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Japanese (NIKKEI) Food Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 15, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies122
  • 7D3.2%
  • 3M1.3%
  • 1Y5.8%
  • YTD4.9%

Over the last 7 days, the Food industry has risen 3.2%, driven by gains from Ajinomoto of 7.8%. In the same time, Kotobuki Spirits was down 10%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 5.8%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 9.3% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 18 Nov 2025JP¥18.3tJP¥24.5tJP¥944.4b16.4x19.4x0.7x
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
Mon, 30 Jan 2023JP¥14.7tJP¥20.9tJP¥697.5b17.7x21x0.7x
Wed, 28 Dec 2022JP¥14.8tJP¥20.8tJP¥701.9b18.8x21.1x0.7x
Fri, 25 Nov 2022JP¥15.1tJP¥20.8tJP¥701.4b18.1x21.6x0.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

21.6x


Total Market Cap: JP¥15.1tTotal Earnings: JP¥701.4bTotal Revenue: JP¥20.8tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Food Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 20x202320242025
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 20.0x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.75x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Food industry have grown 10% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 5.6% 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 Market0.72%
Consumer Staples2.54%
Food3.23%
Packaged Foods and Meats3.27%
Agricultural Products1.01%
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 20.0x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 9.4%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 1.4% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Agricultural Products industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 17.6x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Packaged Foods and Meats industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 9.4% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 1.4% per year.
  • In contrast, the Agricultural Products industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 4.6% 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
2897 Nissin Foods HoldingsLtdJP¥2.84k5.4%
+JP¥41.6b		-25.8%PE16.8x
2267 Yakult HonshaLtdJP¥2.60k4.6%
+JP¥34.2b		-13.3%PE17.9x
2282 NH FoodsJP¥6.84k4.8%
+JP¥30.2b		37.3%PE20.7x
2802 AjinomotoJP¥3.65k0.8%
+JP¥28.1b		17.3%PE49.6x
2871 NichireiJP¥1.92k4.4%
+JP¥20.0b		-5.7%PE18.5x

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Kotobuki Spirits
7D
-10.6%
1Y
-11.0%
2875
JP¥10,355.00
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JP¥2,663.50
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