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Japanese (NIKKEI) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 12, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies153
  • 7D5.2%
  • 3M-0.3%
  • 1Y40.4%
  • YTD27.1%

Over the last 7 days, the Chemicals industry has risen 5.2%, driven by gains from Shin-Etsu Chemical of 3.9%. During this same period, the Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company underperformed, falling 14%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 40%. 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
Wed, 12 Aug 2026JP¥50.8tJP¥43.0tJP¥2.5t12.5x20.6x1.2x
Fri, 10 Jul 2026JP¥50.8tJP¥41.8tJP¥2.2t13.6x23.4x1.2x
Sun, 07 Jun 2026JP¥51.1tJP¥41.8tJP¥2.2t13.6x23.6x1.2x
Tue, 05 May 2026JP¥47.2tJP¥42.0tJP¥2.2t13.7x21.5x1.1x
Thu, 02 Apr 2026JP¥45.6tJP¥42.0tJP¥2.2t13.8x20.7x1.1x
Sat, 28 Feb 2026JP¥49.4tJP¥42.0tJP¥2.2t15.6x22.4x1.2x
Mon, 26 Jan 2026JP¥43.6tJP¥41.8tJP¥2.1t13.5x21x1x
Wed, 24 Dec 2025JP¥40.1tJP¥41.8tJP¥2.1t12.8x19.3x1x
Fri, 21 Nov 2025JP¥37.6tJP¥41.8tJP¥2.1t12.2x18.1x0.9x
Sun, 19 Oct 2025JP¥37.8tJP¥42.3tJP¥2.1t12.8x18.4x0.9x
Tue, 16 Sep 2025JP¥37.6tJP¥42.3tJP¥2.1t13x18.3x0.9x
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
Price to Earnings Ratio

18.5x


Total Market Cap: JP¥33.8tTotal Earnings: JP¥1.8tTotal Revenue: JP¥42.0tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 20.3x202420252026
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 20.3x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 0.94x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Chemicals industry have grown 11% 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 Market3.17%
Materials4.86%
Chemicals5.22%
Commodity Chemicals7.12%
Diversified Chemicals5.96%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals5.55%
Industrial Gases4.76%
Specialty Chemicals4.12%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Industrial Gases industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 18.0x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 23.1%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 12.1% 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 Industrial Gases industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 23% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 12% per year.
  • In contrast, the Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.9% 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¥6.41k4.0%
+JP¥459.3b		41.7%PE24.9x
3402 Toray IndustriesJP¥1.36k14.4%
+JP¥249.7b		38.3%PE21.2x
4004 Resonac HoldingsJP¥17.41k7.6%
+JP¥231.6b		389.9%PE56.5x
3407 Asahi KaseiJP¥1.73k6.1%
+JP¥133.3b		54.9%PE12.1x
4188 Mitsubishi Chemical GroupJP¥1.25k8.0%
+JP¥125.0b		58.7%PS0.4x

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