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Japanese (NIKKEI) Commodity Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 24, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies66
  • 7D-0.6%
  • 3M1.8%
  • 1Y10.5%
  • YTDn/a

The Commodity Chemicals is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Mitsui Chemicals has stood out, gaining 4.4%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 11% in that time. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 19% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 24 Nov 2025JP¥9.0tJP¥16.1tJP¥389.4b12x23.2x0.6x
Wed, 22 Oct 2025JP¥8.8tJP¥16.2tJP¥360.5b12.7x24.5x0.5x
Fri, 19 Sep 2025JP¥8.9tJP¥16.2tJP¥360.5b12.2x24.7x0.5x
Sun, 17 Aug 2025JP¥8.7tJP¥16.3tJP¥363.8b11.8x23.9x0.5x
Tue, 15 Jul 2025JP¥8.4tJP¥16.4tJP¥407.5b10.7x20.6x0.5x
Thu, 12 Jun 2025JP¥8.1tJP¥16.4tJP¥407.7b10.6x19.8x0.5x
Sat, 10 May 2025JP¥8.0tJP¥16.4tJP¥431.9b10.5x18.4x0.5x
Mon, 07 Apr 2025JP¥7.6tJP¥16.4tJP¥436.5b9.8x17.5x0.5x
Wed, 05 Mar 2025JP¥8.4tJP¥16.4tJP¥436.6b11.1x19.1x0.5x
Fri, 31 Jan 2025JP¥8.7tJP¥16.3tJP¥486.6b12.1x17.8x0.5x
Sun, 29 Dec 2024JP¥8.8tJP¥16.3tJP¥486.8b12.1x18x0.5x
Tue, 26 Nov 2024JP¥8.6tJP¥16.3tJP¥487.0b12.2x17.6x0.5x
Thu, 24 Oct 2024JP¥8.2tJP¥16.2tJP¥550.9b11.4x14.9x0.5x
Sat, 21 Sep 2024JP¥8.3tJP¥16.2tJP¥550.5b11.5x15.2x0.5x
Mon, 19 Aug 2024JP¥8.1tJP¥16.1tJP¥534.7b10.9x15.2x0.5x
Wed, 17 Jul 2024JP¥8.6tJP¥15.8tJP¥489.0b11.7x17.6x0.5x
Fri, 14 Jun 2024JP¥8.5tJP¥15.8tJP¥487.2b11.4x17.3x0.5x
Sun, 12 May 2024JP¥8.7tJP¥15.7tJP¥446.5b11.6x19.4x0.6x
Tue, 09 Apr 2024JP¥8.6tJP¥15.6tJP¥279.0b11.9x30.8x0.5x
Thu, 07 Mar 2024JP¥8.2tJP¥15.6tJP¥278.6b11.7x29.5x0.5x
Sat, 03 Feb 2024JP¥8.3tJP¥15.7tJP¥239.2b12.7x34.6x0.5x
Mon, 01 Jan 2024JP¥8.0tJP¥15.7tJP¥226.7b13.5x35.4x0.5x
Wed, 29 Nov 2023JP¥8.2tJP¥15.7tJP¥226.8b13.6x35.9x0.5x
Fri, 27 Oct 2023JP¥7.7tJP¥15.8tJP¥264.5b13.8x29.1x0.5x
Sun, 24 Sep 2023JP¥8.3tJP¥15.8tJP¥264.4b14.1x31.5x0.5x
Tue, 22 Aug 2023JP¥7.8tJP¥15.8tJP¥264.6b13.2x29.7x0.5x
Thu, 20 Jul 2023JP¥8.0tJP¥16.0tJP¥372.6b13.6x21.4x0.5x
Sat, 17 Jun 2023JP¥8.0tJP¥16.0tJP¥372.8b13.4x21.3x0.5x
Mon, 15 May 2023JP¥7.6tJP¥15.9tJP¥398.9b11.7x19x0.5x
Wed, 12 Apr 2023JP¥7.4tJP¥15.8tJP¥612.9b10.5x12.1x0.5x
Fri, 10 Mar 2023JP¥7.8tJP¥15.8tJP¥612.9b11.2x12.7x0.5x
Sun, 05 Feb 2023JP¥7.2tJP¥15.5tJP¥709.5b9.6x10.2x0.5x
Tue, 03 Jan 2023JP¥7.1tJP¥15.4tJP¥748.2b8.8x9.5x0.5x
Thu, 01 Dec 2022JP¥7.5tJP¥15.4tJP¥748.3b9.8x10x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

10x


Total Market Cap: JP¥7.5tTotal Earnings: JP¥748.3bTotal Revenue: JP¥15.4tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Commodity Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 21.2x202320242025
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 21.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.51x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Commodity Chemicals industry have declined 20% 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 Comparison

How does Japanese Commodity Chemicals compare with similar industries?

JP Market-1.67%
Materials-1.87%
Chemicals-1.86%
Commodity Chemicals-0.60%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-0.55%
Diversified Chemicals-1.04%
Industrial Gases-1.42%
Specialty Chemicals-2.76%
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
4183 Mitsui ChemicalsJP¥3.72k4.4%
+JP¥29.4b		1.1%PE39.2x
3407 Asahi KaseiJP¥1.30k1.2%
+JP¥20.4b		18.7%PE12.5x
7942 JSPJP¥2.34k9.5%
+JP¥5.3b		11.6%PE11.4x
4061 DenkaJP¥2.49k1.5%
+JP¥3.2b		16.6%PS0.5x
7917 ZACROSJP¥1.12k3.2%
+JP¥2.5b		8.7%PE12x

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3401
JP¥1,263.00
Teijin
7D
-2.3%
1Y
-8.0%

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7D
-4.6%
1Y
24.2%

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3402
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7D
-2.1%
1Y
8.8%

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3405
JP¥1,524.00
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7D
-4.3%
1Y
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4061
JP¥2,485.00
Denka
7D
1.5%
1Y
16.6%
4401
JP¥3,549.00
Adeka
7D
-2.0%
1Y
24.8%
4183
JP¥3,719.00
Mitsui Chemicals
7D
4.4%
1Y
1.1%
4107
JP¥33,900.00
ISE Chemicals
7D
-7.8%
1Y
62.2%

Earnings Tell The Story For ISE Chemicals Corporation (TSE:4107) As Its Stock Soars 29%

Nov 12
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3407
JP¥1,296.00
Asahi Kasei
7D
1.2%
1Y
18.7%
4042
JP¥2,249.00
Tosoh
7D
-1.5%
1Y
6.5%

There May Be Reason For Hope In Tosoh's (TSE:4042) Disappointing Earnings

Nov 11
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5301
JP¥990.20
Tokai Carbon
7D
-4.3%
1Y
6.0%

Tokai Carbon's (TSE:5301) Dividend Will Be ¥15.00

Nov 10
Tokai Carbon's (TSE:5301) Dividend Will Be ¥15.00
7917
JP¥1,121.00
ZACROS
7D
3.2%
1Y
8.7%
4205
JP¥1,702.00
Zeon
7D
0.6%
1Y
16.8%

We Think That There Are Some Issues For Zeon (TSE:4205) Beyond Its Promising Earnings

Nov 06
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7942
JP¥2,335.00
JSP
7D
9.5%
1Y
11.6%
4956
JP¥1,317.00
Konishi
7D
2.9%
1Y
-2.7%
7970
JP¥1,926.00
Shin-Etsu PolymerLtd
7D
1.6%
1Y
17.1%