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Japanese (NIKKEI) Metals and Mining Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 26, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies63
  • 7D4.6%
  • 3M18.5%
  • 1Y6.9%
  • YTD14.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Metals and Mining industry has risen 4.6%, driven by gains in JX Advanced Metals and Nippon Steel of 14% and 3.8%, respectively. This means that the industry has gained 6.9% over the past year. 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
Tue, 26 Aug 2025JP¥12.4tJP¥30.0tJP¥647.9b12.5x19.2x0.4x
Thu, 24 Jul 2025JP¥11.1tJP¥30.4tJP¥1.1t9.1x10.1x0.4x
Sat, 21 Jun 2025JP¥10.3tJP¥30.4tJP¥1.1t9.3x9.4x0.3x
Mon, 19 May 2025JP¥10.5tJP¥30.2tJP¥1.1t9.2x9.5x0.3x
Wed, 16 Apr 2025JP¥10.4tJP¥31.5tJP¥1.3t9.5x7.9x0.3x
Fri, 14 Mar 2025JP¥10.9tJP¥29.9tJP¥1.2t10.6x9x0.4x
Sun, 09 Feb 2025JP¥10.7tJP¥29.7tJP¥1.2t9.8x8.7x0.4x
Tue, 07 Jan 2025JP¥10.3tJP¥29.8tJP¥1.3t9.3x8.2x0.3x
Thu, 05 Dec 2024JP¥10.1tJP¥29.8tJP¥1.2t8.8x8.1x0.3x
Sat, 02 Nov 2024JP¥10.4tJP¥29.7tJP¥1.4t9.7x7.6x0.3x
Mon, 30 Sep 2024JP¥10.8tJP¥29.7tJP¥1.4t10.3x8x0.4x
Wed, 28 Aug 2024JP¥10.7tJP¥29.6tJP¥1.3t9.9x8x0.4x
Fri, 26 Jul 2024JP¥10.8tJP¥29.5tJP¥1.4t10.5x7.9x0.4x
Sun, 23 Jun 2024JP¥11.3tJP¥29.5tJP¥1.4t10.9x8.2x0.4x
Tue, 21 May 2024JP¥11.8tJP¥29.5tJP¥1.4t10.6x8.5x0.4x
Thu, 18 Apr 2024JP¥11.7tJP¥29.4tJP¥1.4t9x8.3x0.4x
Sat, 16 Mar 2024JP¥11.6tJP¥29.4tJP¥1.4t9.6x8.2x0.4x
Mon, 12 Feb 2024JP¥11.2tJP¥29.4tJP¥1.4t9x7.9x0.4x
Wed, 10 Jan 2024JP¥11.9tJP¥30.5tJP¥1.3t9.5x8.8x0.4x
Fri, 08 Dec 2023JP¥11.6tJP¥30.5tJP¥1.3t9.2x8.6x0.4x
Sun, 05 Nov 2023JP¥11.2tJP¥30.6tJP¥1.3t9x8.4x0.4x
Tue, 03 Oct 2023JP¥11.7tJP¥30.4tJP¥1.4t9.8x8.5x0.4x
Thu, 31 Aug 2023JP¥11.5tJP¥30.3tJP¥1.4t9.3x8.4x0.4x
Sat, 29 Jul 2023JP¥11.1tJP¥30.1tJP¥1.6t8.3x7.1x0.4x
Mon, 26 Jun 2023JP¥10.4tJP¥30.1tJP¥1.6t7.8x6.6x0.3x
Wed, 24 May 2023JP¥9.9tJP¥30.1tJP¥1.6t7.5x6.3x0.3x
Fri, 21 Apr 2023JP¥10.2tJP¥29.8tJP¥1.7t7.6x6.2x0.3x
Sun, 19 Mar 2023JP¥10.0tJP¥29.8tJP¥1.7t7.3x6x0.3x
Tue, 14 Feb 2023JP¥9.7tJP¥29.8tJP¥1.7t7x5.9x0.3x
Thu, 12 Jan 2023JP¥9.2tJP¥28.9tJP¥1.9t6.3x4.8x0.3x
Sat, 10 Dec 2022JP¥9.1tJP¥28.9tJP¥1.9t6.5x4.8x0.3x
Mon, 07 Nov 2022JP¥8.5tJP¥28.6tJP¥2.0t6.2x4.3x0.3x
Wed, 05 Oct 2022JP¥8.5tJP¥27.8tJP¥2.0t6x4.3x0.3x
Fri, 02 Sep 2022JP¥8.6tJP¥27.8tJP¥2.0t6.1x4.4x0.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

4.4x


Total Market Cap: JP¥8.6tTotal Earnings: JP¥2.0tTotal Revenue: JP¥27.8tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Metals and Mining Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 7.7x202320242025
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 19.2x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 7.7x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.35x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Metals and Mining industry have declined 31% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 2.6% 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 Market-0.45%
Materials1.57%
Metals and Mining4.60%
Diversified Metals and Mining7.36%
Copper4.43%
Steel3.48%
Aluminum2.01%
Gold1.98%
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 13.5x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 15.4%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 31.6% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Gold industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 20.2x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Steel industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 23% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 4.7% per year.
  • In contrast, the Gold industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 9.7% 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
5016 JX Advanced MetalsJP¥1.24k9.7%
+JP¥101.7b		n/aPE15.9x
5401 Nippon SteelJP¥3.10k2.6%
+JP¥83.6b		-5.4%PS0.4x
5713 Sumitomo Metal MiningJP¥3.97k5.7%
+JP¥58.3b		-3.9%PE49.3x
5706 Mitsui Mining & SmeltingJP¥9.81k7.3%
+JP¥38.3b		111.3%PE15.3x
5444 Yamato KogyoJP¥9.63k4.7%
+JP¥26.8b		33.5%PE29.4x

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