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Japanese (NIKKEI) Specialty Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 09, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies55
  • 7D4.2%
  • 3M20.3%
  • 1Y49.7%
  • YTDn/a

The Specialty Chemicals industry is up 4.2% in the last week, with Shin-Etsu Chemical up 5.3%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 50%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 9.1% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 10 May 2026JP¥25.9tJP¥11.8tJP¥1.2t15.9x21.1x2.2x
Tue, 07 Apr 2026JP¥23.5tJP¥11.7tJP¥1.2t15.4x19x2x
Thu, 05 Mar 2026JP¥23.2tJP¥11.7tJP¥1.2t15.8x18.7x2x
Sat, 31 Jan 2026JP¥21.4tJP¥11.7tJP¥1.2t14.5x17.7x1.8x
Mon, 29 Dec 2025JP¥20.8tJP¥11.7tJP¥1.2t14.1x17.1x1.8x
Wed, 26 Nov 2025JP¥19.5tJP¥11.7tJP¥1.2t12.8x16.1x1.7x
Fri, 24 Oct 2025JP¥20.2tJP¥11.6tJP¥1.2t13.9x17x1.7x
Sun, 21 Sep 2025JP¥19.3tJP¥11.6tJP¥1.2t13.4x16.3x1.7x
Tue, 19 Aug 2025JP¥19.4tJP¥11.6tJP¥1.2t13.2x16.3x1.7x
Thu, 17 Jul 2025JP¥18.7tJP¥11.6tJP¥1.2t11.6x15.4x1.6x
Sat, 14 Jun 2025JP¥17.7tJP¥11.6tJP¥1.2t11.4x14.6x1.5x
Mon, 12 May 2025JP¥18.0tJP¥11.5tJP¥1.2t11.2x15.1x1.6x
Wed, 09 Apr 2025JP¥16.2tJP¥11.4tJP¥1.2t10.7x13.8x1.4x
Fri, 07 Mar 2025JP¥18.9tJP¥11.4tJP¥1.2t12.3x16.1x1.7x
Sun, 02 Feb 2025JP¥19.0tJP¥11.3tJP¥1.1t12.3x17.6x1.7x
Tue, 31 Dec 2024JP¥20.0tJP¥11.2tJP¥1.1t13x19x1.8x
Thu, 28 Nov 2024JP¥20.1tJP¥11.2tJP¥1.1t12.3x19.1x1.8x
Sat, 26 Oct 2024JP¥20.5tJP¥11.0tJP¥1.0t13x20x1.9x
Mon, 23 Sep 2024JP¥20.6tJP¥11.0tJP¥1.0t13.7x20.1x1.9x
Wed, 21 Aug 2024JP¥21.5tJP¥11.0tJP¥1.0t13.6x21x1.9x
Fri, 19 Jul 2024JP¥23.0tJP¥10.8tJP¥993.2b17.3x23.2x2.1x
Sun, 16 Jun 2024JP¥22.9tJP¥11.2tJP¥987.6b16.9x23.2x2x
Tue, 14 May 2024JP¥22.3tJP¥11.1tJP¥1.0t16.5x22.2x2x
Thu, 11 Apr 2024JP¥23.7tJP¥11.1tJP¥1.0t16.9x23.7x2.1x
Sat, 09 Mar 2024JP¥24.1tJP¥11.1tJP¥1.0t17.9x24.1x2.2x
Mon, 05 Feb 2024JP¥22.4tJP¥11.2tJP¥1.0t16.4x21.5x2x
Wed, 03 Jan 2024JP¥22.0tJP¥11.3tJP¥1.1t16.4x19.6x1.9x
Fri, 01 Dec 2023JP¥20.4tJP¥11.3tJP¥1.1t16.1x18.1x1.8x
Sun, 29 Oct 2023JP¥17.8tJP¥11.5tJP¥1.2t13.1x14.8x1.6x
Tue, 26 Sep 2023JP¥18.7tJP¥11.5tJP¥1.2t13.3x15.4x1.6x
Thu, 24 Aug 2023JP¥18.8tJP¥11.5tJP¥1.2t12.9x15.5x1.6x
Sat, 22 Jul 2023JP¥18.9tJP¥11.6tJP¥1.2t12.8x15.2x1.6x
Mon, 19 Jun 2023JP¥19.7tJP¥11.6tJP¥1.2t12.9x15.9x1.7x
Wed, 17 May 2023JP¥17.4tJP¥11.5tJP¥1.2t12.2x14x1.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

14x


Total Market Cap: JP¥17.4tTotal Earnings: JP¥1.2tTotal Revenue: JP¥11.5tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Specialty Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 18.2x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Japanese Specialty Chemicals industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 21.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 18.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.8x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Both revenue and earnings for companies in the Specialty Chemicals industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • This means that sales and the cost of doing business have remained relatively consistent over this period and subsequently, so have profits.

Industry Comparison

How does Japanese Specialty Chemicals compare with similar industries?

JP Market2.87%
Materials4.93%
Chemicals3.84%
Specialty Chemicals4.24%
Diversified Chemicals5.40%
Commodity Chemicals2.20%
Industrial Gases2.01%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-0.015%
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¥7.48k5.3%
+JP¥698.1b		68.7%PE29.3x
6988 Nitto DenkoJP¥3.16k5.4%
+JP¥109.8b		19.6%PE15.9x
4186 Tokyo Ohka KogyoJP¥9.69k8.5%
+JP¥90.7b		192.8%PE34.8x
4971 MECJP¥10.36k16.1%
+JP¥26.3b		298.3%PE37.6x
4966 C.UyemuraLtdJP¥23.71k4.9%
+JP¥17.9b		150.6%PE26.4x

Latest News

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7D
5.3%
1Y
68.7%
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0.6%
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4612: Share Buybacks Will Support Higher Returns With Improving Profitability

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