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Japanese (NIKKEI) HR Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 06, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies75
  • 7D0.1%
  • 3M38.1%
  • 1Y21.6%
  • YTDn/a

The HR Services industry has stayed flat over the last week. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 22% over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 07 Jun 2026JP¥17.6tJP¥8.0tJP¥665.9b11.9x26.4x2.2x
Tue, 05 May 2026JP¥13.1tJP¥7.9tJP¥627.1b12.6x20.9x1.7x
Thu, 02 Apr 2026JP¥12.3tJP¥7.9tJP¥648.1b13x19x1.6x
Sat, 28 Feb 2026JP¥12.7tJP¥7.9tJP¥648.0b13.5x19.6x1.6x
Mon, 26 Jan 2026JP¥15.4tJP¥7.8tJP¥621.6b13.9x24.7x2x
Wed, 24 Dec 2025JP¥16.1tJP¥7.8tJP¥620.3b13.1x25.9x2.1x
Fri, 21 Nov 2025JP¥14.5tJP¥8.0tJP¥634.2b12.9x22.9x1.8x
Sun, 19 Oct 2025JP¥14.2tJP¥7.9tJP¥614.0b14.3x23.1x1.8x
Tue, 16 Sep 2025JP¥16.1tJP¥8.0tJP¥614.5b15.4x26.2x2x
Thu, 14 Aug 2025JP¥17.2tJP¥8.0tJP¥611.8b15.8x28.1x2.2x
Sat, 12 Jul 2025JP¥15.8tJP¥8.0tJP¥700.3b14.6x22.6x2x
Mon, 09 Jun 2025JP¥15.4tJP¥7.9tJP¥697.1b14.1x22.1x1.9x
Wed, 07 May 2025JP¥15.4tJP¥7.8tJP¥663.9b13.1x23.3x2x
Fri, 04 Apr 2025JP¥14.9tJP¥7.8tJP¥665.9b12.5x22.4x1.9x
Sun, 02 Mar 2025JP¥16.2tJP¥7.8tJP¥663.0b13.1x24.4x2.1x
Tue, 28 Jan 2025JP¥19.3tJP¥7.7tJP¥645.8b13.6x29.9x2.5x
Thu, 26 Dec 2024JP¥19.7tJP¥7.7tJP¥648.3b13.6x30.4x2.6x
Sat, 23 Nov 2024JP¥17.8tJP¥7.7tJP¥641.0b14.6x27.8x2.3x
Mon, 21 Oct 2024JP¥17.6tJP¥7.6tJP¥641.8b14.7x27.5x2.3x
Wed, 18 Sep 2024JP¥16.4tJP¥7.4tJP¥636.1b15.2x25.8x2.2x
Fri, 16 Aug 2024JP¥16.1tJP¥7.5tJP¥639.8b15.2x25.2x2.1x
Sun, 14 Jul 2024JP¥18.0tJP¥7.5tJP¥535.9b17.3x33.7x2.4x
Tue, 11 Jun 2024JP¥15.7tJP¥8.2tJP¥541.7b16.6x29x1.9x
Thu, 09 May 2024JP¥14.8tJP¥8.2tJP¥523.5b16.9x28.2x1.8x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024JP¥14.3tJP¥8.2tJP¥523.8b16.4x27.3x1.7x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024JP¥13.9tJP¥8.2tJP¥521.8b17.6x26.6x1.7x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024JP¥13.4tJP¥8.1tJP¥492.4b17.8x27.2x1.6x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023JP¥13.6tJP¥8.1tJP¥493.7b17.7x27.6x1.7x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023JP¥12.5tJP¥8.1tJP¥492.7b16.9x25.3x1.5x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023JP¥10.4tJP¥8.1tJP¥465.8b15.6x22.3x1.3x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023JP¥11.7tJP¥8.1tJP¥468.4b18x25x1.4x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023JP¥11.3tJP¥8.1tJP¥466.3b17.6x24.2x1.4x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023JP¥11.4tJP¥7.9tJP¥448.2b18x25.5x1.4x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023JP¥11.5tJP¥7.9tJP¥446.5b17x25.8x1.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

25.8x


Total Market Cap: JP¥11.5tTotal Earnings: JP¥446.5bTotal Revenue: JP¥7.9tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese HR Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 25.4x202420252026
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 25.4x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.9x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.2x.
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-0.18%
Industrials-2.05%
Professional Services-0.042%
HR Services0.10%
Research and Consulting Services-0.57%
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¥10.60k0.2%
+JP¥34.8b		30.4%PE29.7x
4194 VisionalJP¥7.95k1.3%
+JP¥4.0b		-13.0%PE18x
2175 SMSJP¥2.04k2.1%
+JP¥3.4b		42.6%PS2.6x
421A Movin' Strategic CareerJP¥3.12k9.8%
+JP¥2.3b		n/aPE20.7x
2124 JAC RecruitmentJP¥860.001.5%
+JP¥2.1b		-11.3%PE15x

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6098
JP¥10,595.00
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0.2%
1Y
30.4%
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7D
-3.9%
1Y
-39.7%
2124
JP¥860.00
JAC Recruitment
7D
1.5%
1Y
-11.3%
421A
JP¥3,120.00
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9.8%
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n/a
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-32.9%
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1Y
2.3%
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7D
1.3%
1Y
-13.0%
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JP¥1,080.00
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2.1%
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42.6%
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