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Japanese (NIKKEI) Trade Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 16, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies104
  • 7D-0.2%
  • 3M19.5%
  • 1Y83.9%
  • YTD18.2%

In the last week, the Trade Distributors industry is flat overall, with Sumitomo standing out by going down 5.1%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 84% over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 6.8% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 16 Mar 2026JP¥80.1tJP¥93.4tJP¥4.5t11.6x17.7x0.9x
Wed, 11 Feb 2026JP¥82.4tJP¥93.4tJP¥4.5t11.5x18.2x0.9x
Fri, 09 Jan 2026JP¥68.9tJP¥92.8tJP¥4.7t10.7x14.8x0.7x
Sun, 07 Dec 2025JP¥63.8tJP¥92.8tJP¥4.7t9.7x13.7x0.7x
Tue, 04 Nov 2025JP¥60.6tJP¥92.8tJP¥4.6t10.1x13x0.7x
Thu, 02 Oct 2025JP¥57.1tJP¥92.0tJP¥4.6t9.8x12.4x0.6x
Sat, 30 Aug 2025JP¥55.8tJP¥92.1tJP¥4.6t9.7x12x0.6x
Mon, 28 Jul 2025JP¥51.4tJP¥92.8tJP¥4.7t10x10.9x0.6x
Wed, 25 Jun 2025JP¥48.0tJP¥92.7tJP¥4.7t9.3x10.1x0.5x
Fri, 23 May 2025JP¥48.5tJP¥92.6tJP¥4.7t8.9x10.2x0.5x
Sun, 20 Apr 2025JP¥43.2tJP¥91.6tJP¥4.8t9.2x9.1x0.5x
Tue, 18 Mar 2025JP¥45.6tJP¥91.6tJP¥4.8t9.9x9.5x0.5x
Thu, 13 Feb 2025JP¥43.5tJP¥91.6tJP¥4.8t9.9x9.1x0.5x
Sat, 11 Jan 2025JP¥45.4tJP¥91.5tJP¥4.6t10.1x9.8x0.5x
Mon, 09 Dec 2024JP¥46.4tJP¥91.5tJP¥4.6t9.5x10x0.5x
Wed, 06 Nov 2024JP¥47.8tJP¥91.2tJP¥4.6t9.5x10.4x0.5x
Fri, 04 Oct 2024JP¥50.1tJP¥91.2tJP¥4.6t9.7x10.8x0.5x
Sun, 01 Sep 2024JP¥49.6tJP¥91.2tJP¥4.6t9.9x10.7x0.5x
Tue, 30 Jul 2024JP¥52.8tJP¥89.7tJP¥4.6t10x11.6x0.6x
Thu, 27 Jun 2024JP¥46.3tJP¥89.8tJP¥4.6t10.1x10.2x0.5x
Sat, 25 May 2024JP¥55.5tJP¥89.7tJP¥4.6t10x12.2x0.6x
Mon, 22 Apr 2024JP¥52.1tJP¥89.8tJP¥4.5t10.2x11.7x0.6x
Wed, 20 Mar 2024JP¥51.7tJP¥89.8tJP¥4.5t10.9x11.6x0.6x
Fri, 16 Feb 2024JP¥47.7tJP¥89.7tJP¥4.5t10.4x10.7x0.5x
Sun, 14 Jan 2024JP¥45.1tJP¥92.4tJP¥4.5t10.6x9.9x0.5x
Tue, 12 Dec 2023JP¥41.9tJP¥92.4tJP¥4.5t9.6x9.2x0.5x
Thu, 09 Nov 2023JP¥41.7tJP¥92.4tJP¥4.6t9.2x9.1x0.5x
Sat, 07 Oct 2023JP¥39.8tJP¥94.5tJP¥4.7t8.9x8.4x0.4x
Mon, 04 Sep 2023JP¥42.9tJP¥94.5tJP¥4.7t9.1x9x0.5x
Wed, 02 Aug 2023JP¥43.4tJP¥96.6tJP¥5.1t8.9x8.5x0.4x
Fri, 30 Jun 2023JP¥42.2tJP¥96.4tJP¥5.1t9x8.3x0.4x
Sun, 28 May 2023JP¥35.8tJP¥96.4tJP¥5.1t8.7x7x0.4x
Tue, 25 Apr 2023JP¥33.4tJP¥95.1tJP¥5.3t8.9x6.4x0.4x
Thu, 23 Mar 2023JP¥30.9tJP¥95.1tJP¥5.3t8.6x5.9x0.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

5.9x


Total Market Cap: JP¥30.9tTotal Earnings: JP¥5.3tTotal Revenue: JP¥95.1tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Trade Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 10.6x202420252026
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 17.7x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 10.6x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.54x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Trade 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 Trends

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

JP Market-2.28%
Industrials-1.53%
Trade Distributors-0.17%
Trade Companies and Distributors-0.17%
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¥5.18k5.2%
+JP¥943.8b		95.6%PE26x
8002 MarubeniJP¥5.63k9.4%
+JP¥793.3b		131.0%PE18.1x
8031 MitsuiJP¥5.97k4.4%
+JP¥715.6b		113.1%PE19.7x
8015 Toyota TsushoJP¥6.37k7.6%
+JP¥474.0b		142.9%PE18.1x
2768 SojitzJP¥6.36k6.3%
+JP¥77.8b		86.5%PE11.5x

Latest News

8031
JP¥5,974.00
Mitsui
7D
4.4%
1Y
113.1%
2768
JP¥6,358.00
Sojitz
7D
6.3%
1Y
86.5%
6309
JP¥1,888.00
Tomoe Engineering
7D
-4.9%
1Y
34.9%
9678
JP¥4,350.00
KanamotoLtd
7D
9.8%
1Y
34.1%
8053
JP¥5,634.00
Sumitomo
7D
0.4%
1Y
60.7%
8001
JP¥2,032.00
ITOCHU
7D
0.1%
1Y
46.3%

8001: Clear Capital Policies And Growth Roadmap Will Support Balanced Long Term Outlook

Narrative Update on ITOCHU The analyst price target for ITOCHU has been raised from ¥2,246 to ¥2,300. Analysts point to clearer growth plans and capital policies, along with updated assumptions for fair value, discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin, and future P/E.
8015
JP¥6,365.00
Toyota Tsusho
7D
7.6%
1Y
142.9%
8058
JP¥5,175.00
Mitsubishi
7D
5.2%
1Y
95.6%

8058: Future Outlook Will Hinge On Clarity Of Growth And Capital Plans

Narrative Update Analysts have revised their price target for Mitsubishi to ¥4,155 from ¥3,610, reflecting updated assumptions on revenue growth, profitability, discount rate and future P/E. This is supported by recent Street research that includes a Neutral initiation with a ¥3,900 target.
3064
JP¥1,838.50
MonotaRO
7D
-9.8%
1Y
-33.1%
8002
JP¥5,633.00
Marubeni
7D
9.4%
1Y
131.0%
8051
JP¥1,445.00
Yamazen
7D
-1.0%
1Y
6.3%
9906
JP¥4,025.00
Fujii Sangyo
7D
-3.9%
1Y
60.9%
8074
JP¥5,780.00
Yuasa Trading
7D
-2.9%
1Y
22.8%
8066
JP¥2,524.00
Mitani
7D
-1.3%
1Y
16.9%
8020
JP¥2,173.00
Kanematsu
7D
-1.2%
1Y
66.9%
8098
JP¥3,985.00
InabataLtd
7D
-0.6%
1Y
24.5%