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Japanese (NIKKEI) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 01, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies153
  • 7D-4.7%
  • 3M0.8%
  • 1Y33.0%
  • YTD19.3%

Over the last 7 days, the Chemicals industry has dropped 8.6%, driven by a pullback from Shin-Etsu Chemical of 13%. On the other hand Nippon Paint Holdings is actually up 8.0%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 31%. 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
Sat, 01 Aug 2026JP¥47.7tJP¥41.9tJP¥2.2t12.8x21.6x1.1x
Mon, 29 Jun 2026JP¥51.2tJP¥41.8tJP¥2.2t13.1x23.6x1.2x
Wed, 27 May 2026JP¥51.6tJP¥41.8tJP¥2.2t13.1x23.8x1.2x
Fri, 24 Apr 2026JP¥46.2tJP¥42.0tJP¥2.2t13.9x21x1.1x
Sun, 22 Mar 2026JP¥45.2tJP¥42.0tJP¥2.2t13.9x20.5x1.1x
Tue, 17 Feb 2026JP¥46.5tJP¥42.0tJP¥2.2t14.8x21.2x1.1x
Thu, 15 Jan 2026JP¥42.7tJP¥41.8tJP¥2.1t13.1x20.5x1x
Sat, 13 Dec 2025JP¥39.9tJP¥41.8tJP¥2.1t12.6x19.1x1x
Mon, 10 Nov 2025JP¥37.6tJP¥42.0tJP¥2.2t13x17.3x0.9x
Wed, 08 Oct 2025JP¥39.4tJP¥42.3tJP¥2.1t12.9x19.2x0.9x
Fri, 05 Sep 2025JP¥36.9tJP¥42.3tJP¥2.1t12.4x18x0.9x
Sun, 03 Aug 2025JP¥36.4tJP¥42.5tJP¥2.1t11.9x17.6x0.9x
Tue, 01 Jul 2025JP¥35.4tJP¥42.7tJP¥2.2t11x16.4x0.8x
Thu, 29 May 2025JP¥34.0tJP¥42.7tJP¥2.2t10.7x15.7x0.8x
Sat, 26 Apr 2025JP¥32.3tJP¥42.5tJP¥2.0t10.7x16x0.8x
Mon, 24 Mar 2025JP¥35.6tJP¥42.5tJP¥2.0t11.3x17.9x0.8x
Wed, 19 Feb 2025JP¥34.8tJP¥42.5tJP¥2.0t11.5x17.5x0.8x
Fri, 17 Jan 2025JP¥35.6tJP¥42.1tJP¥1.9t11.8x19.2x0.8x
Sun, 15 Dec 2024JP¥36.6tJP¥42.1tJP¥1.9t12.1x19.7x0.9x
Tue, 12 Nov 2024JP¥38.3tJP¥41.9tJP¥1.9t12x20.6x0.9x
Thu, 10 Oct 2024JP¥39.3tJP¥41.6tJP¥1.9t12.1x20.5x0.9x
Sat, 07 Sep 2024JP¥36.8tJP¥41.6tJP¥1.9t12.3x19.2x0.9x
Mon, 05 Aug 2024JP¥36.3tJP¥41.2tJP¥1.9t11.7x19.5x0.9x
Wed, 03 Jul 2024JP¥39.6tJP¥40.8tJP¥1.7t13.4x22.7x1x
Fri, 31 May 2024JP¥38.5tJP¥41.2tJP¥1.7t13x22.2x0.9x
Sun, 28 Apr 2024JP¥39.3tJP¥40.9tJP¥1.7t13.7x23.2x1x
Tue, 26 Mar 2024JP¥41.8tJP¥41.0tJP¥1.7t14.5x24.8x1x
Thu, 22 Feb 2024JP¥39.5tJP¥41.0tJP¥1.7t13.9x23.4x1x
Sat, 20 Jan 2024JP¥37.7tJP¥41.4tJP¥1.7t14.3x22.8x0.9x
Mon, 18 Dec 2023JP¥36.4tJP¥41.4tJP¥1.7t14.2x22x0.9x
Wed, 15 Nov 2023JP¥35.4tJP¥41.3tJP¥1.7t13.7x21.4x0.9x
Fri, 13 Oct 2023JP¥34.5tJP¥42.0tJP¥1.8t13.9x18.9x0.8x
Sun, 10 Sep 2023JP¥35.3tJP¥42.0tJP¥1.8t13.6x19.4x0.8x
Tue, 08 Aug 2023JP¥34.7tJP¥42.1tJP¥1.9t13x18.1x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

18.1x


Total Market Cap: JP¥34.7tTotal Earnings: JP¥1.9tTotal Revenue: JP¥42.1tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 20.2x202420252026
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 20.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 0.93x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Chemicals industry have grown 4.8% per year over the last three years, while revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that companies overall are more efficiently conducting business since profits are increasing while sales have been flat.

Industry Trends

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

JP Market-0.42%
Materials-2.59%
Chemicals-4.74%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-1.34%
Industrial Gases-2.13%
Diversified Chemicals-2.35%
Commodity Chemicals-2.84%
Specialty Chemicals-6.90%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Diversified Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 33.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 21.9%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 11.1% 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 10.8x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Diversified Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 22% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 11% per year.
  • In contrast, the Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.4% 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
4612 Nippon Paint HoldingsJP¥1.21k8.0%
+JP¥207.6b
-5.9%PE14.3x
4613 Kansai PaintJP¥2.83k6.4%
+JP¥30.0b
31.1%PE15.8x
4461 DKSJP¥12.62k20.2%
+JP¥22.5b
147.5%PE16.1x
4220 Riken TechnosJP¥2.22k21.6%
+JP¥18.7b
88.6%PE13.9x
4403 NOFJP¥2.79k1.4%
+JP¥8.9b
-8.5%PE15.5x

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