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Japanese (NIKKEI) Trade Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 10, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies104
  • 7D3.8%
  • 3M18.8%
  • 1Y56.1%
  • YTD1.8%

The Trade Distributors industry is up 3.1% in the last week, with Mitsubishi up 5.5%. This means that the industry has gained 54% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 4.4% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 10 Jan 2026JP¥69.4tJP¥92.8tJP¥4.7t10.7x14.9x0.7x
Mon, 08 Dec 2025JP¥63.8tJP¥92.8tJP¥4.7t9.7x13.7x0.7x
Wed, 05 Nov 2025JP¥59.9tJP¥92.3tJP¥4.6t10.1x12.9x0.6x
Fri, 03 Oct 2025JP¥57.2tJP¥92.0tJP¥4.6t9.8x12.4x0.6x
Sun, 31 Aug 2025JP¥55.8tJP¥92.1tJP¥4.6t9.7x12x0.6x
Tue, 29 Jul 2025JP¥50.9tJP¥92.8tJP¥4.7t9.9x10.8x0.5x
Thu, 26 Jun 2025JP¥47.4tJP¥92.7tJP¥4.7t9.3x10x0.5x
Sat, 24 May 2025JP¥48.8tJP¥92.6tJP¥4.7t9x10.3x0.5x
Mon, 21 Apr 2025JP¥43.2tJP¥91.6tJP¥4.8t9.2x9.1x0.5x
Wed, 19 Mar 2025JP¥46.8tJP¥91.6tJP¥4.8t10x9.8x0.5x
Fri, 14 Feb 2025JP¥44.2tJP¥91.6tJP¥4.8t10.2x9.3x0.5x
Sun, 12 Jan 2025JP¥45.4tJP¥91.5tJP¥4.6t10.1x9.8x0.5x
Tue, 10 Dec 2024JP¥46.6tJP¥91.5tJP¥4.6t9.6x10x0.5x
Thu, 07 Nov 2024JP¥48.7tJP¥91.2tJP¥4.6t9.6x10.6x0.5x
Sat, 05 Oct 2024JP¥50.3tJP¥91.2tJP¥4.6t9.7x10.9x0.6x
Mon, 02 Sep 2024JP¥49.6tJP¥91.2tJP¥4.6t9.9x10.7x0.5x
Wed, 31 Jul 2024JP¥52.5tJP¥89.7tJP¥4.6t9.9x11.5x0.6x
Fri, 28 Jun 2024JP¥53.4tJP¥89.8tJP¥4.6t10.2x11.7x0.6x
Sun, 26 May 2024JP¥55.5tJP¥89.7tJP¥4.6t10x12.2x0.6x
Tue, 23 Apr 2024JP¥52.1tJP¥89.8tJP¥4.5t10.2x11.7x0.6x
Thu, 21 Mar 2024JP¥51.7tJP¥89.8tJP¥4.5t10.9x11.6x0.6x
Sat, 17 Feb 2024JP¥48.7tJP¥89.8tJP¥4.5t10.4x10.9x0.5x
Mon, 15 Jan 2024JP¥45.1tJP¥92.4tJP¥4.5t10.6x9.9x0.5x
Wed, 13 Dec 2023JP¥41.6tJP¥92.4tJP¥4.5t9.6x9.2x0.5x
Fri, 10 Nov 2023JP¥42.6tJP¥92.3tJP¥4.6t9.4x9.4x0.5x
Sun, 08 Oct 2023JP¥39.8tJP¥94.5tJP¥4.7t8.9x8.4x0.4x
Tue, 05 Sep 2023JP¥43.8tJP¥94.5tJP¥4.7t9.3x9.2x0.5x
Thu, 03 Aug 2023JP¥42.5tJP¥96.0tJP¥5.1t8.9x8.4x0.4x
Sat, 01 Jul 2023JP¥41.8tJP¥96.4tJP¥5.1t9x8.2x0.4x
Mon, 29 May 2023JP¥35.8tJP¥96.4tJP¥5.1t8.7x7x0.4x
Wed, 26 Apr 2023JP¥33.4tJP¥95.1tJP¥5.3t8.8x6.4x0.4x
Fri, 24 Mar 2023JP¥30.9tJP¥95.1tJP¥5.3t8.6x5.9x0.3x
Sun, 19 Feb 2023JP¥31.8tJP¥95.1tJP¥5.3t8.7x6.1x0.3x
Tue, 17 Jan 2023JP¥29.7tJP¥92.4tJP¥5.1t8.2x5.8x0.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

5.8x


Total Market Cap: JP¥29.7tTotal Earnings: JP¥5.1tTotal Revenue: JP¥92.4tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Trade Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 10x202420252026
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 14.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 10.0x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.51x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Trade Distributors industry have declined 2.9% 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 Market2.98%
Industrials4.15%
Trade Distributors3.81%
Trade Companies and Distributors3.81%
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
8058 MitsubishiJP¥3.78k5.5%
+JP¥729.4b		52.6%PE20.4x
8031 MitsuiJP¥4.80k3.4%
+JP¥447.1b		56.8%PE15.1x
8002 MarubeniJP¥4.60k5.7%
+JP¥411.6b		106.1%PE13.3x
8053 SumitomoJP¥5.66k4.6%
+JP¥299.6b		74.3%PE11.1x
8015 Toyota TsushoJP¥5.54k5.1%
+JP¥282.9b		109.4%PE15.9x

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7D
5.5%
1Y
52.6%
7500
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7D
-2.3%
1Y
68.2%
2768
JP¥5,265.00
Sojitz
7D
8.2%
1Y
67.7%

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8015
JP¥5,542.00
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7D
5.1%
1Y
109.4%

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8002
JP¥4,603.00
Marubeni
7D
5.7%
1Y
106.1%
8053
JP¥5,662.00
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7D
4.6%
1Y
74.3%
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JP¥4,025.00
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7D
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1Y
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8001
JP¥2,005.00
ITOCHU
7D
1.5%
1Y
36.3%
8031
JP¥4,799.00
Mitsui
7D
3.4%
1Y
56.8%

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9872
JP¥897.00
Kitakei
7D
-2.3%
1Y
16.9%
3064
JP¥2,381.00
MonotaRO
7D
-4.8%
1Y
-6.9%
9845
JP¥1,561.00
Parker
7D
-1.8%
1Y
96.1%
9699
JP¥4,650.00
Nishio Holdings
7D
-1.8%
1Y
7.1%
8104
JP¥623.00
KUWAZAWA Holdings
7D
-2.7%
1Y
-5.7%
8066
JP¥2,260.00
Mitani
7D
-1.7%
1Y
10.8%
9929
JP¥465.00
Heiwa PaperLtd
7D
-1.1%
1Y
3.1%