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Japanese (NIKKEI) Energy Sector Analysis

UpdatedJul 09, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies25
  • 7D2.0%
  • 3M20.1%
  • 1Y-11.9%
  • YTD-4.1%

The Energy industry is up 2.0% in the last week, with Inpex up 3.7%. During this same period, the SALA underperformed, falling 5.3%. In contrast, the industry has lost 12% in the last 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 8.0% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Japanese Energy Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 09 Jul 2025JP¥7.8tJP¥32.2tJP¥784.0b10.4x10x0.2x
Fri, 06 Jun 2025JP¥7.4tJP¥32.2tJP¥785.9b10.1x9.4x0.2x
Sun, 04 May 2025JP¥7.2tJP¥33.1tJP¥1.1t8.9x6.6x0.2x
Tue, 01 Apr 2025JP¥8.1tJP¥33.0tJP¥1.1t9.3x7.4x0.2x
Thu, 27 Feb 2025JP¥7.8tJP¥33.0tJP¥1.1t9.1x7.2x0.2x
Sat, 25 Jan 2025JP¥7.9tJP¥33.5tJP¥979.9b8.5x8x0.2x
Mon, 23 Dec 2024JP¥8.0tJP¥33.4tJP¥979.9b8.5x8.2x0.2x
Wed, 20 Nov 2024JP¥8.3tJP¥33.4tJP¥978.9b8.8x8.5x0.2x
Fri, 18 Oct 2024JP¥8.5tJP¥33.6tJP¥1.2t8.1x7.1x0.3x
Sun, 15 Sep 2024JP¥7.9tJP¥33.6tJP¥1.2t7.9x6.7x0.2x
Tue, 13 Aug 2024JP¥8.1tJP¥33.5tJP¥1.2t7.4x6.6x0.2x
Thu, 11 Jul 2024JP¥9.3tJP¥32.9tJP¥1.1t9.6x8.6x0.3x
Sat, 08 Jun 2024JP¥9.1tJP¥32.9tJP¥1.1t9.5x8.4x0.3x
Mon, 06 May 2024JP¥8.9tJP¥32.9tJP¥1.0t11.2x8.5x0.3x
Wed, 03 Apr 2024JP¥8.9tJP¥32.9tJP¥1.0t10.5x8.5x0.3x
Fri, 01 Mar 2024JP¥8.0tJP¥32.9tJP¥1.1t10.6x7.3x0.2x
Sun, 28 Jan 2024JP¥7.5tJP¥33.4tJP¥820.0b12.6x9.2x0.2x
Tue, 26 Dec 2023JP¥7.1tJP¥33.4tJP¥819.3b11.9x8.7x0.2x
Thu, 23 Nov 2023JP¥7.6tJP¥33.4tJP¥819.3b12.6x9.3x0.2x
Sat, 21 Oct 2023JP¥7.5tJP¥34.3tJP¥716.5b11.7x10.4x0.2x
Mon, 18 Sep 2023JP¥8.0tJP¥34.3tJP¥716.7b12.1x11.2x0.2x
Wed, 16 Aug 2023JP¥7.0tJP¥34.3tJP¥716.3b11.5x9.8x0.2x
Fri, 14 Jul 2023JP¥6.3tJP¥35.3tJP¥1.1t10.2x5.6x0.2x
Sun, 11 Jun 2023JP¥6.1tJP¥35.3tJP¥1.1t10x5.5x0.2x
Tue, 09 May 2023JP¥5.8tJP¥34.5tJP¥1.4t9.4x4.2x0.2x
Thu, 06 Apr 2023JP¥5.9tJP¥34.5tJP¥1.4t8.6x4.3x0.2x
Sat, 04 Mar 2023JP¥5.9tJP¥34.5tJP¥1.4t8.9x4.3x0.2x
Mon, 30 Jan 2023JP¥5.9tJP¥32.3tJP¥1.7t8.8x3.4x0.2x
Wed, 28 Dec 2022JP¥5.7tJP¥32.3tJP¥1.7t8.7x3.3x0.2x
Fri, 25 Nov 2022JP¥5.9tJP¥32.4tJP¥1.7t9x3.4x0.2x
Sun, 23 Oct 2022JP¥5.9tJP¥29.2tJP¥1.6t8.5x3.6x0.2x
Tue, 20 Sep 2022JP¥6.1tJP¥29.2tJP¥1.6t8.4x3.8x0.2x
Thu, 18 Aug 2022JP¥6.1tJP¥29.3tJP¥1.6t8.4x3.8x0.2x
Sat, 16 Jul 2022JP¥5.7tJP¥26.2tJP¥1.3t8.3x4.6x0.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

4.6x


Total Market Cap: JP¥5.7tTotal Earnings: JP¥1.3tTotal Revenue: JP¥26.2tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Energy Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 6.9x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Japanese Energy industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 10.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 6.9x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.22x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Energy industry have declined 14% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 7.1% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Japanese Energy sector?

JP Market-0.51%
Energy2.03%
Energy Services3.49%
Oil and Gas1.93%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Energy Services industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 8.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 0.8%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 2.4% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Oil and Gas industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 6.8x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Oil and Gas industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 8.5% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 18% per year.
  • In contrast, the Energy Services 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?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
1605 InpexJP¥2.10k3.9%
+JP¥93.4b		-13.0%PE5.8x
5019 Idemitsu KosanLtdJP¥925.904.9%
+JP¥52.7b		-9.5%PE10.9x
5020 ENEOS HoldingsJP¥740.602.2%
+JP¥42.2b		-10.6%PS0.2x
5021 Cosmo Energy HoldingsJP¥6.46k3.2%
+JP¥16.4b		-18.8%PE9.2x
6269 MODECJP¥6.73k2.7%
+JP¥12.3b		142.3%PE14.7x

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5021
JP¥6,463.00
Cosmo Energy Holdings
7D
3.2%
1Y
-18.8%
5020
JP¥740.60
ENEOS Holdings
7D
2.2%
1Y
-10.6%
5019
JP¥925.90
Idemitsu KosanLtd
7D
4.9%
1Y
-9.5%
8133
JP¥1,806.00
Itochu EnexLtd
7D
4.5%
1Y
20.4%
2734
JP¥920.00
SALA
7D
-5.3%
1Y
14.0%
6269
JP¥6,730.00
MODEC
7D
2.7%
1Y
142.3%
8131
JP¥2,098.00
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7D
5.1%
1Y
24.1%

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JP¥1,358.00
Nagaoka International
7D
-0.6%
1Y
-11.8%
7486
JP¥681.00
Sanrin
7D
-1.4%
1Y
-2.7%
8088
JP¥1,558.50
Iwatani
7D
3.5%
1Y
-39.4%
9130
JP¥1,008.00
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7D
-0.2%
1Y
-20.3%

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1605
JP¥2,100.50
Inpex
7D
3.9%
1Y
-13.0%
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