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Japanese (NIKKEI) Life Sciences Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 07, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D-0.6%
  • 3M4.0%
  • 1Y-7.2%
  • YTD-0.4%

Over the last 7 days, the Life Sciences industry has dropped 2.1%, driven by a pullback from Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories of 4.1%. Meanwhile, Carna Biosciences actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 15% in the last week. The industry has fallen 5.6% in the last year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 17% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Japanese Life Sciences Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 07 Jan 2026JP¥150.3bJP¥66.9bJP¥72.2m21.6x2082.8x2.2x
Fri, 05 Dec 2025JP¥156.1bJP¥67.6bJP¥702.4m17.7x222.3x2.3x
Sun, 02 Nov 2025JP¥132.2bJP¥66.5bJP¥1.5b15.9x90.6x2x
Tue, 30 Sep 2025JP¥146.9bJP¥66.5bJP¥1.5b17x100.7x2.2x
Thu, 28 Aug 2025JP¥145.9bJP¥66.5bJP¥1.5b16.9x100x2.2x
Sat, 26 Jul 2025JP¥140.6bJP¥66.0bJP¥1.1b16.6x124.6x2.1x
Mon, 23 Jun 2025JP¥139.8bJP¥66.0bJP¥1.1b16.6x123.4x2.1x
Wed, 21 May 2025JP¥133.2bJP¥66.1bJP¥1.4b13.6x92.6x2x
Fri, 18 Apr 2025JP¥128.3bJP¥63.8bJP¥963.0m13.8x133.2x2x
Sun, 16 Mar 2025JP¥162.8bJP¥64.8bJP¥927.4m15.5x175.5x2.5x
Tue, 11 Feb 2025JP¥173.7bJP¥66.0bJP¥1.6b15.9x109.7x2.6x
Thu, 09 Jan 2025JP¥165.9bJP¥62.0bJP¥440.7m17.9x376.4x2.7x
Sat, 07 Dec 2024JP¥163.1bJP¥62.0bJP¥825.9m16.9x197.5x2.6x
Mon, 04 Nov 2024JP¥149.8bJP¥61.5bJP¥1.8b21.2x81.3x2.4x
Wed, 02 Oct 2024JP¥156.8bJP¥61.5bJP¥1.8b17.9x85.2x2.6x
Fri, 30 Aug 2024JP¥166.3bJP¥61.5bJP¥2.1b20.2x78.9x2.7x
Sun, 28 Jul 2024JP¥162.5bJP¥61.8bJP¥3.2b24.9x50.2x2.6x
Tue, 25 Jun 2024JP¥163.3bJP¥61.8bJP¥3.2b26.3x50.5x2.6x
Thu, 23 May 2024JP¥161.4bJP¥61.8bJP¥3.4b24.6x48.2x2.6x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024JP¥181.7bJP¥62.3bJP¥3.3b14.3x55.2x2.9x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024JP¥227.6bJP¥155.4bJP¥8.6b13.8x26.4x1.5x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024JP¥234.0bJP¥156.2bJP¥9.0b14.5x25.9x1.5x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024JP¥233.6bJP¥167.1bJP¥8.5b16x27.5x1.4x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023JP¥227.6bJP¥167.4bJP¥8.7b14.5x26.2x1.4x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023JP¥235.7bJP¥179.4bJP¥12.9b14.6x18.3x1.3x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023JP¥248.2bJP¥179.3bJP¥12.8b14.9x19.4x1.4x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023JP¥268.1bJP¥179.3bJP¥12.8b17x21x1.5x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023JP¥268.7bJP¥178.7bJP¥15.7b16.1x17.2x1.5x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023JP¥277.3bJP¥178.5bJP¥16.2b17.4x17.1x1.6x
Fri, 26 May 2023JP¥278.7bJP¥178.2bJP¥15.9b15.7x17.5x1.6x
Sun, 23 Apr 2023JP¥285.9bJP¥171.9bJP¥13.3b16.5x21.5x1.7x
Tue, 21 Mar 2023JP¥302.6bJP¥171.9bJP¥13.3b16.2x22.8x1.8x
Thu, 16 Feb 2023JP¥301.5bJP¥171.4bJP¥12.8b18.2x23.6x1.8x
Sat, 14 Jan 2023JP¥292.9bJP¥166.1bJP¥16.2b14.8x18.1x1.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

18.1x


Total Market Cap: JP¥292.9bTotal Earnings: JP¥16.2bTotal Revenue: JP¥166.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Life Sciences Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 124.1x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Japanese Life Sciences industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 2kx which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 122x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Life Sciences industry have declined 84% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 26% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Japanese Healthcare industry?

JP Market3.45%
Healthcare1.49%
Life Sciences-0.56%
Clinical Research and Equipment-0.56%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
4572 Carna BiosciencesJP¥404.0013.5%
+JP¥918.7m		40.3%PS14.2x
4880 CellSourceJP¥440.0010.3%
+JP¥812.7m		-49.0%PE872.2x
4583 Chiome BioscienceJP¥114.006.5%
+JP¥476.3m		-54.4%PS10.7x
7707 Precision System ScienceJP¥201.008.1%
+JP¥407.9m		-17.6%PS1.1x
2183 LinicalJP¥311.006.1%
+JP¥406.6m		-13.6%PS0.7x

Latest News

130A
JP¥468.00
Veritas In Silico
7D
-2.5%
1Y
-42.7%
4570
JP¥1,811.00
Immuno-Biological Laboratories
7D
-4.4%
1Y
282.9%

Immuno-Biological Laboratories Co., Ltd. (TSE:4570) Shares May Have Slumped 47% But Getting In Cheap Is Still Unlikely

Dec 28
Immuno-Biological Laboratories Co., Ltd. (TSE:4570) Shares May Have Slumped 47% But Getting In Cheap Is Still Unlikely
4880
JP¥440.00
CellSource
7D
10.3%
1Y
-49.0%
4583
JP¥114.00
Chiome Bioscience
7D
6.5%
1Y
-54.4%
7079
JP¥2,786.00
WDB coco
7D
2.8%
1Y
-20.3%
4572
JP¥404.00
Carna Biosciences
7D
13.5%
1Y
40.3%
2370
JP¥30.00
MEDINET
7D
3.4%
1Y
-16.7%
7707
JP¥201.00
Precision System Science
7D
8.1%
1Y
-17.6%
4241
JP¥519.00
atect
7D
-2.6%
1Y
29.4%
2183
JP¥311.00
Linical
7D
6.1%
1Y
-13.6%

Linical's (TSE:2183) Dividend Will Be ¥16.00

Dec 01
Linical's (TSE:2183) Dividend Will Be ¥16.00
6090
JP¥685.00
Human Metabolome Technologies
7D
3.8%
1Y
9.1%