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Japanese (NIKKEI) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedOct 31, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies157
  • 7D-1.8%
  • 3M4.3%
  • 1Y2.0%
  • YTD6.5%

Over the last 7 days, the Chemicals industry has dropped 1.8%, driven by Shin-Etsu Chemical declining 6.1%. Over the last year, the industry has been flat overall. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 31 Oct 2025JP¥37.8tJP¥42.3tJP¥2.0t13x18.6x0.9x
Sun, 28 Sep 2025JP¥38.3tJP¥42.3tJP¥2.1t13x18.7x0.9x
Tue, 26 Aug 2025JP¥37.5tJP¥42.3tJP¥2.1t12.7x18.2x0.9x
Thu, 24 Jul 2025JP¥37.0tJP¥42.7tJP¥2.2t11.3x17.2x0.9x
Sat, 21 Jun 2025JP¥34.1tJP¥42.7tJP¥2.2t10.9x15.8x0.8x
Mon, 19 May 2025JP¥34.2tJP¥42.7tJP¥2.1t10.8x15.9x0.8x
Wed, 16 Apr 2025JP¥31.4tJP¥42.5tJP¥2.0t10.3x15.6x0.7x
Fri, 14 Mar 2025JP¥34.9tJP¥42.5tJP¥2.0t11.4x17.6x0.8x
Sun, 09 Feb 2025JP¥35.0tJP¥42.3tJP¥2.0t11.9x17.8x0.8x
Tue, 07 Jan 2025JP¥36.5tJP¥42.1tJP¥1.9t12.1x19.7x0.9x
Thu, 05 Dec 2024JP¥37.1tJP¥42.1tJP¥1.9t12.2x20x0.9x
Sat, 02 Nov 2024JP¥37.2tJP¥41.6tJP¥1.9t11.8x19.2x0.9x
Mon, 30 Sep 2024JP¥40.2tJP¥41.6tJP¥1.9t12.4x21x1x
Wed, 28 Aug 2024JP¥38.6tJP¥41.6tJP¥1.9t12.4x20.3x0.9x
Fri, 26 Jul 2024JP¥38.2tJP¥40.8tJP¥1.7t12.7x22x0.9x
Sun, 23 Jun 2024JP¥39.6tJP¥41.2tJP¥1.7t13x22.8x1x
Tue, 21 May 2024JP¥40.0tJP¥41.2tJP¥1.7t13.2x23.1x1x
Thu, 18 Apr 2024JP¥40.2tJP¥41.0tJP¥1.7t14.1x23.9x1x
Sat, 16 Mar 2024JP¥40.6tJP¥41.0tJP¥1.7t14.3x24.1x1x
Mon, 12 Feb 2024JP¥38.2tJP¥41.0tJP¥1.7t13.6x22.2x0.9x
Wed, 10 Jan 2024JP¥37.4tJP¥41.4tJP¥1.7t14.6x22.6x0.9x
Fri, 08 Dec 2023JP¥35.9tJP¥41.4tJP¥1.7t13.9x21.7x0.9x
Sun, 05 Nov 2023JP¥35.1tJP¥41.5tJP¥1.7t13.9x20.7x0.8x
Tue, 03 Oct 2023JP¥33.8tJP¥42.0tJP¥1.8t13.5x18.5x0.8x
Thu, 31 Aug 2023JP¥34.8tJP¥42.0tJP¥1.8t13.5x19.1x0.8x
Sat, 29 Jul 2023JP¥34.8tJP¥42.4tJP¥2.0t12.9x17x0.8x
Mon, 26 Jun 2023JP¥34.0tJP¥42.5tJP¥2.1t12.4x16.2x0.8x
Wed, 24 May 2023JP¥32.8tJP¥42.4tJP¥2.1t12.2x15.7x0.8x
Fri, 21 Apr 2023JP¥31.6tJP¥42.0tJP¥2.5t10.8x12.7x0.8x
Sun, 19 Mar 2023JP¥31.0tJP¥42.0tJP¥2.5t10.7x12.4x0.7x
Tue, 14 Feb 2023JP¥30.2tJP¥41.8tJP¥2.5t10.6x12.2x0.7x
Thu, 12 Jan 2023JP¥28.4tJP¥40.8tJP¥2.7t9.6x10.3x0.7x
Sat, 10 Dec 2022JP¥29.6tJP¥40.8tJP¥2.7t9.8x10.8x0.7x
Mon, 07 Nov 2022JP¥27.8tJP¥39.7tJP¥2.8t9.4x10x0.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

10x


Total Market Cap: JP¥27.8tTotal Earnings: JP¥2.8tTotal Revenue: JP¥39.7tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 18.2x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Japanese Chemicals 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 18.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.85x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Chemicals industry have declined 9.9% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 2.1% 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 industry?

JP Market1.37%
Materials-0.52%
Chemicals-1.84%
Industrial Gases2.21%
Diversified Chemicals0.19%
Commodity Chemicals-1.92%
Specialty Chemicals-2.94%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-4.58%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Commodity Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 20.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 19.4%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 2.8% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 9.5x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Commodity Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 19% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 2.8% per year.
  • In contrast, the Specialty Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.1% 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
4186 Tokyo Ohka KogyoJP¥5.63k7.5%
+JP¥46.9b		61.0%PE24.8x
4091 Nippon Sanso HoldingsJP¥5.12k1.4%
+JP¥29.9b		6.7%PE22.6x
4004 Resonac HoldingsJP¥6.04k1.5%
+JP¥15.7b		70.6%PE20x
4626 Taiyo HoldingsJP¥8.24k3.4%
+JP¥14.9b		107.5%PE42.3x
4099 Shikoku Kasei HoldingsJP¥2.74k14.0%
+JP¥14.6b		38.3%PE14.7x

Latest News

4099
JP¥2,744.00
Shikoku Kasei Holdings
7D
14.0%
1Y
38.3%
4091
JP¥5,119.00
Nippon Sanso Holdings
7D
1.4%
1Y
6.7%
4005
JP¥454.20
Sumitomo Chemical Company
7D
-4.5%
1Y
15.5%
4063
JP¥4,668.00
Shin-Etsu Chemical
7D
-4.8%
1Y
-16.3%

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4188
JP¥810.20
Mitsubishi Chemical Group
7D
-6.1%
1Y
-0.6%
4612
JP¥981.80
Nippon Paint Holdings
7D
-2.9%
1Y
-13.5%

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Oct 28
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4186
JP¥5,625.00
Tokyo Ohka Kogyo
7D
7.5%
1Y
61.0%

The Return Trends At Tokyo Ohka Kogyo (TSE:4186) Look Promising

Oct 28
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4617
JP¥4,140.00
Chugoku Marine Paints
7D
4.8%
1Y
73.2%
4626
JP¥8,238.00
Taiyo Holdings
7D
3.4%
1Y
107.5%
4004
JP¥6,041.00
Resonac Holdings
7D
1.5%
1Y
70.6%

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4042
JP¥2,197.00
Tosoh
7D
-4.3%
1Y
15.4%

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3407
JP¥1,186.00
Asahi Kasei
7D
-3.5%
1Y
5.2%
4088
JP¥2,151.50
Air Water
7D
-7.2%
1Y
14.4%

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3402
JP¥944.50
Toray Industries
7D
-3.5%
1Y
15.5%

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Oct 10
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4971
JP¥4,550.00
MEC
7D
10.8%
1Y
28.9%
4220
JP¥1,399.00
Riken Technos
7D
9.3%
1Y
35.8%

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Sep 18
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