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Japanese (NIKKEI) Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 15, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies8
  • 7D2.1%
  • 3M-9.4%
  • 1Y7.8%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry has risen 2.1%, driven by gains from Nihon Nohyaku of 11%. This means that the industry has gained 7.8% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 28% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 16 Dec 2025JP¥279.9bJP¥522.2bJP¥20.6b9.5x13.6x0.5x
Thu, 13 Nov 2025JP¥278.0bJP¥517.2bJP¥27.3b9.7x10.2x0.5x
Sat, 11 Oct 2025JP¥294.5bJP¥515.3bJP¥26.0b11.3x11.3x0.6x
Mon, 08 Sep 2025JP¥310.4bJP¥515.3bJP¥26.0b11.2x12x0.6x
Wed, 06 Aug 2025JP¥288.3bJP¥508.6bJP¥23.8b10.4x12.1x0.6x
Fri, 04 Jul 2025JP¥267.2bJP¥507.6bJP¥23.7b9.5x11.3x0.5x
Sun, 01 Jun 2025JP¥266.8bJP¥503.6bJP¥28.2b9.6x9.4x0.5x
Tue, 29 Apr 2025JP¥264.7bJP¥500.2bJP¥30.8b10.8x8.6x0.5x
Thu, 27 Mar 2025JP¥276.2bJP¥499.2bJP¥30.7b10.6x9x0.6x
Sat, 22 Feb 2025JP¥260.9bJP¥495.1bJP¥29.1b10.1x9x0.5x
Mon, 20 Jan 2025JP¥279.9bJP¥509.4bJP¥27.7b11.8x10.1x0.5x
Wed, 18 Dec 2024JP¥277.9bJP¥509.4bJP¥27.5b12.1x10.1x0.5x
Fri, 15 Nov 2024JP¥285.2bJP¥507.5bJP¥29.7b12.3x9.6x0.6x
Sun, 13 Oct 2024JP¥277.1bJP¥503.7bJP¥29.3b12.2x9.5x0.6x
Tue, 10 Sep 2024JP¥272.2bJP¥503.2bJP¥29.3b11.9x9.3x0.5x
Thu, 08 Aug 2024JP¥265.6bJP¥497.5bJP¥30.3b11.5x8.8x0.5x
Sat, 06 Jul 2024JP¥295.7bJP¥495.5bJP¥29.5b13.3x10x0.6x
Mon, 03 Jun 2024JP¥288.1bJP¥499.4bJP¥29.5b13.5x9.8x0.6x
Wed, 01 May 2024JP¥297.5bJP¥496.2bJP¥28.6b15.2x10.4x0.6x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024JP¥294.3bJP¥496.1bJP¥28.9b17.3x10.2x0.6x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024JP¥277.0bJP¥499.6bJP¥29.9b15.8x9.3x0.6x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024JP¥277.3bJP¥502.9bJP¥30.5b19x9.1x0.6x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023JP¥266.8bJP¥503.8bJP¥30.8b19.2x8.7x0.5x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023JP¥300.0bJP¥514.7bJP¥33.6b17.9x8.9x0.6x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023JP¥303.1bJP¥513.1bJP¥34.0b17x8.9x0.6x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023JP¥303.9bJP¥514.2bJP¥34.2b8.3x8.9x0.6x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023JP¥304.0bJP¥514.7bJP¥33.5b8.8x9.1x0.6x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023JP¥318.5bJP¥517.7bJP¥35.8b8.4x8.9x0.6x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023JP¥296.6bJP¥503.7bJP¥34.8b8.4x8.5x0.6x
Thu, 04 May 2023JP¥297.1bJP¥495.2bJP¥34.6b8.4x8.6x0.6x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023JP¥287.9bJP¥494.3bJP¥34.6b6.5x8.3x0.6x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023JP¥289.2bJP¥484.3bJP¥33.7b6.8x8.6x0.6x
Wed, 25 Jan 2023JP¥288.9bJP¥471.0bJP¥34.1b8.3x8.5x0.6x
Fri, 23 Dec 2022JP¥297.9bJP¥470.3bJP¥34.2b7.6x8.7x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

8.7x


Total Market Cap: JP¥297.9bTotal Earnings: JP¥34.2bTotal Revenue: JP¥470.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 9.6x202320242025
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 13.6x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 9.6x.
  • 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 16% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 3.5% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, 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 Market1.69%
Materials2.46%
Chemicals2.33%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals2.10%
Commodity Chemicals3.94%
Diversified Chemicals3.85%
Specialty Chemicals1.30%
Industrial Gases0.99%
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
4997 Nihon NohyakuJP¥1.01k10.7%
+JP¥7.7b		48.3%PE15.5x
4025 Taki ChemicalJP¥3.72k3.5%
+JP¥1.0b		6.8%PE10.8x
4979 OAT AgrioJP¥2.20k2.0%
+JP¥433.7m		6.5%PE9.6x
4998 FumakillaJP¥1.12k0.4%
+JP¥65.9m		4.9%PE9x

Latest News

4996
JP¥679.00
Kumiai Chemical Industry
7D
-1.3%
1Y
-7.5%
4997
JP¥1,010.00
Nihon Nohyaku
7D
10.7%
1Y
48.3%

Nihon Nohyaku (TSE:4997) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To ¥15.00

Dec 05
Nihon Nohyaku (TSE:4997) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To ¥15.00
4992
JP¥1,606.00
Hokko Chemical Industry
7D
-1.0%
1Y
22.1%
4979
JP¥2,203.00
OAT Agrio
7D
2.0%
1Y
6.5%
4025
JP¥3,715.00
Taki Chemical
7D
3.5%
1Y
6.8%
4998
JP¥1,119.00
Fumakilla
7D
0.4%
1Y
4.9%
4995
JP¥1,580.00
Sankei Chemical
7D
-3.1%
1Y
30.6%