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Japanese (NIKKEI) Food and Staples Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 26, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies115
  • 7D-0.3%
  • 3M4.5%
  • 1Y11.9%
  • YTD15.1%

The Food and Staples Retail industry has been flat over the last week, but Kobe Bussan has lost 4.2%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 14% over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 13% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 26 Sep 2025JP¥20.8tJP¥47.2tJP¥794.9b13.7x26.1x0.4x
Sun, 24 Aug 2025JP¥21.1tJP¥47.1tJP¥785.2b13.7x26.9x0.4x
Tue, 22 Jul 2025JP¥19.9tJP¥46.8tJP¥807.5b13.3x24.6x0.4x
Thu, 19 Jun 2025JP¥20.3tJP¥50.4tJP¥778.6b12.2x26.1x0.4x
Sat, 17 May 2025JP¥20.3tJP¥48.6tJP¥780.8b12.6x26x0.4x
Mon, 14 Apr 2025JP¥18.8tJP¥48.7tJP¥777.5b12.3x24.2x0.4x
Wed, 12 Mar 2025JP¥18.5tJP¥48.2tJP¥691.6b12.8x26.7x0.4x
Fri, 07 Feb 2025JP¥18.8tJP¥48.1tJP¥692.6b12.6x27.2x0.4x
Sun, 05 Jan 2025JP¥19.0tJP¥49.2tJP¥802.6b12.8x23.6x0.4x
Tue, 03 Dec 2024JP¥19.3tJP¥49.5tJP¥800.3b12.6x24.1x0.4x
Thu, 31 Oct 2024JP¥18.3tJP¥49.3tJP¥800.9b12.4x22.9x0.4x
Sat, 28 Sep 2024JP¥19.2tJP¥48.6tJP¥815.3b12.9x23.5x0.4x
Mon, 26 Aug 2024JP¥18.1tJP¥48.5tJP¥817.0b12.5x22.2x0.4x
Wed, 24 Jul 2024JP¥18.4tJP¥49.7tJP¥854.3b13.1x21.6x0.4x
Fri, 21 Jun 2024JP¥18.5tJP¥49.3tJP¥891.8b14x20.8x0.4x
Sun, 19 May 2024JP¥18.9tJP¥47.7tJP¥894.2b13.8x21.1x0.4x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024JP¥19.2tJP¥47.4tJP¥877.5b14.3x21.8x0.4x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024JP¥19.4tJP¥48.2tJP¥855.4b13.5x22.7x0.4x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024JP¥19.3tJP¥48.0tJP¥847.0b13.9x22.7x0.4x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024JP¥18.1tJP¥47.9tJP¥812.9b13.7x22.3x0.4x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023JP¥18.1tJP¥47.8tJP¥812.5b13.7x22.2x0.4x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023JP¥17.7tJP¥47.6tJP¥799.5b14.3x22.1x0.4x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023JP¥17.7tJP¥47.6tJP¥805.8b14.9x21.9x0.4x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023JP¥18.1tJP¥47.5tJP¥800.7b14.2x22.6x0.4x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023JP¥17.7tJP¥47.3tJP¥784.3b15.4x22.5x0.4x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023JP¥17.6tJP¥46.7tJP¥811.3b14.9x21.7x0.4x
Mon, 22 May 2023JP¥17.9tJP¥46.7tJP¥802.2b14.7x22.3x0.4x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023JP¥16.9tJP¥46.5tJP¥799.3b14.2x21.1x0.4x
Fri, 17 Mar 2023JP¥15.9tJP¥45.0tJP¥760.8b13.3x20.9x0.4x
Sun, 12 Feb 2023JP¥16.3tJP¥44.8tJP¥767.0b14x21.2x0.4x
Tue, 10 Jan 2023JP¥16.0tJP¥43.7tJP¥740.2b13.4x21.7x0.4x
Thu, 08 Dec 2022JP¥16.0tJP¥43.7tJP¥736.1b13.2x21.7x0.4x
Sat, 05 Nov 2022JP¥15.4tJP¥43.5tJP¥730.7b12.8x21.1x0.4x
Mon, 03 Oct 2022JP¥16.0tJP¥42.0tJP¥727.4b12.4x22x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

22x


Total Market Cap: JP¥16.0tTotal Earnings: JP¥727.4bTotal Revenue: JP¥42.0tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Food and Staples Retail Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 23x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Japanese Consumer Retailing industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 26.2x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 23.0x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.39x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Retailing industry have grown 3.0% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 4.0% 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 Market0.66%
Consumer Staples-0.19%
Food and Staples Retail-0.30%
Food Retail0.19%
Big Box Super Stores-0.48%
Drug Retail-0.86%
Food Distributors-0.96%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Big Box Super Stores industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 89.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 25.0%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 7.2% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Food Distributors industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 11.4x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Big Box Super Stores industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 25% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 7.2% per year.
  • In contrast, the Food Distributors industry is expected to see its earnings growth to stay flat over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
8267 AeonJP¥1.85k1.9%
+JP¥89.1b		40.3%PE253.4x
3382 Seven & i HoldingsJP¥2.02k1.6%
+JP¥80.0b		-9.0%PE24.8x
3088 MatsukiyoCocokaraJP¥3.09k1.7%
+JP¥20.7b		28.0%PE22x
8279 YaokoLtdJP¥9.34k3.1%
+JP¥11.5b		-3.4%PE18.8x
3141 Welcia HoldingsJP¥2.75k1.8%
+JP¥10.2b		33.5%PE31.3x

Latest News

3088
JP¥3,094.00
MatsukiyoCocokara
7D
1.7%
1Y
28.0%
3341
JP¥3,905.00
NIHON CHOUZAILtd
7D
-1.3%
1Y
180.3%
2874
JP¥1,232.00
YokoreiLtd
7D
-5.2%
1Y
28.1%
2692
JP¥10,500.00
ITOCHU-SHOKUHIN
7D
-1.6%
1Y
42.1%
3382
JP¥2,018.50
Seven & i Holdings
7D
1.6%
1Y
-9.0%

Digital Integration And Store Modernization Will Drive Future Momentum

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8267
JP¥1,850.50
Aeon
7D
1.9%
1Y
40.3%
141A
JP¥2,370.00
Trial Holdings
7D
-0.9%
1Y
-30.7%

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Sep 16
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3038
JP¥4,130.00
Kobe Bussan
7D
-3.8%
1Y
-5.0%

Kobe Bussan Co., Ltd. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Predictions

Sep 13
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2586
JP¥206.00
Fruta Fruta
7D
-9.6%
1Y
77.6%

The Return Trends At Fruta Fruta (TSE:2586) Look Promising

Sep 12
The Return Trends At Fruta Fruta (TSE:2586) Look Promising
9267
JP¥4,980.00
Genky DrugStores
7D
4.0%
1Y
33.2%

Investors Will Want Genky DrugStores' (TSE:9267) Growth In ROCE To Persist

Sep 08
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8279
JP¥9,344.00
YaokoLtd
7D
3.1%
1Y
-3.4%
7649
JP¥3,602.00
Sugi HoldingsLtd
7D
-2.0%
1Y
33.6%
2700
JP¥4,670.00
Kitoku Shinryo
7D
-11.7%
1Y
314.7%
8198
JP¥3,425.00
Maxvalu TokaiLtd
7D
4.4%
1Y
7.5%
3141
JP¥2,745.50
Welcia Holdings
7D
1.8%
1Y
33.5%
3391
JP¥2,403.50
Tsuruha Holdings
7D
1.6%
1Y
31.2%