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Japanese (NIKKEI) Financials Sector Analysis

UpdatedSep 27, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies199
  • 7D2.1%
  • 3M16.8%
  • 1Y39.3%
  • YTD20.9%

In the last week, the Financials industry is up 2.1%, with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group leading the way, up 2.3%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 39%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 8.0% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 27 Sep 2025JP¥146.9tJP¥87.1tJP¥10.3t12.9x14.3x1.7x
Mon, 25 Aug 2025JP¥145.3tJP¥87.1tJP¥10.3t12.4x14.1x1.7x
Wed, 23 Jul 2025JP¥128.7tJP¥86.6tJP¥9.7t11.5x13.3x1.5x
Fri, 20 Jun 2025JP¥125.8tJP¥91.2tJP¥11.2t10.7x11.3x1.4x
Sun, 18 May 2025JP¥122.7tJP¥92.7tJP¥11.2t10.5x10.9x1.3x
Tue, 15 Apr 2025JP¥108.0tJP¥88.5tJP¥10.9t9.5x9.9x1.2x
Thu, 13 Mar 2025JP¥123.7tJP¥88.5tJP¥11.0t10.6x11.3x1.4x
Sat, 08 Feb 2025JP¥123.9tJP¥88.3tJP¥11.0t10.8x11.3x1.4x
Mon, 06 Jan 2025JP¥121.1tJP¥86.0tJP¥10.2t11.4x11.9x1.4x
Wed, 04 Dec 2024JP¥123.5tJP¥85.4tJP¥10.2t11.6x12.1x1.4x
Fri, 01 Nov 2024JP¥112.1tJP¥84.5tJP¥8.9t10.9x12.7x1.3x
Sun, 29 Sep 2024JP¥107.1tJP¥84.5tJP¥8.9t10.8x12.1x1.3x
Tue, 27 Aug 2024JP¥110.5tJP¥84.5tJP¥8.9t11.1x12.5x1.3x
Thu, 25 Jul 2024JP¥122.7tJP¥84.1tJP¥8.3t12.9x14.8x1.5x
Sat, 22 Jun 2024JP¥115.7tJP¥85.9tJP¥8.4t12.3x13.7x1.3x
Mon, 20 May 2024JP¥112.9tJP¥85.6tJP¥8.3t12.5x13.5x1.3x
Wed, 17 Apr 2024JP¥111.0tJP¥78.9tJP¥8.0t13.2x13.9x1.4x
Fri, 15 Mar 2024JP¥108.0tJP¥78.9tJP¥8.0t13.2x13.5x1.4x
Sun, 11 Feb 2024JP¥97.7tJP¥79.1tJP¥7.8t11.9x12.5x1.2x
Tue, 09 Jan 2024JP¥91.9tJP¥78.1tJP¥7.4t11.8x12.5x1.2x
Thu, 07 Dec 2023JP¥92.1tJP¥78.4tJP¥7.5t11.6x12.2x1.2x
Sat, 04 Nov 2023JP¥94.7tJP¥80.3tJP¥7.3t12x12.9x1.2x
Mon, 02 Oct 2023JP¥93.2tJP¥81.1tJP¥7.4t11.7x12.7x1.1x
Wed, 30 Aug 2023JP¥86.5tJP¥81.1tJP¥7.4t11.2x11.8x1.1x
Fri, 28 Jul 2023JP¥83.9tJP¥78.8tJP¥6.1t11.4x13.7x1.1x
Sun, 25 Jun 2023JP¥80.9tJP¥79.4tJP¥6.6t10.7x12.2x1x
Tue, 23 May 2023JP¥76.7tJP¥79.7tJP¥6.5t10.2x11.7x1x
Thu, 20 Apr 2023JP¥74.6tJP¥75.9tJP¥4.2t11x17.6x1x
Sat, 18 Mar 2023JP¥70.1tJP¥75.8tJP¥4.3t10x16.2x0.9x
Mon, 13 Feb 2023JP¥75.7tJP¥73.9tJP¥4.1t10.3x18.5x1x
Wed, 11 Jan 2023JP¥72.5tJP¥73.8tJP¥4.4t9.6x16.3x1x
Fri, 09 Dec 2022JP¥67.9tJP¥73.8tJP¥4.4t9.2x15.3x0.9x
Sun, 06 Nov 2022JP¥64.7tJP¥71.4tJP¥5.2t8.6x12.3x0.9x
Tue, 04 Oct 2022JP¥63.2tJP¥72.0tJP¥5.3t8.7x11.9x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

11.9x


Total Market Cap: JP¥63.2tTotal Earnings: JP¥5.3tTotal Revenue: JP¥72.0tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Financials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 13.3x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Japanese Financials 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 13.3x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Financials industry have grown 25% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 6.6% 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 Financials sector?

JP Market1.03%
Financials2.09%
Banks3.32%
Capital Markets1.89%
Consumer Finance1.70%
Diversified Financial0.0099%
Mortgage Finance0%0
Insurance-0.23%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Banks industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 14.0x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 12.3%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 18.5% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Insurance industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 12.7x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Banks industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 12% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 19% per year.
  • In contrast, the Insurance 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
8306 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial GroupJP¥2.39k2.3%
+JP¥603.2b		65.0%PB1.4x
8411 Mizuho Financial GroupJP¥5.09k5.0%
+JP¥599.1b		80.4%PB1.2x
8316 Sumitomo Mitsui Financial GroupJP¥4.24k2.3%
+JP¥369.3b		43.6%PB1.1x
8308 Resona HoldingsJP¥1.57k5.1%
+JP¥171.6b		66.3%PB1.3x
7182 JAPAN POST BANKJP¥1.84k2.4%
+JP¥151.9b		37.7%PB0.7x

Latest News

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1Y
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7D
-1.9%
1Y
92.2%
8316
JP¥4,243.00
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7D
2.3%
1Y
43.6%
8697
JP¥1,690.00
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7D
8.1%
1Y
-11.5%
8766
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7D
-0.8%
1Y
16.6%

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8411
JP¥5,085.00
Mizuho Financial Group
7D
5.0%
1Y
80.4%

Mizuho Financial Group (TSE:8411) Has Announced A Dividend Of ¥72.50

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Mizuho Financial Group (TSE:8411) Has Announced A Dividend Of ¥72.50
8630
JP¥4,632.00
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7D
-1.2%
1Y
40.9%

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Sep 23
Sompo Holdings (TSE:8630) Has Announced A Dividend Of ¥75.00
8308
JP¥1,567.00
Resona Holdings
7D
5.1%
1Y
66.3%
8439
JP¥1,947.50
Tokyo Century
7D
-0.6%
1Y
18.4%
8795
JP¥3,629.00
T&D Holdings
7D
-0.8%
1Y
44.3%
3769
JP¥8,211.00
GMO Payment Gateway
7D
-2.0%
1Y
-10.3%
8306
JP¥2,394.50
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
7D
2.3%
1Y
65.0%
7182
JP¥1,835.50
JAPAN POST BANK
7D
2.4%
1Y
37.7%
5838
JP¥8,140.00
Rakuten Bank
7D
7.0%
1Y
186.4%
7164
JP¥3,411.00
ZENKOKU HOSHOLtd
7D
-1.1%
1Y
20.0%