Analysis Article • May 21
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Japanese (NIKKEI) Food Retail Industry Analysis
UpdatedJul 11, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies51
- 7D-0.05%
- 3M-4.3%
- 1Y-9.3%
- YTDn/a
The Food Retail is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Genky DrugStores has stood out, gaining 9.9%. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 9.3% in the last year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 4.6% annually.
Industry Valuation and Performance
Has the Japanese Food Retail Industry valuation changed over the past few years?
| Date | Market Cap | Revenue | Earnings | PE | Absolute PE | PS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, 12 Jul 2026 | JP¥8.5t | JP¥22.2t | JP¥542.0b | 11.7x | 15.7x | 0.4x |
| Tue, 09 Jun 2026 | JP¥8.2t | JP¥22.1t | JP¥535.9b | 12x | 15.3x | 0.4x |
| Thu, 07 May 2026 | JP¥8.3t | JP¥20.5t | JP¥532.3b | 11.9x | 15.6x | 0.4x |
| Sat, 04 Apr 2026 | JP¥9.3t | JP¥21.0t | JP¥548.7b | 12.9x | 17x | 0.4x |
| Mon, 02 Mar 2026 | JP¥9.5t | JP¥21.0t | JP¥554.1b | 14x | 17.2x | 0.5x |
| Wed, 28 Jan 2026 | JP¥9.4t | JP¥20.9t | JP¥536.6b | 14x | 17.5x | 0.4x |
| Fri, 26 Dec 2025 | JP¥9.7t | JP¥23.0t | JP¥473.3b | 12.8x | 20.4x | 0.4x |
| Sun, 23 Nov 2025 | JP¥9.4t | JP¥23.0t | JP¥477.1b | 12.8x | 19.7x | 0.4x |
| Tue, 21 Oct 2025 | JP¥9.0t | JP¥22.9t | JP¥473.2b | 12.8x | 19x | 0.4x |
| Thu, 18 Sep 2025 | JP¥9.3t | JP¥21.6t | JP¥429.8b | 13.5x | 21.6x | 0.4x |
| Sat, 16 Aug 2025 | JP¥9.4t | JP¥21.6t | JP¥419.7b | 12.6x | 22.3x | 0.4x |
| Mon, 14 Jul 2025 | JP¥9.9t | JP¥23.1t | JP¥412.6b | 11.9x | 24.1x | 0.4x |
| Wed, 11 Jun 2025 | JP¥9.8t | JP¥23.0t | JP¥411.4b | 11.7x | 23.7x | 0.4x |
| Fri, 09 May 2025 | JP¥9.9t | JP¥21.2t | JP¥416.5b | 11.9x | 23.7x | 0.5x |
| Sun, 06 Apr 2025 | JP¥9.1t | JP¥21.1t | JP¥344.3b | 11.9x | 26.5x | 0.4x |
| Tue, 04 Mar 2025 | JP¥9.5t | JP¥21.0t | JP¥339.3b | 12.8x | 28x | 0.5x |
| Thu, 30 Jan 2025 | JP¥10.2t | JP¥21.0t | JP¥340.9b | 12.4x | 29.8x | 0.5x |
| Sat, 28 Dec 2024 | JP¥10.2t | JP¥22.5t | JP¥433.7b | 12.4x | 23.6x | 0.5x |
| Mon, 25 Nov 2024 | JP¥10.5t | JP¥22.7t | JP¥434.7b | 12.4x | 24.1x | 0.5x |
| Wed, 23 Oct 2024 | JP¥9.7t | JP¥22.6t | JP¥431.7b | 12.1x | 22.5x | 0.4x |
| Fri, 20 Sep 2024 | JP¥9.8t | JP¥22.2t | JP¥441.5b | 12.8x | 22.2x | 0.4x |
| Sun, 18 Aug 2024 | JP¥8.5t | JP¥22.1t | JP¥446.3b | 12x | 19.1x | 0.4x |
| Tue, 16 Jul 2024 | JP¥9.9t | JP¥23.5t | JP¥481.3b | 13.8x | 20.6x | 0.4x |
| Thu, 13 Jun 2024 | JP¥10.4t | JP¥23.4t | JP¥506.1b | 14.3x | 20.6x | 0.4x |
| Sat, 11 May 2024 | JP¥10.2t | JP¥21.7t | JP¥502.0b | 14.8x | 20.4x | 0.5x |
| Mon, 08 Apr 2024 | JP¥10.7t | JP¥23.3t | JP¥495.7b | 15.2x | 21.6x | 0.5x |
| Wed, 06 Mar 2024 | JP¥10.7t | JP¥23.3t | JP¥491.7b | 14x | 21.8x | 0.5x |
| Fri, 02 Feb 2024 | JP¥10.0t | JP¥23.2t | JP¥484.7b | 15x | 20.6x | 0.4x |
| Sun, 31 Dec 2023 | JP¥9.6t | JP¥23.3t | JP¥471.8b | 14.3x | 20.3x | 0.4x |
| Tue, 28 Nov 2023 | JP¥9.7t | JP¥23.3t | JP¥471.4b | 14.1x | 20.5x | 0.4x |
| Thu, 26 Oct 2023 | JP¥9.2t | JP¥23.2t | JP¥463.6b | 14.8x | 19.9x | 0.4x |
| Sat, 23 Sep 2023 | JP¥9.7t | JP¥23.4t | JP¥482.1b | 15.8x | 20.1x | 0.4x |
| Mon, 21 Aug 2023 | JP¥9.6t | JP¥23.4t | JP¥480.4b | 14.9x | 20x | 0.4x |
| Wed, 19 Jul 2023 | JP¥9.5t | JP¥23.1t | JP¥462.1b | 16.6x | 20.6x | 0.4x |
Price to Earnings Ratio
20.6x
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 15.7x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 21.1x.
- 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 5.5% 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 Comparison
How does Japanese Food Retail compare with similar industries?
| JP Market | -0.89% | |
| Consumer Staples | -0.75% | |
| Food and Staples Retail | -0.36% | |
| Food Retail | -0.049% | |
| Food Distributors | 1.48% | |
| Drug Retail | 0.51% | |
| Big Box Super Stores | -2.00% | |
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?
| Company | Last Price | 7D | 1Y | Valuation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9267 Genky DrugStores | JP¥3.76k | 9.9% +JP¥10.4b | -6.8% | PE14.7x | |
| 9948 ARCS | JP¥3.51k | 3.2% +JP¥5.9b | 13.8% | PE14.9x | |
| 2659 SAN-ALTD | JP¥3.26k | 2.4% +JP¥4.6b | 10.4% | PE18.8x | |
| 3222 United Super Markets Holdings | JP¥821.00 | 2.5% +JP¥4.1b | -9.8% | PS0.2x | |
| 8255 Axial Retailing | JP¥1.17k | 2.7% +JP¥2.7b | 4.9% | PE11.8x |