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Japanese (NIKKEI) Railroads Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 18, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies21
  • 7D-2.4%
  • 3M-2.9%
  • 1Y11.6%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Railroads industry has dropped 2.4%, and East Japan Railway contributed the most with a 2.8% decline. In contrast, Nishi-Nippon Railroad has gained 12%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 12%. In the next few years earnings are forecast to be pretty stable.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Japanese Railroads Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 18 Nov 2025JP¥18.3tJP¥16.3tJP¥1.7t11.4x10.6x1.1x
Thu, 16 Oct 2025JP¥18.8tJP¥16.1tJP¥1.7t12.5x10.9x1.2x
Sat, 13 Sep 2025JP¥19.3tJP¥16.1tJP¥1.7t13x11.3x1.2x
Mon, 11 Aug 2025JP¥18.5tJP¥16.1tJP¥1.7t12.6x10.8x1.1x
Wed, 09 Jul 2025JP¥17.0tJP¥15.9tJP¥1.7t11.1x10.1x1.1x
Fri, 06 Jun 2025JP¥16.6tJP¥15.9tJP¥1.7t10.8x9.8x1x
Sun, 04 May 2025JP¥17.2tJP¥15.5tJP¥1.7t11.1x10.3x1.1x
Tue, 01 Apr 2025JP¥16.2tJP¥15.4tJP¥1.6t11.2x9.9x1.1x
Thu, 27 Feb 2025JP¥16.3tJP¥15.4tJP¥1.6t10.9x10x1.1x
Sat, 25 Jan 2025JP¥15.5tJP¥15.2tJP¥1.6t10.9x9.9x1x
Mon, 23 Dec 2024JP¥15.7tJP¥15.2tJP¥1.6t11.5x10x1x
Wed, 20 Nov 2024JP¥16.9tJP¥15.1tJP¥1.6t11.9x10.7x1.1x
Fri, 18 Oct 2024JP¥15.8tJP¥14.5tJP¥1.5t12x10.8x1.1x
Sun, 15 Sep 2024JP¥16.0tJP¥14.5tJP¥1.5t12.1x10.9x1.1x
Tue, 13 Aug 2024JP¥14.7tJP¥14.5tJP¥1.4t11.9x10.3x1x
Thu, 11 Jul 2024JP¥15.6tJP¥14.2tJP¥1.3t14.2x11.6x1.1x
Sat, 08 Jun 2024JP¥15.8tJP¥14.2tJP¥1.3t14.1x11.7x1.1x
Mon, 06 May 2024JP¥16.8tJP¥14.1tJP¥1.2t15.8x13.7x1.2x
Wed, 03 Apr 2024JP¥17.1tJP¥14.0tJP¥1.2t17.1x14.5x1.2x
Fri, 01 Mar 2024JP¥17.6tJP¥14.0tJP¥1.2t17.2x15x1.3x
Sun, 28 Jan 2024JP¥17.2tJP¥13.8tJP¥1.1t19.2x16.2x1.2x
Tue, 26 Dec 2023JP¥16.8tJP¥13.8tJP¥1.1t18.9x15.9x1.2x
Thu, 23 Nov 2023JP¥16.7tJP¥13.8tJP¥1.1t18.7x15.8x1.2x
Sat, 21 Oct 2023JP¥15.9tJP¥13.5tJP¥956.1b20.2x16.6x1.2x
Mon, 18 Sep 2023JP¥18.2tJP¥13.5tJP¥956.1b23.7x19x1.3x
Wed, 16 Aug 2023JP¥17.3tJP¥13.5tJP¥956.1b22.4x18.1x1.3x
Fri, 14 Jul 2023JP¥16.3tJP¥12.9tJP¥838.9b23.4x19.4x1.3x
Sun, 11 Jun 2023JP¥16.7tJP¥12.9tJP¥838.9b24.2x19.9x1.3x
Tue, 09 May 2023JP¥16.5tJP¥12.6tJP¥850.9b22.2x19.4x1.3x
Thu, 06 Apr 2023JP¥15.4tJP¥12.1tJP¥632.1b27.5x24.4x1.3x
Sat, 04 Mar 2023JP¥14.5tJP¥12.1tJP¥632.1b26.2x23x1.2x
Mon, 30 Jan 2023JP¥14.9tJP¥11.5tJP¥583.9b32.2x25.5x1.3x
Wed, 28 Dec 2022JP¥15.1tJP¥11.5tJP¥583.9b32.2x25.9x1.3x
Fri, 25 Nov 2022JP¥15.6tJP¥11.5tJP¥583.9b32.6x26.7x1.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.7x


Total Market Cap: JP¥15.6tTotal Earnings: JP¥583.9bTotal Revenue: JP¥11.5tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Railroads Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 14.9x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Japanese Railroads industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 10.5x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 14.9x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Railroads industry have grown 45% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 12% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does Japanese Railroads compare with similar industries?

JP Market0.72%
Industrials0.023%
Transportation-2.00%
Railroads-2.37%
Cargo Ground Transportation2.88%
Trucking0.51%
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
9022 Central Japan RailwayJP¥4.07k2.7%
+JP¥104.2b		25.9%PE7.5x
9031 Nishi-Nippon RailroadJP¥2.54k13.0%
+JP¥22.1b		5.8%PE6.8x
9021 West Japan RailwayJP¥3.03k0.8%
+JP¥10.5b		8.4%PE10.5x
9008 KeioJP¥3.82k1.9%
+JP¥8.5b		-9.1%PE11.4x
9020 East Japan RailwayJP¥3.80k0.2%
+JP¥6.8b		29.2%PE18.5x

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9020
JP¥3,800.00
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7D
0.2%
1Y
29.2%

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9031
JP¥2,540.50
Nishi-Nippon Railroad
7D
13.0%
1Y
5.8%
9005
JP¥1,718.00
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7D
-1.8%
1Y
-10.6%

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9021
JP¥3,034.00
West Japan Railway
7D
0.8%
1Y
8.4%

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JP¥3,815.00
Keio
7D
1.9%
1Y
-9.1%
9049
JP¥7,790.00
Keifuku Electric RailroadLtd
7D
9.7%
1Y
21.5%
9009
JP¥1,225.00
Keisei Electric Railway
7D
-3.3%
1Y
-9.2%
9023
JP¥1,564.50
Tokyo Metro
7D
-3.2%
1Y
-9.3%
9044
JP¥2,792.00
Nankai Electric Railway
7D
-3.6%
1Y
11.3%
9022
JP¥4,068.00
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7D
2.7%
1Y
25.9%

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9003
JP¥2,608.00
Sotetsu Holdings
7D
0.6%
1Y
2.5%
9042
JP¥3,877.00
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7D
-2.1%
1Y
-3.1%
9046
JP¥2,378.00
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7D
1.7%
1Y
2.0%