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Japanese (NIKKEI) Specialty Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 26, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies57
  • 7D1.8%
  • 3M5.5%
  • 1Y-4.9%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Specialty Chemicals industry is up 2.3%, with Shin-Etsu Chemical up 3.7%. Despite this gain, the industry's performance has been flat over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 7.4% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 26 Sep 2025JP¥19.6tJP¥11.6tJP¥1.2t13.6x16.6x1.7x
Sun, 24 Aug 2025JP¥19.1tJP¥11.6tJP¥1.2t13.5x16.1x1.6x
Tue, 22 Jul 2025JP¥18.8tJP¥11.6tJP¥1.2t11.4x15.5x1.6x
Thu, 19 Jun 2025JP¥18.0tJP¥11.6tJP¥1.2t11.4x14.8x1.6x
Sat, 17 May 2025JP¥18.4tJP¥11.5tJP¥1.2t11.1x15.5x1.6x
Mon, 14 Apr 2025JP¥16.3tJP¥11.4tJP¥1.2t11.2x13.9x1.4x
Wed, 12 Mar 2025JP¥18.2tJP¥11.4tJP¥1.2t11.8x15.5x1.6x
Fri, 07 Feb 2025JP¥18.5tJP¥11.3tJP¥1.1t12.5x17.1x1.6x
Sun, 05 Jan 2025JP¥20.0tJP¥11.2tJP¥1.1t13x19x1.8x
Tue, 03 Dec 2024JP¥20.2tJP¥11.2tJP¥1.1t12.4x19.2x1.8x
Thu, 31 Oct 2024JP¥21.0tJP¥11.1tJP¥1.0t13.2x20.1x1.9x
Sat, 28 Sep 2024JP¥22.3tJP¥11.0tJP¥1.0t13.9x21.8x2x
Mon, 26 Aug 2024JP¥21.8tJP¥11.0tJP¥1.0t13.5x21.3x2x
Wed, 24 Jul 2024JP¥22.7tJP¥10.8tJP¥993.2b17.1x22.9x2.1x
Fri, 21 Jun 2024JP¥23.1tJP¥11.2tJP¥987.6b17.4x23.4x2.1x
Sun, 19 May 2024JP¥22.3tJP¥11.2tJP¥1.0t15.2x22.2x2x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024JP¥23.7tJP¥11.1tJP¥1.0t16.7x23.7x2.1x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024JP¥23.8tJP¥11.1tJP¥1.0t18x23.7x2.1x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024JP¥22.3tJP¥11.1tJP¥1.0t16.7x21.4x2x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024JP¥21.4tJP¥11.3tJP¥1.1t16.7x19.1x1.9x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023JP¥19.8tJP¥11.3tJP¥1.1t15.8x17.6x1.7x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023JP¥19.1tJP¥11.3tJP¥1.1t13.6x16.7x1.7x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023JP¥18.0tJP¥11.5tJP¥1.2t13.1x14.9x1.6x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023JP¥18.9tJP¥11.5tJP¥1.2t13.2x15.6x1.6x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023JP¥19.3tJP¥11.6tJP¥1.2t12.9x15.5x1.7x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023JP¥18.7tJP¥11.6tJP¥1.2t12.6x15.1x1.6x
Mon, 22 May 2023JP¥18.1tJP¥11.6tJP¥1.2t12.6x14.5x1.6x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023JP¥17.3tJP¥11.4tJP¥1.3t11.4x13.3x1.5x
Fri, 17 Mar 2023JP¥16.9tJP¥11.4tJP¥1.3t11x13x1.5x
Sun, 12 Feb 2023JP¥16.6tJP¥11.3tJP¥1.3t10.6x12.8x1.5x
Tue, 10 Jan 2023JP¥14.5tJP¥10.9tJP¥1.2t9.9x11.6x1.3x
Thu, 08 Dec 2022JP¥15.4tJP¥10.9tJP¥1.2t10.2x12.3x1.4x
Sat, 05 Nov 2022JP¥14.2tJP¥10.6tJP¥1.2t10.4x11.6x1.3x
Mon, 03 Oct 2022JP¥13.8tJP¥10.3tJP¥1.1t10.4x12.2x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

12.2x


Total Market Cap: JP¥13.8tTotal Earnings: JP¥1.1tTotal Revenue: JP¥10.3tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Specialty Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 17.1x202320242025
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 17.1x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Specialty Chemicals industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 4.1% 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 and as a result, profits have held steady.

