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Japanese (NIKKEI) Professional Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 01, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies145
  • 7D-2.0%
  • 3M9.8%
  • 1Y-11.6%
  • YTD-9.2%

Over the last 7 days, the Professional Services industry has dropped 2.0%, driven by a pullback from Recruit Holdings of 2.7%. Meanwhile, Weathernews actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 7.2% in the last week. The industry has fallen 12% in the last year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 11% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 01 Jan 2026JP¥18.7tJP¥9.6tJP¥755.3b14.3x24.8x2x
Sat, 29 Nov 2025JP¥18.1tJP¥9.8tJP¥767.2b14.7x23.5x1.8x
Mon, 27 Oct 2025JP¥18.1tJP¥9.7tJP¥740.5b15.9x24.4x1.9x
Wed, 24 Sep 2025JP¥18.7tJP¥9.7tJP¥738.0b16.7x25.4x1.9x
Fri, 22 Aug 2025JP¥20.1tJP¥9.7tJP¥736.3b17.1x27.3x2.1x
Sun, 20 Jul 2025JP¥18.5tJP¥9.7tJP¥721.7b15.7x25.6x1.9x
Tue, 17 Jun 2025JP¥18.4tJP¥9.7tJP¥813.9b15.8x22.6x1.9x
Thu, 15 May 2025JP¥19.8tJP¥9.6tJP¥805.1b15.8x24.6x2.1x
Sat, 12 Apr 2025JP¥16.8tJP¥9.5tJP¥761.2b13.6x22.1x1.8x
Mon, 10 Mar 2025JP¥19.2tJP¥9.4tJP¥755.4b14.8x25.5x2x
Wed, 05 Feb 2025JP¥21.9tJP¥9.3tJP¥742.3b14.7x29.5x2.3x
Fri, 03 Jan 2025JP¥22.3tJP¥9.4tJP¥743.0b15.2x30.1x2.4x
Sun, 01 Dec 2024JP¥21.0tJP¥9.3tJP¥740.7b15x28.3x2.2x
Tue, 29 Oct 2024JP¥19.4tJP¥9.2tJP¥740.0b17x26.2x2.1x
Thu, 26 Sep 2024JP¥19.6tJP¥9.2tJP¥743.1b17.8x26.4x2.1x
Sat, 24 Aug 2024JP¥19.2tJP¥9.2tJP¥739.7b16.9x25.9x2.1x
Mon, 22 Jul 2024JP¥19.7tJP¥9.0tJP¥725.5b16.7x27.2x2.2x
Wed, 19 Jun 2024JP¥17.4tJP¥9.0tJP¥644.2b16.5x26.9x1.9x
Fri, 17 May 2024JP¥17.8tJP¥9.8tJP¥645.2b16.9x27.6x1.8x
Sun, 14 Apr 2024JP¥16.7tJP¥9.8tJP¥641.5b17.5x26.1x1.7x
Tue, 12 Mar 2024JP¥16.3tJP¥9.8tJP¥638.2b17.7x25.6x1.7x
Thu, 08 Feb 2024JP¥15.5tJP¥9.8tJP¥607.5b18.2x25.5x1.6x
Sat, 06 Jan 2024JP¥16.0tJP¥9.9tJP¥613.2b17.9x26x1.6x
Mon, 04 Dec 2023JP¥15.1tJP¥9.9tJP¥610.6b17.5x24.7x1.5x
Wed, 01 Nov 2023JP¥12.8tJP¥9.8tJP¥582.9b16.8x21.9x1.3x
Fri, 29 Sep 2023JP¥13.8tJP¥9.8tJP¥581.9b18.4x23.7x1.4x
Sun, 27 Aug 2023JP¥14.3tJP¥9.8tJP¥576.9b19.7x24.7x1.5x
Tue, 25 Jul 2023JP¥14.5tJP¥9.7tJP¥567.9b20.3x25.5x1.5x
Thu, 22 Jun 2023JP¥14.4tJP¥9.6tJP¥557.9b19.1x25.9x1.5x
Sat, 20 May 2023JP¥13.9tJP¥9.6tJP¥557.0b17x24.9x1.4x
Mon, 17 Apr 2023JP¥12.7tJP¥9.4tJP¥590.6b17.4x21.5x1.3x
Wed, 15 Mar 2023JP¥11.4tJP¥8.6tJP¥541.3b18.4x21x1.3x
Fri, 10 Feb 2023JP¥13.6tJP¥8.4tJP¥538.8b19.9x25.2x1.6x
Sun, 08 Jan 2023JP¥13.0tJP¥8.3tJP¥540.5b18.5x24x1.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

24x


Total Market Cap: JP¥13.0tTotal Earnings: JP¥540.5bTotal Revenue: JP¥8.3tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Professional Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 25.2x202420252026
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 25.2x.
  • 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 4.9% 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 Market0.095%
Industrials0.12%
Professional Services-1.99%
Research and Consulting Services-1.22%
HR Services-2.22%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the HR Services industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 25.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 10.1%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 17.2% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Research and Consulting Services industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 28.4x.
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
4825 WeathernewsJP¥3.94k7.2%
+JP¥6.0b
1.7%PE24.1x
9715 transcosmosJP¥3.88k2.4%
+JP¥3.4b
16.0%PE10.6x
2146 UT GroupLtdJP¥199.002.7%
+JP¥3.0b
36.9%PE19.6x
215A TimeeJP¥1.27k2.3%
+JP¥2.9b
-18.0%PE23.9x
2168 Pasona GroupJP¥2.03k3.3%
+JP¥2.4b
-1.1%PS0.2x

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