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Japanese (NIKKEI) Industrials Sector Analysis

UpdatedMay 24, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies1033
  • 7D0.5%
  • 3M5.2%
  • 1Y2.1%
  • YTD1.8%

Last week, the Industrials industry hasn't moved much but Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is up 13% in that time. Furthermore, the industry has been flat for the past year as well. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 5.8% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 24 May 2025JP¥224.5tJP¥272.0tJP¥16.2t11.4x13.9x0.8x
Mon, 21 Apr 2025JP¥204.7tJP¥268.2tJP¥15.9t11x12.9x0.8x
Wed, 19 Mar 2025JP¥222.6tJP¥268.3tJP¥15.9t11.8x14x0.8x
Fri, 14 Feb 2025JP¥218.8tJP¥267.5tJP¥15.8t11.9x13.9x0.8x
Sun, 12 Jan 2025JP¥216.8tJP¥265.8tJP¥15.0t11.8x14.5x0.8x
Tue, 10 Dec 2024JP¥220.6tJP¥265.8tJP¥15.0t11.9x14.7x0.8x
Thu, 07 Nov 2024JP¥218.8tJP¥262.9tJP¥14.5t11.9x15.1x0.8x
Sat, 05 Oct 2024JP¥219.0tJP¥262.0tJP¥14.7t12x14.9x0.8x
Mon, 02 Sep 2024JP¥215.6tJP¥262.0tJP¥14.7t12x14.7x0.8x
Wed, 31 Jul 2024JP¥219.0tJP¥258.0tJP¥14.2t12.8x15.4x0.8x
Fri, 28 Jun 2024JP¥223.1tJP¥257.8tJP¥14.2t13x15.7x0.9x
Sun, 26 May 2024JP¥222.6tJP¥258.5tJP¥14.2t12.6x15.7x0.9x
Tue, 23 Apr 2024JP¥209.6tJP¥256.8tJP¥13.9t12.7x15.1x0.8x
Thu, 21 Mar 2024JP¥215.5tJP¥256.6tJP¥13.9t13x15.5x0.8x
Sat, 17 Feb 2024JP¥204.9tJP¥256.6tJP¥13.9t12.6x14.8x0.8x
Mon, 15 Jan 2024JP¥202.0tJP¥264.0tJP¥13.7t12.7x14.8x0.8x
Wed, 13 Dec 2023JP¥187.0tJP¥263.9tJP¥13.7t12.2x13.7x0.7x
Fri, 10 Nov 2023JP¥186.2tJP¥263.6tJP¥13.9t12x13.4x0.7x
Sun, 08 Oct 2023JP¥181.7tJP¥264.9tJP¥14.8t12.1x12.3x0.7x
Tue, 05 Sep 2023JP¥196.6tJP¥264.8tJP¥14.8t12.6x13.3x0.7x
Thu, 03 Aug 2023JP¥190.7tJP¥264.8tJP¥15.6t12.3x12.2x0.7x
Sat, 01 Jul 2023JP¥189.6tJP¥264.2tJP¥15.6t12.2x12.2x0.7x
Mon, 29 May 2023JP¥175.0tJP¥263.9tJP¥15.6t11.6x11.2x0.7x
Wed, 26 Apr 2023JP¥165.5tJP¥258.1tJP¥15.7t11.3x10.6x0.6x
Fri, 24 Mar 2023JP¥157.3tJP¥258.0tJP¥15.7t11x10x0.6x
Sun, 19 Feb 2023JP¥158.9tJP¥257.2tJP¥15.6t10.9x10.2x0.6x
Tue, 17 Jan 2023JP¥149.9tJP¥249.5tJP¥15.8t10.3x9.5x0.6x
Thu, 15 Dec 2022JP¥159.3tJP¥249.3tJP¥15.8t10.7x10.1x0.6x
Sat, 12 Nov 2022JP¥159.5tJP¥246.6tJP¥15.6t10.7x10.2x0.6x
Mon, 10 Oct 2022JP¥154.3tJP¥237.5tJP¥14.5t10.6x10.6x0.6x
Wed, 07 Sep 2022JP¥156.6tJP¥237.5tJP¥14.5t10.7x10.8x0.7x
Fri, 05 Aug 2022JP¥156.9tJP¥234.1tJP¥14.3t10.9x11x0.7x
Sun, 03 Jul 2022JP¥147.2tJP¥227.8tJP¥12.8t10.6x11.5x0.6x
Tue, 31 May 2022JP¥154.2tJP¥227.5tJP¥12.8t10.9x12x0.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

12x


Total Market Cap: JP¥154.2tTotal Earnings: JP¥12.8tTotal Revenue: JP¥227.5tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Industrials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 12.9x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Japanese Industrials industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 12.9x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.74x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Industrials industry have grown 8.1% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 6.1% 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 Industrials sector?

JP Market-0.30%
Industrials0.49%
Machinery3.31%
Electrical1.45%
Construction1.15%
Infrastructure0.046%
Professional Services-0.099%
Trade Distributors-0.26%
Industrials-0.56%
Logistics-0.74%
Aerospace & Defense-0.85%
Commercial Services-1.31%
Building-1.35%
Marine and Shipping-1.53%
Transportation-1.78%
Airlines-1.80%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Building industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 24.7x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 14.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 0.2% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Aerospace & Defense industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 57% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 99% per year.
  • In contrast, the Marine and Shipping industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 26% 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
7011 Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesJP¥3.21k13.4%
+JP¥1.3t		142.9%PE43.9x
6201 Toyota IndustriesJP¥18.15k11.0%
+JP¥540.6b		23.7%PE20.7x
8058 MitsubishiJP¥2.93k1.6%
+JP¥182.6b		-12.0%PE12x
7013 IHIJP¥13.79k6.7%
+JP¥130.2b		256.0%PE18.5x
5803 FujikuraJP¥6.25k8.0%
+JP¥127.5b		94.9%PE18.9x
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