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Japanese (NIKKEI) Diversified Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 24, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies22
  • 7D2.3%
  • 3M8.4%
  • 1Y26.0%
  • YTDn/a

Last week, the Diversified Chemicals industry hasn't moved much but Resonac Holdings is up 7.5% in that time. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 26% in that time. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 22% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 24 Dec 2025JP¥6.8tJP¥11.0tJP¥288.4b13.8x23.4x0.6x
Fri, 21 Nov 2025JP¥6.3tJP¥11.0tJP¥288.4b13.3x21.9x0.6x
Sun, 19 Oct 2025JP¥6.2tJP¥11.4tJP¥327.2b13.1x18.8x0.5x
Tue, 16 Sep 2025JP¥6.2tJP¥11.4tJP¥326.7b13.6x18.8x0.5x
Thu, 14 Aug 2025JP¥5.6tJP¥11.4tJP¥301.8b13.1x18.7x0.5x
Sat, 12 Jul 2025JP¥5.4tJP¥11.7tJP¥355.3b12x15.1x0.5x
Mon, 09 Jun 2025JP¥5.1tJP¥11.7tJP¥355.3b11.5x14.2x0.4x
Wed, 07 May 2025JP¥4.8tJP¥11.6tJP¥200.1b10.5x23.9x0.4x
Fri, 04 Apr 2025JP¥4.7tJP¥11.6tJP¥200.3b10.9x23.7x0.4x
Sun, 02 Mar 2025JP¥5.1tJP¥11.6tJP¥182.2b11.3x27.8x0.4x
Tue, 28 Jan 2025JP¥5.4tJP¥11.6tJP¥129.4b11.9x41.8x0.5x
Thu, 26 Dec 2024JP¥5.5tJP¥11.6tJP¥128.8b11.8x42.6x0.5x
Sat, 23 Nov 2024JP¥5.7tJP¥11.6tJP¥128.8b12.2x44.5x0.5x
Mon, 21 Oct 2024JP¥5.8tJP¥11.5tJP¥145.5b10.6x39.6x0.5x
Wed, 18 Sep 2024JP¥5.5tJP¥11.4tJP¥145.1b11x38x0.5x
Fri, 16 Aug 2024JP¥5.5tJP¥11.5tJP¥145.8b10.7x37.5x0.5x
Sun, 14 Jul 2024JP¥5.9tJP¥11.3tJP¥73.6b13.2x80.6x0.5x
Tue, 11 Jun 2024JP¥5.5tJP¥11.3tJP¥73.6b12.4x74.8x0.5x
Thu, 09 May 2024JP¥5.7tJP¥11.3tJP¥228.6b13.5x24.8x0.5x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024JP¥5.7tJP¥11.3tJP¥228.2b13x24.9x0.5x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024JP¥5.7tJP¥11.3tJP¥228.2b12.6x24.8x0.5x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024JP¥5.5tJP¥11.5tJP¥139.4b14.5x39.5x0.5x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023JP¥5.3tJP¥11.5tJP¥140.1b13.9x38.1x0.5x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023JP¥5.6tJP¥11.5tJP¥140.1b15x40x0.5x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023JP¥5.3tJP¥11.7tJP¥191.2b13.2x27.6x0.4x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023JP¥5.7tJP¥11.7tJP¥191.1b14.2x29.7x0.5x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023JP¥5.1tJP¥11.7tJP¥191.1b13.1x26.8x0.4x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023JP¥5.3tJP¥12.0tJP¥323.9b13.6x16.2x0.4x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023JP¥5.3tJP¥12.0tJP¥324.2b12.8x16.2x0.4x
Fri, 12 May 2023JP¥5.1tJP¥12.0tJP¥426.8b12.8x12x0.4x
Sun, 09 Apr 2023JP¥4.9tJP¥12.0tJP¥430.2b10.3x11.5x0.4x
Tue, 07 Mar 2023JP¥5.2tJP¥12.0tJP¥430.7b9.9x12x0.4x
Thu, 02 Feb 2023JP¥4.9tJP¥11.9tJP¥601.2b9.6x8.2x0.4x
Sat, 31 Dec 2022JP¥4.7tJP¥11.9tJP¥603.1b9x7.8x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

7.8x


Total Market Cap: JP¥4.7tTotal Earnings: JP¥603.1bTotal Revenue: JP¥11.9tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Diversified Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 29x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Japanese Diversified 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 23.3x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 29.0x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.47x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Diversified Chemicals industry have declined 22% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 2.7% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Comparison

How does Japanese Diversified Chemicals compare with similar industries?

JP Market1.62%
Materials2.64%
Chemicals2.22%
Diversified Chemicals2.26%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals3.73%
Industrial Gases2.26%
Specialty Chemicals2.23%
Commodity Chemicals2.12%
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
4004 Resonac HoldingsJP¥6.65k10.4%
+JP¥113.5b		62.7%PS0.9x
4188 Mitsubishi Chemical GroupJP¥913.102.6%
+JP¥31.1b		16.8%PE64.1x
4021 Nissan ChemicalJP¥5.45k2.1%
+JP¥15.4b		12.4%PE16.2x
4202 DaicelJP¥1.40k3.8%
+JP¥13.7b		2.4%PE10.2x
4182 Mitsubishi Gas Chemical CompanyJP¥2.87k2.2%
+JP¥12.0b		3.8%PS0.7x

Latest News

4021
JP¥5,453.00
Nissan Chemical
7D
2.1%
1Y
12.4%

Nissan Chemical Corporation (TSE:4021) Investors Are Less Pessimistic Than Expected

Dec 23
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4188
JP¥913.10
Mitsubishi Chemical Group
7D
2.6%
1Y
16.8%
4004
JP¥6,648.00
Resonac Holdings
7D
10.4%
1Y
62.7%
4005
JP¥448.50
Sumitomo Chemical Company
7D
0.7%
1Y
30.3%

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JP¥3,139.00
NOF
7D
-2.9%
1Y
42.9%

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4182
JP¥2,869.50
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company
7D
2.2%
1Y
3.8%

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4041
JP¥3,645.00
Nippon Soda
7D
2.4%
1Y
25.1%
4208
JP¥2,561.00
UBE
7D
2.6%
1Y
8.5%

UBE's (TSE:4208) Dividend Will Be ¥55.00

Dec 04
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4635
JP¥7,310.00
Tokyo Printing Ink Mfg
7D
-0.3%
1Y
121.2%

Tokyo Printing Ink Mfg's (TSE:4635) Shareholders Will Receive A Smaller Dividend Than Last Year

Dec 03
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4885
JP¥817.00
Muromachi Chemicals
7D
-1.8%
1Y
-0.8%
4202
JP¥1,404.50
Daicel
7D
3.8%
1Y
2.4%