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Japanese (NIKKEI) Life Sciences Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 28, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies13
  • 7D-2.4%
  • 3M4.4%
  • 1Y-16.5%
  • YTD-16.4%

Over the last 7 days, the Life Sciences industry has dropped 2.4%, driven by Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories declining 4.7%. The industry has fallen 16% in the last year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 2.8% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 28 Aug 2026JP¥122.1bJP¥64.0bJP¥1.1b18.6x110x1.9x
Sun, 26 Jul 2026JP¥113.1bJP¥62.8bJP¥631.5m23.7x179x1.8x
Tue, 23 Jun 2026JP¥105.0bJP¥62.8bJP¥599.2m24.1x175.2x1.7x
Thu, 21 May 2026JP¥119.8bJP¥62.9bJP¥617.6m25.2x194x1.9x
Sat, 18 Apr 2026JP¥145.8bJP¥63.3b-JP¥864,496,000.0022.9x-168.6x2.3x
Mon, 16 Mar 2026JP¥145.3bJP¥63.2b-JP¥944,048,000.0022.3x-153.9x2.3x
Wed, 11 Feb 2026JP¥157.8bJP¥63.4b-JP¥612,692,000.0024.8x-257.6x2.5x
Fri, 09 Jan 2026JP¥153.7bJP¥66.9bJP¥72.2m21.8x2128.9x2.3x
Sun, 07 Dec 2025JP¥152.9bJP¥67.6bJP¥702.4m17.7x217.6x2.3x
Tue, 04 Nov 2025JP¥132.2bJP¥66.5bJP¥1.5b15.9x90.6x2x
Thu, 02 Oct 2025JP¥140.9bJP¥66.5bJP¥1.5b16.8x96.6x2.1x
Sat, 30 Aug 2025JP¥147.9bJP¥66.5bJP¥1.5b16.7x101.4x2.2x
Mon, 28 Jul 2025JP¥140.6bJP¥66.0bJP¥1.1b16.6x124.6x2.1x
Wed, 25 Jun 2025JP¥140.7bJP¥66.0bJP¥1.1b16.4x124.5x2.1x
Fri, 23 May 2025JP¥132.5bJP¥66.0bJP¥1.1b16.3x117x2x
Sun, 20 Apr 2025JP¥132.6bJP¥63.8bJP¥963.0m14.1x137.7x2.1x
Tue, 18 Mar 2025JP¥163.1bJP¥64.8bJP¥927.4m15.5x175.8x2.5x
Thu, 13 Feb 2025JP¥174.0bJP¥65.3bJP¥982.5m15.9x177.1x2.7x
Sat, 11 Jan 2025JP¥164.8bJP¥62.0bJP¥440.7m17.8x373.9x2.7x
Mon, 09 Dec 2024JP¥163.1bJP¥62.0bJP¥825.9m16.9x197.5x2.6x
Wed, 06 Nov 2024JP¥150.5bJP¥61.5bJP¥1.8b20.9x81.8x2.4x
Fri, 04 Oct 2024JP¥156.3bJP¥61.5bJP¥1.8b18x84.9x2.5x
Sun, 01 Sep 2024JP¥164.8bJP¥61.5bJP¥2.1b20.2x78.1x2.7x
Tue, 30 Jul 2024JP¥164.5bJP¥61.8bJP¥3.2b25x50.8x2.7x
Thu, 27 Jun 2024JP¥170.9bJP¥61.8bJP¥3.2b26.8x52.8x2.8x
Sat, 25 May 2024JP¥159.2bJP¥61.8bJP¥3.4b25x47.5x2.6x
Mon, 22 Apr 2024JP¥175.2bJP¥62.3bJP¥3.3b14.2x53.2x2.8x
Wed, 20 Mar 2024JP¥231.4bJP¥155.4bJP¥8.6b14x26.8x1.5x
Fri, 16 Feb 2024JP¥228.9bJP¥156.2bJP¥9.0b14.3x25.4x1.5x
Sun, 14 Jan 2024JP¥233.8bJP¥167.1bJP¥8.5b15.8x27.5x1.4x
Tue, 12 Dec 2023JP¥229.3bJP¥167.4bJP¥8.7b14.6x26.4x1.4x
Thu, 09 Nov 2023JP¥236.9bJP¥168.0bJP¥9.2b14.9x25.8x1.4x
Sat, 07 Oct 2023JP¥238.2bJP¥179.3bJP¥12.8b15.1x18.6x1.3x
Mon, 04 Sep 2023JP¥268.2bJP¥179.3bJP¥12.8b17x21x1.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

21x


Total Market Cap: JP¥268.2bTotal Earnings: JP¥12.8bTotal Revenue: JP¥179.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Life Sciences Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 182.6x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Japanese Life Sciences 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 110x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 183x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.1x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Life Sciences industry have declined 56% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 29% 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 Market1.23%
Healthcare-1.47%
Life Sciences-2.36%
Clinical Research and Equipment-2.36%
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¥423.005.0%
+JP¥423.1m
93.2%PS12.3x
4570 Immuno-Biological LaboratoriesJP¥1.11k2.8%
+JP¥279.4m
132.2%PE28x
7707 Precision System ScienceJP¥217.001.4%
+JP¥82.4m
5.9%PE15.1x
4583 Chiome BioscienceJP¥85.001.2%
+JP¥78.9m
-38.0%PS10.9x
6090 Human Metabolome TechnologiesJP¥626.002.3%
+JP¥77.9m
-13.4%PE17.4x

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