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Japanese (NIKKEI) Specialty Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 25, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies55
  • 7D-3.7%
  • 3M12.5%
  • 1Y48.0%
  • YTDn/a

The Specialty Chemicals is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Nitto Denko has stood out, gaining 3.3%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 56% over the past 12 months. 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
Thu, 25 Jun 2026JP¥26.4tJP¥12.0tJP¥1.3t14.4x20.6x2.2x
Sat, 23 May 2026JP¥25.7tJP¥12.0tJP¥1.3t12.8x20.1x2.1x
Mon, 20 Apr 2026JP¥24.8tJP¥11.7tJP¥1.2t16.1x20x2.1x
Wed, 18 Mar 2026JP¥23.9tJP¥11.7tJP¥1.2t15.7x19.3x2x
Fri, 13 Feb 2026JP¥23.5tJP¥11.7tJP¥1.2t17x19.3x2x
Sun, 11 Jan 2026JP¥21.2tJP¥11.7tJP¥1.2t14x17.5x1.8x
Tue, 09 Dec 2025JP¥20.6tJP¥11.7tJP¥1.2t13.7x16.9x1.8x
Thu, 06 Nov 2025JP¥19.5tJP¥11.6tJP¥1.2t13.4x16.7x1.7x
Sat, 04 Oct 2025JP¥20.2tJP¥11.6tJP¥1.2t13.2x17x1.7x
Mon, 01 Sep 2025JP¥19.2tJP¥11.6tJP¥1.2t13.4x16.2x1.7x
Wed, 30 Jul 2025JP¥18.7tJP¥11.6tJP¥1.2t11.8x15.7x1.6x
Fri, 27 Jun 2025JP¥18.3tJP¥11.6tJP¥1.2t11.4x15.1x1.6x
Sun, 25 May 2025JP¥17.7tJP¥11.6tJP¥1.2t11x14.5x1.5x
Tue, 22 Apr 2025JP¥16.2tJP¥11.4tJP¥1.2t11.4x13.8x1.4x
Thu, 20 Mar 2025JP¥19.0tJP¥11.4tJP¥1.2t12x16.1x1.7x
Sat, 15 Feb 2025JP¥18.7tJP¥11.3tJP¥1.2t12.3x16.2x1.7x
Mon, 13 Jan 2025JP¥19.6tJP¥11.2tJP¥1.1t12.8x18.6x1.7x
Wed, 11 Dec 2024JP¥20.4tJP¥11.2tJP¥1.1t12.5x19.4x1.8x
Fri, 08 Nov 2024JP¥21.3tJP¥11.2tJP¥1.0t13.1x20.3x1.9x
Sun, 06 Oct 2024JP¥21.6tJP¥11.0tJP¥1.0t13.6x21.1x2x
Tue, 03 Sep 2024JP¥21.9tJP¥11.0tJP¥1.0t13.9x21.4x2x
Thu, 01 Aug 2024JP¥23.0tJP¥10.8tJP¥1.0t16.1x22.8x2.1x
Sat, 29 Jun 2024JP¥22.2tJP¥10.8tJP¥993.2b17.4x22.4x2.1x
Mon, 27 May 2024JP¥22.2tJP¥11.2tJP¥987.6b16.5x22.5x2x
Wed, 24 Apr 2024JP¥22.7tJP¥11.1tJP¥1.0t16.6x22.7x2x
Fri, 22 Mar 2024JP¥24.8tJP¥11.1tJP¥1.0t18.7x24.8x2.2x
Sun, 18 Feb 2024JP¥23.2tJP¥11.1tJP¥1.0t17.8x23.1x2.1x
Tue, 16 Jan 2024JP¥22.2tJP¥11.3tJP¥1.1t16.9x19.7x2x
Thu, 14 Dec 2023JP¥19.8tJP¥11.3tJP¥1.1t15.9x17.6x1.8x
Sat, 11 Nov 2023JP¥19.4tJP¥11.3tJP¥1.1t14.8x17.2x1.7x
Mon, 09 Oct 2023JP¥17.8tJP¥11.5tJP¥1.2t12.8x14.7x1.5x
Wed, 06 Sep 2023JP¥19.7tJP¥11.5tJP¥1.2t13.9x16.3x1.7x
Fri, 04 Aug 2023JP¥19.2tJP¥11.5tJP¥1.2t12.9x16x1.7x
Sun, 02 Jul 2023JP¥19.5tJP¥11.6tJP¥1.2t12.8x15.6x1.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

15.6x


Total Market Cap: JP¥19.5tTotal Earnings: JP¥1.2tTotal Revenue: JP¥11.6tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Specialty Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 18.5x202420252026
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 21.2x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 18.5x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.8x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.3x.
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 Market-1.29%
Materials-2.67%
Chemicals-2.81%
Specialty Chemicals-3.73%
Industrial Gases0.98%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals0.31%
Commodity Chemicals-1.63%
Diversified Chemicals-2.94%
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
4186 Tokyo Ohka KogyoJP¥11.54k4.6%
+JP¥60.5b		178.9%PE36.8x
4368 Fuso ChemicalLtdJP¥4.85k9.6%
+JP¥45.0b		278.0%PE35.8x
4203 Sumitomo BakeliteJP¥7.61k3.4%
+JP¥22.0b		87.4%PE23.8x
4975 JCUJP¥8.02k10.5%
+JP¥18.7b		140.8%PE21.8x
6988 Nitto DenkoJP¥3.21k0.8%
+JP¥17.4b		19.0%PE16.1x

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