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Japanese (NIKKEI) Food Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 31, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies51
  • 7D6.9%
  • 3M11.0%
  • 1Y4.2%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Food Retail industry has risen 6.9%, driven by gains from Seven & i Holdings of 7.4%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 4.2%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 4.2% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 31 Jul 2026JP¥9.2tJP¥20.3tJP¥547.7b12.9x16.9x0.5x
Sun, 28 Jun 2026JP¥8.2tJP¥22.1tJP¥543.8b11.7x15.1x0.4x
Tue, 26 May 2026JP¥8.0tJP¥20.6tJP¥536.0b11x14.9x0.4x
Thu, 23 Apr 2026JP¥8.6tJP¥20.5tJP¥532.1b12.3x16.2x0.4x
Sat, 21 Mar 2026JP¥9.0tJP¥21.0tJP¥548.7b12.5x16.3x0.4x
Mon, 16 Feb 2026JP¥10.0tJP¥21.0tJP¥553.7b13.6x18.1x0.5x
Wed, 14 Jan 2026JP¥9.4tJP¥20.9tJP¥537.3b13.6x17.5x0.4x
Fri, 12 Dec 2025JP¥9.2tJP¥23.0tJP¥474.4b12.5x19.4x0.4x
Sun, 09 Nov 2025JP¥8.9tJP¥22.9tJP¥477.1b12.2x18.7x0.4x
Tue, 07 Oct 2025JP¥9.0tJP¥21.6tJP¥430.0b12.7x20.9x0.4x
Thu, 04 Sep 2025JP¥9.1tJP¥21.6tJP¥419.7b13x21.6x0.4x
Sat, 02 Aug 2025JP¥9.4tJP¥21.5tJP¥441.6b12.1x21.3x0.4x
Mon, 30 Jun 2025JP¥10.2tJP¥23.0tJP¥408.6b11.8x24.9x0.4x
Wed, 28 May 2025JP¥9.8tJP¥21.3tJP¥411.4b11.8x23.9x0.5x
Fri, 25 Apr 2025JP¥9.6tJP¥21.2tJP¥414.0b12.4x23.1x0.4x
Sun, 23 Mar 2025JP¥9.7tJP¥21.1tJP¥344.6b13.1x28x0.5x
Tue, 18 Feb 2025JP¥10.1tJP¥21.0tJP¥339.3b12.6x29.7x0.5x
Thu, 16 Jan 2025JP¥10.1tJP¥21.0tJP¥341.0b12.1x29.6x0.5x
Sat, 14 Dec 2024JP¥10.3tJP¥22.5tJP¥432.2b12x23.8x0.5x
Mon, 11 Nov 2024JP¥9.6tJP¥22.7tJP¥429.2b12.6x22.3x0.4x
Wed, 09 Oct 2024JP¥9.9tJP¥22.2tJP¥441.4b12.4x22.3x0.4x
Fri, 06 Sep 2024JP¥9.7tJP¥22.2tJP¥445.5b12.6x21.8x0.4x
Sun, 04 Aug 2024JP¥8.6tJP¥22.1tJP¥423.1b12.3x20.3x0.4x
Tue, 02 Jul 2024JP¥10.3tJP¥23.4tJP¥504.9b14.6x20.3x0.4x
Thu, 30 May 2024JP¥10.3tJP¥21.7tJP¥506.1b14x20.3x0.5x
Sat, 27 Apr 2024JP¥10.3tJP¥21.6tJP¥501.8b14.7x20.6x0.5x
Mon, 25 Mar 2024JP¥10.9tJP¥23.3tJP¥496.4b15.4x22x0.5x
Wed, 21 Feb 2024JP¥10.5tJP¥23.3tJP¥491.7b15x21.4x0.5x
Fri, 19 Jan 2024JP¥9.8tJP¥23.2tJP¥484.1b14.3x20.2x0.4x
Sun, 17 Dec 2023JP¥9.4tJP¥23.3tJP¥471.9b14.1x19.9x0.4x
Tue, 14 Nov 2023JP¥9.5tJP¥23.2tJP¥469.6b14.9x20.3x0.4x
Thu, 12 Oct 2023JP¥9.6tJP¥23.4tJP¥485.5b15.1x19.8x0.4x
Sat, 09 Sep 2023JP¥9.8tJP¥23.4tJP¥480.4b15.6x20.4x0.4x
Mon, 07 Aug 2023JP¥9.6tJP¥23.3tJP¥476.6b15.9x20.1x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

