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Japanese (NIKKEI) Financials Sector Analysis

UpdatedMay 12, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies198
  • 7D2.2%
  • 3M-5.2%
  • 1Y52.2%
  • YTD12.4%

In the last week, the Financials industry is up 2.2%, with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group up 2.1%. This means that the industry has gained 52% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 9.0% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 12 May 2026JP¥182.6tJP¥95.5tJP¥11.9t14x15.4x1.9x
Thu, 09 Apr 2026JP¥185.2tJP¥94.6tJP¥11.8t14.3x15.7x2x
Sat, 07 Mar 2026JP¥178.2tJP¥94.6tJP¥11.8t13.9x15.1x1.9x
Mon, 02 Feb 2026JP¥175.2tJP¥92.8tJP¥11.0t13.7x15.9x1.9x
Wed, 31 Dec 2025JP¥156.7tJP¥90.3tJP¥10.5t12.9x14.9x1.7x
Fri, 28 Nov 2025JP¥147.4tJP¥89.9tJP¥10.7t12.4x13.8x1.6x
Sun, 26 Oct 2025JP¥140.1tJP¥89.4tJP¥10.3t12.5x13.6x1.6x
Tue, 23 Sep 2025JP¥144.8tJP¥87.1tJP¥10.3t12.5x14.1x1.7x
Thu, 21 Aug 2025JP¥143.5tJP¥87.1tJP¥10.3t12x13.9x1.6x
Sat, 19 Jul 2025JP¥127.9tJP¥86.6tJP¥9.7t11.4x13.2x1.5x
Mon, 16 Jun 2025JP¥124.5tJP¥91.2tJP¥11.2t10.5x11.2x1.4x
Wed, 14 May 2025JP¥123.3tJP¥89.1tJP¥11.1t11x11.1x1.4x
Fri, 11 Apr 2025JP¥111.5tJP¥88.5tJP¥10.9t9.5x10.2x1.3x
Sun, 09 Mar 2025JP¥124.4tJP¥88.5tJP¥11.0t10.6x11.3x1.4x
Tue, 04 Feb 2025JP¥121.8tJP¥86.5tJP¥10.5t10.8x11.6x1.4x
Thu, 02 Jan 2025JP¥121.1tJP¥86.0tJP¥10.2t11.4x11.9x1.4x
Sat, 30 Nov 2024JP¥118.9tJP¥85.3tJP¥10.2t11.2x11.7x1.4x
Mon, 28 Oct 2024JP¥108.0tJP¥84.5tJP¥8.9t10.6x12.2x1.3x
Wed, 25 Sep 2024JP¥108.1tJP¥84.5tJP¥8.9t10.9x12.2x1.3x
Fri, 23 Aug 2024JP¥111.6tJP¥84.5tJP¥8.9t11.2x12.6x1.3x
Sun, 21 Jul 2024JP¥124.8tJP¥84.1tJP¥8.3t12.9x15x1.5x
Tue, 18 Jun 2024JP¥113.4tJP¥85.9tJP¥8.4t12.3x13.4x1.3x
Thu, 16 May 2024JP¥112.4tJP¥79.6tJP¥8.3t13x13.6x1.4x
Sat, 13 Apr 2024JP¥111.7tJP¥78.9tJP¥8.0t13.5x14x1.4x
Mon, 11 Mar 2024JP¥112.9tJP¥79.0tJP¥8.0t13.4x14.1x1.4x
Wed, 07 Feb 2024JP¥97.4tJP¥78.6tJP¥7.4t12.5x13.2x1.2x
Fri, 05 Jan 2024JP¥90.2tJP¥78.1tJP¥7.4t11.7x12.2x1.2x
Sun, 03 Dec 2023JP¥92.3tJP¥81.0tJP¥8.1t11.6x11.5x1.1x
Tue, 31 Oct 2023JP¥91.8tJP¥81.3tJP¥7.4t11.4x12.4x1.1x
Thu, 28 Sep 2023JP¥96.7tJP¥81.1tJP¥7.4t12.1x13.2x1.2x
Sat, 26 Aug 2023JP¥85.5tJP¥81.1tJP¥7.4t11x11.6x1.1x
Mon, 24 Jul 2023JP¥83.2tJP¥78.8tJP¥6.2t11.2x13.5x1.1x
Wed, 21 Jun 2023JP¥79.8tJP¥79.4tJP¥6.6t10.6x12.1x1x
Fri, 19 May 2023JP¥77.1tJP¥80.7tJP¥6.5t10.4x11.9x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

11.9x


Total Market Cap: JP¥77.1tTotal Earnings: JP¥6.5tTotal Revenue: JP¥80.7tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Financials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 13.1x202420252026
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 15.4x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 13.1x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.4x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Financials industry have grown 22% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 5.8% 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 Market3.17%
Financials2.21%
Banks2.62%
Diversified Financial2.37%
Insurance1.70%
Consumer Finance0.15%
Mortgage Finance0%0
Capital Markets-0.12%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Banks industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 13.8x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 12.7%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 34.1% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Capital Markets industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 15.3x.
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 34% per year.
  • In contrast, the Capital Markets 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
8591 ORIXJP¥5.96k14.4%
+JP¥1.0t		102.4%PE14.6x
8306 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial GroupJP¥2.89k3.2%
+JP¥1.0t		51.3%PB1.5x
8316 Sumitomo Mitsui Financial GroupJP¥5.77k4.2%
+JP¥888.0b		62.3%PB1.4x
8411 Mizuho Financial GroupJP¥6.97k4.0%
+JP¥656.0b		84.2%PB1.5x
7182 JAPAN POST BANKJP¥2.84k6.8%
+JP¥641.7b		88.9%PB1.1x

Latest News

8591
JP¥5,957.00
ORIX
7D
14.4%
1Y
102.4%
5842
JP¥3,315.00
Integral
7D
-9.1%
1Y
22.1%
8306
JP¥2,887.00
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
7D
3.2%
1Y
51.3%
8411
JP¥6,973.00
Mizuho Financial Group
7D
4.0%
1Y
84.2%
8725
JP¥4,253.00
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings
7D
6.4%
1Y
28.5%
7164
JP¥3,002.00
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7D
-3.3%
1Y
-6.0%
7173
JP¥9,970.00
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7D
-14.7%
1Y
79.3%
8473
JP¥3,046.00
SBI Holdings
7D
-3.5%
1Y
53.7%
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8303
JP¥1,658.00
SBI Shinsei Bank
7D
-3.4%
1Y
n/a
8308
JP¥2,048.00
Resona Holdings
7D
6.3%
1Y
71.7%
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8697
JP¥1,825.00
Japan Exchange Group
7D
-2.0%
1Y
8.2%
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3769
JP¥7,536.00
GMO Payment Gateway
7D
-3.7%
1Y
-18.5%
8316
JP¥5,773.00
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
7D
4.2%
1Y
62.3%
6178
JP¥1,903.00
Japan Post Holdings
7D
5.1%
1Y
33.4%
7182
JP¥2,836.00
JAPAN POST BANK
7D
6.8%
1Y
88.9%
7157
JP¥1,675.00
Lifenet Insurance
7D
-9.8%
1Y
-8.4%
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