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Japanese (NIKKEI) HR Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 14, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies75
  • 7D3.3%
  • 3M59.7%
  • 1Y38.0%
  • YTDn/a

The HR Services industry is up 3.3% in the last week, with Recruit Holdings up 3.1%. During this same period, the Timee underperformed, falling 7.8%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 38%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 14% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 15 Jul 2026JP¥20.2tJP¥8.0tJP¥664.5b12.4x30.4x2.5x
Fri, 12 Jun 2026JP¥18.4tJP¥8.0tJP¥665.9b12x27.6x2.3x
Sun, 10 May 2026JP¥13.7tJP¥7.9tJP¥627.1b12.6x21.9x1.7x
Tue, 07 Apr 2026JP¥12.7tJP¥7.9tJP¥648.1b13x19.6x1.6x
Thu, 05 Mar 2026JP¥12.4tJP¥7.9tJP¥648.0b12.9x19.1x1.6x
Sat, 31 Jan 2026JP¥14.6tJP¥7.8tJP¥621.5b13.3x23.4x1.9x
Mon, 29 Dec 2025JP¥16.1tJP¥7.8tJP¥620.3b13.2x25.9x2.1x
Wed, 26 Nov 2025JP¥14.7tJP¥8.0tJP¥634.2b13.1x23.2x1.8x
Fri, 24 Oct 2025JP¥14.7tJP¥7.9tJP¥614.0b14.3x24x1.9x
Sun, 21 Sep 2025JP¥15.3tJP¥8.0tJP¥615.2b15.7x24.8x1.9x
Tue, 19 Aug 2025JP¥17.3tJP¥8.0tJP¥612.8b16.1x28.3x2.2x
Thu, 17 Jul 2025JP¥15.2tJP¥7.9tJP¥600.6b14.7x25.2x1.9x
Sat, 14 Jun 2025JP¥15.3tJP¥8.0tJP¥699.7b13.7x21.9x1.9x
Mon, 12 May 2025JP¥16.1tJP¥7.9tJP¥696.1b13.3x23.1x2x
Wed, 09 Apr 2025JP¥14.1tJP¥7.8tJP¥665.9b12.1x21.1x1.8x
Fri, 07 Mar 2025JP¥17.1tJP¥7.8tJP¥663.0b13.2x25.7x2.2x
Sun, 02 Feb 2025JP¥19.5tJP¥7.7tJP¥646.3b13.9x30.2x2.5x
Tue, 31 Dec 2024JP¥19.8tJP¥7.7tJP¥648.1b13.6x30.6x2.6x
Thu, 28 Nov 2024JP¥18.5tJP¥7.7tJP¥645.1b14.4x28.7x2.4x
Sat, 26 Oct 2024JP¥16.8tJP¥7.6tJP¥641.8b13.9x26.2x2.2x
Mon, 23 Sep 2024JP¥17.4tJP¥7.6tJP¥643.4b15.4x27.1x2.3x
Wed, 21 Aug 2024JP¥16.5tJP¥7.5tJP¥640.5b14.5x25.8x2.2x
Fri, 19 Jul 2024JP¥17.5tJP¥7.4tJP¥629.3b16.5x27.8x2.3x
Sun, 16 Jun 2024JP¥15.3tJP¥7.5tJP¥535.3b15.8x28.5x2.1x
Tue, 14 May 2024JP¥14.5tJP¥8.2tJP¥523.8b16.6x27.7x1.8x
Thu, 11 Apr 2024JP¥14.5tJP¥8.2tJP¥523.7b17.2x27.6x1.8x
Sat, 09 Mar 2024JP¥13.9tJP¥8.2tJP¥521.8b17.1x26.6x1.7x
Mon, 05 Feb 2024JP¥13.4tJP¥8.1tJP¥492.1b17.3x27.2x1.6x
Wed, 03 Jan 2024JP¥13.5tJP¥8.1tJP¥493.7b17.2x27.4x1.7x
Fri, 01 Dec 2023JP¥12.6tJP¥8.1tJP¥492.2b17.1x25.5x1.5x
Sun, 29 Oct 2023JP¥10.3tJP¥8.1tJP¥465.8b15.8x22.2x1.3x
Tue, 26 Sep 2023JP¥11.5tJP¥8.1tJP¥468.4b18x24.5x1.4x
Thu, 24 Aug 2023JP¥11.4tJP¥8.1tJP¥466.3b17.6x24.5x1.4x
Sat, 22 Jul 2023JP¥11.5tJP¥7.9tJP¥449.2b17.7x25.5x1.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

25.5x


Total Market Cap: JP¥11.5tTotal Earnings: JP¥449.2bTotal Revenue: JP¥7.9tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese HR Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 25.5x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Japanese Human Resource and Employment Services industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 30.4x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 25.5x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.9x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Human Resource and Employment Services industry have grown 14% 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 Comparison

How does Japanese HR Services compare with similar industries?

JP Market-2.63%
Industrials-3.58%
Professional Services2.78%
HR Services3.32%
Research and Consulting Services-1.22%
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¥12.66k2.9%
+JP¥500.1b		56.8%PE35.4x
2175 SMSJP¥2.52k7.9%
+JP¥15.2b		74.3%PS3.2x
4194 VisionalJP¥8.50k1.3%
+JP¥4.4b		-20.9%PE19.5x
2124 JAC RecruitmentJP¥894.002.4%
+JP¥3.3b		-15.1%PE15.7x
4763 CREEK & RIVERJP¥1.47k10.3%
+JP¥2.9b		-1.9%PE6.7x

Latest News

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-3.2%
1Y
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1Y
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4763
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10.3%
1Y
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4194
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7D
1.3%
1Y
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1Y
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-1.4%
1Y
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421A
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7D
8.9%
1Y
n/a
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SMS
7D
7.9%
1Y
74.3%
6098
JP¥12,660.00
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7D
2.9%
1Y
56.8%
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215A
JP¥1,510.00
Timee
7D
-7.8%
1Y
-25.5%
7352
JP¥447.00
TWOSTONE&Sons
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14.6%
1Y
-49.9%
4848
JP¥1,637.00
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4.3%
1Y
1.6%
7059
JP¥784.00
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-1.8%
1Y
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291A
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Reskill
7D
-3.6%
1Y
-51.7%
2124
JP¥894.00
JAC Recruitment
7D
2.4%
1Y
-15.1%
2475
JP¥1,786.00
WDB Holdings
7D
-1.4%
1Y
7.1%
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