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Japanese (NIKKEI) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedAug 27, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies279
  • 7D2.2%
  • 3M-2.3%
  • 1Y39.1%
  • YTD24.1%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has risen 2.2%, driven by gains from Sumitomo Metal Mining of 7.1%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 39%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 10% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Japanese Materials Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 27 Aug 2026JP¥74.2tJP¥86.8tJP¥4.4t11.8x16.9x0.9x
Sat, 25 Jul 2026JP¥72.8tJP¥83.7tJP¥3.6t12.2x20.4x0.9x
Mon, 22 Jun 2026JP¥77.1tJP¥83.7tJP¥3.6t12.3x21.7x0.9x
Wed, 20 May 2026JP¥73.1tJP¥83.6tJP¥3.5t12.4x20.6x0.9x
Fri, 17 Apr 2026JP¥73.2tJP¥82.5tJP¥3.3t13x22.3x0.9x
Sun, 15 Mar 2026JP¥70.0tJP¥82.5tJP¥3.3t13.1x21.4x0.8x
Tue, 10 Feb 2026JP¥68.3tJP¥82.4tJP¥3.1t13.1x21.8x0.8x
Thu, 08 Jan 2026JP¥62.0tJP¥82.0tJP¥3.1t12.5x19.9x0.8x
Sat, 06 Dec 2025JP¥57.5tJP¥82.0tJP¥3.1t11.8x18.4x0.7x
Mon, 03 Nov 2025JP¥56.1tJP¥82.3tJP¥3.0t12.3x18.7x0.7x
Wed, 01 Oct 2025JP¥55.4tJP¥82.4tJP¥3.0t12.4x18.5x0.7x
Fri, 29 Aug 2025JP¥54.3tJP¥82.4tJP¥3.0t12.2x18.1x0.7x
Sun, 27 Jul 2025JP¥51.8tJP¥83.2tJP¥3.5t11x14.6x0.6x
Tue, 24 Jun 2025JP¥47.7tJP¥83.2tJP¥3.6t10.2x13.4x0.6x
Thu, 22 May 2025JP¥48.0tJP¥83.1tJP¥3.6t10.1x13.4x0.6x
Sat, 19 Apr 2025JP¥45.6tJP¥83.9tJP¥3.7t9.9x12.3x0.5x
Mon, 17 Mar 2025JP¥49.7tJP¥82.4tJP¥3.6t10.8x13.9x0.6x
Wed, 12 Feb 2025JP¥49.6tJP¥82.0tJP¥3.5t10.9x14x0.6x
Fri, 10 Jan 2025JP¥50.0tJP¥81.8tJP¥3.4t10.8x14.6x0.6x
Sun, 08 Dec 2024JP¥50.5tJP¥81.8tJP¥3.4t11.1x14.7x0.6x
Tue, 05 Nov 2024JP¥51.2tJP¥81.3tJP¥3.6t10.7x14.2x0.6x
Thu, 03 Oct 2024JP¥53.8tJP¥81.1tJP¥3.6t10.7x14.8x0.7x
Sat, 31 Aug 2024JP¥53.2tJP¥81.0tJP¥3.6t10.8x14.8x0.7x
Mon, 29 Jul 2024JP¥53.0tJP¥80.1tJP¥3.5t11.2x15.3x0.7x
Wed, 26 Jun 2024JP¥55.4tJP¥80.4tJP¥3.5t11.6x16x0.7x
Fri, 24 May 2024JP¥54.6tJP¥80.4tJP¥3.5t11.2x15.7x0.7x
Sun, 21 Apr 2024JP¥54.6tJP¥80.1tJP¥3.3t12x16.4x0.7x
Tue, 19 Mar 2024JP¥57.0tJP¥80.0tJP¥3.3t12.2x17.1x0.7x
Thu, 15 Feb 2024JP¥53.3tJP¥80.0tJP¥3.3t12.2x16x0.7x
Sat, 13 Jan 2024JP¥53.8tJP¥81.9tJP¥3.2t12.5x16.9x0.7x
Mon, 11 Dec 2023JP¥50.1tJP¥81.8tJP¥3.2t11.7x15.8x0.6x
Wed, 08 Nov 2023JP¥50.6tJP¥82.0tJP¥3.2t11.9x16x0.6x
Fri, 06 Oct 2023JP¥49.1tJP¥82.2tJP¥3.3t11.7x14.9x0.6x
Sun, 03 Sep 2023JP¥50.8tJP¥82.2tJP¥3.3t12x15.4x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

15.4x


Total Market Cap: JP¥50.8tTotal Earnings: JP¥3.3tTotal Revenue: JP¥82.2tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 16.8x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Japanese Materials industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 16.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.69x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have grown 10% per year over the last three years, while revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that companies overall are more efficiently conducting business since profits are increasing while sales have been flat.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Japanese Materials sector?

JP Market2.37%
Materials2.23%
Metals and Mining6.75%
Basic Materials3.69%
Packaging2.88%
Paper and Forestry Products2.68%
Chemicals0.39%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Chemicals industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 20.3x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 12.5%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 25.0% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Basic Materials industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 12.9x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 13% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 25% per year.
  • In contrast, the Packaging industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 2.6% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
5713 Sumitomo Metal MiningJP¥11.39k7.1%
+JP¥204.1b		181.7%PE12.9x
5016 JX Advanced MetalsJP¥3.79k4.6%
+JP¥159.7b		177.1%PE26x
5711 Mitsubishi MaterialsJP¥5.96k11.5%
+JP¥80.3b		134.1%PE8.1x
4004 Resonac HoldingsJP¥16.34k2.5%
+JP¥74.9b		314.7%PE53.6x
4005 Sumitomo Chemical CompanyJP¥556.106.5%
+JP¥56.0b		24.6%PE8.7x

Latest News

5016
JP¥3,792.00
JX Advanced Metals
7D
4.6%
1Y
177.1%
5726
JP¥2,627.00
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7D
-11.7%
1Y
12.7%
5711
JP¥5,944.00
Mitsubishi Materials
7D
11.2%
1Y
133.5%
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4004
JP¥16,390.00
Resonac Holdings
7D
2.8%
1Y
316.0%
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5713
JP¥11,400.00
Sumitomo Metal Mining
7D
7.2%
1Y
181.9%
3402
JP¥1,276.50
Toray Industries
7D
-1.9%
1Y
28.5%
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4631
JP¥5,025.00
DIC
7D
-4.1%
1Y
45.9%
4188
JP¥1,171.00
Mitsubishi Chemical Group
7D
2.4%
1Y
39.4%
Narrative Update • Aug 13

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4368
JP¥3,055.00
Fuso ChemicalLtd
7D
-5.4%
1Y
94.2%
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4612
JP¥1,191.00
Nippon Paint Holdings
7D
-0.6%
1Y
10.7%
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5714
JP¥10,385.00
Dowa Holdings
7D
6.1%
1Y
99.0%
4021
JP¥8,053.00
Nissan Chemical
7D
-1.3%
1Y
53.6%
5401
JP¥671.00
Nippon Steel
7D
1.2%
1Y
7.5%
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4005
JP¥558.20
Sumitomo Chemical Company
7D
6.9%
1Y
25.1%
5471
JP¥2,257.00
Daido Steel
7D
-2.7%
1Y
78.6%
4063
JP¥5,993.00
Shin-Etsu Chemical
7D
-2.7%
1Y
30.4%
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