.9x18.2x0.9x
Tue, 13 Feb 2024JP¥7.9tJP¥8.8tJP¥370.9b26.5x21.3x0.9x
Thu, 11 Jan 2024JP¥7.8tJP¥8.8tJP¥369.1b22.6x21.1x0.9x
Sat, 09 Dec 2023JP¥7.6tJP¥8.8tJP¥369.1b23x20.6x0.9x
Mon, 06 Nov 2023JP¥7.7tJP¥8.6tJP¥365.8b20.7x21.1x0.9x
Wed, 04 Oct 2023JP¥7.6tJP¥8.6tJP¥366.0b20.2x20.7x0.9x
Fri, 01 Sep 2023JP¥7.6tJP¥8.6tJP¥363.4b20.6x20.9x0.9x
Sun, 30 Jul 2023JP¥7.5tJP¥8.4tJP¥392.6b21.1x19.2x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

19.2x


Total Market Cap: JP¥7.5tTotal Earnings: JP¥392.6bTotal Revenue: JP¥8.4tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Beverage Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 20.2x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Japanese Beverage industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 23.5x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 20.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.85x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Beverage industry have declined 2.1% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 4.8% 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 Staples industry?

JP Market-1.62%
Consumer Staples0.97%
Beverage1.13%
Brewers2.00%
Distillers and Wine Makers0.089%
Soft Drinks-0.45%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Soft Drinks industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 29.1x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 21.5%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 2.0% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Brewers industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 18.2x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Soft Drinks industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 22% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 2.0% per year.
  • In contrast, the Brewers industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 5.4% 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
2502 Asahi Group HoldingsJP¥1.63k2.9%
+JP¥67.3b		-17.0%PE19.6x
2503 Kirin Holdings CompanyJP¥2.89k1.3%
+JP¥29.2b		43.9%PE15.4x
2579 Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan HoldingsJP¥4.25k0.6%
+JP¥4.1b		81.6%PS0.8x
2588 Premium Water HoldingsIncJP¥3.88k2.8%
+JP¥3.2b		21.3%PE14x
2531 Takara HoldingsJP¥2.17k0.5%
+JP¥2.2b		71.1%PE35.7x

Latest News

2587
JP¥4,584.00
Suntory Beverage & Food
7D
-0.6%
1Y
-0.5%
2579
JP¥4,252.00
Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Holdings
7D
0.6%
1Y
81.6%
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2502
JP¥1,629.00
Asahi Group Holdings
7D
2.9%
1Y
-17.0%
2501
JP¥1,945.00
Sapporo Breweries
7D
-2.6%
1Y
35.6%
2531
JP¥2,174.50
Takara Holdings
7D
0.5%
1Y
71.1%
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2593
JP¥2,964.00
Ito En
7D
-1.8%
1Y
-10.4%
2573
JP¥4,000.00
Hokkaido Coca-Cola BottlingLtd
7D
0.5%
1Y
14.3%
2503
JP¥2,890.50
Kirin Holdings Company
7D
1.3%
1Y
43.9%
2585
JP¥1,448.00
Lifedrink Company
7D
0.8%
1Y
-29.3%
559A
JP¥1,195.00
Umenoyado Brewery
7D
7.5%
1Y
n/a
2588
JP¥3,875.00
Premium Water HoldingsInc
7D
2.8%
1Y
21.3%