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Japanese (NIKKEI) Metals and Mining Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 20, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies62
  • 7D-0.8%
  • 3M15.0%
  • 1Y24.3%
  • YTD29.5%

In the last week, the Metals and Mining industry is flat overall, with Sumitomo Metal Mining standing out by going down 9.2%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 24% over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 20% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 21 Nov 2025JP¥13.6tJP¥30.1tJP¥691.2b12.1x19.7x0.5x
Sun, 19 Oct 2025JP¥13.6tJP¥30.0tJP¥649.0b13.5x21x0.5x
Tue, 16 Sep 2025JP¥13.3tJP¥30.0tJP¥647.9b12.9x20.6x0.4x
Thu, 14 Aug 2025JP¥11.6tJP¥30.0tJP¥651.2b12.2x17.9x0.4x
Sat, 12 Jul 2025JP¥10.8tJP¥30.4tJP¥1.1t9.3x9.8x0.4x
Mon, 09 Jun 2025JP¥10.6tJP¥30.4tJP¥1.1t9.4x9.6x0.3x
Wed, 07 May 2025JP¥10.5tJP¥31.1tJP¥1.3t9.8x8.1x0.3x
Fri, 04 Apr 2025JP¥10.8tJP¥31.5tJP¥1.3t9.7x8.2x0.3x
Sun, 02 Mar 2025JP¥10.6tJP¥29.9tJP¥1.2t10.3x8.8x0.4x
Tue, 28 Jan 2025JP¥10.3tJP¥29.8tJP¥1.3t9.3x8.3x0.3x
Thu, 26 Dec 2024JP¥10.0tJP¥29.8tJP¥1.2t9.1x8x0.3x
Sat, 23 Nov 2024JP¥10.3tJP¥29.8tJP¥1.2t8.9x8.3x0.3x
Mon, 21 Oct 2024JP¥10.4tJP¥29.7tJP¥1.4t9.9x7.6x0.4x
Wed, 18 Sep 2024JP¥9.9tJP¥29.5tJP¥1.4t9.6x7.3x0.3x
Fri, 16 Aug 2024JP¥10.3tJP¥29.6tJP¥1.3t9.2x7.7x0.3x
Sun, 14 Jul 2024JP¥11.7tJP¥29.5tJP¥1.4t10.7x8.5x0.4x
Tue, 11 Jun 2024JP¥11.5tJP¥29.5tJP¥1.4t10.9x8.3x0.4x
Thu, 09 May 2024JP¥11.5tJP¥29.3tJP¥1.4t9.4x8.1x0.4x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024JP¥11.8tJP¥29.4tJP¥1.4t9.4x8.4x0.4x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024JP¥11.6tJP¥29.4tJP¥1.4t9.4x8.3x0.4x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024JP¥12.2tJP¥30.5tJP¥1.3t9.9x9.1x0.4x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023JP¥11.6tJP¥30.5tJP¥1.3t9.2x8.6x0.4x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023JP¥11.9tJP¥30.5tJP¥1.3t9.4x8.8x0.4x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023JP¥10.8tJP¥30.4tJP¥1.4t8.9x8x0.4x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023JP¥12.3tJP¥30.3tJP¥1.4t10.3x9x0.4x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023JP¥11.0tJP¥30.3tJP¥1.4t8.6x8.1x0.4x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023JP¥10.5tJP¥30.1tJP¥1.6t7.9x6.7x0.4x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023JP¥10.3tJP¥30.1tJP¥1.6t7.6x6.6x0.3x
Fri, 12 May 2023JP¥9.9tJP¥29.9tJP¥1.6t6.9x6.1x0.3x
Sun, 09 Apr 2023JP¥9.9tJP¥29.8tJP¥1.7t7.2x6x0.3x
Tue, 07 Mar 2023JP¥10.6tJP¥29.8tJP¥1.7t7.8x6.4x0.4x
Thu, 02 Feb 2023JP¥9.8tJP¥29.1tJP¥1.9t7.1x5.2x0.3x
Sat, 31 Dec 2022JP¥8.9tJP¥28.9tJP¥1.9t6.4x4.7x0.3x
Mon, 28 Nov 2022JP¥9.0tJP¥28.9tJP¥1.9t6.6x4.8x0.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

