Japanese (NIKKEI) Research and Consulting Services Industry Analysis

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Japanese Research and Consulting Services Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

Date	Market Cap	Revenue	Earnings	PE	Absolute PE	PS
Wed, 20 May 2026	JP¥2.2t	JP¥1.1t	JP¥108.1b	13x	20.1x	1.9x
Fri, 17 Apr 2026	JP¥2.1t	JP¥1.1t	JP¥105.7b	13.6x	20x	1.9x
Sun, 15 Mar 2026	JP¥2.0t	JP¥1.1t	JP¥102.9b	15.2x	19.3x	1.8x
Tue, 10 Feb 2026	JP¥2.1t	JP¥1.1t	JP¥98.0b	14.4x	21.2x	1.9x
Thu, 08 Jan 2026	JP¥2.4t	JP¥1.1t	JP¥92.8b	16.2x	25.4x	2.1x
Sat, 06 Dec 2025	JP¥2.3t	JP¥1.1t	JP¥90.6b	14.2x	25.2x	2.1x
Mon, 03 Nov 2025	JP¥2.3t	JP¥1.1t	JP¥86.8b	17.1x	27x	2.2x
Wed, 01 Oct 2025	JP¥2.7t	JP¥1.0t	JP¥82.9b	17.6x	32.2x	2.5x
Fri, 29 Aug 2025	JP¥2.6t	JP¥1.0t	JP¥82.8b	17.5x	31.4x	2.5x
Sun, 27 Jul 2025	JP¥2.6t	JP¥1.0t	JP¥83.0b	16.5x	31.2x	2.5x
Tue, 24 Jun 2025	JP¥2.3t	JP¥1.0t	JP¥75.3b	16.5x	30.5x	2.3x
Thu, 22 May 2025	JP¥2.5t	JP¥985.5b	JP¥73.7b	19x	33.6x	2.5x
Sat, 19 Apr 2025	JP¥2.3t	JP¥977.0b	JP¥70.2b	16.2x	33.1x	2.4x
Mon, 17 Mar 2025	JP¥2.0t	JP¥940.6b	JP¥57.6b	15.8x	34.7x	2.1x
Wed, 12 Feb 2025	JP¥2.1t	JP¥934.2b	JP¥61.3b	17.8x	33.9x	2.2x
Fri, 10 Jan 2025	JP¥1.8t	JP¥984.6b	JP¥60.4b	17x	30.1x	1.8x
Sun, 08 Dec 2024	JP¥1.7t	JP¥965.1b	JP¥60.5b	16.6x	28.2x	1.8x
Tue, 05 Nov 2024	JP¥1.6t	JP¥953.0b	JP¥63.9b	18.8x	25.2x	1.7x
Thu, 03 Oct 2024	JP¥1.7t	JP¥952.0b	JP¥64.8b	19x	26.6x	1.8x
Sat, 31 Aug 2024	JP¥1.6t	JP¥924.6b	JP¥64.1b	18.8x	24.8x	1.7x
Mon, 29 Jul 2024	JP¥1.5t	JP¥910.2b	JP¥61.4b	18.4x	25.2x	1.7x
Wed, 26 Jun 2024	JP¥1.4t	JP¥890.4b	JP¥72.5b	19.8x	18.7x	1.5x
Fri, 24 May 2024	JP¥1.3t	JP¥886.5b	JP¥73.2b	18.8x	18.4x	1.5x
Sun, 21 Apr 2024	JP¥1.6t	JP¥921.5b	JP¥81.2b	19.5x	19.7x	1.7x
Tue, 19 Mar 2024	JP¥1.7t	JP¥917.2b	JP¥78.1b	20.6x	21.4x	1.8x
Thu, 15 Feb 2024	JP¥1.7t	JP¥902.9b	JP¥76.4b	22.4x	21.7x	1.8x
Sat, 13 Jan 2024	JP¥1.9t	JP¥930.9b	JP¥76.3b	22.1x	24.8x	2x
Mon, 11 Dec 2023	JP¥1.8t	JP¥925.4b	JP¥75.2b	18.5x	24.4x	2x
Wed, 08 Nov 2023	JP¥1.8t	JP¥923.4b	JP¥74.1b	24.8x	24.3x	1.9x
Fri, 06 Oct 2023	JP¥2.0t	JP¥903.5b	JP¥71.1b	23.8x	27.4x	2.2x
Sun, 03 Sep 2023	JP¥2.1t	JP¥890.9b	JP¥68.2b	26.2x	30.2x	2.3x
Tue, 01 Aug 2023	JP¥2.0t	JP¥882.0b	JP¥68.8b	26.1x	28.4x	2.2x
Thu, 29 Jun 2023	JP¥2.1t	JP¥862.1b	JP¥67.3b	25x	31.8x	2.5x
Sat, 27 May 2023	JP¥2.1t	JP¥854.8b	JP¥66.3b	21.5x	31.1x	2.4x

