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Japanese (NIKKEI) Commodity Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 08, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies66
  • 7D0.5%
  • 3M8.5%
  • 1Y46.9%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Commodity Chemicals industry has remained flat, although notably Asahi Kasei gained 5.1%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 47% in that time. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 14% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 08 Jul 2026JP¥11.7tJP¥16.1tJP¥542.2b12.5x21.5x0.7x
Fri, 05 Jun 2026JP¥11.4tJP¥16.1tJP¥542.3b12.9x21x0.7x
Sun, 03 May 2026JP¥10.4tJP¥16.1tJP¥447.9b13.7x23.3x0.6x
Tue, 31 Mar 2026JP¥10.1tJP¥16.0tJP¥447.7b13x22.5x0.6x
Thu, 26 Feb 2026JP¥11.7tJP¥16.0tJP¥447.7b15x26.2x0.7x
Sat, 24 Jan 2026JP¥10.6tJP¥16.1tJP¥390.9b12.9x27.1x0.7x
Mon, 22 Dec 2025JP¥9.4tJP¥16.1tJP¥390.4b12.1x24.1x0.6x
Wed, 19 Nov 2025JP¥8.8tJP¥16.1tJP¥388.8b12x22.7x0.5x
Fri, 17 Oct 2025JP¥8.7tJP¥16.2tJP¥360.4b12.4x24.2x0.5x
Sun, 14 Sep 2025JP¥8.9tJP¥16.2tJP¥360.5b12.3x24.8x0.6x
Tue, 12 Aug 2025JP¥8.6tJP¥16.3tJP¥365.6b12.1x23.6x0.5x
Thu, 10 Jul 2025JP¥8.3tJP¥16.4tJP¥407.5b10.7x20.5x0.5x
Sat, 07 Jun 2025JP¥8.0tJP¥16.4tJP¥407.6b10.5x19.7x0.5x
Mon, 05 May 2025JP¥7.8tJP¥16.4tJP¥434.9b10.5x18x0.5x
Wed, 02 Apr 2025JP¥8.3tJP¥16.4tJP¥436.6b10.6x19.1x0.5x
Fri, 28 Feb 2025JP¥8.3tJP¥16.4tJP¥436.4b11x19.1x0.5x
Sun, 26 Jan 2025JP¥8.6tJP¥16.3tJP¥486.3b12.1x17.7x0.5x
Tue, 24 Dec 2024JP¥8.6tJP¥16.3tJP¥486.8b11.9x17.6x0.5x
Thu, 21 Nov 2024JP¥8.4tJP¥16.3tJP¥488.3b12x17.2x0.5x
Sat, 19 Oct 2024JP¥8.3tJP¥16.2tJP¥550.8b11.5x15x0.5x
Mon, 16 Sep 2024JP¥8.0tJP¥16.2tJP¥550.5b11.4x14.5x0.5x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024JP¥7.8tJP¥16.1tJP¥533.3b10.6x14.6x0.5x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024JP¥8.7tJP¥15.8tJP¥488.9b11.8x17.8x0.5x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024JP¥8.6tJP¥15.8tJP¥487.2b11.3x17.7x0.5x
Tue, 07 May 2024JP¥8.6tJP¥15.6tJP¥300.1b11.5x28.7x0.6x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024JP¥8.4tJP¥15.6tJP¥279.0b12x30.2x0.5x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024JP¥8.2tJP¥15.6tJP¥278.6b12x29.6x0.5x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024JP¥8.2tJP¥15.7tJP¥226.9b12.7x36.3x0.5x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023JP¥8.0tJP¥15.7tJP¥226.7b13.4x35.1x0.5x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023JP¥8.2tJP¥15.7tJP¥226.9b13.3x36x0.5x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023JP¥7.8tJP¥15.8tJP¥264.5b14x29.6x0.5x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023JP¥8.5tJP¥15.8tJP¥264.4b14.3x32.1x0.5x
Thu, 17 Aug 2023JP¥7.9tJP¥15.8tJP¥264.5b13x29.9x0.5x
Sat, 15 Jul 2023JP¥7.9tJP¥16.0tJP¥372.9b13x21.1x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

21.1x


Total Market Cap: JP¥7.9tTotal Earnings: JP¥372.9bTotal 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 relatively neutral on the Japanese Commodity 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 23.3x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.55x.
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 Market1.05%
Materials-0.91%
Chemicals-0.32%
Commodity Chemicals0.49%
Industrial Gases2.38%
Specialty Chemicals0.26%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-0.064%
Diversified Chemicals-3.63%
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
3407 Asahi KaseiJP¥1.87k4.7%
+JP¥113.8b
82.9%PE15.8x
3402 Toray IndustriesJP¥1.17k3.6%
+JP¥59.7b
16.9%PE21.4x
3401 TeijinJP¥1.72k5.9%
+JP¥18.5b
41.8%PS0.4x
3101 ToyoboJP¥1.77k10.8%
+JP¥15.2b
89.3%PE14x
3405 KurarayJP¥1.70k2.7%
+JP¥13.6b
-7.8%PE156.9x

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