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Japanese (NIKKEI) Machinery Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 11, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies252
  • 7D7.2%
  • 3M11.4%
  • 1Y46.6%
  • YTD3.2%

The Machinery industry is up 7.2% in the last week, with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries up 11%. This means that the industry has gained 47% over the past year. Looking forward, 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
Sun, 11 Jan 2026JP¥71.4tJP¥48.9tJP¥3.1t13.3x23.3x1.5x
Tue, 09 Dec 2025JP¥68.7tJP¥49.0tJP¥3.1t12.6x22.3x1.4x
Thu, 06 Nov 2025JP¥67.2tJP¥49.1tJP¥3.0t13.2x22.8x1.4x
Sat, 04 Oct 2025JP¥60.9tJP¥49.0tJP¥2.7t13.2x22.3x1.2x
Mon, 01 Sep 2025JP¥59.9tJP¥49.0tJP¥2.7t13.3x21.9x1.2x
Wed, 30 Jul 2025JP¥58.4tJP¥49.0tJP¥2.9t12.6x20.4x1.2x
Fri, 27 Jun 2025JP¥56.1tJP¥49.0tJP¥2.9t11.8x19.7x1.1x
Sun, 25 May 2025JP¥54.0tJP¥49.0tJP¥2.8t11.4x19x1.1x
Tue, 22 Apr 2025JP¥46.4tJP¥48.4tJP¥2.8t10.9x16.4x1x
Thu, 20 Mar 2025JP¥54.8tJP¥48.4tJP¥2.8t11.9x19.2x1.1x
Sat, 15 Feb 2025JP¥49.7tJP¥48.2tJP¥2.8t11.8x17.5x1x
Mon, 13 Jan 2025JP¥49.2tJP¥47.7tJP¥2.8t12x17.8x1x
Wed, 11 Dec 2024JP¥49.3tJP¥48.0tJP¥2.8t12.2x17.7x1x
Fri, 08 Nov 2024JP¥50.4tJP¥47.8tJP¥2.8t12.4x18x1.1x
Sun, 06 Oct 2024JP¥49.5tJP¥47.2tJP¥2.9t12.2x17x1x
Tue, 03 Sep 2024JP¥48.0tJP¥47.2tJP¥2.9t12x16.5x1x
Thu, 01 Aug 2024JP¥50.9tJP¥46.5tJP¥2.8t13.4x18.3x1.1x
Sat, 29 Jun 2024JP¥51.8tJP¥46.3tJP¥2.8t13.6x18.7x1.1x
Mon, 27 May 2024JP¥51.0tJP¥46.3tJP¥2.8t12.6x18.5x1.1x
Wed, 24 Apr 2024JP¥49.8tJP¥45.7tJP¥2.6t12.5x19.2x1.1x
Fri, 22 Mar 2024JP¥51.8tJP¥45.7tJP¥2.6t13x20x1.1x
Sun, 18 Feb 2024JP¥47.3tJP¥45.7tJP¥2.6t12x18.3x1x
Tue, 16 Jan 2024JP¥45.8tJP¥45.3tJP¥2.4t12.7x19.4x1x
Thu, 14 Dec 2023JP¥41.4tJP¥45.3tJP¥2.4t11.9x17.5x0.9x
Sat, 11 Nov 2023JP¥41.9tJP¥45.3tJP¥2.4t11.6x17.4x0.9x
Mon, 09 Oct 2023JP¥40.9tJP¥45.0tJP¥2.5t11.5x16.4x0.9x
Wed, 06 Sep 2023JP¥44.2tJP¥45.0tJP¥2.5t12.4x17.7x1x
Fri, 04 Aug 2023JP¥41.6tJP¥44.4tJP¥2.4t11.8x17x0.9x
Sun, 02 Jul 2023JP¥43.8tJP¥44.0tJP¥2.4t12.2x18.1x1x
Tue, 30 May 2023JP¥41.0tJP¥44.0tJP¥2.4t11.3x16.9x0.9x
Thu, 27 Apr 2023JP¥37.8tJP¥42.6tJP¥2.3t11.3x16.1x0.9x
Sat, 25 Mar 2023JP¥37.3tJP¥42.6tJP¥2.3t11.1x15.9x0.9x
Mon, 20 Feb 2023JP¥38.1tJP¥42.6tJP¥2.3t11.1x16.2x0.9x
Wed, 18 Jan 2023JP¥35.4tJP¥41.2tJP¥2.4t10.2x14.7x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

14.7x


Total Market Cap: JP¥35.4tTotal Earnings: JP¥2.4tTotal Revenue: JP¥41.2tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Machinery Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 18.4x202420252026
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 23.2x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 18.4x.
  • 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 8.3% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 5.9% 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 Market2.98%
Industrials4.15%
Machinery7.17%
Industrial Machinery8.03%
Agricultural Machinery6.73%
Construction Machinery and Vehicles4.00%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Industrial Machinery industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 20.9x.
    • Analysts expect its future annual earnings growth (12.5%) 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 11.5x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Industrial Machinery industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 12% 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 8.5% 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¥4.27k11.1%
+JP¥1.4t		96.9%PE54.5x
7013 IHIJP¥3.24k17.4%
+JP¥509.4b		177.7%PE26.5x
6954 FanucJP¥6.45k6.0%
+JP¥339.7b		56.7%PE38.2x
7012 Kawasaki Heavy IndustriesJP¥12.37k19.2%
+JP¥332.7b		75.4%PE21.4x
6361 EbaraJP¥4.41k19.7%
+JP¥331.5b		60.9%PE26.8x

Latest News

7013
JP¥3,235.00
IHI
7D
17.4%
1Y
177.7%
6454
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-1.6%
1Y
96.0%

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7012
JP¥12,370.00
Kawasaki Heavy Industries
7D
19.2%
1Y
75.4%
6361
JP¥4,410.00
Ebara
7D
19.7%
1Y
60.9%
9551
JP¥3,345.00
METAWATER
7D
-0.6%
1Y
87.3%
6479
JP¥2,997.00
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7D
-4.6%
1Y
21.5%

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7011
JP¥4,267.00
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
7D
11.1%
1Y
96.9%

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6326
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Kubota
7D
7.0%
1Y
32.9%

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7D
-1.8%
1Y
-9.3%
6273
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SMC
7D
7.6%
1Y
-2.1%

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6262
JP¥755.00
Pegasus
7D
-2.8%
1Y
68.9%
6301
JP¥5,187.00
Komatsu
7D
3.7%
1Y
23.6%
6324
JP¥3,550.00
Harmonic Drive Systems
7D
-6.1%
1Y
-10.5%

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6954
JP¥6,448.00
Fanuc
7D
6.0%
1Y
56.7%

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3302
JP¥3,135.00
Teikoku Sen-i
7D
-5.0%
1Y
35.9%
6237
JP¥2,590.00
Iwaki
7D
-1.1%
1Y
13.0%