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Japanese (NIKKEI) HR Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 16, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies74
  • 7D3.6%
  • 3M7.8%
  • 1Y4.2%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the HR Services industry has risen 4.2%, driven by gains from Recruit Holdings of 5.3%. During this same period, the Persol HoldingsLtd underperformed, falling 11%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 8.0%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 16 Aug 2025JP¥16.8tJP¥8.0tJP¥612.2b15.9x27.5x2.1x
Mon, 14 Jul 2025JP¥15.6tJP¥8.0tJP¥700.4b14.3x22.2x2x
Wed, 11 Jun 2025JP¥15.7tJP¥7.9tJP¥697.1b13.9x22.6x2x
Fri, 09 May 2025JP¥15.9tJP¥7.8tJP¥663.9b13.4x23.9x2x
Sun, 06 Apr 2025JP¥14.0tJP¥7.8tJP¥665.9b12.2x21.1x1.8x
Tue, 04 Mar 2025JP¥17.2tJP¥7.8tJP¥663.0b13.2x25.9x2.2x
Thu, 30 Jan 2025JP¥19.7tJP¥7.7tJP¥646.0b13.9x30.4x2.6x
Sat, 28 Dec 2024JP¥20.3tJP¥7.7tJP¥648.1b13.7x31.4x2.6x
Mon, 25 Nov 2024JP¥17.8tJP¥7.7tJP¥645.0b14.5x27.7x2.3x
Wed, 23 Oct 2024JP¥17.7tJP¥7.6tJP¥641.8b14.6x27.6x2.3x
Fri, 20 Sep 2024JP¥16.5tJP¥7.6tJP¥643.4b15.3x25.6x2.2x
Sun, 18 Aug 2024JP¥17.0tJP¥7.5tJP¥639.8b15.5x26.6x2.3x
Tue, 16 Jul 2024JP¥18.0tJP¥7.4tJP¥630.4b16.1x28.6x2.4x
Thu, 13 Jun 2024JP¥15.5tJP¥7.5tJP¥536.6b16.2x28.8x2.1x
Sat, 11 May 2024JP¥14.7tJP¥8.2tJP¥523.1b16.6x28.1x1.8x
Mon, 08 Apr 2024JP¥14.3tJP¥8.2tJP¥523.8b16.4x27.3x1.7x
Wed, 06 Mar 2024JP¥13.8tJP¥8.2tJP¥521.8b17.5x26.5x1.7x
Fri, 02 Feb 2024JP¥13.4tJP¥8.1tJP¥492.4b17.8x27.3x1.6x
Sun, 31 Dec 2023JP¥13.5tJP¥8.1tJP¥493.7b17.2x27.4x1.7x
Tue, 28 Nov 2023JP¥12.5tJP¥8.1tJP¥492.2b16.9x25.5x1.5x
Thu, 26 Oct 2023JP¥10.2tJP¥8.1tJP¥465.8b15.8x22x1.3x
Sat, 23 Sep 2023JP¥11.4tJP¥8.1tJP¥468.4b17.7x24.3x1.4x
Mon, 21 Aug 2023JP¥11.3tJP¥8.1tJP¥466.3b17.6x24.2x1.4x
Wed, 19 Jul 2023JP¥11.5tJP¥7.9tJP¥447.9b18x25.6x1.4x
Fri, 16 Jun 2023JP¥11.8tJP¥7.9tJP¥447.4b16.6x26.3x1.5x
Sun, 14 May 2023JP¥10.0tJP¥7.8tJP¥479.2b17.3x20.9x1.3x
Tue, 11 Apr 2023JP¥9.5tJP¥7.7tJP¥481.6b16.9x19.7x1.2x
Thu, 09 Mar 2023JP¥9.9tJP¥7.7tJP¥480.4b18.2x20.7x1.3x
Sat, 04 Feb 2023JP¥11.3tJP¥7.5tJP¥482.0b19.3x23.4x1.5x
Mon, 02 Jan 2023JP¥10.7tJP¥7.5tJP¥479.6b17.1x22.4x1.4x
Wed, 30 Nov 2022JP¥11.5tJP¥7.4tJP¥478.0b19x24.1x1.5x
Fri, 28 Oct 2022JP¥11.7tJP¥7.1tJP¥469.8b18.3x24.8x1.6x
Sun, 25 Sep 2022JP¥10.7tJP¥7.2tJP¥467.3b17.4x22.9x1.5x
Tue, 23 Aug 2022JP¥11.8tJP¥7.2tJP¥465.9b17.6x25.4x1.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

25.4x


Total Market Cap: JP¥11.8tTotal Earnings: JP¥465.9bTotal Revenue: JP¥7.2tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese HR Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 25.3x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Japanese Human Resource and Employment 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 3-year average PS ratio of 1.8x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Human Resource and Employment Services industry have grown 9.5% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 3.6% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does Japanese HR Services compare with similar industries?

JP Market2.52%
Industrials0.70%
Professional Services2.73%
HR Services3.57%
Research and Consulting Services-1.00%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
6098 Recruit HoldingsJP¥8.96k5.3%
+JP¥623.0b
1.7%PE30.2x
215A TimeeJP¥2.35k4.5%
+JP¥9.9b
35.9%PE53.1x
2170 Link and MotivationJP¥595.008.0%
+JP¥4.7b
3.7%PE16.6x
4641 AltechJP¥3.06k5.3%
+JP¥3.0b
25.1%PE15.2x
4377 ONE CAREERJP¥2.61k4.5%
+JP¥2.0b
89.4%PE37.6x

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