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Japanese (NIKKEI) Food Industry Analysis
UpdatedAug 10, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies123
- 7D0.8%
- 3M3.1%
- 1Y9.1%
- YTD2.8%
Over the last 7 days, the Food industry has remained flat, although notably Yamazaki Baking gained 12%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 9.1% over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 8.9% per annum.
Industry Valuation and Performance
Has the Japanese Food Industry valuation changed over the past few years?
| Date | Market Cap | Revenue | Earnings | PE | Absolute PE | PS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, 10 Aug 2025 | JP¥18.1t | JP¥24.4t | JP¥931.9b | 16.5x | 19.4x | 0.7x |
| Tue, 08 Jul 2025 | JP¥17.7t | JP¥24.2t | JP¥921.1b | 16.2x | 19.2x | 0.7x |
| Thu, 05 Jun 2025 | JP¥17.5t | JP¥24.2t | JP¥922.2b | 16.5x | 19x | 0.7x |
| Sat, 03 May 2025 | JP¥17.4t | JP¥24.1t | JP¥961.5b | 16.7x | 18.1x | 0.7x |
| Mon, 31 Mar 2025 | JP¥17.1t | JP¥24.0t | JP¥962.2b | 16.2x | 17.8x | 0.7x |
| Wed, 26 Feb 2025 | JP¥16.5t | JP¥24.0t | JP¥967.9b | 15.7x | 17.1x | 0.7x |
| Fri, 24 Jan 2025 | JP¥17.3t | JP¥23.7t | JP¥956.6b | 15.1x | 18x | 0.7x |
| Sun, 22 Dec 2024 | JP¥18.0t | JP¥23.7t | JP¥953.7b | 15.2x | 18.9x | 0.8x |
| Tue, 19 Nov 2024 | JP¥17.8t | JP¥23.7t | JP¥954.7b | 15x | 18.6x | 0.7x |
| Thu, 17 Oct 2024 | JP¥18.0t | JP¥23.5t | JP¥964.0b | 16x | 18.7x | 0.8x |
| Sat, 14 Sep 2024 | JP¥17.5t | JP¥23.5t | JP¥968.1b | 15.9x | 18.1x | 0.7x |
| Mon, 12 Aug 2024 | JP¥17.0t | JP¥23.5t | JP¥1.0t | 15.9x | 16.8x | 0.7x |
| Wed, 10 Jul 2024 | JP¥18.1t | JP¥23.2t | JP¥975.8b | 16.3x | 18.5x | 0.8x |
| Fri, 07 Jun 2024 | JP¥17.9t | JP¥23.2t | JP¥973.7b | 16x | 18.4x | 0.8x |
| Sun, 05 May 2024 | JP¥18.5t | JP¥23.0t | JP¥975.2b | 17x | 19x | 0.8x |
| Tue, 02 Apr 2024 | JP¥18.3t | JP¥22.9t | JP¥961.1b | 17x | 19.1x | 0.8x |
| Thu, 29 Feb 2024 | JP¥18.4t | JP¥22.9t | JP¥958.6b | 18.2x | 19.2x | 0.8x |
| Sat, 27 Jan 2024 | JP¥18.1t | JP¥22.7t | JP¥900.7b | 18.5x | 20.1x | 0.8x |
| Mon, 25 Dec 2023 | JP¥17.2t | JP¥22.7t | JP¥901.6b | 17.3x | 19.1x | 0.8x |
| Wed, 22 Nov 2023 | JP¥17.6t | JP¥22.7t | JP¥901.1b | 17.7x | 19.6x | 0.8x |
| Fri, 20 Oct 2023 | JP¥16.8t | JP¥22.5t | JP¥799.1b | 20.4x | 21.1x | 0.7x |
| Sun, 17 Sep 2023 | JP¥17.7t | JP¥22.4t | JP¥793.4b | 20.6x | 22.3x | 0.8x |
| Tue, 15 Aug 2023 | JP¥17.1t | JP¥22.4t | JP¥789.2b | 19.1x | 21.6x | 0.8x |
| Thu, 13 Jul 2023 | JP¥16.3t | JP¥22.0t | JP¥694.7b | 19.7x | 23.5x | 0.7x |
| Sat, 10 Jun 2023 | JP¥16.7t | JP¥22.0t | JP¥695.4b | 20.1x | 24x | 0.8x |
| Mon, 08 May 2023 | JP¥16.4t | JP¥21.5t | JP¥682.4b | 18.7x | 24x | 0.8x |
| Wed, 05 Apr 2023 | JP¥15.5t | JP¥21.4t | JP¥681.8b | 18.1x | 22.7x | 0.7x |
| Fri, 03 Mar 2023 | JP¥14.9t | JP¥21.4t | JP¥682.9b | 17.7x | 21.8x | 0.7x |
| Sun, 29 Jan 2023 | JP¥14.7t | JP¥20.9t | JP¥697.5b | 17.7x | 21x | 0.7x |
| Tue, 27 Dec 2022 | JP¥14.9t | JP¥20.8t | JP¥701.9b | 18.6x | 21.2x | 0.7x |
| Thu, 24 Nov 2022 | JP¥15.1t | JP¥20.8t | JP¥701.4b | 18.1x | 21.6x | 0.7x |
| Sat, 22 Oct 2022 | JP¥14.6t | JP¥20.2t | JP¥787.6b | 16.3x | 18.5x | 0.7x |
| Mon, 19 Sep 2022 | JP¥14.6t | JP¥20.2t | JP¥789.2b | 16.2x | 18.5x | 0.7x |
| Wed, 17 Aug 2022 | JP¥15.0t | JP¥20.2t | JP¥791.6b | 16.2x | 19x | 0.7x |
Price to Earnings Ratio
19x
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 19.9x.
- The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.75x.
Past Earnings Growth
- The earnings for companies in the Food industry have grown 5.6% per year over the last three years.
- Revenues for these companies have grown 6.4% 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 | 2.39% | |
| Consumer Staples | 2.72% | |
| Food | 0.83% | |
| Agricultural Products | 1.71% | |
| Packaged Foods and Meats | 0.82% | |
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 20.0x.
- Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 9.0%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 1.2% per year.
- Investors are most pessimistic about the Agricultural Products industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 18.0x.
Forecasted Growth
- Analysts are most optimistic on the Packaged Foods and Meats industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 9.0% over the next 5 years.
- This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 1.2% per year.
- In contrast, the Agricultural Products industry is expected to see its earnings growth to stay flat over the next few years.
Top Stock Gainers and Losers
Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?
| Company | Last Price | 7D | 1Y | Valuation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2212 Yamazaki Baking | JP¥3.50k | 11.7% +JP¥72.7b | 28.3% | PE18.5x | |
| 2875 Toyo Suisan Kaisha | JP¥9.96k | 6.0% +JP¥56.4b | 10.9% | PE16.3x | |
| 1332 Nissui | JP¥972.60 | 9.0% +JP¥31.9b | 16.0% | PE12.3x | |
| 2282 NH Foods | JP¥5.45k | 6.1% +JP¥31.0b | 6.1% | PE21.5x | |
| 2296 Itoham Yonekyu Holdings | JP¥5.64k | 9.5% +JP¥27.8b | 52.0% | PE19.4x |
