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Japanese (NIKKEI) Drug Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 06, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies20
  • 7D-0.2%
  • 3M16.9%
  • 1Y25.1%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Drug Retail industry has remained flat, although notably COSMOS Pharmaceutical gained 5.5%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 25% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 9.5% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Japanese Drug Retail Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 07 Jul 2025JP¥4.8tJP¥8.5tJP¥213.9b14.8x22.5x0.6x
Wed, 04 Jun 2025JP¥4.8tJP¥8.5tJP¥214.1b15.6x22.5x0.6x
Fri, 02 May 2025JP¥4.7tJP¥8.4tJP¥209.5b18.4x22.4x0.6x
Sun, 30 Mar 2025JP¥4.1tJP¥8.3tJP¥218.6b17.7x18.6x0.5x
Tue, 25 Feb 2025JP¥4.0tJP¥8.2tJP¥217.9b16.8x18.2x0.5x
Thu, 23 Jan 2025JP¥3.9tJP¥8.2tJP¥217.8b17.2x17.9x0.5x
Sat, 21 Dec 2024JP¥3.6tJP¥8.1tJP¥217.7b15.7x16.7x0.4x
Mon, 18 Nov 2024JP¥3.7tJP¥8.1tJP¥220.0b15.6x16.7x0.5x
Wed, 16 Oct 2024JP¥4.0tJP¥8.0tJP¥222.4b16.8x17.9x0.5x
Fri, 13 Sep 2024JP¥3.9tJP¥7.9tJP¥220.1b16.7x17.6x0.5x
Sun, 11 Aug 2024JP¥3.8tJP¥7.9tJP¥220.4b15.9x17.4x0.5x
Tue, 09 Jul 2024JP¥3.9tJP¥7.8tJP¥224.2b16.1x17.4x0.5x
Thu, 06 Jun 2024JP¥3.9tJP¥7.8tJP¥227.0b16.5x17.3x0.5x
Sat, 04 May 2024JP¥4.1tJP¥7.7tJP¥225.3b16.9x18.3x0.5x
Mon, 01 Apr 2024JP¥4.3tJP¥7.7tJP¥223.7b16.4x19.4x0.6x
Wed, 28 Feb 2024JP¥4.5tJP¥7.6tJP¥222.7b15.4x20.1x0.6x
Fri, 26 Jan 2024JP¥4.4tJP¥7.6tJP¥219.4b14.7x20.1x0.6x
Sun, 24 Dec 2023JP¥4.3tJP¥7.5tJP¥217.3b15.1x19.9x0.6x
Tue, 21 Nov 2023JP¥4.4tJP¥7.5tJP¥215.5b15.5x20.3x0.6x
Thu, 19 Oct 2023JP¥4.1tJP¥7.4tJP¥211.7b15.4x19.3x0.5x
Sat, 16 Sep 2023JP¥4.5tJP¥7.3tJP¥209.7b17.8x21.4x0.6x
Mon, 14 Aug 2023JP¥4.8tJP¥7.7tJP¥221.6b18.9x21.8x0.6x
Wed, 12 Jul 2023JP¥4.7tJP¥7.7tJP¥222.4b17.4x21x0.6x
Fri, 09 Jun 2023JP¥4.5tJP¥7.7tJP¥221.6b16.7x20.4x0.6x
Sun, 07 May 2023JP¥4.3tJP¥7.6tJP¥216.9b15.9x19.8x0.6x
Tue, 04 Apr 2023JP¥4.1tJP¥7.5tJP¥218.4b16.5x18.9x0.5x
Thu, 02 Mar 2023JP¥4.0tJP¥7.5tJP¥218.1b16.3x18.5x0.5x
Sat, 28 Jan 2023JP¥4.2tJP¥7.5tJP¥218.4b17.3x19x0.6x
Mon, 26 Dec 2022JP¥4.4tJP¥7.4tJP¥217.4b17.5x20.2x0.6x
Wed, 23 Nov 2022JP¥4.3tJP¥7.4tJP¥215.4b17.2x20.2x0.6x
Fri, 21 Oct 2022JP¥4.2tJP¥7.2tJP¥209.8b17.1x20.2x0.6x
Sun, 18 Sep 2022JP¥4.1tJP¥7.2tJP¥207.8b15.7x19.8x0.6x
Tue, 16 Aug 2022JP¥4.1tJP¥7.1tJP¥207.4b15.6x19.8x0.6x
Thu, 14 Jul 2022JP¥3.9tJP¥7.1tJP¥206.0b14.7x18.8x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

18.8x


Total Market Cap: JP¥3.9tTotal Earnings: JP¥206.0bTotal Revenue: JP¥7.1tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Drug Retail Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 19.3x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Japanese Drug Retail industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 22.5x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 19.3x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.55x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Drug Retail industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 6.4% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased and as a result, profits have held steady.

Industry Comparison

How does Japanese Drug Retail compare with similar industries?

JP Market-0.47%
Consumer Staples0.55%
Food and Staples Retail0.47%
Drug Retail-0.25%
Big Box Super Stores5.32%
Food Distributors0.90%
Food Retail-1.35%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
3349 COSMOS PharmaceuticalJP¥9.61k5.1%
+JP¥36.7b		48.6%PE25.9x
7649 Sugi HoldingsLtdJP¥3.41k3.5%
+JP¥20.8b		51.9%PE24x
3391 Tsuruha HoldingsJP¥11.47k1.9%
+JP¥10.5b		25.4%PE36.3x
3141 Welcia HoldingsJP¥2.59k1.9%
+JP¥10.1b		33.1%PE35.9x
9989 SundrugLtdJP¥4.59k1.8%
+JP¥9.5b		15.9%PE17.5x

Latest News

7679
JP¥2,185.00
YAKUODO HOLDINGS
7D
-5.8%
1Y
-22.5%
3349
JP¥9,608.00
COSMOS Pharmaceutical
7D
5.1%
1Y
48.6%

Return Trends At COSMOS Pharmaceutical (TSE:3349) Aren't Appealing

Jul 04
Return Trends At COSMOS Pharmaceutical (TSE:3349) Aren't Appealing
3088
JP¥2,977.00
MatsukiyoCocokara
7D
0.3%
1Y
25.8%
3544
JP¥827.00
Satudora HoldingsLtd
7D
-2.4%
1Y
1.2%

Shareholders Will Be Pleased With The Quality of Satudora HoldingsLtd's (TSE:3544) Earnings

Jun 28
Shareholders Will Be Pleased With The Quality of Satudora HoldingsLtd's (TSE:3544) Earnings
2796
JP¥496.00
Pharmarise Holdings
7D
-1.2%
1Y
-21.5%
3341
JP¥3,135.00
NIHON CHOUZAILtd
7D
-2.2%
1Y
109.6%
4350
JP¥507.00
Medical System Network
7D
7.0%
1Y
-12.4%
9627
JP¥5,504.00
Ain Holdings
7D
1.2%
1Y
0.8%
3141
JP¥2,588.00
Welcia Holdings
7D
1.9%
1Y
33.1%
9989
JP¥4,590.00
SundrugLtd
7D
1.8%
1Y
15.9%
7649
JP¥3,410.00
Sugi HoldingsLtd
7D
3.5%
1Y
51.9%
3391
JP¥11,470.00
Tsuruha Holdings
7D
1.9%
1Y
25.4%
3148
JP¥3,200.00
Create SD Holdings
7D
-0.2%
1Y
-8.2%