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Japanese (NIKKEI) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 14, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies158
  • 7D1.0%
  • 3M9.5%
  • 1Y3.2%
  • YTD3.8%

The Chemicals is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Shin-Etsu Chemical has stood out, gaining 3.3%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 3.2% in that time. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 14 Aug 2025JP¥36.9tJP¥42.4tJP¥2.0t12.4x18.1x0.9x
Sat, 12 Jul 2025JP¥35.6tJP¥42.7tJP¥2.2t11.1x16.5x0.8x
Mon, 09 Jun 2025JP¥34.0tJP¥42.7tJP¥2.2t10.8x15.8x0.8x
Wed, 07 May 2025JP¥33.5tJP¥42.6tJP¥2.0t10.8x16.7x0.8x
Fri, 04 Apr 2025JP¥32.8tJP¥42.5tJP¥2.0t10.5x16.3x0.8x
Sun, 02 Mar 2025JP¥34.5tJP¥42.5tJP¥2.0t11.3x17.4x0.8x
Tue, 28 Jan 2025JP¥36.3tJP¥42.1tJP¥1.9t12.3x19.6x0.9x
Thu, 26 Dec 2024JP¥36.4tJP¥42.1tJP¥1.9t12.1x19.6x0.9x
Sat, 23 Nov 2024JP¥37.2tJP¥42.1tJP¥1.9t12.1x20x0.9x
Mon, 21 Oct 2024JP¥38.3tJP¥41.6tJP¥1.9t11.9x20x0.9x
Wed, 18 Sep 2024JP¥36.5tJP¥40.9tJP¥1.9t12x19.4x0.9x
Fri, 16 Aug 2024JP¥37.0tJP¥41.5tJP¥1.9t11.7x19.6x0.9x
Sun, 14 Jul 2024JP¥40.7tJP¥40.8tJP¥1.7t13.2x23.4x1x
Tue, 11 Jun 2024JP¥40.1tJP¥41.2tJP¥1.7t13.1x23.1x1x
Thu, 09 May 2024JP¥39.1tJP¥40.9tJP¥1.7t14.2x23.1x1x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024JP¥40.1tJP¥41.0tJP¥1.7t14.1x23.8x1x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024JP¥40.8tJP¥41.0tJP¥1.7t14x24.3x1x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024JP¥38.3tJP¥41.2tJP¥1.6t14.1x24.3x0.9x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023JP¥37.7tJP¥41.4tJP¥1.7t14x22.8x0.9x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023JP¥36.9tJP¥41.4tJP¥1.7t13.8x22.3x0.9x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023JP¥33.0tJP¥42.0tJP¥1.8t13.2x18.1x0.8x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023JP¥35.4tJP¥42.0tJP¥1.8t13.6x19.4x0.8x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023JP¥33.8tJP¥42.0tJP¥1.8t12.9x18.5x0.8x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023JP¥34.2tJP¥42.5tJP¥2.1t12.7x16.3x0.8x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023JP¥34.5tJP¥42.5tJP¥2.1t12.2x16.5x0.8x
Fri, 12 May 2023JP¥31.9tJP¥42.0tJP¥2.4t11.5x13.2x0.8x
Sun, 09 Apr 2023JP¥30.9tJP¥42.0tJP¥2.5t10.7x12.4x0.7x
Tue, 07 Mar 2023JP¥31.9tJP¥42.0tJP¥2.5t11.2x12.8x0.8x
Thu, 02 Feb 2023JP¥30.3tJP¥41.2tJP¥2.8t10x10.8x0.7x
Sat, 31 Dec 2022JP¥27.8tJP¥40.8tJP¥2.7t9.5x10.1x0.7x
Mon, 28 Nov 2022JP¥30.3tJP¥40.8tJP¥2.7t10x11.1x0.7x
Wed, 26 Oct 2022JP¥28.1tJP¥39.1tJP¥2.7t9.4x10.2x0.7x
Fri, 23 Sep 2022JP¥29.1tJP¥39.1tJP¥2.7t9.6x10.6x0.7x
Sun, 21 Aug 2022JP¥30.7tJP¥39.1tJP¥2.7t9.8x11.2x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

11.2x


Total Market Cap: JP¥30.7tTotal Earnings: JP¥2.7tTotal Revenue: JP¥39.1tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 17.6x202320242025
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 17.6x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.84x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Chemicals industry have declined 9.3% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 2.7% 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, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

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

JP Market3.85%
Materials1.49%
Chemicals0.99%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals2.44%
Industrial Gases2.26%
Diversified Chemicals1.26%
Specialty Chemicals1.26%
Commodity Chemicals-0.27%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Commodity Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 19.8x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 18.8%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 1.8% 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 9.5x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Commodity Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 19% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 1.8% per year.
  • In contrast, the Specialty Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.8% 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
4063 Shin-Etsu ChemicalJP¥4.55k3.0%
+JP¥245.3b		-25.0%PE16.5x
4091 Nippon Sanso HoldingsJP¥5.60k3.3%
+JP¥77.9b		23.0%PE24.7x
4613 Kansai PaintJP¥2.47k13.0%
+JP¥50.2b		-1.4%PE12.5x
6988 Nitto DenkoJP¥3.29k2.0%
+JP¥44.8b		48.8%PE16.9x
4021 Nissan ChemicalJP¥5.39k5.0%
+JP¥34.8b		14.9%PE16.1x

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