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Japanese (NIKKEI) Metals and Mining Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 24, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies62
  • 7D3.5%
  • 3M12.2%
  • 1Y28.7%
  • YTD31.2%

In the last week, the Metals and Mining industry is up 3.5%, with Sumitomo Metal Mining up 8.7%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 29%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 20% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Japanese Metals and Mining Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 29 Nov 2025JP¥13.7tJP¥30.1tJP¥691.2b12.1x19.8x0.5x
Mon, 27 Oct 2025JP¥13.8tJP¥30.0tJP¥649.0b13.3x21.2x0.5x
Wed, 24 Sep 2025JP¥13.1tJP¥30.0tJP¥647.9b12.7x20.2x0.4x
Fri, 22 Aug 2025JP¥12.1tJP¥30.0tJP¥647.9b12.3x18.7x0.4x
Sun, 20 Jul 2025JP¥10.6tJP¥30.4tJP¥1.1t8.8x9.7x0.3x
Tue, 17 Jun 2025JP¥10.6tJP¥30.4tJP¥1.1t9.4x9.6x0.3x
Thu, 15 May 2025JP¥10.6tJP¥30.2tJP¥1.1t9.8x9.5x0.3x
Sat, 12 Apr 2025JP¥10.3tJP¥31.5tJP¥1.3t9.2x7.8x0.3x
Mon, 10 Mar 2025JP¥11.0tJP¥29.9tJP¥1.2t10.6x9.1x0.4x
Wed, 05 Feb 2025JP¥10.4tJP¥29.9tJP¥1.2t9.7x8.4x0.3x
Fri, 03 Jan 2025JP¥10.3tJP¥29.8tJP¥1.3t9.3x8.3x0.3x
Sun, 01 Dec 2024JP¥10.1tJP¥29.8tJP¥1.2t8.8x8.1x0.3x
Tue, 29 Oct 2024JP¥10.4tJP¥29.7tJP¥1.4t9.7x7.7x0.4x
Thu, 26 Sep 2024JP¥10.6tJP¥29.7tJP¥1.4t10.1x7.8x0.4x
Sat, 24 Aug 2024JP¥10.5tJP¥29.6tJP¥1.3t9.7x7.9x0.4x
Mon, 22 Jul 2024JP¥11.4tJP¥29.5tJP¥1.4t11.1x8.3x0.4x
Wed, 19 Jun 2024JP¥11.1tJP¥29.5tJP¥1.4t10.8x8x0.4x
Fri, 17 May 2024JP¥11.3tJP¥29.5tJP¥1.4t10.1x8.1x0.4x
Sun, 14 Apr 2024JP¥12.0tJP¥29.4tJP¥1.4t9.4x8.5x0.4x
Tue, 12 Mar 2024JP¥11.4tJP¥29.4tJP¥1.4t9.4x8.1x0.4x
Thu, 08 Feb 2024JP¥11.3tJP¥29.3tJP¥1.3t9.1x8.6x0.4x
Sat, 06 Jan 2024JP¥11.9tJP¥30.5tJP¥1.3t9.3x8.9x0.4x
Mon, 04 Dec 2023JP¥11.8tJP¥30.5tJP¥1.3t9.5x8.8x0.4x
Wed, 01 Nov 2023JP¥11.2tJP¥30.4tJP¥1.4t9.1x8.2x0.4x
Fri, 29 Sep 2023JP¥12.0tJP¥30.3tJP¥1.4t10.2x8.8x0.4x
Sun, 27 Aug 2023JP¥11.3tJP¥30.3tJP¥1.4t9x8.3x0.4x
Tue, 25 Jul 2023JP¥11.0tJP¥30.1tJP¥1.6t8.3x7x0.4x
Thu, 22 Jun 2023JP¥10.5tJP¥30.1tJP¥1.6t7.9x6.7x0.3x
Sat, 20 May 2023JP¥9.9tJP¥30.1tJP¥1.6t7.5x6.4x0.3x
Mon, 17 Apr 2023JP¥10.1tJP¥29.8tJP¥1.7t7.5x6.1x0.3x
Wed, 15 Mar 2023JP¥10.2tJP¥29.8tJP¥1.7t7.4x6.2x0.3x
Fri, 10 Feb 2023JP¥9.6tJP¥29.4tJP¥1.8t7.1x5.3x0.3x
Sun, 08 Jan 2023JP¥8.8tJP¥28.9tJP¥1.9t6.2x4.7x0.3x
Tue, 06 Dec 2022JP¥8.9tJP¥28.9tJP¥1.9t6.5x4.7x0.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

4.7x


Total Market Cap: JP¥8.9tTotal Earnings: JP¥1.9tTotal Revenue: JP¥28.9tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Metals and Mining Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 9.1x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Japanese Metals and Mining industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 19.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 9.1x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.37x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Metals and Mining industry have declined 28% 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 Market2.30%
Materials3.80%
Metals and Mining3.52%
Gold8.36%
Copper4.88%
Diversified Metals and Mining4.20%
Aluminum3.88%
Steel2.93%
Precious Metals and Minerals0%0
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Diversified Metals and Mining industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 15.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 13.9%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 15.0% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Gold industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 19.9x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Steel industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 25% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 1.6% per year.
  • In contrast, the Gold 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
5713 Sumitomo Metal MiningJP¥5.13k8.7%
+JP¥111.2b		38.9%PE58x
5016 JX Advanced MetalsJP¥1.67k4.2%
+JP¥62.5b		n/aPE20.8x
5411 JFE HoldingsJP¥1.92k4.6%
+JP¥54.0b		12.1%PE16x
5401 Nippon SteelJP¥631.901.4%
+JP¥46.5b		3.3%PS0.4x
5444 Yamato KogyoJP¥10.45k5.5%
+JP¥33.0b		35.3%PE27.9x

Latest News

5986
JP¥194.00
Molitec Steel
7D
-0.5%
1Y
16.2%
5713
JP¥5,132.00
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7D
8.7%
1Y
38.9%
5706
JP¥17,830.00
Mitsui Kinzoku Company
7D
-2.5%
1Y
281.4%
5411
JP¥1,915.00
JFE Holdings
7D
4.6%
1Y
12.1%
5016
JP¥1,669.00
JX Advanced Metals
7D
4.2%
1Y
n/a
5857
JP¥2,996.00
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7D
8.4%
1Y
71.7%

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5742
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7D
-1.7%
1Y
-3.8%
5711
JP¥3,131.00
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7D
4.6%
1Y
30.7%

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5987
JP¥1,696.00
ONEX
7D
-2.0%
1Y
-7.9%
5922
JP¥15,640.00
Nasu Denki-Tekko
7D
-1.3%
1Y
35.3%
5406
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Kobe Steel
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2.6%
1Y
25.7%
5401
JP¥631.90
Nippon Steel
7D
1.4%
1Y
3.3%
5444
JP¥10,445.00
Yamato Kogyo
7D
5.5%
1Y
35.3%
5484
JP¥2,025.00
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7D
-0.2%
1Y
-3.6%