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Japanese (NIKKEI) Machinery Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 12, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies245
  • 7D1.0%
  • 3M-5.6%
  • 1Y32.7%
  • YTD16.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Machinery industry has risen 1.0%, driven by gains from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries of 2.0%. In the same time, MINEBEA MITSUMI was down 9.0%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 33%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 8.8% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 12 Aug 2026JP¥74.4tJP¥46.4tJP¥3.6t13.2x20.5x1.6x
Fri, 10 Jul 2026JP¥74.3tJP¥45.1tJP¥3.2t14.5x22.9x1.6x
Sun, 07 Jun 2026JP¥74.8tJP¥45.1tJP¥3.2t14.4x23.1x1.7x
Tue, 05 May 2026JP¥80.6tJP¥49.2tJP¥3.2t14.7x24.9x1.6x
Thu, 02 Apr 2026JP¥76.1tJP¥51.0tJP¥3.3t14.3x23.2x1.5x
Sat, 28 Feb 2026JP¥87.6tJP¥49.9tJP¥3.2t15.6x27.2x1.8x
Mon, 26 Jan 2026JP¥75.7tJP¥48.9tJP¥3.1t13.5x24.8x1.5x
Wed, 24 Dec 2025JP¥66.9tJP¥49.0tJP¥3.1t12.7x21.7x1.4x
Fri, 21 Nov 2025JP¥65.1tJP¥49.0tJP¥3.1t12.3x21.1x1.3x
Sun, 19 Oct 2025JP¥64.7tJP¥49.0tJP¥2.7t13.4x23.6x1.3x
Tue, 16 Sep 2025JP¥61.0tJP¥49.0tJP¥2.7t13.5x22.3x1.2x
Thu, 14 Aug 2025JP¥62.3tJP¥49.0tJP¥2.7t13.1x22.8x1.3x
Sat, 12 Jul 2025JP¥55.0tJP¥49.0tJP¥2.8t12.2x19.3x1.1x
Mon, 09 Jun 2025JP¥55.0tJP¥49.0tJP¥2.8t11.6x19.3x1.1x
Wed, 07 May 2025JP¥50.7tJP¥48.6tJP¥2.9t11.2x17.4x1x
Fri, 04 Apr 2025JP¥48.3tJP¥48.4tJP¥2.8t11.1x17x1x
Sun, 02 Mar 2025JP¥49.0tJP¥48.4tJP¥2.8t11.7x17.2x1x
Tue, 28 Jan 2025JP¥51.4tJP¥47.9tJP¥2.8t12.2x18.4x1.1x
Thu, 26 Dec 2024JP¥49.7tJP¥48.0tJP¥2.8t12.3x17.9x1x
Sat, 23 Nov 2024JP¥49.5tJP¥47.9tJP¥2.8t12.2x17.7x1x
Mon, 21 Oct 2024JP¥49.0tJP¥47.2tJP¥2.9t11.9x16.9x1x
Wed, 18 Sep 2024JP¥44.5tJP¥44.9tJP¥2.9t12x15.2x1x
Fri, 16 Aug 2024JP¥46.9tJP¥47.2tJP¥2.9t11.6x16.1x1x
Sun, 14 Jul 2024JP¥53.1tJP¥46.3tJP¥2.8t13.4x19.2x1.1x
Tue, 11 Jun 2024JP¥50.4tJP¥46.3tJP¥2.8t13x18.2x1.1x
Thu, 09 May 2024JP¥51.6tJP¥45.9tJP¥2.7t12.7x19.2x1.1x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024JP¥50.3tJP¥45.7tJP¥2.6t12.4x19.4x1.1x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024JP¥50.2tJP¥45.7tJP¥2.6t12.3x19.4x1.1x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024JP¥45.5tJP¥45.3tJP¥2.4t12.7x19.3x1x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023JP¥42.9tJP¥45.3tJP¥2.4t12.1x18.1x0.9x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023JP¥43.5tJP¥45.3tJP¥2.4t11.9x18.4x1x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023JP¥40.1tJP¥45.0tJP¥2.5t11.3x16x0.9x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023JP¥44.6tJP¥45.0tJP¥2.5t12.1x17.8x1x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023JP¥41.1tJP¥45.0tJP¥2.5t11.6x16.4x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

16.4x


Total Market Cap: JP¥41.1tTotal Earnings: JP¥2.5tTotal Revenue: JP¥45.0tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Machinery Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 19.8x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Japanese Machinery 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 19.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Machinery industry have grown 13% per year over the last three years, while revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that companies overall are more efficiently conducting business since profits are increasing while sales have been flat.

Industry Trends

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

JP Market3.17%
Industrials4.06%
Machinery1.03%
Agricultural Machinery6.87%
Construction Machinery and Vehicles6.04%
Industrial Machinery-0.11%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Industrial Machinery industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 22.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 9.7%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 22.5% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Agricultural Machinery industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 11.7x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Industrial Machinery industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 9.7% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 23% per year.
  • In contrast, the Agricultural Machinery industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 2.3% 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¥4.08k2.0%
+JP¥265.5b		-0.8%PE33.5x
7013 IHIJP¥2.89k7.4%
+JP¥210.4b		19.0%PE15.1x
6954 FanucJP¥6.66k3.1%
+JP¥187.6b		46.0%PE34.6x
6301 KomatsuJP¥7.33k2.5%
+JP¥157.8b		44.0%PE17.2x
6273 SMCJP¥77.74k2.6%
+JP¥122.6b		55.2%PE24.4x

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