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Japanese (NIKKEI) Machinery Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 02, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies251
  • 7D-1.3%
  • 3M9.5%
  • 1Y46.4%
  • YTD8.0%

Over the last 7 days, the Machinery industry has dropped 1.3%, driven by Fanuc declining 5.5%. On the other hand Komatsu is actually up 12%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 46%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Japanese Machinery Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 03 Feb 2026JP¥74.7tJP¥49.0tJP¥3.1t13.6x24.1x1.5x
Thu, 01 Jan 2026JP¥66.6tJP¥49.0tJP¥3.1t12.7x21.7x1.4x
Sat, 29 Nov 2025JP¥66.1tJP¥49.0tJP¥3.1t12.9x21.5x1.3x
Mon, 27 Oct 2025JP¥68.1tJP¥49.0tJP¥2.7t13.9x24.9x1.4x
Wed, 24 Sep 2025JP¥60.9tJP¥49.0tJP¥2.7t13.6x22.3x1.2x
Fri, 22 Aug 2025JP¥59.9tJP¥49.0tJP¥2.7t13.1x22x1.2x
Sun, 20 Jul 2025JP¥55.5tJP¥49.0tJP¥2.8t12.3x19.5x1.1x
Tue, 17 Jun 2025JP¥55.6tJP¥49.0tJP¥2.9t11.6x19.5x1.1x
Thu, 15 May 2025JP¥52.2tJP¥48.8tJP¥2.9t11.7x18.3x1.1x
Sat, 12 Apr 2025JP¥45.8tJP¥48.4tJP¥2.8t10.4x16.1x0.9x
Mon, 10 Mar 2025JP¥51.8tJP¥48.4tJP¥2.8t11.7x18.2x1.1x
Wed, 05 Feb 2025JP¥50.1tJP¥48.1tJP¥2.8t11.9x17.8x1x
Fri, 03 Jan 2025JP¥50.6tJP¥47.9tJP¥2.8t12.4x18.2x1.1x
Sun, 01 Dec 2024JP¥47.8tJP¥48.0tJP¥2.8t12.1x17.2x1x
Tue, 29 Oct 2024JP¥47.9tJP¥47.3tJP¥2.9t11.9x16.5x1x
Thu, 26 Sep 2024JP¥47.8tJP¥47.2tJP¥2.9t12.2x16.4x1x
Sat, 24 Aug 2024JP¥47.9tJP¥47.2tJP¥2.9t11.9x16.5x1x
Mon, 22 Jul 2024JP¥52.9tJP¥46.3tJP¥2.8t13.2x19.1x1.1x
Wed, 19 Jun 2024JP¥50.2tJP¥46.3tJP¥2.8t13.3x18.2x1.1x
Fri, 17 May 2024JP¥51.7tJP¥46.3tJP¥2.8t12.6x18.8x1.1x
Sun, 14 Apr 2024JP¥51.7tJP¥45.7tJP¥2.6t12.5x19.9x1.1x
Tue, 12 Mar 2024JP¥49.4tJP¥45.7tJP¥2.6t12.2x19.1x1.1x
Thu, 08 Feb 2024JP¥45.5tJP¥45.4tJP¥2.4t12.6x18.8x1x
Sat, 06 Jan 2024JP¥43.1tJP¥45.3tJP¥2.4t12.3x18.2x0.9x
Mon, 04 Dec 2023JP¥43.2tJP¥45.3tJP¥2.4t12x18.3x1x
Wed, 01 Nov 2023JP¥39.7tJP¥45.1tJP¥2.5t11.5x15.6x0.9x
Fri, 29 Sep 2023JP¥42.7tJP¥45.0tJP¥2.5t11.9x17.1x0.9x
Sun, 27 Aug 2023JP¥41.3tJP¥45.0tJP¥2.5t11.7x16.5x0.9x
Tue, 25 Jul 2023JP¥42.9tJP¥44.0tJP¥2.4t12.1x17.7x1x
Thu, 22 Jun 2023JP¥44.4tJP¥44.0tJP¥2.4t11.9x18.3x1x
Sat, 20 May 2023JP¥40.7tJP¥44.0tJP¥2.4t11.4x16.8x0.9x
Mon, 17 Apr 2023JP¥38.1tJP¥42.6tJP¥2.3t11.2x16.2x0.9x
Wed, 15 Mar 2023JP¥37.7tJP¥42.6tJP¥2.3t11x16.1x0.9x
Fri, 10 Feb 2023JP¥37.7tJP¥42.0tJP¥2.4t10.9x15.7x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

15.7x


Total Market Cap: JP¥37.7tTotal Earnings: JP¥2.4tTotal Revenue: JP¥42.0tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Machinery Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 18.6x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Japanese Machinery industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 24.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 18.6x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.1x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Machinery industry have grown 9.1% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 5.3% 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 industry?

JP Market-1.65%
Industrials-1.59%
Machinery-1.30%
Construction Machinery and Vehicles1.74%
Agricultural Machinery-0.39%
Industrial Machinery-2.12%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Industrial Machinery industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 21.1x.
    • Analysts expect its future annual earnings growth (12.8%) to be largely in line with prior year's earnings growth.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Agricultural Machinery industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 11.6x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Industrial Machinery industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 13% over the next 5 years.
  • This is roughly in line with its past earnings growth rate.
  • In contrast, the Construction Machinery and Vehicles industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.7% 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
6301 KomatsuJP¥6.21k11.9%
+JP¥594.6b		39.8%PE14.1x
6586 MakitaJP¥5.62k19.2%
+JP¥239.1b		26.5%PE19.8x
6201 Toyota IndustriesJP¥19.81k2.3%
+JP¥133.7b		60.4%PE28.9x
9962 MISUMI GroupJP¥2.67k5.7%
+JP¥39.0b		16.1%PE23.1x
6481 THKJP¥4.58k7.2%
+JP¥34.5b		23.3%PE78.8x

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