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Japanese (NIKKEI) Professional Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 24, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies144
  • 7D-5.0%
  • 3M5.3%
  • 1Y-12.4%
  • YTD-2.9%

Over the last 7 days, the Professional Services industry has dropped 6.6%, driven by Recruit Holdings declining 6.6%. On the other hand SMS is actually up 18%. However, the industry is down 13% over the past year. 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, 24 Jan 2026JP¥18.4tJP¥9.6tJP¥759.6b14.6x24.2x1.9x
Mon, 22 Dec 2025JP¥18.7tJP¥9.6tJP¥754.9b14x24.8x2x
Wed, 19 Nov 2025JP¥17.5tJP¥9.8tJP¥765.6b14.3x22.9x1.8x
Fri, 17 Oct 2025JP¥17.6tJP¥9.7tJP¥740.7b15.6x23.8x1.8x
Sun, 14 Sep 2025JP¥19.4tJP¥9.7tJP¥737.7b16.7x26.3x2x
Tue, 12 Aug 2025JP¥19.6tJP¥9.7tJP¥735.8b16.6x26.6x2x
Thu, 10 Jul 2025JP¥18.8tJP¥9.7tJP¥814.5b15.8x23.1x1.9x
Sat, 07 Jun 2025JP¥18.4tJP¥9.6tJP¥809.4b15.8x22.8x1.9x
Mon, 05 May 2025JP¥18.4tJP¥9.5tJP¥773.9b14.9x23.8x1.9x
Wed, 02 Apr 2025JP¥17.4tJP¥9.5tJP¥758.2b14.5x23x1.8x
Fri, 28 Feb 2025JP¥19.6tJP¥9.4tJP¥755.4b14.7x26x2.1x
Sun, 26 Jan 2025JP¥22.1tJP¥9.3tJP¥740.9b14.8x29.8x2.4x
Tue, 24 Dec 2024JP¥22.4tJP¥9.4tJP¥745.1b14.9x30x2.4x
Thu, 21 Nov 2024JP¥19.8tJP¥9.3tJP¥736.2b15.6x26.8x2.1x
Sat, 19 Oct 2024JP¥20.0tJP¥9.2tJP¥740.1b17.2x27x2.2x
Mon, 16 Sep 2024JP¥18.8tJP¥9.2tJP¥742.2b17.1x25.3x2x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024JP¥18.2tJP¥9.1tJP¥737.8b15.4x24.6x2x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024JP¥20.0tJP¥9.0tJP¥644.2b17x31x2.2x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024JP¥17.3tJP¥9.8tJP¥650.4b17.2x26.6x1.8x
Tue, 07 May 2024JP¥16.4tJP¥9.7tJP¥630.0b17.4x26x1.7x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024JP¥16.4tJP¥9.8tJP¥641.5b17.2x25.5x1.7x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024JP¥16.3tJP¥9.8tJP¥638.2b18.1x25.5x1.7x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024JP¥15.9tJP¥9.9tJP¥610.6b18.2x26x1.6x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023JP¥15.9tJP¥9.9tJP¥612.8b17.9x25.9x1.6x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023JP¥14.9tJP¥9.9tJP¥610.4b17.5x24.5x1.5x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023JP¥13.0tJP¥9.8tJP¥582.4b17x22.3x1.3x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023JP¥15.0tJP¥9.8tJP¥581.9b19x25.8x1.5x
Thu, 17 Aug 2023JP¥14.2tJP¥9.8tJP¥576.9b19.7x24.5x1.4x
Sat, 15 Jul 2023JP¥14.3tJP¥9.6tJP¥558.1b18.9x25.7x1.5x
Mon, 12 Jun 2023JP¥13.8tJP¥9.6tJP¥555.8b18.1x24.8x1.4x
Wed, 10 May 2023JP¥12.8tJP¥9.4tJP¥590.4b17.4x21.7x1.4x
Fri, 07 Apr 2023JP¥12.2tJP¥9.4tJP¥588.4b17.7x20.7x1.3x
Sun, 05 Mar 2023JP¥12.1tJP¥8.6tJP¥541.9b19.4x22.4x1.4x
Tue, 31 Jan 2023JP¥13.1tJP¥8.3tJP¥541.1b20.2x24.3x1.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

24.3x


Total Market Cap: JP¥13.1tTotal Earnings: JP¥541.1bTotal Revenue: JP¥8.3tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Professional Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 25.3x202420252026
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 5.0% 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-0.56%
Industrials-0.99%
Professional Services-5.00%
Research and Consulting Services-4.16%
HR Services-5.35%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the HR Services industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 25.5x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 10.3%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 13.6% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Research and Consulting Services industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 28.2x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Research and Consulting Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 17% over the next 5 years.
  • This is roughly in line with its past earnings growth rate.
  • 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
2175 SMSJP¥1.68k18.3%
+JP¥21.3b		0.09%PE18.6x
290A SynspectiveJP¥1.14k3.2%
+JP¥4.9b		126.4%PS63.1x
9715 transcosmosJP¥3.93k1.9%
+JP¥2.8b		25.4%PE10.7x
4848 Fullcast HoldingsJP¥1.76k4.1%
+JP¥2.4b		15.2%PE11.3x
2492 InfomartJP¥461.002.0%
+JP¥2.0b		41.8%PE64.3x

Latest News

4848
JP¥1,761.00
Fullcast Holdings
7D
4.1%
1Y
15.2%
2175
JP¥1,675.00
SMS
7D
18.3%
1Y
0.09%
4479
JP¥978.00
Makuake
7D
14.9%
1Y
95.6%

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Jan 22
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7059
JP¥1,158.00
COPRO-HOLDINGS
7D
3.3%
1Y
39.7%
2181
JP¥281.40
Persol HoldingsLtd
7D
-0.6%
1Y
21.7%

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6098
JP¥8,588.00
Recruit Holdings
7D
-6.6%
1Y
-21.9%

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Jan 18
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7352
JP¥754.00
TWOSTONE&Sons
7D
-9.8%
1Y
-24.9%
277A
JP¥2,702.00
Globe-ing
7D
-6.7%
1Y
30.3%
9715
JP¥3,930.00
transcosmos
7D
1.9%
1Y
25.4%

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Jan 13
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6532
JP¥6,065.00
Baycurrent
7D
-8.5%
1Y
-1.4%

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Jan 13
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290A
JP¥1,141.00
Synspective
7D
3.2%
1Y
126.4%
6088
JP¥849.00
SIGMAXYZ Holdings
7D
-4.7%
1Y
-5.4%

SIGMAXYZ Holdings' (TSE:6088) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Dec 26
SIGMAXYZ Holdings' (TSE:6088) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's
2492
JP¥461.00
Infomart
7D
2.0%
1Y
41.8%
2429
JP¥2,647.00
World Holdings
7D
-7.0%
1Y
34.2%
4194
JP¥8,977.00
Visional
7D
-6.3%
1Y
16.0%
4310
JP¥2,795.00
Dream Incubator
7D
5.7%
1Y
-21.2%

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