20.1x


Total Market Cap: JP¥9.6tTotal Earnings: JP¥476.6bTotal Revenue: JP¥23.3tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Food Retail Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 21x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Japanese Food Retail 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 16.9x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 21.0x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.43x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Food Retail industry have grown 4.7% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 4.5% per year.
  • This means that less sales are being generated overall, but since cost of doing business is lower, profits have been increasing.

Industry Comparison

How does Japanese Food Retail compare with similar industries?

JP Market-2.90%
Consumer Staples4.86%
Food and Staples Retail6.61%
Food Retail6.85%
Big Box Super Stores6.89%
Drug Retail6.76%
Food Distributors1.70%
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
3038 Kobe BussanJP¥2.75k3.5%
+JP¥20.4b		-31.7%PE17.9x
8194 LifeJP¥2.58k5.5%
+JP¥11.6b		4.9%PE12.2x
8242 H2O RetailingJP¥2.86k3.6%
+JP¥11.4b		40.7%PE10.9x
417A Blue Zones HoldingsLtdJP¥1.79k2.5%
+JP¥8.8b		-10.1%PE15.4x
8255 Axial RetailingJP¥1.27k6.4%
+JP¥6.7b		10.1%PE12.8x

Latest News

9267
JP¥3,735.00
Genky DrugStores
7D
-1.2%
1Y
-17.4%
7475
JP¥2,544.00
ALBISLtd
7D
-3.8%
1Y
-14.3%
8255
JP¥1,268.00
Axial Retailing
7D
6.4%
1Y
10.1%
8242
JP¥2,863.50
H2O Retailing
7D
3.6%
1Y
40.7%
7596
JP¥2,300.00
Uoriki
7D
-0.3%
1Y
-7.1%
3382
JP¥2,109.00
Seven & i Holdings
7D
-1.7%
1Y
4.6%
Narrative Update • Jul 21

3382: Restructuring Timetable And New Alliances Will Shape Future P/E

Analysts have reduced their fair value estimate for Seven & i Holdings from ¥2,355.0 to ¥2,256.9. Recent downgrades and price targets in the ¥2,100 to ¥2,300 range reflect expectations for a longer restructuring timeline, despite mixed views on support for near term earnings. Analyst Commentary Recent research on Seven & i Holdings points to a mixed setup, with some analysts highlighting supportive near term factors while others focus on execution risk around restructuring and how that feeds into valuation.
7515
JP¥4,570.00
Maruyoshi Center
7D
-2.6%
1Y
12.7%
8198
JP¥3,275.00
Maxvalu TokaiLtd
7D
-0.2%
1Y
2.0%
8194
JP¥2,584.00
Life
7D
5.5%
1Y
4.9%
2659
JP¥3,255.00
SAN-ALTD
7D
2.7%
1Y
7.1%
9974
JP¥6,680.00
Belc
7D
4.0%
1Y
-9.6%
9948
JP¥3,605.00
ARCS
7D
3.1%
1Y
16.7%
3038
JP¥2,751.00
Kobe Bussan
7D
3.5%
1Y
-31.7%
7614
JP¥1,522.00
OM2 NetworkLtd
7D
-1.9%
1Y
1.9%
9959
JP¥1,006.00
Aseed HoldingsLtd
7D
-3.7%
1Y
47.5%
417A
JP¥1,788.50
Blue Zones HoldingsLtd
7D
2.5%
1Y
-10.1%