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Japanese (NIKKEI) Packaged Foods and Meats Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 16, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies118
  • 7D3.1%
  • 3M12.1%
  • 1Y25.8%
  • YTDn/a

The Packaged Foods and Meats industry is up 3.1% in the last week, with Ajinomoto up 8.2%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 26%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 8.1% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Japanese Packaged Foods and Meats Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 16 Feb 2026JP¥20.1tJP¥24.3tJP¥961.0b17.9x21x0.8x
Wed, 14 Jan 2026JP¥17.9tJP¥24.1tJP¥922.3b16.8x19.4x0.7x
Fri, 12 Dec 2025JP¥17.5tJP¥24.1tJP¥921.7b16.3x19x0.7x
Sun, 09 Nov 2025JP¥17.6tJP¥24.0tJP¥908.1b16.4x19.4x0.7x
Tue, 07 Oct 2025JP¥18.1tJP¥23.9tJP¥907.4b16.7x20x0.8x
Thu, 04 Sep 2025JP¥18.2tJP¥23.9tJP¥906.5b17.2x20.1x0.8x
Sat, 02 Aug 2025JP¥17.7tJP¥23.7tJP¥894.7b16.8x19.7x0.7x
Mon, 30 Jun 2025JP¥17.3tJP¥23.7tJP¥893.9b16.4x19.3x0.7x
Wed, 28 May 2025JP¥17.2tJP¥23.7tJP¥900.7b17x19.1x0.7x
Fri, 25 Apr 2025JP¥16.9tJP¥23.5tJP¥940.1b16.3x18x0.7x
Sun, 23 Mar 2025JP¥17.1tJP¥23.5tJP¥934.8b16.5x18.3x0.7x
Tue, 18 Feb 2025JP¥16.3tJP¥23.5tJP¥939.5b15.9x17.3x0.7x
Thu, 16 Jan 2025JP¥17.1tJP¥23.3tJP¥929.3b15.3x18.4x0.7x
Sat, 14 Dec 2024JP¥18.0tJP¥23.3tJP¥929.3b15.7x19.4x0.8x
Mon, 11 Nov 2024JP¥17.9tJP¥23.2tJP¥941.9b15.9x19x0.8x
Wed, 09 Oct 2024JP¥17.8tJP¥23.0tJP¥942.0b15.9x18.9x0.8x
Fri, 06 Sep 2024JP¥17.4tJP¥23.0tJP¥942.6b16.3x18.5x0.8x
Sun, 04 Aug 2024JP¥17.6tJP¥22.9tJP¥967.9b16x18.2x0.8x
Tue, 02 Jul 2024JP¥17.6tJP¥22.7tJP¥956.4b16x18.4x0.8x
Thu, 30 May 2024JP¥17.4tJP¥22.8tJP¥957.3b15.3x18.2x0.8x
Sat, 27 Apr 2024JP¥18.1tJP¥22.5tJP¥951.3b16.6x19x0.8x
Mon, 25 Mar 2024JP¥18.4tJP¥22.5tJP¥948.6b17.2x19.4x0.8x
Wed, 21 Feb 2024JP¥18.1tJP¥22.4tJP¥946.1b17.6x19.2x0.8x
Fri, 19 Jan 2024JP¥17.9tJP¥22.3tJP¥890.1b17.7x20.1x0.8x
Sun, 17 Dec 2023JP¥16.7tJP¥22.2tJP¥889.9b17.1x18.8x0.8x
Tue, 14 Nov 2023JP¥17.7tJP¥22.2tJP¥888.2b17x19.9x0.8x
Thu, 12 Oct 2023JP¥17.1tJP¥22.0tJP¥787.0b21x21.7x0.8x
Sat, 09 Sep 2023JP¥17.4tJP¥22.0tJP¥783.0b20.4x22.2x0.8x
Mon, 07 Aug 2023JP¥16.2tJP¥21.8tJP¥713.4b20.5x22.7x0.7x
Wed, 05 Jul 2023JP¥16.2tJP¥21.6tJP¥682.9b20.7x23.8x0.8x
Fri, 02 Jun 2023JP¥16.1tJP¥21.6tJP¥682.8b20.1x23.6x0.7x
Sun, 30 Apr 2023JP¥16.0tJP¥21.0tJP¥668.2b18.8x24x0.8x
Tue, 28 Mar 2023JP¥14.8tJP¥21.0tJP¥667.9b17.9x22.2x0.7x
Thu, 23 Feb 2023JP¥14.4tJP¥20.9tJP¥668.0b17.5x21.6x0.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

21.6x


Total Market Cap: JP¥14.4tTotal Earnings: JP¥668.0bTotal Revenue: JP¥20.9tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Packaged Foods and Meats Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 19.9x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Japanese Packaged Foods and Meats industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 19.9x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.76x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Packaged Foods and Meats industry have grown 13% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 5.1% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does Japanese Packaged Foods and Meats compare with similar industries?

JP Market3.26%
Consumer Staples2.75%
Food3.12%
Packaged Foods and Meats3.14%
Agricultural Products2.15%
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
2802 AjinomotoJP¥4.44k8.2%
+JP¥323.9b		42.5%PE55x
2801 KikkomanJP¥1.49k6.5%
+JP¥83.9b		1.7%PE23.2x
1332 NissuiJP¥1.54k7.9%
+JP¥34.3b		79.5%PE16.6x
2264 Morinaga Milk IndustryJP¥4.49k9.3%
+JP¥28.2b		52.3%PE28.7x
2269 Meiji HoldingsJP¥3.86k1.6%
+JP¥16.3b		31.3%PE22.8x

Latest News

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7D
-8.0%
1Y
28.2%
2264
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7D
9.3%
1Y
52.3%
2269
JP¥3,861.00
Meiji Holdings
7D
1.6%
1Y
31.3%
2811
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7D
-0.2%
1Y
-0.5%
2211
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7D
-2.5%
1Y
10.0%
2201
JP¥2,751.00
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7D
-1.0%
1Y
6.6%
2607
JP¥4,064.00
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7D
-4.6%
1Y
51.7%
2802
JP¥4,436.00
Ajinomoto
7D
8.2%
1Y
42.5%

2802: Share Repurchases And Treasury Share Cancellations Will Support A Higher Future Rating

Analysts have nudged their price target on Ajinomoto to ¥5,100 from ¥5,000, reflecting updated assumptions around a slightly lower revenue growth rate, a higher projected profit margin, and a reduced future P/E multiple. What's in the News Ajinomoto has scheduled a board meeting on February 5, 2026.
1332
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7D
7.9%
1Y
79.5%

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2801
JP¥1,491.00
Kikkoman
7D
6.5%
1Y
1.7%

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2282
JP¥6,975.00
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7D
2.3%
1Y
55.2%

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2897
JP¥3,317.00
Nissin Foods HoldingsLtd
7D
1.6%
1Y
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2871
JP¥2,058.50
Nichirei
7D
2.9%
1Y
19.6%
2222
JP¥1,979.00
Kotobuki Spirits
7D
-2.0%
1Y
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2805
JP¥4,365.00
S&B Foods
7D
-2.0%
1Y
65.7%
4526
JP¥3,060.00
Riken Vitamin
7D
-4.5%
1Y
31.0%