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Japanese (NIKKEI) Food Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 02, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies125
  • 7D-0.3%
  • 3M3.8%
  • 1Y15.9%
  • YTD13.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Food industry has remained flat. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 16% over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 6.9% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 02 Aug 2026JP¥20.5tJP¥25.3tJP¥1.0t15.7x19.9x0.8x
Tue, 30 Jun 2026JP¥21.1tJP¥25.2tJP¥1.0t15.3x20.3x0.8x
Thu, 28 May 2026JP¥19.9tJP¥25.2tJP¥1.0t15.4x19.1x0.8x
Sat, 25 Apr 2026JP¥19.6tJP¥24.8tJP¥954.0b15.8x20.6x0.8x
Mon, 23 Mar 2026JP¥19.7tJP¥24.8tJP¥961.4b15.9x20.4x0.8x
Wed, 18 Feb 2026JP¥20.6tJP¥24.8tJP¥988.0b16.7x20.8x0.8x
Fri, 16 Jan 2026JP¥18.4tJP¥24.5tJP¥950.5b16.8x19.4x0.8x
Sun, 14 Dec 2025JP¥17.9tJP¥24.5tJP¥945.2b16.3x19x0.7x
Tue, 11 Nov 2025JP¥17.8tJP¥24.5tJP¥931.3b16.1x19.1x0.7x
Thu, 09 Oct 2025JP¥18.4tJP¥24.4tJP¥931.1b16.3x19.7x0.8x
Sat, 06 Sep 2025JP¥18.6tJP¥24.4tJP¥926.3b17x20.1x0.8x
Mon, 04 Aug 2025JP¥17.9tJP¥24.2tJP¥922.5b16.5x19.4x0.7x
Wed, 02 Jul 2025JP¥17.7tJP¥24.2tJP¥921.7b16.3x19.2x0.7x
Fri, 30 May 2025JP¥17.6tJP¥24.2tJP¥928.2b16.6x18.9x0.7x
Sun, 27 Apr 2025JP¥17.1tJP¥24.0tJP¥969.6b16.3x17.7x0.7x
Tue, 25 Mar 2025JP¥17.3tJP¥24.0tJP¥963.2b16.3x18x0.7x
Thu, 20 Feb 2025JP¥16.6tJP¥24.0tJP¥967.9b15.6x17.1x0.7x
Sat, 18 Jan 2025JP¥17.2tJP¥23.7tJP¥956.6b15x17.9x0.7x
Mon, 16 Dec 2024JP¥18.3tJP¥23.7tJP¥953.7b15.5x19.1x0.8x
Wed, 13 Nov 2024JP¥18.0tJP¥23.6tJP¥967.1b15.6x18.6x0.8x
Fri, 11 Oct 2024JP¥18.2tJP¥23.5tJP¥966.9b15.9x18.8x0.8x
Sun, 08 Sep 2024JP¥17.8tJP¥23.5tJP¥968.4b16x18.4x0.8x
Tue, 06 Aug 2024JP¥16.5tJP¥23.3tJP¥993.6b15.1x16.6x0.7x
Thu, 04 Jul 2024JP¥18.0tJP¥23.2tJP¥972.8b16x18.5x0.8x
Sat, 01 Jun 2024JP¥17.9tJP¥23.2tJP¥973.7b15.7x18.3x0.8x
Mon, 29 Apr 2024JP¥18.4tJP¥23.0tJP¥967.2b16.8x19x0.8x
Wed, 27 Mar 2024JP¥18.7tJP¥22.9tJP¥961.1b17.7x19.4x0.8x
Fri, 23 Feb 2024JP¥18.5tJP¥22.9tJP¥958.6b18.1x19.3x0.8x
Sun, 21 Jan 2024JP¥18.2tJP¥22.7tJP¥900.7b18.1x20.2x0.8x
Tue, 19 Dec 2023JP¥16.9tJP¥22.7tJP¥901.6b17.4x18.7x0.7x
Thu, 16 Nov 2023JP¥18.0tJP¥22.7tJP¥900.2b17.7x20x0.8x
Sat, 14 Oct 2023JP¥17.1tJP¥22.5tJP¥798.3b20.4x21.4x0.8x
Mon, 11 Sep 2023JP¥17.7tJP¥22.4tJP¥793.4b20.7x22.3x0.8x
Wed, 09 Aug 2023JP¥16.9tJP¥22.3tJP¥727.1b20.4x23.2x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

23.2x


Total Market Cap: JP¥16.9tTotal Earnings: JP¥727.1bTotal Revenue: JP¥22.3tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Food Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 19.4x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Japanese Food 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 19.4x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.77x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Food industry have grown 13% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 4.2% 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 Market-0.42%
Consumer Staples2.21%
Food-0.34%
Packaged Foods and Meats-0.32%
Agricultural Products-1.57%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Packaged Foods and Meats industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 19.5x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 7.1%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 8.4% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Agricultural Products industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 15.8x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Packaged Foods and Meats industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 7.1% over the next 5 years.
  • This is roughly in line with its past earnings growth rate.
  • In contrast, the Agricultural Products industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 2.9% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
2801 KikkomanJP¥1.65k2.1%
+JP¥32.0b		22.4%PE24.8x
2267 Yakult HonshaLtdJP¥2.82k2.7%
+JP¥21.1b		16.7%PE17.6x
2222 Kotobuki SpiritsJP¥2.54k4.5%
+JP¥16.8b		23.7%PE31.3x
2871 NichireiJP¥2.20k2.5%
+JP¥13.4b		19.7%PE20.2x
2269 Meiji HoldingsJP¥3.79k1.2%
+JP¥12.5b		22.6%PE29.3x

Latest News

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7D
-10.7%
1Y
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2805
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7D
4.8%
1Y
116.0%
2875
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Toyo Suisan Kaisha
7D
-3.1%
1Y
10.3%
2267
JP¥2,819.00
Yakult HonshaLtd
7D
2.7%
1Y
16.7%
2229
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7D
-1.2%
1Y
10.3%
2811
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7D
-3.2%
1Y
-8.2%
2871
JP¥2,203.50
Nichirei
7D
2.5%
1Y
19.7%
2002
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Nisshin Seifun Group
7D
-1.8%
1Y
16.3%
2802
JP¥4,965.00
Ajinomoto
7D
-2.6%
1Y
22.4%
2269
JP¥3,789.00
Meiji Holdings
7D
1.2%
1Y
22.6%
Narrative Update • Jul 28

2269: China Dairy Exit And Portfolio Shift Will Support Stronger Long-Term Returns

Analysts have raised their price target for Meiji Holdings stock from ¥4,300 to ¥5,000, citing updated assumptions that include slightly higher revenue growth, a modestly stronger profit margin, a small change in the discount rate, and a higher future P/E multiple. What’s in the News for Meiji Holdings Meiji Holdings agreed to sell its dairy and B2B units in China to Shanghai AustAsia Food for up to ¥320,000,000, with the final price to be adjusted based on the net assets of the target companies.
2607
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7D
3.4%
1Y
40.0%
2264
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Morinaga Milk Industry
7D
-5.4%
1Y
43.5%
2801
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Kikkoman
7D
2.1%
1Y
22.4%
2810
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House Foods Group
7D
-1.2%
1Y
37.8%
2222
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Kotobuki Spirits
7D
4.5%
1Y
23.7%
2809
JP¥4,553.00
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1.7%
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