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Japanese (NIKKEI) Healthcare Sector Analysis

UpdatedMay 30, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies205
  • 7D1.9%
  • 3M1.1%
  • 1Y1.3%
  • YTD-3.5%

In the last week, the Healthcare industry is up 1.9%, with Otsuka Holdings leading the way, up 7.2%. Despite this gain, the industry's performance has been flat over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 9.4% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 30 May 2025JP¥63.5tJP¥38.1tJP¥2.6t14.2x24.1x1.7x
Sun, 27 Apr 2025JP¥63.2tJP¥37.7tJP¥2.6t14.5x24.5x1.7x
Tue, 25 Mar 2025JP¥63.7tJP¥37.5tJP¥2.4t15.1x26.7x1.7x
Thu, 20 Feb 2025JP¥64.6tJP¥37.5tJP¥2.4t15.2x27x1.7x
Sat, 18 Jan 2025JP¥64.8tJP¥36.7tJP¥2.2t16.2x29x1.8x
Mon, 16 Dec 2024JP¥66.7tJP¥36.7tJP¥2.2t16.3x29.7x1.8x
Wed, 13 Nov 2024JP¥70.9tJP¥36.7tJP¥2.2t17.4x31.5x1.9x
Fri, 11 Oct 2024JP¥71.4tJP¥36.0tJP¥2.0t17.7x36x2x
Sun, 08 Sep 2024JP¥70.1tJP¥36.0tJP¥2.0t17.4x35.3x1.9x
Tue, 06 Aug 2024JP¥61.1tJP¥35.7tJP¥1.9t14.5x31.5x1.7x
Thu, 04 Jul 2024JP¥67.9tJP¥35.1tJP¥1.8t17.7x36.8x1.9x
Sat, 01 Jun 2024JP¥65.2tJP¥35.3tJP¥1.9t17.6x34.9x1.8x
Mon, 29 Apr 2024JP¥63.5tJP¥34.8tJP¥2.0t17.3x32.1x1.8x
Wed, 27 Mar 2024JP¥68.0tJP¥35.1tJP¥2.0t18.4x34.6x1.9x
Fri, 23 Feb 2024JP¥67.2tJP¥35.1tJP¥2.0t18.7x34.3x1.9x
Sun, 21 Jan 2024JP¥65.9tJP¥35.0tJP¥2.2t18x30.6x1.9x
Tue, 19 Dec 2023JP¥62.3tJP¥35.0tJP¥2.2t17.6x28.9x1.8x
Thu, 16 Nov 2023JP¥62.7tJP¥35.0tJP¥2.1t17.3x29.2x1.8x
Sat, 14 Oct 2023JP¥62.3tJP¥34.5tJP¥2.3t17.4x27.4x1.8x
Mon, 11 Sep 2023JP¥64.0tJP¥34.5tJP¥2.3t18.3x28.3x1.9x
Wed, 09 Aug 2023JP¥64.5tJP¥34.3tJP¥2.3t18.6x28.3x1.9x
Fri, 07 Jul 2023JP¥63.3tJP¥33.9tJP¥2.3t18.2x27.3x1.9x
Sun, 04 Jun 2023JP¥65.5tJP¥33.9tJP¥2.3t18.3x28.3x1.9x
Tue, 02 May 2023JP¥62.4tJP¥33.7tJP¥2.3t17.5x27.6x1.9x
Thu, 30 Mar 2023JP¥59.9tJP¥33.5tJP¥2.3t17x26x1.8x
Sat, 25 Feb 2023JP¥59.1tJP¥33.5tJP¥2.3t16.8x25.7x1.8x
Mon, 23 Jan 2023JP¥59.5tJP¥32.4tJP¥2.2t16x27.4x1.8x
Wed, 21 Dec 2022JP¥61.0tJP¥32.4tJP¥2.2t15.8x28x1.9x
Fri, 18 Nov 2022JP¥63.8tJP¥32.4tJP¥2.2t15.6x29.3x2x
Sun, 16 Oct 2022JP¥63.8tJP¥31.7tJP¥2.3t15.7x28.2x2x
Tue, 13 Sep 2022JP¥64.0tJP¥31.7tJP¥2.3t16.1x28.3x2x
Thu, 11 Aug 2022JP¥61.4tJP¥31.6tJP¥2.3t16x26.9x1.9x
Sat, 09 Jul 2022JP¥60.3tJP¥31.3tJP¥2.3t16x26.1x1.9x
Mon, 06 Jun 2022JP¥57.4tJP¥31.3tJP¥2.3t15.9x24.9x1.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

24.9x


Total Market Cap: JP¥57.4tTotal Earnings: JP¥2.3tTotal Revenue: JP¥31.3tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Healthcare Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 29.5x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Japanese Healthcare industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 24.1x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 29.5x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.9x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Healthcare industry have grown 4.6% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 6.8% 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 Healthcare sector?

JP Market3.20%
Healthcare1.87%
Biotech9.09%
Healthtech3.82%
Life Sciences3.08%
Pharma1.97%
Healthcare Services1.05%
Medical Equipment1.04%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Life Sciences industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 64.1x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 9.8%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 6.4% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Healthtech industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 14% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 23% per year.
  • In contrast, the Healthcare Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.9% 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
4578 Otsuka HoldingsJP¥7.35k10.5%
+JP¥369.6b		13.5%PE11.1x
4502 Takeda PharmaceuticalJP¥4.31k3.6%
+JP¥232.7b		3.4%PE62.4x
4568 Daiichi Sankyo CompanyJP¥3.84k2.1%
+JP¥145.6b		-31.1%PE24.2x
4151 Kyowa KirinJP¥2.35k6.9%
+JP¥79.0b		-11.4%PE24x
4523 EisaiJP¥4.14k6.8%
+JP¥74.2b		-38.7%PE25.2x
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