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Japanese (NIKKEI) Food Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 07, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies124
  • 7D-5.1%
  • 3M12.6%
  • 1Y22.9%
  • YTD11.5%

Over the last 7 days, the Food industry has dropped 3.6%, driven by a pullback from Ajinomoto of 8.2%. In the past year, the industry has gained 22%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 8.4% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 07 Mar 2026JP¥20.1tJP¥24.8tJP¥960.8b16.1x21x0.8x
Mon, 02 Feb 2026JP¥18.6tJP¥24.6tJP¥955.9b16.5x19.5x0.8x
Wed, 31 Dec 2025JP¥18.1tJP¥24.5tJP¥945.5b16.5x19.1x0.7x
Fri, 28 Nov 2025JP¥18.4tJP¥24.5tJP¥946.1b16.6x19.5x0.8x
Sun, 26 Oct 2025JP¥18.3tJP¥24.4tJP¥932.2b16.4x19.7x0.8x
Tue, 23 Sep 2025JP¥18.8tJP¥24.4tJP¥927.3b16.9x20.3x0.8x
Thu, 21 Aug 2025JP¥18.4tJP¥24.4tJP¥926.7b16.8x19.9x0.8x
Sat, 19 Jul 2025JP¥17.8tJP¥24.2tJP¥914.2b16.4x19.4x0.7x
Mon, 16 Jun 2025JP¥17.3tJP¥24.2tJP¥921.7b16.3x18.8x0.7x
Wed, 14 May 2025JP¥17.5tJP¥24.2tJP¥946.5b16.3x18.5x0.7x
Fri, 11 Apr 2025JP¥16.9tJP¥24.0tJP¥969.6b15.9x17.4x0.7x
Sun, 09 Mar 2025JP¥16.8tJP¥24.0tJP¥963.7b16x17.4x0.7x
Tue, 04 Feb 2025JP¥17.0tJP¥23.8tJP¥969.3b15.3x17.6x0.7x
Thu, 02 Jan 2025JP¥18.2tJP¥23.7tJP¥953.7b15.4x19x0.8x
Sat, 30 Nov 2024JP¥17.9tJP¥23.7tJP¥953.3b15.1x18.8x0.8x
Mon, 28 Oct 2024JP¥17.7tJP¥23.5tJP¥963.8b15.9x18.4x0.8x
Wed, 25 Sep 2024JP¥17.9tJP¥23.5tJP¥967.8b16.3x18.5x0.8x
Fri, 23 Aug 2024JP¥17.6tJP¥23.5tJP¥969.5b15.6x18.2x0.7x
Sun, 21 Jul 2024JP¥18.9tJP¥23.2tJP¥980.9b16x19.3x0.8x
Tue, 18 Jun 2024JP¥17.8tJP¥23.2tJP¥973.0b16.4x18.3x0.8x
Thu, 16 May 2024JP¥18.3tJP¥23.1tJP¥971.0b16.6x18.9x0.8x
Sat, 13 Apr 2024JP¥18.3tJP¥22.9tJP¥966.0b17.6x19x0.8x
Mon, 11 Mar 2024JP¥18.3tJP¥22.9tJP¥960.5b17.9x19x0.8x
Wed, 07 Feb 2024JP¥18.5tJP¥22.8tJP¥913.5b18.5x20.2x0.8x
Fri, 05 Jan 2024JP¥17.6tJP¥22.7tJP¥901.6b17.7x19.5x0.8x
Sun, 03 Dec 2023JP¥17.7tJP¥22.7tJP¥901.4b17.7x19.6x0.8x
Tue, 31 Oct 2023JP¥17.1tJP¥22.5tJP¥857.4b19.5x19.9x0.8x
Thu, 28 Sep 2023JP¥17.5tJP¥22.5tJP¥795.7b20.6x22.1x0.8x
Sat, 26 Aug 2023JP¥17.2tJP¥22.4tJP¥790.6b19.5x21.8x0.8x
Mon, 24 Jul 2023JP¥16.6tJP¥22.1tJP¥691.4b20.8x23.9x0.8x
Wed, 21 Jun 2023JP¥16.7tJP¥22.0tJP¥695.5b20.1x24.1x0.8x
Fri, 19 May 2023JP¥16.4tJP¥22.0tJP¥689.7b20.2x23.8x0.7x
Sun, 16 Apr 2023JP¥15.6tJP¥21.4tJP¥678.6b18x22.9x0.7x
Tue, 14 Mar 2023JP¥15.0tJP¥21.4tJP¥681.2b17.8x22x0.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

22x


Total Market Cap: JP¥15.0tTotal Earnings: JP¥681.2bTotal 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 12% 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 Market-5.40%
Consumer Staples-5.44%
Food-5.08%
Agricultural Products-3.89%
Packaged Foods and Meats-5.10%
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 8.5%, 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 17.0x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Packaged Foods and Meats industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 8.5% 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 3.9% 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
2229 CalbeeJP¥3.17k2.7%
+JP¥10.0b		11.3%PE23.9x
2590 DyDo Group HoldingsJP¥2.79k7.3%
+JP¥6.1b		5.8%PS0.4x
2207 MeitoJP¥2.85k4.1%
+JP¥3.6b		39.9%PE14.5x
2813 Wakou ShokuhinJP¥4.14k7.5%
+JP¥723.6m		-9.6%PE9.2x
2220 Kameda SeikaLtdJP¥4.36k0.3%
+JP¥316.2m		10.8%PE3.4x

Latest News

2590
JP¥2,791.00
DyDo Group Holdings
7D
7.3%
1Y
5.8%
2897
JP¥3,072.00
Nissin Foods HoldingsLtd
7D
-6.8%
1Y
2.0%
2269
JP¥3,860.00
Meiji Holdings
7D
-4.1%
1Y
20.1%

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2207
JP¥2,850.00
Meito
7D
4.1%
1Y
39.9%
2802
JP¥4,518.00
Ajinomoto
7D
-9.1%
1Y
50.0%

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2286
JP¥889.00
Hayashikane SangyoLtd
7D
1.6%
1Y
76.7%
2916
JP¥746.00
Semba Tohka Industries
7D
1.5%
1Y
0.7%
2813
JP¥4,140.00
Wakou Shokuhin
7D
7.5%
1Y
-9.6%
2220
JP¥4,360.00
Kameda SeikaLtd
7D
0.3%
1Y
10.8%
2607
JP¥3,466.00
Fuji Oil
7D
-13.1%
1Y
24.5%
1332
JP¥1,429.50
Nissui
7D
-7.7%
1Y
63.1%

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Feb 10
Nissui's (TSE:1332) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's
2801
JP¥1,407.50
Kikkoman
7D
-6.2%
1Y
-1.8%

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Feb 08
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2875
JP¥11,730.00
Toyo Suisan Kaisha
7D
-4.6%
1Y
33.2%

Toyo Suisan Kaisha (TSE:2875) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of ¥120.00

Feb 08
Toyo Suisan Kaisha (TSE:2875) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of ¥120.00
2282
JP¥6,857.00
NH Foods
7D
-4.1%
1Y
45.1%

NH Foods (TSE:2282) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At ¥160.00

Feb 06
NH Foods (TSE:2282) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At ¥160.00
2229
JP¥3,171.00
Calbee
7D
2.7%
1Y
11.3%

Calbee (TSE:2229) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At ¥66.00

Feb 05
Calbee (TSE:2229) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At ¥66.00
2919
JP¥4,200.00
MarutaiLtd
7D
0.8%
1Y
-0.6%