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Japanese (NIKKEI) Financials Sector Analysis

UpdatedFeb 07, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies201
  • 7D6.4%
  • 3M30.0%
  • 1Y51.0%
  • YTD13.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Financials industry has risen 6.4%, driven by gains in Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group of 8.0% and 5.2%, respectively. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 51%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 9.4% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 07 Feb 2026JP¥185.3tJP¥93.4tJP¥11.3t14.2x16.4x2x
Mon, 05 Jan 2026JP¥156.7tJP¥90.3tJP¥10.5t12.9x14.9x1.7x
Wed, 03 Dec 2025JP¥150.6tJP¥89.6tJP¥10.7t12.5x14.1x1.7x
Fri, 31 Oct 2025JP¥142.2tJP¥89.5tJP¥10.3t12.6x13.8x1.6x
Sun, 28 Sep 2025JP¥146.9tJP¥87.1tJP¥10.3t12.9x14.3x1.7x
Tue, 26 Aug 2025JP¥145.3tJP¥87.1tJP¥10.3t12.5x14.1x1.7x
Thu, 24 Jul 2025JP¥133.3tJP¥86.6tJP¥9.7t11.5x13.8x1.5x
Sat, 21 Jun 2025JP¥124.9tJP¥91.2tJP¥11.2t10.6x11.2x1.4x
Mon, 19 May 2025JP¥122.8tJP¥92.2tJP¥11.2t10.5x10.9x1.3x
Wed, 16 Apr 2025JP¥109.8tJP¥88.5tJP¥10.9t9.6x10x1.2x
Fri, 14 Mar 2025JP¥125.5tJP¥88.5tJP¥11.0t10.7x11.4x1.4x
Sun, 09 Feb 2025JP¥123.8tJP¥88.5tJP¥11.0t10.8x11.2x1.4x
Tue, 07 Jan 2025JP¥121.2tJP¥86.0tJP¥10.2t11.4x11.9x1.4x
Thu, 05 Dec 2024JP¥121.4tJP¥85.4tJP¥10.2t11.4x11.9x1.4x
Sat, 02 Nov 2024JP¥110.9tJP¥84.5tJP¥8.9t10.9x12.5x1.3x
Mon, 30 Sep 2024JP¥107.1tJP¥84.5tJP¥8.9t10.8x12.1x1.3x
Wed, 28 Aug 2024JP¥111.2tJP¥84.5tJP¥8.9t11.2x12.6x1.3x
Fri, 26 Jul 2024JP¥118.4tJP¥84.1tJP¥8.3t12.6x14.2x1.4x
Sun, 23 Jun 2024JP¥115.7tJP¥85.9tJP¥8.4t12.3x13.7x1.3x
Tue, 21 May 2024JP¥114.1tJP¥85.6tJP¥8.3t12.6x13.7x1.3x
Thu, 18 Apr 2024JP¥107.6tJP¥78.9tJP¥8.0t13.1x13.5x1.4x
Sat, 16 Mar 2024JP¥107.8tJP¥78.9tJP¥8.0t13.1x13.5x1.4x
Mon, 12 Feb 2024JP¥97.7tJP¥79.1tJP¥7.8t11.9x12.5x1.2x
Wed, 10 Jan 2024JP¥91.7tJP¥78.1tJP¥7.4t11.9x12.4x1.2x
Fri, 08 Dec 2023JP¥92.5tJP¥78.3tJP¥7.5t11.7x12.3x1.2x
Sun, 05 Nov 2023JP¥94.7tJP¥80.3tJP¥7.3t12x12.9x1.2x
Tue, 03 Oct 2023JP¥93.7tJP¥81.1tJP¥7.4t11.7x12.7x1.2x
Thu, 31 Aug 2023JP¥87.3tJP¥81.1tJP¥7.4t11.3x11.9x1.1x
Sat, 29 Jul 2023JP¥86.3tJP¥78.8tJP¥6.1t11.4x14x1.1x
Mon, 26 Jun 2023JP¥80.9tJP¥79.4tJP¥6.6t10.7x12.2x1x
Wed, 24 May 2023JP¥76.7tJP¥79.6tJP¥6.5t10.2x11.8x1x
Fri, 21 Apr 2023JP¥75.0tJP¥76.0tJP¥4.3t11x17.7x1x
Sun, 19 Mar 2023JP¥70.0tJP¥75.7tJP¥4.2t10x16.7x0.9x
Tue, 14 Feb 2023JP¥75.6tJP¥73.9tJP¥4.1t10.3x18.5x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

18.5x


Total Market Cap: JP¥75.6tTotal Earnings: JP¥4.1tTotal Revenue: JP¥73.9tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Financials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 13.2x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Japanese Financials industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 16.4x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 13.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Financials industry have grown 40% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 8.1% 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 Market3.35%
Financials6.43%
Banks7.75%
Insurance6.32%
Diversified Financial2.91%
Consumer Finance1.81%
Mortgage Finance0%0
Capital Markets-0.99%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Banks industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 13.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 13.3%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 28.4% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Capital Markets industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 15.9x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Banks industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 13% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 28% per year.
  • In contrast, the Capital Markets industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 7.6% 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
8316 Sumitomo Mitsui Financial GroupJP¥5.91k8.0%
+JP¥1.6t		57.8%PB1.4x
8306 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial GroupJP¥2.95k5.2%
+JP¥1.6t		54.4%PB1.6x
8411 Mizuho Financial GroupJP¥7.35k8.3%
+JP¥1.3t		76.6%PB1.6x
7182 JAPAN POST BANKJP¥2.94k7.2%
+JP¥702.8b		86.4%PB1.1x
8766 Tokio Marine HoldingsJP¥6.04k5.5%
+JP¥589.8b		19.9%PE10.8x

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8411
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Mizuho Financial Group
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7D
8.0%
1Y
57.8%
8308
JP¥2,014.00
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7D
12.5%
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7182
JP¥2,937.00
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7D
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6178
JP¥1,977.50
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7D
6.6%
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9.3%
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35.1%
8729
JP¥154.80
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-0.5%
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n/a