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Japanese (NIKKEI) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 31, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies157
  • 7D-0.6%
  • 3M6.8%
  • 1Y11.4%
  • YTD12.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Chemicals industry has remained flat, although notably ISE Chemicals gained 9.8%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 11% in that time. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 13% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 01 Jan 2026JP¥39.8tJP¥41.8tJP¥2.1t12.9x19.2x1x
Sat, 29 Nov 2025JP¥39.4tJP¥41.8tJP¥2.1t12.6x18.9x0.9x
Mon, 27 Oct 2025JP¥38.9tJP¥42.3tJP¥2.0t13.5x19.1x0.9x
Wed, 24 Sep 2025JP¥38.3tJP¥42.3tJP¥2.1t13x18.6x0.9x
Fri, 22 Aug 2025JP¥37.3tJP¥42.3tJP¥2.1t12.5x18.2x0.9x
Sun, 20 Jul 2025JP¥35.8tJP¥42.7tJP¥2.2t11.2x16.6x0.8x
Tue, 17 Jun 2025JP¥33.8tJP¥42.7tJP¥2.2t10.8x15.7x0.8x
Thu, 15 May 2025JP¥34.3tJP¥42.6tJP¥2.0t10.8x17.6x0.8x
Sat, 12 Apr 2025JP¥30.9tJP¥42.5tJP¥2.0t10.1x15.4x0.7x
Mon, 10 Mar 2025JP¥35.2tJP¥42.5tJP¥2.0t11.5x17.7x0.8x
Wed, 05 Feb 2025JP¥34.5tJP¥42.2tJP¥2.0t11.9x17.7x0.8x
Fri, 03 Jan 2025JP¥37.0tJP¥42.1tJP¥1.9t12.2x19.9x0.9x
Sun, 01 Dec 2024JP¥36.8tJP¥42.1tJP¥1.9t12.2x19.8x0.9x
Tue, 29 Oct 2024JP¥37.2tJP¥41.7tJP¥1.9t11.6x19.4x0.9x
Thu, 26 Sep 2024JP¥38.4tJP¥41.6tJP¥1.9t12.2x20.1x0.9x
Sat, 24 Aug 2024JP¥38.5tJP¥41.5tJP¥1.9t12.2x20.3x0.9x
Mon, 22 Jul 2024JP¥40.7tJP¥40.8tJP¥1.7t13.1x23.4x1x
Wed, 19 Jun 2024JP¥39.5tJP¥41.2tJP¥1.7t13x22.8x1x
Fri, 17 May 2024JP¥39.5tJP¥41.1tJP¥1.9t13.5x20.9x1x
Sun, 14 Apr 2024JP¥41.1tJP¥41.0tJP¥1.7t14.6x24.4x1x
Tue, 12 Mar 2024JP¥40.2tJP¥41.0tJP¥1.7t13.8x23.9x1x
Thu, 08 Feb 2024JP¥38.4tJP¥40.9tJP¥1.7t13.5x22.6x0.9x
Sat, 06 Jan 2024JP¥37.5tJP¥41.4tJP¥1.7t14.4x22.7x0.9x
Mon, 04 Dec 2023JP¥36.5tJP¥41.4tJP¥1.7t14.1x22x0.9x
Wed, 01 Nov 2023JP¥33.7tJP¥41.8tJP¥1.8t13.8x19.2x0.8x
Fri, 29 Sep 2023JP¥34.1tJP¥42.0tJP¥1.8t13.6x18.7x0.8x
Sun, 27 Aug 2023JP¥33.9tJP¥42.0tJP¥1.8t13.3x18.6x0.8x
Tue, 25 Jul 2023JP¥34.6tJP¥42.5tJP¥2.1t12.9x16.5x0.8x
Thu, 22 Jun 2023JP¥34.6tJP¥42.5tJP¥2.1t12.6x16.5x0.8x
Sat, 20 May 2023JP¥32.9tJP¥42.4tJP¥2.1t12x15.7x0.8x
Mon, 17 Apr 2023JP¥31.6tJP¥42.0tJP¥2.5t10.7x12.7x0.8x
Wed, 15 Mar 2023JP¥30.8tJP¥42.0tJP¥2.5t10.6x12.4x0.7x
Fri, 10 Feb 2023JP¥30.5tJP¥41.5tJP¥2.6t10x11.9x0.7x
Sun, 08 Jan 2023JP¥27.7tJP¥40.8tJP¥2.7t9.4x10.1x0.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

10.1x


Total Market Cap: JP¥27.7tTotal Earnings: JP¥2.7tTotal Revenue: JP¥40.8tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 18.6x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Japanese 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 0.86x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Chemicals industry have declined 8.8% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that although sales have remained flat, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Japanese Materials industry?

JP Market-0.30%
Materials0.45%
Chemicals-0.61%
Commodity Chemicals0.098%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-0.24%
Specialty Chemicals-0.67%
Diversified Chemicals-0.94%
Industrial Gases-1.81%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Commodity Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 21.7x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 18.8%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 8.5% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 9.6x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 29% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 39% per year.
  • In contrast, the Specialty Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.0% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
4107 ISE ChemicalsJP¥4.69k10.7%
+JP¥23.2b		44.5%PE37.2x
3407 Asahi KaseiJP¥1.39k1.1%
+JP¥20.4b		27.1%PE13.4x
4183 Mitsui ChemicalsJP¥2.00k1.3%
+JP¥9.4b		15.4%PE42.2x
4628 Sk KakenLtdJP¥11.12k3.8%
+JP¥5.5b		17.9%PE13.1x
4114 Nippon ShokubaiJP¥2.01k1.8%
+JP¥5.2b		4.7%PE18.4x

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4114
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7D
1.8%
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4112
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4021
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3401
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7D
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1Y
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3402
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