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Japanese (NIKKEI) Professional Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 14, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies145
  • 7D24.0%
  • 3M81.4%
  • 1Y56.8%
  • YTD58.3%

The Professional Services industry is up 24% in the last week, with Recruit Holdings up 25%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 57%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 15% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 14 Aug 2026JP¥29.7tJP¥10.2tJP¥903.8b13.3x32.9x2.9x
Sun, 12 Jul 2026JP¥22.9tJP¥9.9tJP¥815.7b13.1x28.1x2.3x
Tue, 09 Jun 2026JP¥20.5tJP¥9.9tJP¥819.1b12.4x25.1x2.1x
Thu, 07 May 2026JP¥15.8tJP¥9.8tJP¥778.4b13.1x20.3x1.6x
Sat, 04 Apr 2026JP¥14.7tJP¥9.8tJP¥799.3b13x18.5x1.5x
Mon, 02 Mar 2026JP¥15.4tJP¥9.7tJP¥798.8b14.3x19.3x1.6x
Wed, 28 Jan 2026JP¥18.2tJP¥9.6tJP¥759.6b14.4x24x1.9x
Fri, 26 Dec 2025JP¥19.1tJP¥9.6tJP¥755.2b14.2x25.3x2x
Sun, 23 Nov 2025JP¥17.7tJP¥9.8tJP¥767.2b14.3x23x1.8x
Tue, 21 Oct 2025JP¥17.3tJP¥9.7tJP¥740.4b15.6x23.3x1.8x
Thu, 18 Sep 2025JP¥19.2tJP¥9.7tJP¥738.5b16.7x26x2x
Sat, 16 Aug 2025JP¥20.1tJP¥9.7tJP¥735.6b17x27.3x2.1x
Mon, 14 Jul 2025JP¥18.7tJP¥9.7tJP¥817.6b15.9x22.8x1.9x
Wed, 11 Jun 2025JP¥18.8tJP¥9.6tJP¥809.1b15.6x23.3x2x
Fri, 09 May 2025JP¥18.8tJP¥9.5tJP¥774.1b14.7x24.4x2x
Sun, 06 Apr 2025JP¥16.6tJP¥9.5tJP¥754.1b13.7x22x1.7x
Tue, 04 Mar 2025JP¥19.8tJP¥9.4tJP¥755.3b14.8x26.3x2.1x
Thu, 30 Jan 2025JP¥22.3tJP¥9.3tJP¥741.2b15.1x30.1x2.4x
Sat, 28 Dec 2024JP¥22.8tJP¥9.4tJP¥743.4b15x30.6x2.4x
Mon, 25 Nov 2024JP¥20.2tJP¥9.3tJP¥739.8b15.1x27.3x2.2x
Wed, 23 Oct 2024JP¥20.0tJP¥9.2tJP¥740.1b17x27x2.2x
Fri, 20 Sep 2024JP¥18.8tJP¥9.2tJP¥743.0b17.9x25.3x2x
Sun, 18 Aug 2024JP¥19.1tJP¥9.1tJP¥737.7b16.1x26x2.1x
Tue, 16 Jul 2024JP¥20.2tJP¥9.0tJP¥739.5b17.4x27.4x2.2x
Thu, 13 Jun 2024JP¥17.4tJP¥9.0tJP¥645.4b16.9x26.9x1.9x
Sat, 11 May 2024JP¥16.8tJP¥9.7tJP¥630.2b17.4x26.6x1.7x
Mon, 08 Apr 2024JP¥16.6tJP¥9.8tJP¥641.4b17.4x25.8x1.7x
Wed, 06 Mar 2024JP¥16.2tJP¥9.8tJP¥638.2b18.1x25.4x1.7x
Fri, 02 Feb 2024JP¥15.9tJP¥9.9tJP¥610.6b18.4x26.1x1.6x
Sun, 31 Dec 2023JP¥16.3tJP¥9.9tJP¥613.2b18.1x26.5x1.6x
Tue, 28 Nov 2023JP¥15.2tJP¥9.9tJP¥610.6b17.4x24.9x1.5x
Thu, 26 Oct 2023JP¥12.7tJP¥9.8tJP¥583.7b16.6x21.7x1.3x
Sat, 23 Sep 2023JP¥14.1tJP¥9.8tJP¥581.9b18.6x24.3x1.4x
Mon, 21 Aug 2023JP¥13.9tJP¥9.8tJP¥576.9b19.1x24.1x1.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

24.1x


Total Market Cap: JP¥13.9tTotal Earnings: JP¥576.9bTotal Revenue: JP¥9.8tTotal 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 32.9x 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 2.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Professional Services industry have grown 16% 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 Market2.71%
Industrials3.83%
Professional Services23.96%
HR Services26.92%
Research and Consulting Services3.55%
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 14.4%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 10.8% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Research and Consulting Services industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 25.8x.
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 roughly in line with its past earnings growth rate.
  • 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
6098 Recruit HoldingsJP¥16.42k24.7%
+JP¥4.5t		83.3%PE39.5x
6532 BaycurrentJP¥7.64k7.2%
+JP¥75.8b		-10.4%PE28.5x
2181 Persol HoldingsLtdJP¥286.608.8%
+JP¥52.0b		5.0%PE14.5x
2146 UT GroupLtdJP¥223.0021.9%
+JP¥22.8b		26.4%PE16.3x
2124 JAC RecruitmentJP¥1.04k12.6%
+JP¥18.6b		-3.4%PE18.4x

Latest News

6098
JP¥16,415.00
Recruit Holdings
7D
24.7%
1Y
83.3%
7039
JP¥1,396.00
BRIDGE International Group
7D
-18.8%
1Y
-29.9%
2146
JP¥223.00
UT GroupLtd
7D
21.9%
1Y
26.4%
2124
JP¥1,043.00
JAC Recruitment
7D
12.6%
1Y
-3.4%
4746
JP¥6,490.00
Toukei Computer
7D
-1.7%
1Y
56.0%
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JP¥609.00
Link and Motivation
7D
-4.8%
1Y
2.4%
246A
JP¥923.00
ASUA
7D
-14.9%
1Y
35.1%
9245
JP¥1,990.00
Livero
7D
-6.5%
1Y
14.6%
2181
JP¥286.60
Persol HoldingsLtd
7D
8.8%
1Y
5.0%
6532
JP¥7,635.00
Baycurrent
7D
7.2%
1Y
-10.4%
4194
JP¥9,324.00
Visional
7D
3.6%
1Y
-21.0%
215A
JP¥1,662.00
Timee
7D
7.6%
1Y
-29.2%
9256
JP¥1,159.00
Succeedltd
7D
-13.2%
1Y
41.7%
290A
JP¥1,430.00
Synspective
7D
5.7%
1Y
47.3%
480A
JP¥892.00
LiB Consultingltd
7D
-10.4%
1Y
n/a
3719
JP¥122.00
AI storm
7D
-9.6%
1Y
-49.8%