4.8x


Total Market Cap: JP¥9.0tTotal 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 9x202320242025
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 19.7x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 9.0x.
  • 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 Market-2.37%
Materials-1.95%
Metals and Mining-0.78%
Steel0.75%
Precious Metals and Minerals0%0
Aluminum-1.31%
Gold-2.61%
Diversified Metals and Mining-2.82%
Copper-3.89%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Diversified Metals and Mining industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 15.3x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 14.1%, 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
5444 Yamato KogyoJP¥9.90k1.4%
+JP¥8.6b		22.6%PE26.5x
5451 YodokoJP¥1.29k2.9%
+JP¥5.2b		24.2%PE13.6x
1515 Nittetsu MiningJP¥1.66k4.1%
+JP¥5.1b		94.6%PE13.2x
5423 Tokyo Steel ManufacturingJP¥1.43k1.9%
+JP¥2.5b		-2.7%PE8.6x
5703 Nippon Light Metal Holdings CompanyJP¥2.34k1.7%
+JP¥2.5b		53.1%PE11x

Latest News

5703
JP¥2,338.00
Nippon Light Metal Holdings Company
7D
1.7%
1Y
53.1%
5711
JP¥2,992.00
Mitsubishi Materials
7D
-3.9%
1Y
22.1%

Investors Can Find Comfort In Mitsubishi Materials' (TSE:5711) Earnings Quality

Nov 20
Investors Can Find Comfort In Mitsubishi Materials' (TSE:5711) Earnings Quality
5713
JP¥4,721.00
Sumitomo Metal Mining
7D
-9.2%
1Y
23.5%

Weak Statutory Earnings May Not Tell The Whole Story For Sumitomo Metal Mining (TSE:5713)

Nov 19
Weak Statutory Earnings May Not Tell The Whole Story For Sumitomo Metal Mining (TSE:5713)
5727
JP¥1,263.00
Toho Titanium Company
7D
-8.4%
1Y
22.7%

Bearish: Analysts Just Cut Their Toho Titanium Company, Limited (TSE:5727) Revenue and EPS estimates

Nov 19
Bearish: Analysts Just Cut Their Toho Titanium Company, Limited (TSE:5727) Revenue and EPS estimates
5714
JP¥5,872.00
Dowa Holdings
7D
-2.8%
1Y
28.1%

Dowa Holdings' (TSE:5714) Conservative Accounting Might Explain Soft Earnings

Nov 19
Dowa Holdings' (TSE:5714) Conservative Accounting Might Explain Soft Earnings
5451
JP¥1,292.00
Yodoko
7D
2.9%
1Y
24.2%

Yodoko's (TSE:5451) Profits Appear To Have Quality Issues

Nov 19
Yodoko's (TSE:5451) Profits Appear To Have Quality Issues
5706
JP¥18,290.00
Mitsui Kinzoku Company
7D
-6.2%
1Y
283.3%

Some Investors May Be Willing To Look Past Mitsui Kinzoku Company's (TSE:5706) Soft Earnings

Nov 18
Some Investors May Be Willing To Look Past Mitsui Kinzoku Company's (TSE:5706) Soft Earnings
5016
JP¥1,601.50
JX Advanced Metals
7D
-7.0%
1Y
n/a
5463
JP¥1,370.00
Maruichi Steel Tube
7D
0.7%
1Y
23.6%

There's No Escaping Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd.'s (TSE:5463) Muted Earnings

Nov 14
There's No Escaping Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd.'s (TSE:5463) Muted Earnings
5726
JP¥2,079.00
OSAKA Titanium technologiesLtd
7D
-8.4%
1Y
5.8%
1515
JP¥1,662.00
Nittetsu Mining
7D
4.1%
1Y
94.6%
5857
JP¥2,764.00
ARE Holdings
7D
-2.9%
1Y
56.1%
5444
JP¥9,901.00
Yamato Kogyo
7D
1.4%
1Y
22.6%
5482
JP¥2,816.00
Aichi Steel
7D
0.9%
1Y
149.2%
5449
JP¥2,692.00
Osaka Steel
7D
2.2%
1Y
-11.9%
5423
JP¥1,430.00
Tokyo Steel Manufacturing
7D
1.9%
1Y
-2.7%