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Japanese (NIKKEI) Food Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 25, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies124
  • 7D1.0%
  • 3M13.3%
  • 1Y28.2%
  • YTD14.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Food industry has remained flat, although notably Fuji Oil declined by 4.4%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 26% in that time. Earnings are forecast to grow by 8.1% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 25 Feb 2026JP¥20.8tJP¥24.8tJP¥988.1b16.7x21x0.8x
Fri, 23 Jan 2026JP¥19.0tJP¥24.6tJP¥950.5b17.3x20x0.8x
Sun, 21 Dec 2025JP¥18.2tJP¥24.5tJP¥945.5b16.6x19.3x0.7x
Tue, 18 Nov 2025JP¥18.4tJP¥24.5tJP¥943.1b16.4x19.5x0.7x
Thu, 16 Oct 2025JP¥18.2tJP¥24.4tJP¥932.8b16.1x19.5x0.7x
Sat, 13 Sep 2025JP¥18.6tJP¥24.4tJP¥927.2b16.8x20.1x0.8x
Mon, 11 Aug 2025JP¥18.1tJP¥24.4tJP¥932.0b16.5x19.4x0.7x
Wed, 09 Jul 2025JP¥17.6tJP¥24.2tJP¥921.1b16.1x19.1x0.7x
Fri, 06 Jun 2025JP¥17.3tJP¥24.2tJP¥922.2b16.5x18.8x0.7x
Sun, 04 May 2025JP¥17.4tJP¥24.1tJP¥962.4b16.7x18x0.7x
Tue, 01 Apr 2025JP¥16.8tJP¥24.0tJP¥962.2b16x17.4x0.7x
Thu, 27 Feb 2025JP¥16.7tJP¥24.0tJP¥967.9b15.8x17.3x0.7x
Sat, 25 Jan 2025JP¥17.3tJP¥23.7tJP¥956.6b15.1x18.1x0.7x
Mon, 23 Dec 2024JP¥18.0tJP¥23.7tJP¥953.7b15.2x18.9x0.8x
Wed, 20 Nov 2024JP¥17.8tJP¥23.7tJP¥954.7b15.1x18.7x0.8x
Fri, 18 Oct 2024JP¥17.9tJP¥23.5tJP¥963.6b16.1x18.6x0.8x
Sun, 15 Sep 2024JP¥17.5tJP¥23.5tJP¥967.9b15.9x18.1x0.7x
Tue, 13 Aug 2024JP¥17.0tJP¥23.5tJP¥963.2b16x17.6x0.7x
Thu, 11 Jul 2024JP¥18.3tJP¥23.2tJP¥975.8b16x18.8x0.8x
Sat, 08 Jun 2024JP¥18.0tJP¥23.2tJP¥973.7b16.1x18.5x0.8x
Mon, 06 May 2024JP¥18.5tJP¥23.0tJP¥975.2b17x19x0.8x
Wed, 03 Apr 2024JP¥18.1tJP¥22.9tJP¥961.1b17x18.8x0.8x
Fri, 01 Mar 2024JP¥18.3tJP¥22.9tJP¥958.6b18.1x19.1x0.8x
Sun, 28 Jan 2024JP¥18.1tJP¥22.7tJP¥900.6b18.3x20.1x0.8x
Tue, 26 Dec 2023JP¥17.3tJP¥22.7tJP¥901.6b17.6x19.1x0.8x
Thu, 23 Nov 2023JP¥17.8tJP¥22.7tJP¥901.1b17.8x19.8x0.8x
Sat, 21 Oct 2023JP¥16.8tJP¥22.5tJP¥799.1b20.3x21.1x0.7x
Mon, 18 Sep 2023JP¥17.7tJP¥22.4tJP¥793.3b20.6x22.3x0.8x
Wed, 16 Aug 2023JP¥17.1tJP¥22.4tJP¥789.2b19.2x21.7x0.8x
Fri, 14 Jul 2023JP¥16.4tJP¥22.0tJP¥694.7b19.8x23.6x0.7x
Sun, 11 Jun 2023JP¥16.7tJP¥22.0tJP¥695.4b20.1x24x0.8x
Tue, 09 May 2023JP¥16.4tJP¥21.5tJP¥682.4b18.5x24x0.8x
Thu, 06 Apr 2023JP¥15.5tJP¥21.4tJP¥681.8b17.9x22.7x0.7x
Sat, 04 Mar 2023JP¥15.0tJP¥21.4tJP¥682.9b17.9x22x0.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

22x


Total Market Cap: JP¥15.0tTotal Earnings: JP¥682.9bTotal Revenue: JP¥21.4tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Food Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 19.8x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Japanese Food 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 19.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.76x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Food industry have grown 13% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 5.1% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

JP Market1.37%
Consumer Staples0.61%
Food0.98%
Agricultural Products2.16%
Packaged Foods and Meats0.96%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Packaged Foods and Meats industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 19.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 8.2%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 3.1% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Agricultural Products industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 17.1x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Packaged Foods and Meats industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 8.2% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 3.1% per year.
  • In contrast, the Agricultural Products industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 2.7% 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
2802 AjinomotoJP¥4.93k6.2%
+JP¥275.8b		63.6%PE61x
2801 KikkomanJP¥1.53k3.2%
+JP¥44.5b		2.8%PE23.8x
2269 Meiji HoldingsJP¥3.93k2.9%
+JP¥30.1b		27.6%PE23.2x
2875 Toyo Suisan KaishaJP¥12.27k2.0%
+JP¥22.9b		36.2%PE18.2x
2264 Morinaga Milk IndustryJP¥4.68k4.5%
+JP¥16.5b		58.0%PE30x

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