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Japanese (NIKKEI) Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 26, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies8
  • 7D-0.2%
  • 3M15.9%
  • 1Y16.7%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry has remained flat, although notably Hokko Chemical Industry gained 4.4%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 19% over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 10% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 26 Sep 2025JP¥313.3bJP¥515.3bJP¥26.0b11.6x12.1x0.6x
Sun, 24 Aug 2025JP¥311.9bJP¥518.1bJP¥26.7b11.3x11.7x0.6x
Tue, 22 Jul 2025JP¥277.6bJP¥508.6bJP¥23.8b10.1x11.7x0.5x
Thu, 19 Jun 2025JP¥271.7bJP¥507.6bJP¥23.7b9.6x11.5x0.5x
Sat, 17 May 2025JP¥263.7bJP¥499.7bJP¥27.8b10.6x9.5x0.5x
Mon, 14 Apr 2025JP¥248.2bJP¥500.2bJP¥30.8b9.7x8.1x0.5x
Wed, 12 Mar 2025JP¥269.5bJP¥499.2bJP¥30.7b10.3x8.8x0.5x
Fri, 07 Feb 2025JP¥264.5bJP¥493.0bJP¥26.8b12.1x9.9x0.5x
Sun, 05 Jan 2025JP¥281.6bJP¥509.4bJP¥27.5b12.1x10.2x0.6x
Tue, 03 Dec 2024JP¥283.6bJP¥508.2bJP¥30.3b11.9x9.4x0.6x
Thu, 31 Oct 2024JP¥273.8bJP¥503.8bJP¥29.3b10.9x9.3x0.5x
Sat, 28 Sep 2024JP¥286.9bJP¥503.2bJP¥29.3b12.6x9.8x0.6x
Mon, 26 Aug 2024JP¥278.3bJP¥497.1bJP¥30.0b11.9x9.3x0.6x
Wed, 24 Jul 2024JP¥294.6bJP¥495.9bJP¥30.0b12.5x9.8x0.6x
Fri, 21 Jun 2024JP¥296.8bJP¥495.5bJP¥29.5b13.6x10.1x0.6x
Sun, 19 May 2024JP¥293.7bJP¥499.0bJP¥29.5b13.4x10x0.6x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024JP¥297.5bJP¥496.2bJP¥28.6b15x10.4x0.6x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024JP¥279.6bJP¥496.1bJP¥28.9b16.6x9.7x0.6x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024JP¥271.8bJP¥502.9bJP¥30.5b19.6x8.9x0.5x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024JP¥275.0bJP¥503.8bJP¥30.8b19x8.9x0.5x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023JP¥291.9bJP¥512.1bJP¥32.5b17.9x9x0.6x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023JP¥300.4bJP¥513.2bJP¥33.8b16.8x8.9x0.6x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023JP¥307.2bJP¥514.2bJP¥34.2b8.3x9x0.6x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023JP¥307.2bJP¥513.4bJP¥33.1b8.3x9.3x0.6x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023JP¥317.1bJP¥517.7bJP¥35.9b8.3x8.8x0.6x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023JP¥322.1bJP¥517.0bJP¥36.3b8.7x8.9x0.6x
Mon, 22 May 2023JP¥297.0bJP¥503.7bJP¥34.8b8.2x8.5x0.6x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023JP¥295.2bJP¥494.8bJP¥34.8b8.6x8.5x0.6x
Fri, 17 Mar 2023JP¥279.6bJP¥494.3bJP¥34.6b6.7x8.1x0.6x
Sun, 12 Feb 2023JP¥287.8bJP¥471.0bJP¥34.1b8.6x8.4x0.6x
Tue, 10 Jan 2023JP¥281.5bJP¥470.3bJP¥34.2b7.8x8.2x0.6x
Thu, 08 Dec 2022JP¥300.3bJP¥461.0bJP¥31.6b7.9x9.5x0.7x
Sat, 05 Nov 2022JP¥316.6bJP¥448.1bJP¥30.2b9x10.5x0.7x
Mon, 03 Oct 2022JP¥319.1bJP¥446.9bJP¥29.9b8.9x10.7x0.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

10.7x


Total Market Cap: JP¥319.1bTotal Earnings: JP¥29.9bTotal Revenue: JP¥446.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 9.5x202320242025
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 12.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 9.5x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.58x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry have declined 4.6% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 4.9% 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 Market0.66%
Materials1.04%
Chemicals0.66%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-0.17%
Specialty Chemicals1.82%
Commodity Chemicals0.27%
Diversified Chemicals0.099%
Industrial Gases-4.19%
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¥1.72k3.4%
+JP¥1.5b		25.6%PE10.9x
4025 Taki ChemicalJP¥3.92k1.6%
+JP¥504.5m		-1.6%PE12.3x
4998 FumakillaJP¥1.25k1.1%
+JP¥230.7m		17.7%PE16x
4031 Katakura & Co-op AgriJP¥988.002.5%
+JP¥215.0m		-0.1%PE15.9x
4995 Sankei ChemicalJP¥1.80k2.9%
+JP¥44.8m		46.6%PE8.1x

Latest News

4997
JP¥1,018.00
Nihon Nohyaku
7D
-0.7%
1Y
64.5%
4996
JP¥822.00
Kumiai Chemical Industry
7D
-1.1%
1Y
-3.2%
4995
JP¥1,800.00
Sankei Chemical
7D
2.9%
1Y
46.6%
4031
JP¥988.00
Katakura & Co-op Agri
7D
2.5%
1Y
-0.1%
4979
JP¥2,539.00
OAT Agrio
7D
-1.3%
1Y
18.9%
4998
JP¥1,249.00
Fumakilla
7D
1.1%
1Y
17.7%
4992
JP¥1,715.00
Hokko Chemical Industry
7D
3.4%
1Y
25.6%
4025
JP¥3,915.00
Taki Chemical
7D
1.6%
1Y
-1.6%