Industry Comparison

How does Japanese Specialty Chemicals compare with similar industries?

JP Market0.66%
Materials1.04%
Chemicals0.66%
Specialty Chemicals1.82%
Commodity Chemicals0.27%
Diversified Chemicals0.099%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-0.17%
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
4063 Shin-Etsu ChemicalJP¥4.80k3.7%
+JP¥320.2b		-24.3%PE17.4x
6988 Nitto DenkoJP¥3.53k3.2%
+JP¥74.1b		35.7%PE17.9x
4612 Nippon Paint HoldingsJP¥1.01k0.8%
+JP¥19.7b		-5.5%PE15.9x
4631 DICJP¥3.72k3.2%
+JP¥10.8b		14.1%PE12.6x
4971 MECJP¥3.94k13.4%
+JP¥8.5b		0.5%PE31.3x

Latest News

6036
JP¥3,790.00
KeePer Technical Laboratory
7D
-1.0%
1Y
-13.9%
4634
JP¥3,270.00
artience
7D
3.6%
1Y
-18.5%
4626
JP¥8,080.00
Taiyo Holdings
7D
1.1%
1Y
118.1%

Is Taiyo Holdings Co., Ltd. (TSE:4626) Worth JP¥8.2k Based On Its Intrinsic Value?

Sep 24
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4971
JP¥3,935.00
MEC
7D
13.4%
1Y
0.5%
4973
JP¥3,245.00
Japan Pure ChemicalLtd
7D
-2.6%
1Y
0.5%
4613
JP¥2,478.50
Kansai Paint
7D
-0.2%
1Y
-5.4%
4063
JP¥4,803.00
Shin-Etsu Chemical
7D
3.7%
1Y
-24.3%
4046
JP¥1,698.00
Osaka Soda
7D
-3.1%
1Y
-14.0%
6988
JP¥3,525.00
Nitto Denko
7D
3.2%
1Y
35.7%
4272
JP¥1,426.00
Nippon Kayaku
7D
-0.7%
1Y
11.9%

Nippon Kayaku (TSE:4272) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of ¥30.00

Sep 20
Nippon Kayaku (TSE:4272) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of ¥30.00
4914
JP¥8,140.00
Takasago International
7D
-0.1%
1Y
46.4%

Takasago International's (TSE:4914) Dividend Will Be ¥120.00

Sep 18
Takasago International's (TSE:4914) Dividend Will Be ¥120.00
4612
JP¥1,006.50
Nippon Paint Holdings
7D
0.8%
1Y
-5.5%

Nippon Paint Holdings (TSE:4612) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of ¥8.00

Sep 12
Nippon Paint Holdings (TSE:4612) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of ¥8.00
4966
JP¥11,670.00
C.UyemuraLtd
7D
3.3%
1Y
-1.8%

What Is C.Uyemura & Co.,Ltd.'s (TSE:4966) Share Price Doing?

Sep 05
What Is C.Uyemura & Co.,Ltd.'s (TSE:4966) Share Price Doing?
4100
JP¥1,350.00
TODA KOGYO
7D
-4.4%
1Y
-26.0%
4631
JP¥3,721.00
DIC
7D
3.2%
1Y
14.1%

DIC (TSE:4631) Has More To Do To Multiply In Value Going Forward

Sep 02
DIC (TSE:4631) Has More To Do To Multiply In Value Going Forward
4628
JP¥9,000.00
Sk KakenLtd
7D
-0.8%
1Y
6.3%