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Japanese (NIKKEI) Professional Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 25, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies147
  • 7D-2.9%
  • 3M-13.4%
  • 1Y-4.0%
  • YTD-16.0%

Over the last 7 days, the Professional Services industry has dropped 2.9%, driven by Recruit Holdings declining 2.9%. On the other hand Architects Studio Japan is actually up 43%. Overall the industry is down 4.0% in 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Japanese Professional Services Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 25 Apr 2026JP¥15.9tJP¥9.8tJP¥799.9b13.1x19.8x1.6x
Mon, 23 Mar 2026JP¥14.4tJP¥9.8tJP¥798.1b13.2x18.1x1.5x
Wed, 18 Feb 2026JP¥14.2tJP¥9.7tJP¥798.0b13.8x17.8x1.5x
Fri, 16 Jan 2026JP¥19.5tJP¥9.6tJP¥759.5b14.5x25.7x2x
Sun, 14 Dec 2025JP¥17.8tJP¥9.6tJP¥753.6b13.7x23.7x1.9x
Tue, 11 Nov 2025JP¥18.0tJP¥9.7tJP¥759.9b14.5x23.7x1.9x
Thu, 09 Oct 2025JP¥18.5tJP¥9.7tJP¥737.1b15.8x25x1.9x
Sat, 06 Sep 2025JP¥19.3tJP¥9.7tJP¥736.2b17.2x26.2x2x
Mon, 04 Aug 2025JP¥20.3tJP¥9.7tJP¥726.1b16.3x28x2.1x
Wed, 02 Jul 2025JP¥19.0tJP¥9.7tJP¥813.7b15.8x23.4x2x
Fri, 30 May 2025JP¥19.6tJP¥9.6tJP¥809.4b15.6x24.3x2x
Sun, 27 Apr 2025JP¥17.3tJP¥9.5tJP¥772.0b14.6x22.4x1.8x
Tue, 25 Mar 2025JP¥18.2tJP¥9.5tJP¥758.4b14.8x24x1.9x
Thu, 20 Feb 2025JP¥21.1tJP¥9.4tJP¥755.3b14.6x27.9x2.2x
Sat, 18 Jan 2025JP¥21.3tJP¥9.3tJP¥740.9b14.5x28.7x2.3x
Mon, 16 Dec 2024JP¥22.6tJP¥9.4tJP¥744.3b15.1x30.3x2.4x
Wed, 13 Nov 2024JP¥21.0tJP¥9.3tJP¥735.4b16.3x28.5x2.3x
Fri, 11 Oct 2024JP¥20.2tJP¥9.2tJP¥742.8b17x27.2x2.2x
Sun, 08 Sep 2024JP¥18.3tJP¥9.2tJP¥743.1b16.4x24.6x2x
Tue, 06 Aug 2024JP¥15.6tJP¥9.1tJP¥725.9b13.6x21.5x1.7x
Thu, 04 Jul 2024JP¥18.9tJP¥9.0tJP¥643.9b16.7x29.3x2.1x
Sat, 01 Jun 2024JP¥17.7tJP¥9.8tJP¥651.1b17.3x27.1x1.8x
Mon, 29 Apr 2024JP¥16.5tJP¥9.8tJP¥643.7b17.5x25.6x1.7x
Wed, 27 Mar 2024JP¥16.6tJP¥9.8tJP¥641.5b18x25.9x1.7x
Fri, 23 Feb 2024JP¥15.8tJP¥9.8tJP¥638.5b17.8x24.7x1.6x
Sun, 21 Jan 2024JP¥16.3tJP¥9.9tJP¥610.5b17.2x26.7x1.6x
Tue, 19 Dec 2023JP¥15.6tJP¥9.9tJP¥612.6b17.2x25.5x1.6x
Thu, 16 Nov 2023JP¥13.8tJP¥9.8tJP¥612.1b17.7x22.5x1.4x
Sat, 14 Oct 2023JP¥13.4tJP¥9.8tJP¥580.4b17x23.2x1.4x
Mon, 11 Sep 2023JP¥15.1tJP¥9.8tJP¥576.6b19.4x26.2x1.5x
Wed, 09 Aug 2023JP¥14.5tJP¥9.7tJP¥562.4b19.8x25.7x1.5x
Fri, 07 Jul 2023JP¥14.0tJP¥9.6tJP¥558.0b19.1x25x1.5x
Sun, 04 Jun 2023JP¥13.8tJP¥9.6tJP¥555.7b17.7x24.8x1.4x
Tue, 02 May 2023JP¥12.7tJP¥9.4tJP¥590.3b17.3x21.6x1.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

21.6x


Total Market Cap: JP¥12.7tTotal Earnings: JP¥590.3bTotal Revenue: JP¥9.4tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Professional Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 25x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Japanese Professional Services 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 19.8x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 25.0x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.8x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Professional Services industry have grown 11% 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 Market-0.95%
Industrials-0.027%
Professional Services-2.85%
HR Services-2.69%
Research and Consulting Services-3.84%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the HR Services industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 25.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 10.6%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 8.2% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Research and Consulting Services industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 27.0x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Research and Consulting Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 17% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 27% per year.
  • In contrast, the HR Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 11% 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
6085 Architects Studio JapanJP¥516.0042.5%
+JP¥17.7b
3,065.6%PS81.1x
2175 SMSJP¥1.81k3.1%
+JP¥4.4b
52.6%PE21.6x
218A LiberawareJP¥1.39k15.4%
+JP¥3.6b
52.0%PS18.2x
4490 VisasQJP¥755.0019.7%
+JP¥1.2b
-8.8%PE11.3x
2379 DIPJP¥1.83k1.2%
+JP¥1.2b
-10.2%PE16.1x

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