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Japanese (NIKKEI) Professional Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 14, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies144
  • 7D-2.2%
  • 3M-11.6%
  • 1Y-7.8%
  • YTD-13.5%

Over the last 7 days, the Professional Services industry has dropped 2.2%, driven by Recruit Holdings declining 4.5%. In contrast, Persol HoldingsLtd has gained 7.8%. However, the industry is down 7.8% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 11% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 17 Nov 2025JP¥18.3tJP¥9.8tJP¥765.2b14.7x23.9x1.9x
Wed, 15 Oct 2025JP¥18.2tJP¥9.7tJP¥739.6b15.4x24.6x1.9x
Fri, 12 Sep 2025JP¥19.2tJP¥9.7tJP¥736.2b17.1x26.1x2x
Sun, 10 Aug 2025JP¥19.5tJP¥9.7tJP¥735.1b16.6x26.6x2x
Tue, 08 Jul 2025JP¥18.8tJP¥9.7tJP¥813.7b15.6x23.1x1.9x
Thu, 05 Jun 2025JP¥18.6tJP¥9.6tJP¥809.4b15.6x23x1.9x
Sat, 03 May 2025JP¥18.4tJP¥9.5tJP¥773.9b14.9x23.8x1.9x
Mon, 31 Mar 2025JP¥17.9tJP¥9.5tJP¥758.4b14.9x23.6x1.9x
Wed, 26 Feb 2025JP¥19.4tJP¥9.4tJP¥755.3b14.9x25.7x2.1x
Fri, 24 Jan 2025JP¥22.1tJP¥9.3tJP¥740.9b14.8x29.8x2.4x
Sun, 22 Dec 2024JP¥21.8tJP¥9.4tJP¥745.1b15x29.2x2.3x
Tue, 19 Nov 2024JP¥19.9tJP¥9.3tJP¥736.0b15.3x27.1x2.1x
Thu, 17 Oct 2024JP¥20.2tJP¥9.2tJP¥742.1b17.3x27.3x2.2x
Sat, 14 Sep 2024JP¥18.8tJP¥9.2tJP¥743.2b17.1x25.2x2x
Mon, 12 Aug 2024JP¥18.1tJP¥9.1tJP¥734.2b15.6x24.7x2x
Wed, 10 Jul 2024JP¥19.4tJP¥9.0tJP¥643.9b17.1x30.1x2.1x
Fri, 07 Jun 2024JP¥17.1tJP¥9.8tJP¥650.4b17x26.3x1.7x
Sun, 05 May 2024JP¥16.4tJP¥9.7tJP¥630.0b17.4x26x1.7x
Tue, 02 Apr 2024JP¥16.7tJP¥9.8tJP¥641.5b17.3x26.1x1.7x
Thu, 29 Feb 2024JP¥16.1tJP¥9.8tJP¥638.5b18x25.3x1.6x
Sat, 27 Jan 2024JP¥15.9tJP¥9.9tJP¥610.5b18.2x26x1.6x
Mon, 25 Dec 2023JP¥16.0tJP¥9.9tJP¥612.8b17.7x26x1.6x
Wed, 22 Nov 2023JP¥14.8tJP¥9.9tJP¥610.4b17.5x24.3x1.5x
Fri, 20 Oct 2023JP¥13.0tJP¥9.8tJP¥582.4b16.8x22.3x1.3x
Sun, 17 Sep 2023JP¥15.0tJP¥9.8tJP¥580.7b19x25.8x1.5x
Tue, 15 Aug 2023JP¥14.4tJP¥9.8tJP¥576.8b19.7x24.9x1.5x
Thu, 13 Jul 2023JP¥13.6tJP¥9.6tJP¥557.8b18.6x24.4x1.4x
Sat, 10 Jun 2023JP¥13.8tJP¥9.6tJP¥555.8b18.1x24.8x1.4x
Mon, 08 May 2023JP¥12.7tJP¥9.4tJP¥590.3b17.2x21.4x1.3x
Wed, 05 Apr 2023JP¥12.6tJP¥9.4tJP¥588.4b17.9x21.5x1.3x
Fri, 03 Mar 2023JP¥11.9tJP¥8.6tJP¥541.9b19.5x22x1.4x
Sun, 29 Jan 2023JP¥13.2tJP¥8.3tJP¥541.1b20x24.5x1.6x
Tue, 27 Dec 2022JP¥12.6tJP¥8.3tJP¥540.2b17.9x23.2x1.5x
Thu, 24 Nov 2022JP¥13.7tJP¥8.2tJP¥539.3b19.8x25.4x1.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

25.4x


Total Market Cap: JP¥13.7tTotal Earnings: JP¥539.3bTotal Revenue: JP¥8.2tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Professional Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 25.3x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Japanese Professional Services 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 25.3x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Professional Services industry have grown 12% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 5.8% 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 Market1.71%
Industrials0.83%
Professional Services-2.24%
Research and Consulting Services0.59%
HR Services-2.81%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Research and Consulting Services industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 28.8x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 18.8%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 24.5% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the HR Services industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 25.4x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Research and Consulting Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 19% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 25% per year.
  • In contrast, the HR Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 10% 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
6532 BaycurrentJP¥6.99k6.1%
+JP¥60.6b		24.0%PE30.7x
2181 Persol HoldingsLtdJP¥274.406.5%
+JP¥40.7b		16.6%PE15.9x
7088 Forum EngineeringJP¥1.71k32.2%
+JP¥21.9b		80.6%PE28.3x
4194 VisionalJP¥10.39k4.4%
+JP¥17.7b		37.3%PE26.1x
9744 MEITEC Group HoldingsJP¥3.36k3.4%
+JP¥8.5b		17.1%PE18.3x

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