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Japanese (NIKKEI) Trade Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 10, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies104
  • 7D3.2%
  • 3M17.5%
  • 1Y31.8%
  • YTD32.8%

ITOCHU is up 6.5%, leading the way for the Trade Distributors industry, which has gained 3.2%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 32%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 3.9% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Japanese Trade Distributors Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 10 Nov 2025JP¥62.3tJP¥92.2tJP¥4.7t10.1x13.3x0.7x
Wed, 08 Oct 2025JP¥58.6tJP¥92.0tJP¥4.6t10x12.7x0.6x
Fri, 05 Sep 2025JP¥56.8tJP¥92.0tJP¥4.6t10x12.3x0.6x
Sun, 03 Aug 2025JP¥51.1tJP¥92.4tJP¥4.8t9.6x10.7x0.6x
Tue, 01 Jul 2025JP¥49.0tJP¥92.7tJP¥4.7t9.5x10.3x0.5x
Thu, 29 May 2025JP¥49.1tJP¥92.6tJP¥4.7t9x10.4x0.5x
Sat, 26 Apr 2025JP¥45.7tJP¥91.6tJP¥4.8t9.5x9.6x0.5x
Mon, 24 Mar 2025JP¥47.5tJP¥91.6tJP¥4.8t10.1x10x0.5x
Wed, 19 Feb 2025JP¥43.0tJP¥91.6tJP¥4.8t9.8x9x0.5x
Fri, 17 Jan 2025JP¥45.1tJP¥91.5tJP¥4.7t9.9x9.7x0.5x
Sun, 15 Dec 2024JP¥47.2tJP¥91.5tJP¥4.6t9.6x10.2x0.5x
Tue, 12 Nov 2024JP¥48.3tJP¥91.6tJP¥4.6t9.9x10.4x0.5x
Thu, 10 Oct 2024JP¥49.0tJP¥91.2tJP¥4.6t9.6x10.6x0.5x
Sat, 07 Sep 2024JP¥47.2tJP¥91.2tJP¥4.6t9.5x10.2x0.5x
Mon, 05 Aug 2024JP¥46.8tJP¥90.9tJP¥4.6t9.2x10.1x0.5x
Wed, 03 Jul 2024JP¥55.8tJP¥89.8tJP¥4.6t10.3x12.2x0.6x
Fri, 31 May 2024JP¥54.7tJP¥89.7tJP¥4.6t10x12x0.6x
Sun, 28 Apr 2024JP¥54.2tJP¥89.8tJP¥4.5t10.6x12.2x0.6x
Tue, 26 Mar 2024JP¥53.2tJP¥89.8tJP¥4.5t11x11.9x0.6x
Thu, 22 Feb 2024JP¥49.4tJP¥89.8tJP¥4.5t10.7x11.1x0.6x
Sat, 20 Jan 2024JP¥46.2tJP¥92.4tJP¥4.5t10.6x10.2x0.5x
Mon, 18 Dec 2023JP¥41.1tJP¥92.4tJP¥4.5t9.7x9x0.4x
Wed, 15 Nov 2023JP¥43.2tJP¥92.4tJP¥4.6t9.3x9.5x0.5x
Fri, 13 Oct 2023JP¥41.9tJP¥94.5tJP¥4.7t9.3x8.8x0.4x
Sun, 10 Sep 2023JP¥43.4tJP¥94.5tJP¥4.7t9.5x9.2x0.5x
Tue, 08 Aug 2023JP¥42.2tJP¥94.7tJP¥4.8t8.9x8.9x0.4x
Thu, 06 Jul 2023JP¥42.0tJP¥96.4tJP¥5.1t9.1x8.2x0.4x
Sat, 03 Jun 2023JP¥36.4tJP¥96.4tJP¥5.1t8.5x7.1x0.4x
Mon, 01 May 2023JP¥33.5tJP¥95.3tJP¥5.3t8.7x6.4x0.4x
Wed, 29 Mar 2023JP¥31.3tJP¥95.1tJP¥5.3t8.7x6x0.3x
Fri, 24 Feb 2023JP¥31.6tJP¥95.0tJP¥5.3t8.7x6x0.3x
Sun, 22 Jan 2023JP¥30.2tJP¥92.4tJP¥5.1t8.3x5.9x0.3x
Tue, 20 Dec 2022JP¥30.7tJP¥92.4tJP¥5.1t8.1x6x0.3x
Thu, 17 Nov 2022JP¥30.8tJP¥92.4tJP¥5.1t7.8x6x0.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

6x


Total Market Cap: JP¥30.8tTotal Earnings: JP¥5.1tTotal Revenue: JP¥92.4tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Trade Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 9.5x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Japanese Trade Distributors industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 13.3x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 9.5x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.49x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Trade Distributors industry have declined 3.0% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that although sales have remained flat, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

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

JP Market-0.98%
Industrials0.72%
Trade Distributors3.15%
Trade Companies and Distributors3.15%
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
8001 ITOCHUJP¥9.49k6.2%
+JP¥756.4b		19.7%PE14.1x
8031 MitsuiJP¥4.03k5.9%
+JP¥648.7b		24.9%PE12.7x
8053 SumitomoJP¥4.74k5.7%
+JP¥306.1b		44.1%PE9.3x
8002 MarubeniJP¥3.93k3.5%
+JP¥220.6b		59.4%PE11.4x
8015 Toyota TsushoJP¥4.89k3.6%
+JP¥180.5b		79.6%PE14x

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