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Japanese (NIKKEI) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedNov 07, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies287
  • 7D-1.2%
  • 3M5.8%
  • 1Y3.7%
  • YTD11.0%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has dropped 1.1%, driven by Nippon Steel declining 7.7%. On the other hand Asahi Kasei is actually up 6.1%. In the past year, the industry has gained 4.5%. Looking forward, 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
Fri, 07 Nov 2025JP¥55.3tJP¥82.6tJP¥3.1t12.2x17.9x0.7x
Sun, 05 Oct 2025JP¥55.9tJP¥82.4tJP¥3.0t12.2x18.7x0.7x
Tue, 02 Sep 2025JP¥54.2tJP¥82.4tJP¥3.0t12.3x18.1x0.7x
Thu, 31 Jul 2025JP¥51.4tJP¥83.2tJP¥3.5t11.1x14.5x0.6x
Sat, 28 Jun 2025JP¥49.6tJP¥83.2tJP¥3.6t10.6x13.9x0.6x
Mon, 26 May 2025JP¥47.7tJP¥83.2tJP¥3.6t10.1x13.3x0.6x
Wed, 23 Apr 2025JP¥45.1tJP¥83.9tJP¥3.7t10x12.2x0.5x
Fri, 21 Mar 2025JP¥51.8tJP¥82.4tJP¥3.6t10.9x14.5x0.6x
Sun, 16 Feb 2025JP¥49.4tJP¥82.3tJP¥3.5t10.7x13.9x0.6x
Tue, 14 Jan 2025JP¥49.7tJP¥81.6tJP¥3.4t10.9x14.6x0.6x
Thu, 12 Dec 2024JP¥50.9tJP¥81.8tJP¥3.4t11x14.8x0.6x
Sat, 09 Nov 2024JP¥49.9tJP¥81.3tJP¥3.5t11x14.2x0.6x
Mon, 07 Oct 2024JP¥53.7tJP¥81.1tJP¥3.6t10.8x14.8x0.7x
Wed, 04 Sep 2024JP¥53.4tJP¥81.0tJP¥3.6t10.9x14.9x0.7x
Fri, 02 Aug 2024JP¥53.8tJP¥80.1tJP¥3.5t11.1x15.4x0.7x
Sun, 30 Jun 2024JP¥54.8tJP¥80.0tJP¥3.5t11.6x15.8x0.7x
Tue, 28 May 2024JP¥54.6tJP¥80.4tJP¥3.5t11.3x15.7x0.7x
Thu, 25 Apr 2024JP¥55.9tJP¥80.1tJP¥3.3t12.2x16.8x0.7x
Sat, 23 Mar 2024JP¥58.7tJP¥80.0tJP¥3.3t12.4x17.6x0.7x
Mon, 19 Feb 2024JP¥54.3tJP¥80.1tJP¥3.3t12.2x16.3x0.7x
Wed, 17 Jan 2024JP¥54.0tJP¥81.9tJP¥3.2t12.4x17x0.7x
Fri, 15 Dec 2023JP¥50.4tJP¥81.8tJP¥3.2t11.8x15.9x0.6x
Sun, 12 Nov 2023JP¥50.4tJP¥81.8tJP¥3.2t12x15.9x0.6x
Tue, 10 Oct 2023JP¥47.9tJP¥82.2tJP¥3.3t11.9x14.6x0.6x
Thu, 07 Sep 2023JP¥51.8tJP¥82.2tJP¥3.3t12.2x15.7x0.6x
Sat, 05 Aug 2023JP¥49.2tJP¥82.0tJP¥3.5t11.3x14x0.6x
Mon, 03 Jul 2023JP¥49.1tJP¥82.3tJP¥3.7t11.1x13.1x0.6x
Wed, 31 May 2023JP¥46.0tJP¥82.3tJP¥3.7t10.5x12.3x0.6x
Fri, 28 Apr 2023JP¥44.6tJP¥81.3tJP¥4.3t9.9x10.5x0.5x
Sun, 26 Mar 2023JP¥44.3tJP¥81.3tJP¥4.3t9.8x10.4x0.5x
Tue, 21 Feb 2023JP¥44.5tJP¥81.3tJP¥4.3t9.7x10.4x0.5x
Thu, 19 Jan 2023JP¥41.0tJP¥79.0tJP¥4.8t8.9x8.5x0.5x
Sat, 17 Dec 2022JP¥41.4tJP¥79.0tJP¥4.8t8.8x8.5x0.5x
Mon, 14 Nov 2022JP¥41.0tJP¥78.9tJP¥4.8t8.9x8.5x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

8.5x


Total Market Cap: JP¥41.0tTotal Earnings: JP¥4.8tTotal Revenue: JP¥78.9tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 14.2x202320242025
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 17.9x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 14.2x.
  • 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 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 Market0.23%
Materials-1.16%
Packaging1.41%
Chemicals-0.84%
Basic Materials-1.20%
Paper and Forestry Products-1.24%
Metals and Mining-2.28%
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 392x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 26.9%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 5.6% 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 27% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 5.6% per year.
  • In contrast, the Basic Materials industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 6.7% 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
3407 Asahi KaseiJP¥1.26k6.1%
+JP¥98.7b		10.4%PE12.2x
5706 Mitsui Kinzoku CompanyJP¥16.51k6.4%
+JP¥57.2b		241.2%PE25.8x
4186 Tokyo Ohka KogyoJP¥5.87k6.7%
+JP¥44.5b		60.3%PE25.9x
4368 Fuso ChemicalLtdJP¥5.61k13.7%
+JP¥23.8b		54.1%PE15.3x
7966 LINTECJP¥4.05k5.2%
+JP¥13.1b		23.7%PE21.4x

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