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Japanese (NIKKEI) Professional Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 26, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies145
  • 7D-4.5%
  • 3M44.0%
  • 1Y19.8%
  • YTD21.0%

Over the last 7 days, the Professional Services industry has dropped 4.5%, driven by a pullback from Recruit Holdings of 6.0%. On the other hand Infomart is actually up 6.5%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 20%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 14% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 26 Jul 2026JP¥22.7tJP¥9.9tJP¥818.4b13.2x27.7x2.3x
Tue, 23 Jun 2026JP¥20.8tJP¥9.9tJP¥816.5b12.6x25.5x2.1x
Thu, 21 May 2026JP¥19.0tJP¥9.9tJP¥818.8b12.8x23.2x1.9x
Sat, 18 Apr 2026JP¥16.3tJP¥9.8tJP¥800.0b13.3x20.4x1.7x
Mon, 16 Mar 2026JP¥14.7tJP¥9.7tJP¥798.1b13.4x18.5x1.5x
Wed, 11 Feb 2026JP¥16.4tJP¥9.7tJP¥791.5b14.2x20.7x1.7x
Fri, 09 Jan 2026JP¥19.4tJP¥9.6tJP¥755.3b14.5x25.7x2x
Sun, 07 Dec 2025JP¥18.3tJP¥9.8tJP¥768.5b13.9x23.8x1.9x
Tue, 04 Nov 2025JP¥17.6tJP¥9.7tJP¥744.2b14.8x23.6x1.8x
Thu, 02 Oct 2025JP¥18.1tJP¥9.7tJP¥735.8b15.5x24.6x1.9x
Sat, 30 Aug 2025JP¥19.5tJP¥9.7tJP¥736.2b17x26.5x2x
Mon, 28 Jul 2025JP¥19.8tJP¥9.7tJP¥722.0b15.9x27.4x2x
Wed, 25 Jun 2025JP¥18.3tJP¥9.7tJP¥813.8b15.8x22.4x1.9x
Fri, 23 May 2025JP¥18.8tJP¥9.6tJP¥809.4b15.9x23.2x1.9x
Sun, 20 Apr 2025JP¥17.0tJP¥9.5tJP¥771.0b14.1x22.1x1.8x
Tue, 18 Mar 2025JP¥17.8tJP¥9.5tJP¥758.7b14.8x23.5x1.9x
Thu, 13 Feb 2025JP¥21.8tJP¥9.4tJP¥744.6b14.9x29.2x2.3x
Sat, 11 Jan 2025JP¥21.9tJP¥9.3tJP¥740.7b14.8x29.6x2.3x
Mon, 09 Dec 2024JP¥22.1tJP¥9.3tJP¥740.7b14.9x29.8x2.4x
Wed, 06 Nov 2024JP¥18.6tJP¥9.2tJP¥739.8b16.8x25.2x2x
Fri, 04 Oct 2024JP¥19.2tJP¥9.2tJP¥742.9b17.3x25.8x2.1x
Sun, 01 Sep 2024JP¥19.7tJP¥9.2tJP¥743.1b16.8x26.6x2.1x
Tue, 30 Jul 2024JP¥18.5tJP¥9.0tJP¥725.4b16.6x25.5x2x
Thu, 27 Jun 2024JP¥18.4tJP¥9.0tJP¥643.9b17x28.6x2x
Sat, 25 May 2024JP¥17.5tJP¥9.8tJP¥651.1b17.1x26.9x1.8x
Mon, 22 Apr 2024JP¥15.5tJP¥9.8tJP¥642.2b17.2x24.2x1.6x
Wed, 20 Mar 2024JP¥16.6tJP¥9.8tJP¥641.6b17.9x25.9x1.7x
Fri, 16 Feb 2024JP¥15.7tJP¥9.8tJP¥645.3b17.5x24.3x1.6x
Sun, 14 Jan 2024JP¥16.6tJP¥9.9tJP¥612.2b17.9x27.1x1.7x
Tue, 12 Dec 2023JP¥15.0tJP¥9.9tJP¥610.7b17.3x24.5x1.5x
Thu, 09 Nov 2023JP¥14.1tJP¥9.8tJP¥584.3b17.1x24.2x1.4x
Sat, 07 Oct 2023JP¥13.6tJP¥9.8tJP¥580.6b17.5x23.4x1.4x
Mon, 04 Sep 2023JP¥15.2tJP¥9.8tJP¥576.9b19.5x26.4x1.6x
Wed, 02 Aug 2023JP¥14.7tJP¥9.7tJP¥562.4b19.9x26.1x1.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.1x


Total Market Cap: JP¥14.7tTotal Earnings: JP¥562.4bTotal Revenue: JP¥9.7tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Professional Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 25.1x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Japanese Professional Services industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 27.7x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 25.1x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.9x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Professional Services industry have grown 13% 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 Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Japanese Industrials industry?

JP Market2.14%
Industrials2.89%
Professional Services-4.53%
Research and Consulting Services-0.062%
HR Services-5.17%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the HR Services industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 25.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 13.7%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 11.0% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Research and Consulting Services industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 26.0x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Research and Consulting Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 21% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 14% per year.
  • In contrast, the HR Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 14% 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
2492 InfomartJP¥521.006.5%
+JP¥8.5b		25.2%PE62.4x
6200 InsourceJP¥724.0015.7%
+JP¥8.3b		-22.6%PE14.1x
296A Reiwa Accounting HoldingsJP¥919.0022.4%
+JP¥6.3b		34.2%PE22.4x
215A TimeeJP¥1.47k1.8%
+JP¥2.6b		-26.5%PE28.3x
2429 World HoldingsJP¥2.71k3.9%
+JP¥1.8b		17.0%PE7.9x

Latest News

6098
JP¥12,055.00
Recruit Holdings
7D
-6.0%
1Y
36.6%
2181
JP¥259.90
Persol HoldingsLtd
7D
-2.3%
1Y
-12.0%
6200
JP¥724.00
Insource
7D
15.7%
1Y
-22.6%
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9257
JP¥496.00
YCP Holdings (Global)
7D
-14.9%
1Y
-29.1%
6083
JP¥1,531.00
ERI Holdings
7D
5.2%
1Y
48.9%
6085
JP¥120.00
Architects Studio Japan
7D
-23.1%
1Y
331.7%
296A
JP¥919.00
Reiwa Accounting Holdings
7D
22.4%
1Y
34.2%
6532
JP¥6,522.00
Baycurrent
7D
-0.5%
1Y
-25.5%
3900
JP¥685.00
CrowdWorks
7D
13.0%
1Y
-36.5%
9716
JP¥1,188.00
NOMURA
7D
1.4%
1Y
33.9%
4194
JP¥8,387.00
Visional
7D
-1.1%
1Y
-25.5%
2492
JP¥521.00
Infomart
7D
6.5%
1Y
25.2%
2175
JP¥2,384.00
SMS
7D
-2.0%
1Y
54.5%
215A
JP¥1,471.00
Timee
7D
1.8%
1Y
-26.5%
9256
JP¥2,120.00
Succeedltd
7D
-48.7%
1Y
165.7%
2429
JP¥2,706.00
World Holdings
7D
3.9%
1Y
17.0%