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Japanese (NIKKEI) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedNov 20, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies286
  • 7D-3.1%
  • 3M2.4%
  • 1Y8.3%
  • YTD10.1%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has dropped 3.1%, driven by pullbacks in Shin-Etsu Chemical and JX Advanced Metals of 3.6% and 17%, respectively. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 8.3%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 15% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 20 Nov 2025JP¥54.8tJP¥82.0tJP¥3.1t11.5x17.6x0.7x
Sat, 18 Oct 2025JP¥55.5tJP¥82.4tJP¥3.0t12.2x18.5x0.7x
Mon, 15 Sep 2025JP¥55.3tJP¥82.4tJP¥3.0t12.5x18.5x0.7x
Wed, 13 Aug 2025JP¥52.4tJP¥82.5tJP¥3.0t12x17.6x0.6x
Fri, 11 Jul 2025JP¥50.3tJP¥83.2tJP¥3.6t10.7x14.1x0.6x
Sun, 08 Jun 2025JP¥48.4tJP¥83.2tJP¥3.6t10.2x13.6x0.6x
Tue, 06 May 2025JP¥47.7tJP¥83.7tJP¥3.7t10.3x13x0.6x
Thu, 03 Apr 2025JP¥48.4tJP¥83.9tJP¥3.7t10.3x13.1x0.6x
Sat, 01 Mar 2025JP¥48.9tJP¥82.4tJP¥3.6t10.6x13.7x0.6x
Mon, 27 Jan 2025JP¥50.2tJP¥81.8tJP¥3.4t11x14.7x0.6x
Wed, 25 Dec 2024JP¥49.9tJP¥81.8tJP¥3.4t10.9x14.6x0.6x
Fri, 22 Nov 2024JP¥50.7tJP¥81.8tJP¥3.4t11.1x14.8x0.6x
Sun, 20 Oct 2024JP¥52.4tJP¥81.1tJP¥3.6t10.8x14.4x0.6x
Tue, 17 Sep 2024JP¥50.3tJP¥81.1tJP¥3.6t10.5x13.8x0.6x
Thu, 15 Aug 2024JP¥50.8tJP¥80.8tJP¥3.6t10.4x14.3x0.6x
Sat, 13 Jul 2024JP¥56.2tJP¥80.0tJP¥3.5t11.8x16.2x0.7x
Mon, 10 Jun 2024JP¥54.9tJP¥80.4tJP¥3.5t11.3x15.8x0.7x
Wed, 08 May 2024JP¥55.0tJP¥80.0tJP¥3.3t12.1x16.5x0.7x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024JP¥56.3tJP¥80.1tJP¥3.3t12.4x16.9x0.7x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024JP¥56.3tJP¥80.0tJP¥3.3t12.2x16.9x0.7x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024JP¥54.1tJP¥81.7tJP¥3.1t12.7x17.5x0.7x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023JP¥52.6tJP¥81.9tJP¥3.2t12.1x16.6x0.6x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023JP¥52.4tJP¥81.8tJP¥3.2t12.3x16.5x0.6x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023JP¥47.9tJP¥82.2tJP¥3.3t11.9x14.6x0.6x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023JP¥52.0tJP¥82.2tJP¥3.3t12.4x15.8x0.6x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023JP¥48.6tJP¥82.2tJP¥3.3t11.3x14.8x0.6x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023JP¥48.1tJP¥82.3tJP¥3.7t11.1x12.9x0.6x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023JP¥47.7tJP¥82.3tJP¥3.7t10.8x12.8x0.6x
Thu, 11 May 2023JP¥45.4tJP¥81.6tJP¥4.2t10.3x10.9x0.6x
Sat, 08 Apr 2023JP¥44.0tJP¥81.3tJP¥4.3t9.8x10.3x0.5x
Mon, 06 Mar 2023JP¥45.5tJP¥81.3tJP¥4.3t9.9x10.6x0.6x
Wed, 01 Feb 2023JP¥43.2tJP¥79.3tJP¥4.9t9.1x8.8x0.5x
Fri, 30 Dec 2022JP¥39.8tJP¥79.0tJP¥4.8t8.7x8.2x0.5x
Sun, 27 Nov 2022JP¥42.5tJP¥79.0tJP¥4.8t9.1x8.8x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

8.8x


Total Market Cap: JP¥42.5tTotal Earnings: JP¥4.8tTotal Revenue: JP¥79.0tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 14.3x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Japanese Materials industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 17.6x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 14.3x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.62x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have declined 14% 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 Materials sector?

JP Market-3.30%
Materials-3.14%
Paper and Forestry Products-0.35%
Basic Materials-3.01%
Chemicals-3.06%
Metals and Mining-3.52%
Packaging-3.95%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Metals and Mining industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 9.0x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 19.9%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 8.0% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Basic Materials industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 23.2x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Paper and Forestry Products industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 26% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 2.6% per year.
  • In contrast, the Basic Materials industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 5.3% 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
5706 Mitsui Kinzoku CompanyJP¥20.85k7.5%
+JP¥83.0b		342.2%PE25.6x
3402 Toray IndustriesJP¥1.00k5.3%
+JP¥76.1b		8.5%PE25.3x
3407 Asahi KaseiJP¥1.30k2.2%
+JP¥38.0b		20.7%PE12.5x
4004 Resonac HoldingsJP¥6.13k3.5%
+JP¥37.6b		61.2%PS0.8x
4403 NOFJP¥2.91k4.8%
+JP¥30.7b		25.8%PE19.1x

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