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Japanese (NIKKEI) Specialty Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 10, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies53
  • 7D5.0%
  • 3M-5.9%
  • 1Y30.3%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Specialty Chemicals industry has risen 5.0%, driven by gains from Shin-Etsu Chemical of 5.4%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 30%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 8.7% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 10 Aug 2026JP¥24.8tJP¥12.3tJP¥1.3t12.9x18.7x2x
Wed, 08 Jul 2026JP¥26.3tJP¥12.0tJP¥1.3t14.4x20.6x2.2x
Fri, 05 Jun 2026JP¥26.9tJP¥12.0tJP¥1.3t13.4x21x2.2x
Sun, 03 May 2026JP¥24.9tJP¥11.8tJP¥1.2t15.1x20.2x2.1x
Tue, 31 Mar 2026JP¥22.9tJP¥11.7tJP¥1.2t14x18.5x1.9x
Thu, 26 Feb 2026JP¥24.2tJP¥11.7tJP¥1.2t16.7x19.6x2.1x
Sat, 24 Jan 2026JP¥22.6tJP¥11.7tJP¥1.2t16x18.6x1.9x
Mon, 22 Dec 2025JP¥20.4tJP¥11.7tJP¥1.2t13.7x16.8x1.8x
Wed, 19 Nov 2025JP¥19.4tJP¥11.7tJP¥1.2t12.9x15.9x1.7x
Fri, 17 Oct 2025JP¥20.2tJP¥11.6tJP¥1.2t13.5x17x1.7x
Sun, 14 Sep 2025JP¥19.0tJP¥11.6tJP¥1.2t13.6x16x1.6x
Tue, 12 Aug 2025JP¥19.2tJP¥11.6tJP¥1.2t12.9x16.1x1.7x
Thu, 10 Jul 2025JP¥18.8tJP¥11.6tJP¥1.2t11.3x15.5x1.6x
Sat, 07 Jun 2025JP¥17.9tJP¥11.6tJP¥1.2t11.4x14.7x1.5x
Mon, 05 May 2025JP¥18.1tJP¥11.5tJP¥1.2t11.5x15.4x1.6x
Wed, 02 Apr 2025JP¥17.9tJP¥11.4tJP¥1.2t11.2x15.2x1.6x
Fri, 28 Feb 2025JP¥18.9tJP¥11.4tJP¥1.2t12.1x16x1.6x
Sun, 26 Jan 2025JP¥19.7tJP¥11.2tJP¥1.1t12.6x18.7x1.8x
Tue, 24 Dec 2024JP¥19.6tJP¥11.2tJP¥1.1t12.7x18.6x1.7x
Thu, 21 Nov 2024JP¥20.3tJP¥11.2tJP¥1.1t12.4x19.3x1.8x
Sat, 19 Oct 2024JP¥21.2tJP¥11.0tJP¥1.0t13.6x20.7x1.9x
Mon, 16 Sep 2024JP¥20.2tJP¥11.0tJP¥1.0t13.4x19.7x1.8x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024JP¥21.2tJP¥11.0tJP¥1.0t13.6x20.9x1.9x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024JP¥23.3tJP¥10.8tJP¥993.2b17.4x23.5x2.2x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024JP¥22.8tJP¥11.2tJP¥987.6b16.5x23.1x2x
Tue, 07 May 2024JP¥22.4tJP¥11.1tJP¥989.6b16.9x22.6x2x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024JP¥23.3tJP¥11.1tJP¥1.0t16.8x23.2x2.1x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024JP¥24.2tJP¥11.1tJP¥1.0t18.4x24.1x2.2x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024JP¥21.7tJP¥11.2tJP¥1.0t16.6x20.8x1.9x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023JP¥21.5tJP¥11.3tJP¥1.1t16.1x19.1x1.9x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023JP¥20.4tJP¥11.3tJP¥1.1t15.9x18.2x1.8x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023JP¥17.8tJP¥11.5tJP¥1.2t13.2x14.7x1.5x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023JP¥19.2tJP¥11.5tJP¥1.2t13.5x15.9x1.7x
Thu, 17 Aug 2023JP¥18.7tJP¥11.5tJP¥1.2t12.9x15.5x1.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

15.5x


Total Market Cap: JP¥18.7tTotal Earnings: JP¥1.2tTotal Revenue: JP¥11.5tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Specialty Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 18.6x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Japanese Specialty 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 18.6x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Specialty Chemicals industry have grown 3.1% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 2.3% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does Japanese Specialty Chemicals compare with similar industries?

JP Market1.75%
Materials5.37%
Chemicals5.67%
Specialty Chemicals5.04%
Diversified Chemicals7.09%
Commodity Chemicals6.27%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals6.18%
Industrial Gases3.99%
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
4063 Shin-Etsu ChemicalJP¥6.12k5.4%
+JP¥587.7b		37.8%PE23.8x
6988 Nitto DenkoJP¥3.52k5.8%
+JP¥127.5b		7.4%PE17.2x
4612 Nippon Paint HoldingsJP¥1.26k4.1%
+JP¥114.8b		-4.7%PE14.6x
4203 Sumitomo BakeliteJP¥7.44k14.2%
+JP¥81.2b		58.2%PE20.7x
4114 Nippon ShokubaiJP¥2.45k13.3%
+JP¥42.6b		38.9%PE15.9x

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