Current Industry PE

Investors are pessimistic on the Japanese Research and Consulting Services industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.

The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 19.4x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 26.7x.

The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.0x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.8x.

Past Earnings Growth

The earnings for companies in the Research and Consulting Services industry have grown 17% per year over the last three years.
Revenues for these companies have grown 10% 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 Research and Consulting Services compare with similar industries?


JP Market	-0.53%
Industrials	-2.90%
Professional Services	21.31%
Research and Consulting Services	6.44%
HR Services	24.61%

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?

Company	Last Price	7D	1Y	Valuation
6532 Baycurrent	JP¥5.48k	6.0% +JP¥47.0b	-31.9%	PE21.8x
336A Dynamic Map Platform	JP¥873.00	22.6% +JP¥3.8b	-43.6%	PS3.6x
4825 Weathernews	JP¥2.13k	3.8% +JP¥3.5b	12.7%	PE25.3x
6088 SIGMAXYZ Holdings	JP¥597.00	3.8% +JP¥1.8b	-46.6%	PE12.2x
4479 Makuake	JP¥926.00	14.6% +JP¥1.5b	25.1%	PE18.3x

New major risk - Negative shareholders equity

The company has negative equity. Total equity: -JP¥223m This is considered a major risk. Being in negative equity means that the company's liabilities exceed its assets, meaning it owes more to creditors than it has in owned assets. While this doesn't mean the company is about to collapse, in the long-term, this is unsustainable. The company may have issues meeting financial obligations, is at risk of becoming insolvent and may have difficulty raising capital, especially more debt, if needed. Currently, the following risks have been identified for the company: Major Risks Less than 1 year of cash runway based on free cash flow trend (-JP¥723m free cash flow). Share price has been highly volatile over the past 3 months (31% average weekly change). Negative equity (-JP¥223m). Minor Risks Shareholders have been diluted in the past year (25% increase in shares outstanding). Revenue is less than US$5m (JP¥730m revenue, or US$4.6m).

Japanese (NIKKEI) Research and Consulting Services Industry Analysis

Industry Valuation and Performance

Industry Comparison

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Latest News

First quarter 2026 earnings released

Full year 2026 earnings released: EPS: JP¥794 (vs JP¥317 in FY 2025)

First quarter 2026 earnings released: EPS: JP¥69.55 (vs JP¥34.80 in 1Q 2025)

First quarter 2026 earnings released: JP¥13.14 loss per share (vs JP¥10.74 loss in 1Q 2025)

Full year 2026 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

New minor risk - Earnings quality

Less than half of directors are independent

Final dividend increased to JP¥36.00

Full year 2026 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Globe-ing Inc. to Report Fiscal Year 2026 Results on Jul 15, 2026

Weathernews Inc. to Report Fiscal Year 2026 Results on Jul 09, 2026

Solid Earnings Reflect Makuake's (TSE:4479) Strength As A Business

New major risk - Negative shareholders equity

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 18%

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 18%

Liberaware Co., Ltd. announced that it has received ¥1.0603736 billion in funding from Nippon Hume Corporation, Nihon Suido Consultants Co., Ltd., Kansei Co.,Ltd., Yamada Shokai Co.,Ltd.