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Japanese (NIKKEI) Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 05, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies8
  • 7D1.9%
  • 3M1.8%
  • 1Y10.7%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry is up 1.9%, with Hokko Chemical Industry up 10%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 11%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 7.4% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 05 Aug 2026JP¥318.0bJP¥543.3bJP¥25.4b11.6x12.5x0.6x
Fri, 03 Jul 2026JP¥315.4bJP¥542.1bJP¥25.2b11.4x12.5x0.6x
Sun, 31 May 2026JP¥320.8bJP¥538.7bJP¥22.7b11.5x14.1x0.6x
Tue, 28 Apr 2026JP¥305.6bJP¥531.5bJP¥20.2b11.1x15.1x0.6x
Thu, 26 Mar 2026JP¥319.7bJP¥530.0bJP¥19.8b12.3x16.1x0.6x
Sat, 21 Feb 2026JP¥297.8bJP¥526.7bJP¥19.9b10.4x15x0.6x
Mon, 19 Jan 2026JP¥295.9bJP¥522.8bJP¥20.5b10.2x14.4x0.6x
Wed, 17 Dec 2025JP¥279.7bJP¥522.2bJP¥20.6b9.5x13.6x0.5x
Fri, 14 Nov 2025JP¥278.8bJP¥517.1bJP¥27.4b9.6x10.2x0.5x
Sun, 12 Oct 2025JP¥294.5bJP¥515.9bJP¥26.3b11x11.2x0.6x
Tue, 09 Sep 2025JP¥312.5bJP¥515.3bJP¥26.0b11.4x12x0.6x
Thu, 07 Aug 2025JP¥293.6bJP¥508.6bJP¥23.8b10.7x12.4x0.6x
Sat, 05 Jul 2025JP¥266.9bJP¥507.6bJP¥23.7b9.5x11.3x0.5x
Mon, 02 Jun 2025JP¥266.8bJP¥503.6bJP¥28.2b9.6x9.4x0.5x
Wed, 30 Apr 2025JP¥264.7bJP¥500.2bJP¥30.8b10.8x8.6x0.5x
Fri, 28 Mar 2025JP¥275.8bJP¥499.2bJP¥30.7b10.6x9x0.6x
Sun, 23 Feb 2025JP¥260.9bJP¥495.1bJP¥29.1b10.1x9x0.5x
Tue, 21 Jan 2025JP¥281.2bJP¥509.4bJP¥27.7b11.9x10.1x0.6x
Thu, 19 Dec 2024JP¥277.1bJP¥509.4bJP¥27.5b11.9x10.1x0.5x
Sat, 16 Nov 2024JP¥288.3bJP¥507.4bJP¥29.7b12.3x9.7x0.6x
Mon, 14 Oct 2024JP¥277.1bJP¥503.7bJP¥29.3b12.2x9.5x0.6x
Wed, 11 Sep 2024JP¥271.8bJP¥503.2bJP¥29.3b11.8x9.3x0.5x
Fri, 09 Aug 2024JP¥262.3bJP¥497.5bJP¥30.3b11.6x8.7x0.5x
Sun, 07 Jul 2024JP¥295.7bJP¥495.5bJP¥29.5b13.3x10x0.6x
Tue, 04 Jun 2024JP¥289.4bJP¥499.4bJP¥29.5b13.5x9.8x0.6x
Thu, 02 May 2024JP¥295.4bJP¥496.7bJP¥28.7b15.2x10.3x0.6x
Sat, 30 Mar 2024JP¥300.1bJP¥496.1bJP¥28.9b17.8x10.4x0.6x
Mon, 26 Feb 2024JP¥277.0bJP¥499.6bJP¥29.9b15.8x9.3x0.6x
Wed, 24 Jan 2024JP¥276.7bJP¥502.9bJP¥30.5b19.1x9.1x0.6x
Fri, 22 Dec 2023JP¥263.0bJP¥503.8bJP¥30.8b18.7x8.6x0.5x
Sun, 19 Nov 2023JP¥300.1bJP¥514.7bJP¥33.6b17.9x8.9x0.6x
Tue, 17 Oct 2023JP¥303.1bJP¥513.1bJP¥34.0b17x8.9x0.6x
Thu, 14 Sep 2023JP¥302.4bJP¥514.2bJP¥34.2b8.3x8.8x0.6x
Sat, 12 Aug 2023JP¥304.0bJP¥514.7bJP¥33.5b8.8x9.1x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

9.1x


Total Market Cap: JP¥304.0bTotal Earnings: JP¥33.5bTotal Revenue: JP¥514.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 10.8x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Japanese Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 12.5x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 10.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.57x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry have declined 8.9% 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 Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals compare with similar industries?

JP Market0.13%
Materials2.27%
Chemicals1.54%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals1.88%
Diversified Chemicals4.90%
Specialty Chemicals1.97%
Commodity Chemicals-1.26%
Industrial Gases-1.31%
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
4992 Hokko Chemical IndustryJP¥1.96k10.3%
+JP¥4.7b		27.4%PE10.1x
4025 Taki ChemicalJP¥5.21k9.5%
+JP¥3.8b		71.4%PE12.7x
4997 Nihon NohyakuJP¥1.08k1.6%
+JP¥1.3b		16.6%PE11.6x
4996 Kumiai Chemical IndustryJP¥743.000.5%
+JP¥481.9m		-11.8%PE13.1x
4031 Katakura & Co-op AgriJP¥1.03k0.9%
+JP¥80.6m		2.0%PS0.2x

Latest News

4992
JP¥1,962.00
Hokko Chemical Industry
7D
10.3%
1Y
27.4%
4031
JP¥1,034.00
Katakura & Co-op Agri
7D
0.9%
1Y
2.0%
4997
JP¥1,075.00
Nihon Nohyaku
7D
1.6%
1Y
16.6%
4996
JP¥743.00
Kumiai Chemical Industry
7D
0.5%
1Y
-11.8%
4025
JP¥5,210.00
Taki Chemical
7D
9.5%
1Y
71.4%
4998
JP¥1,185.00
Fumakilla
7D
-2.1%
1Y
4.2%
4979
JP¥2,422.00
OAT Agrio
7D
-1.6%
1Y
-0.9%