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Japanese (NIKKEI) Trade Companies and Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 15, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies104
  • 7D7.4%
  • 3M31.7%
  • 1Y96.0%
  • YTDn/a

Mitsui is up 10%, leading the way for the Trade Companies and Distributors industry, which has gained 12%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 97%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 5.7% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 15 Feb 2026JP¥83.2tJP¥93.4tJP¥4.5t12x18.4x0.9x
Tue, 13 Jan 2026JP¥69.2tJP¥92.8tJP¥4.7t10.7x14.8x0.7x
Thu, 11 Dec 2025JP¥65.5tJP¥92.8tJP¥4.7t10.1x14x0.7x
Sat, 08 Nov 2025JP¥62.3tJP¥92.2tJP¥4.7t10.1x13.3x0.7x
Mon, 06 Oct 2025JP¥57.5tJP¥92.0tJP¥4.6t9.8x12.4x0.6x
Wed, 03 Sep 2025JP¥57.0tJP¥92.0tJP¥4.6t9.8x12.3x0.6x
Fri, 01 Aug 2025JP¥51.1tJP¥92.7tJP¥4.7t9.9x10.8x0.6x
Sun, 29 Jun 2025JP¥48.7tJP¥92.7tJP¥4.7t9.4x10.3x0.5x
Tue, 27 May 2025JP¥48.6tJP¥92.6tJP¥4.7t9x10.3x0.5x
Thu, 24 Apr 2025JP¥44.9tJP¥91.6tJP¥4.8t9.4x9.4x0.5x
Sat, 22 Mar 2025JP¥47.5tJP¥91.6tJP¥4.8t10.1x10x0.5x
Mon, 17 Feb 2025JP¥43.6tJP¥91.7tJP¥4.8t9.7x9.1x0.5x
Wed, 15 Jan 2025JP¥45.4tJP¥91.4tJP¥4.6t10x9.8x0.5x
Fri, 13 Dec 2024JP¥47.7tJP¥91.5tJP¥4.6t9.8x10.3x0.5x
Sun, 10 Nov 2024JP¥48.2tJP¥91.6tJP¥4.6t9.9x10.4x0.5x
Tue, 08 Oct 2024JP¥50.9tJP¥91.2tJP¥4.6t9.8x11x0.6x
Thu, 05 Sep 2024JP¥47.4tJP¥91.2tJP¥4.6t9.6x10.3x0.5x
Sat, 03 Aug 2024JP¥46.8tJP¥89.9tJP¥4.6t9.2x10.3x0.5x
Mon, 01 Jul 2024JP¥54.1tJP¥89.8tJP¥4.6t10.2x11.9x0.6x
Wed, 29 May 2024JP¥56.1tJP¥89.7tJP¥4.6t10x12.3x0.6x
Fri, 26 Apr 2024JP¥53.7tJP¥89.8tJP¥4.5t10.4x12.1x0.6x
Sun, 24 Mar 2024JP¥53.7tJP¥89.8tJP¥4.5t11x12x0.6x
Tue, 20 Feb 2024JP¥49.9tJP¥89.8tJP¥4.5t10.5x11.2x0.6x
Thu, 18 Jan 2024JP¥46.1tJP¥92.4tJP¥4.5t10.6x10.1x0.5x
Sat, 16 Dec 2023JP¥41.1tJP¥92.4tJP¥4.5t9.9x9x0.4x
Mon, 13 Nov 2023JP¥43.0tJP¥92.4tJP¥4.6t9.4x9.5x0.5x
Wed, 11 Oct 2023JP¥41.7tJP¥94.5tJP¥4.7t9.2x8.8x0.4x
Fri, 08 Sep 2023JP¥44.0tJP¥94.5tJP¥4.7t9.6x9.3x0.5x
Sun, 06 Aug 2023JP¥42.5tJP¥94.7tJP¥4.8t8.9x8.9x0.4x
Tue, 04 Jul 2023JP¥42.5tJP¥96.4tJP¥5.1t9x8.3x0.4x
Thu, 01 Jun 2023JP¥35.3tJP¥96.4tJP¥5.1t8.6x6.9x0.4x
Sat, 29 Apr 2023JP¥33.5tJP¥95.1tJP¥5.3t8.7x6.4x0.4x
Mon, 27 Mar 2023JP¥30.7tJP¥95.1tJP¥5.3t8.6x5.8x0.3x
Wed, 22 Feb 2023JP¥31.7tJP¥95.0tJP¥5.3t8.7x6x0.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

6x


Total Market Cap: JP¥31.7tTotal Earnings: JP¥5.3tTotal Revenue: JP¥95.0tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Trade Companies and Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 10.3x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Japanese Trading Companies and Distributors industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 18.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 10.3x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.52x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Trading Companies and Distributors industry have declined 4.9% 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 Comparison

How does Japanese Trade Companies and Distributors compare with similar industries?

JP Market3.26%
Industrials3.32%
Trade Distributors7.45%
Trade Companies and Distributors7.45%
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
8031 MitsuiJP¥5.69k9.9%
+JP¥1.5t		103.7%PE18.8x
8058 MitsubishiJP¥5.06k7.1%
+JP¥1.2t		105.4%PE25.5x
8001 ITOCHUJP¥2.23k7.7%
+JP¥1.1t		71.2%PE17.1x
8002 MarubeniJP¥6.03k6.6%
+JP¥617.5b		160.6%PE19.4x
8053 SumitomoJP¥6.63k7.8%
+JP¥571.1b		98.7%PE14.3x

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