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Japanese (NIKKEI) Commodity Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 23, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies66
  • 7D-1.6%
  • 3M-3.4%
  • 1Y42.9%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Commodity Chemicals industry has dropped 4.1%, driven by a pullback from Toray Industries of 5.6%. Meanwhile, Valqua actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 22% in the last week. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 44%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 15% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 23 May 2026JP¥11.0tJP¥16.1tJP¥542.0b11.9x20.3x0.7x
Mon, 20 Apr 2026JP¥10.6tJP¥16.0tJP¥447.9b14.7x23.8x0.7x
Wed, 18 Mar 2026JP¥10.4tJP¥16.0tJP¥447.7b13.7x23.3x0.6x
Fri, 13 Feb 2026JP¥11.4tJP¥16.0tJP¥380.5b14.4x30x0.7x
Sun, 11 Jan 2026JP¥9.9tJP¥16.1tJP¥390.4b12.4x25.4x0.6x
Tue, 09 Dec 2025JP¥9.3tJP¥16.1tJP¥390.3b12.3x23.8x0.6x
Thu, 06 Nov 2025JP¥8.7tJP¥16.2tJP¥369.3b11.8x23.7x0.5x
Sat, 04 Oct 2025JP¥8.7tJP¥16.2tJP¥360.5b12x24.2x0.5x
Mon, 01 Sep 2025JP¥8.9tJP¥16.2tJP¥360.3b11.8x24.6x0.5x
Wed, 30 Jul 2025JP¥8.5tJP¥16.5tJP¥408.9b11.2x20.9x0.5x
Fri, 27 Jun 2025JP¥8.2tJP¥16.4tJP¥407.5b10.9x20x0.5x
Sun, 25 May 2025JP¥8.0tJP¥16.4tJP¥408.2b10.5x19.7x0.5x
Tue, 22 Apr 2025JP¥7.5tJP¥16.4tJP¥436.5b10.1x17.2x0.5x
Thu, 20 Mar 2025JP¥8.7tJP¥16.4tJP¥436.6b11.2x20x0.5x
Sat, 15 Feb 2025JP¥8.4tJP¥16.4tJP¥433.2b11.4x19.3x0.5x
Mon, 13 Jan 2025JP¥8.5tJP¥16.2tJP¥484.9b11.8x17.6x0.5x
Wed, 11 Dec 2024JP¥8.5tJP¥16.3tJP¥486.8b12x17.5x0.5x
Fri, 08 Nov 2024JP¥8.7tJP¥16.2tJP¥543.2b11.8x16.1x0.5x
Sun, 06 Oct 2024JP¥8.5tJP¥16.2tJP¥550.6b11.5x15.5x0.5x
Tue, 03 Sep 2024JP¥8.3tJP¥16.1tJP¥541.9b11.8x15.2x0.5x
Thu, 01 Aug 2024JP¥8.7tJP¥15.8tJP¥491.4b11.4x17.7x0.5x
Sat, 29 Jun 2024JP¥8.6tJP¥15.8tJP¥487.2b11.6x17.7x0.5x
Mon, 27 May 2024JP¥8.6tJP¥15.8tJP¥487.1b11.2x17.7x0.5x
Wed, 24 Apr 2024JP¥8.5tJP¥15.6tJP¥278.8b11.7x30.5x0.5x
Fri, 22 Mar 2024JP¥8.6tJP¥15.6tJP¥278.6b12.2x31x0.6x
Sun, 18 Feb 2024JP¥8.0tJP¥15.6tJP¥278.7b12x28.7x0.5x
Tue, 16 Jan 2024JP¥8.3tJP¥15.7tJP¥226.6b13.6x36.8x0.5x
Thu, 14 Dec 2023JP¥7.9tJP¥15.7tJP¥226.8b13x34.9x0.5x
Sat, 11 Nov 2023JP¥8.0tJP¥15.7tJP¥225.1b13.1x35.5x0.5x
Mon, 09 Oct 2023JP¥7.8tJP¥15.8tJP¥264.4b14.4x29.5x0.5x
Wed, 06 Sep 2023JP¥8.4tJP¥15.8tJP¥264.4b14.1x31.7x0.5x
Fri, 04 Aug 2023JP¥7.9tJP¥16.0tJP¥371.0b13x21.4x0.5x
Sun, 02 Jul 2023JP¥8.1tJP¥16.0tJP¥372.9b13.5x21.7x0.5x
Tue, 30 May 2023JP¥7.6tJP¥16.0tJP¥373.2b12.7x20.5x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

20.5x


Total Market Cap: JP¥7.6tTotal Earnings: JP¥373.2bTotal Revenue: JP¥16.0tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Commodity Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 23.3x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Japanese Commodity Chemicals industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 20.2x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 23.3x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.54x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Commodity Chemicals industry have grown 13% 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 Comparison

How does Japanese Commodity Chemicals compare with similar industries?

JP Market1.18%
Materials-0.21%
Chemicals0.86%
Commodity Chemicals-1.63%
Diversified Chemicals3.03%
Industrial Gases3.03%
Specialty Chemicals0.87%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-1.69%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
7995 ValquaJP¥7.56k22.1%
+JP¥24.1b
159.3%PE26x
5301 Tokai CarbonJP¥1.63k6.3%
+JP¥19.6b
69.0%PE17.6x
4107 ISE ChemicalsJP¥4.70k6.6%
+JP¥14.8b
94.2%PE37x
4216 Asahi YukizaiJP¥6.51k9.0%
+JP¥10.1b
68.4%PE36.8x
8152 SOMARJP¥8.23k53.0%
+JP¥5.5b
53.3%PE10.7x

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