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Japanese (NIKKEI) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedAug 31, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies287
  • 7D1.3%
  • 3M11.7%
  • 1Y2.6%
  • YTD8.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has risen 1.3%, driven by gains from JX Advanced Metals of 13%. The industry has been flat over the past 12 months despite the gain this week. Earnings are forecast to grow by 14% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 31 Aug 2025JP¥54.2tJP¥82.4tJP¥3.0t12.3x18.1x0.7x
Tue, 29 Jul 2025JP¥51.8tJP¥83.2tJP¥3.5t11x14.6x0.6x
Thu, 26 Jun 2025JP¥48.3tJP¥83.2tJP¥3.6t10.3x13.5x0.6x
Sat, 24 May 2025JP¥47.7tJP¥83.2tJP¥3.6t10.1x13.3x0.6x
Mon, 21 Apr 2025JP¥45.6tJP¥83.9tJP¥3.7t9.9x12.3x0.5x
Wed, 19 Mar 2025JP¥50.7tJP¥82.4tJP¥3.6t10.9x14.2x0.6x
Fri, 14 Feb 2025JP¥50.0tJP¥82.1tJP¥3.5t10.8x14.3x0.6x
Sun, 12 Jan 2025JP¥49.8tJP¥81.8tJP¥3.4t10.9x14.5x0.6x
Tue, 10 Dec 2024JP¥50.6tJP¥81.8tJP¥3.4t11.1x14.7x0.6x
Thu, 07 Nov 2024JP¥52.6tJP¥81.3tJP¥3.6t10.9x14.6x0.6x
Sat, 05 Oct 2024JP¥53.7tJP¥81.1tJP¥3.6t10.8x14.8x0.7x
Mon, 02 Sep 2024JP¥53.2tJP¥81.0tJP¥3.6t10.8x14.8x0.7x
Wed, 31 Jul 2024JP¥54.8tJP¥80.1tJP¥3.5t11.3x15.8x0.7x
Fri, 28 Jun 2024JP¥54.8tJP¥80.0tJP¥3.5t11.7x15.8x0.7x
Sun, 26 May 2024JP¥54.4tJP¥80.4tJP¥3.5t11.3x15.7x0.7x
Tue, 23 Apr 2024JP¥54.6tJP¥80.1tJP¥3.3t12x16.4x0.7x
Thu, 21 Mar 2024JP¥57.5tJP¥80.0tJP¥3.3t12.3x17.3x0.7x
Sat, 17 Feb 2024JP¥54.3tJP¥80.1tJP¥3.3t12.2x16.3x0.7x
Mon, 15 Jan 2024JP¥53.6tJP¥81.9tJP¥3.2t12.5x16.9x0.7x
Wed, 13 Dec 2023JP¥50.4tJP¥81.8tJP¥3.2t12x15.9x0.6x
Fri, 10 Nov 2023JP¥50.1tJP¥81.9tJP¥3.1t12x16.1x0.6x
Sun, 08 Oct 2023JP¥47.9tJP¥82.2tJP¥3.3t11.9x14.6x0.6x
Tue, 05 Sep 2023JP¥51.6tJP¥82.2tJP¥3.3t12.2x15.7x0.6x
Thu, 03 Aug 2023JP¥50.0tJP¥82.3tJP¥3.7t11.5x13.6x0.6x
Sat, 01 Jul 2023JP¥49.1tJP¥82.3tJP¥3.7t11.1x13.1x0.6x
Mon, 29 May 2023JP¥45.7tJP¥82.3tJP¥3.7t10.5x12.3x0.6x
Wed, 26 Apr 2023JP¥44.7tJP¥81.3tJP¥4.3t10x10.5x0.6x
Fri, 24 Mar 2023JP¥44.3tJP¥81.3tJP¥4.3t9.8x10.4x0.5x
Sun, 19 Feb 2023JP¥44.2tJP¥81.3tJP¥4.3t9.6x10.3x0.5x
Tue, 17 Jan 2023JP¥39.9tJP¥79.0tJP¥4.8t8.7x8.2x0.5x
Thu, 15 Dec 2022JP¥42.2tJP¥79.0tJP¥4.8t8.9x8.7x0.5x
Sat, 12 Nov 2022JP¥41.0tJP¥78.7tJP¥4.9t8.9x8.4x0.5x
Mon, 10 Oct 2022JP¥40.1tJP¥75.9tJP¥5.0t8.7x8x0.5x
Wed, 07 Sep 2022JP¥41.4tJP¥75.9tJP¥5.0t9.1x8.3x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

8.3x


Total Market Cap: JP¥41.4tTotal Earnings: JP¥5.0tTotal Revenue: JP¥75.9tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 13.6x202320242025
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 18.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 13.6x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.61x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have declined 16% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 2.8% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, 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-0.73%
Materials1.25%
Metals and Mining3.79%
Basic Materials1.41%
Chemicals0.50%
Paper and Forestry Products0.30%
Packaging-0.028%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Paper and Forestry Products industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 390x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 25.0%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 19.4% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Basic Materials industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 23.3x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Paper and Forestry Products industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 25% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 19% per year.
  • In contrast, the Packaging industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 6.6% 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
5016 JX Advanced MetalsJP¥1.36k12.9%
+JP¥144.4b		n/aPE17.5x
4063 Shin-Etsu ChemicalJP¥4.56k1.1%
+JP¥89.9b		-29.0%PE16.5x
5713 Sumitomo Metal MiningJP¥4.04k7.1%
+JP¥71.0b		-1.2%PE50x
5706 Mitsui Mining & SmeltingJP¥10.53k13.1%
+JP¥69.5b		124.7%PE16.4x
4005 Sumitomo Chemical CompanyJP¥445.907.1%
+JP¥48.3b		6.7%PE75.4x

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5016
JP¥1,364.00
JX Advanced Metals
7D
12.9%
1Y
n/a
5726
JP¥2,573.00
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7D
30.7%
1Y
-0.2%
4401
JP¥3,305.00
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7D
-1.8%
1Y
9.4%

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4005
JP¥445.90
Sumitomo Chemical Company
7D
7.1%
1Y
6.7%

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5706
JP¥10,525.00
Mitsui Mining & Smelting
7D
13.1%
1Y
124.7%
4091
JP¥5,386.00
Nippon Sanso Holdings
7D
-1.8%
1Y
8.2%

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4183
JP¥3,638.00
Mitsui Chemicals
7D
-1.5%
1Y
-6.5%

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Aug 25
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5401
JP¥3,115.00
Nippon Steel
7D
0.9%
1Y
-5.9%

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4613
JP¥2,491.00
Kansai Paint
7D
-2.2%
1Y
-4.2%
4063
JP¥4,557.00
Shin-Etsu Chemical
7D
1.1%
1Y
-29.0%

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3405
JP¥1,775.00
Kuraray
7D
-1.2%
1Y
-7.1%
4631
JP¥3,435.00
DIC
7D
-2.6%
1Y
9.6%

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Aug 16
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4021
JP¥5,235.00
Nissan Chemical
7D
-2.0%
1Y
4.9%

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Aug 15
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5713
JP¥4,035.00
Sumitomo Metal Mining
7D
7.1%
1Y
-1.2%
3407
JP¥1,209.50
Asahi Kasei
7D
-2.7%
1Y
17.2%

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Aug 06
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6988
JP¥3,366.00
Nitto Denko
7D
2.1%
1Y
38.9%

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