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Japanese (NIKKEI) Food and Staples Retail Industry Analysis
UpdatedMay 09, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies109
- 7D-0.5%
- 3M-17.9%
- 1Y-5.9%
- YTD-20.3%
Over the last 7 days, the Food and Staples Retail industry has remained flat, although notably TRIAL Holdings gained 6.6%. Unfortunately though, the industry is down 5.9% over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.
Industry Valuation and Performance
Has the Japanese Food and Staples Retail Industry valuation changed over the past few years?
| Date | Market Cap | Revenue | Earnings | PE | Absolute PE | PS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, 10 May 2026 | JP¥18.3t | JP¥46.0t | JP¥960.5b | 12.8x | 19.1x | 0.4x |
| Tue, 07 Apr 2026 | JP¥21.2t | JP¥45.8t | JP¥912.6b | 13.8x | 23.2x | 0.5x |
| Thu, 05 Mar 2026 | JP¥20.8t | JP¥45.7t | JP¥915.7b | 13.8x | 22.7x | 0.5x |
| Sat, 31 Jan 2026 | JP¥21.0t | JP¥45.4t | JP¥897.8b | 14.2x | 23.4x | 0.5x |
| Mon, 29 Dec 2025 | JP¥22.5t | JP¥47.4t | JP¥825.1b | 13.4x | 27.3x | 0.5x |
| Wed, 26 Nov 2025 | JP¥23.8t | JP¥49.0t | JP¥848.7b | 13.2x | 28x | 0.5x |
| Fri, 24 Oct 2025 | JP¥22.3t | JP¥48.7t | JP¥847.1b | 13.6x | 26.3x | 0.5x |
| Sun, 21 Sep 2025 | JP¥20.7t | JP¥47.2t | JP¥795.0b | 13.6x | 26x | 0.4x |
| Tue, 19 Aug 2025 | JP¥20.9t | JP¥47.1t | JP¥785.4b | 13.5x | 26.6x | 0.4x |
| Thu, 17 Jul 2025 | JP¥20.4t | JP¥46.8t | JP¥806.7b | 13.3x | 25.3x | 0.4x |
| Sat, 14 Jun 2025 | JP¥20.1t | JP¥50.4t | JP¥778.6b | 12.2x | 25.8x | 0.4x |
| Mon, 12 May 2025 | JP¥20.3t | JP¥48.5t | JP¥786.2b | 12.7x | 25.8x | 0.4x |
| Wed, 09 Apr 2025 | JP¥17.8t | JP¥48.3t | JP¥688.3b | 11.9x | 25.9x | 0.4x |
| Fri, 07 Mar 2025 | JP¥18.4t | JP¥48.2t | JP¥690.9b | 13x | 26.6x | 0.4x |
| Sun, 02 Feb 2025 | JP¥19.2t | JP¥48.0t | JP¥694.4b | 13x | 27.7x | 0.4x |
| Tue, 31 Dec 2024 | JP¥19.0t | JP¥49.2t | JP¥802.6b | 12.8x | 23.6x | 0.4x |
| Thu, 28 Nov 2024 | JP¥19.0t | JP¥49.5t | JP¥800.2b | 12.7x | 23.8x | 0.4x |
| Sat, 26 Oct 2024 | JP¥18.3t | JP¥49.3t | JP¥800.8b | 12.2x | 22.8x | 0.4x |
| Mon, 23 Sep 2024 | JP¥18.9t | JP¥48.5t | JP¥813.4b | 12.6x | 23.2x | 0.4x |
| Wed, 21 Aug 2024 | JP¥17.6t | JP¥48.5t | JP¥817.0b | 12.4x | 21.5x | 0.4x |
| Fri, 19 Jul 2024 | JP¥18.4t | JP¥49.7t | JP¥854.3b | 13.3x | 21.6x | 0.4x |
| Sun, 16 Jun 2024 | JP¥18.7t | JP¥49.3t | JP¥892.7b | 13.8x | 21x | 0.4x |
| Tue, 14 May 2024 | JP¥18.9t | JP¥47.6t | JP¥891.7b | 14.3x | 21.2x | 0.4x |
| Thu, 11 Apr 2024 | JP¥19.7t | JP¥49.0t | JP¥872.9b | 14.3x | 22.6x | 0.4x |
| Sat, 09 Mar 2024 | JP¥19.7t | JP¥48.2t | JP¥854.8b | 13.8x | 23x | 0.4x |
| Mon, 05 Feb 2024 | JP¥18.9t | JP¥48.0t | JP¥844.7b | 13.6x | 22.3x | 0.4x |
| Wed, 03 Jan 2024 | JP¥18.0t | JP¥47.9t | JP¥811.9b | 13.5x | 22.2x | 0.4x |
| Fri, 01 Dec 2023 | JP¥17.8t | JP¥47.8t | JP¥812.5b | 13.9x | 21.9x | 0.4x |
| Sun, 29 Oct 2023 | JP¥17.4t | JP¥47.6t | JP¥794.8b | 14.5x | 21.9x | 0.4x |
| Tue, 26 Sep 2023 | JP¥18.0t | JP¥47.5t | JP¥804.2b | 15x | 22.3x | 0.4x |
| Thu, 24 Aug 2023 | JP¥18.2t | JP¥47.5t | JP¥800.7b | 14.1x | 22.7x | 0.4x |
| Sat, 22 Jul 2023 | JP¥17.6t | JP¥47.3t | JP¥784.2b | 15.2x | 22.4x | 0.4x |
| Mon, 19 Jun 2023 | JP¥17.5t | JP¥46.7t | JP¥811.4b | 14.5x | 21.6x | 0.4x |
| Wed, 17 May 2023 | JP¥17.8t | JP¥46.6t | JP¥799.0b | 14.2x | 22.3x | 0.4x |
Price to Earnings Ratio
22.3x
Current Industry PE
- Investors are pessimistic on the Japanese Consumer Retailing industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
- The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 19.1x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 23.6x.
- The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.40x.
Past Earnings Growth
- The earnings for companies in the Consumer Retailing industry have grown 6.3% 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 industry?
| JP Market | 2.87% | |
| Consumer Staples | -0.27% | |
| Food and Staples Retail | -0.50% | |
| Drug Retail | 0.18% | |
| Big Box Super Stores | -0.29% | |
| Food Distributors | -0.56% | |
| Food Retail | -0.94% | |
Industry PE
- Investors are most optimistic about the Big Box Super Stores industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 85.6x.
- Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 18.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 5.7% per year.
- Investors are most pessimistic about the Food Distributors industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 11.6x.
Forecasted Growth
- Analysts are most optimistic on the Big Box Super Stores industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 18% over the next 5 years.
- This is better than its past earnings decline of 5.7% per year.
- In contrast, the Food Distributors industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 4.8% per year over the next few years.
Top Stock Gainers and Losers
Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?
| Company | Last Price | 7D | 1Y | Valuation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 141A TRIAL Holdings | JP¥4.14k | 6.6% +JP¥31.3b | 84.2% | PE52.5x | |
| 3088 MatsukiyoCocokara | JP¥2.35k | 1.4% +JP¥12.7b | -12.3% | PE16.7x | |
| 3549 Kusuri No Aoki Holdings | JP¥3.85k | 3.1% +JP¥10.8b | 5.5% | PE19x | |
| 3349 COSMOS Pharmaceutical | JP¥6.27k | 1.7% +JP¥8.2b | -29.8% | PE15.8x | |
| 8242 H2O Retailing | JP¥2.32k | 1.8% +JP¥4.8b | 19.8% | PE10.1x |