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Japanese (NIKKEI) Metals and Mining Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 11, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies63
  • 7D-1.1%
  • 3M6.4%
  • 1Y-15.9%
  • YTD-1.1%

Over the last 7 days, the Metals and Mining industry has risen 2.2%, driven by gains from Tokyo Steel Manufacturing of 5.0%. Meanwhile, Sumitomo Metal Mining actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 5.8% in the last week. In the past year, the industry is down 15%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 9.2% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 11 Jul 2025JP¥10.8tJP¥30.4tJP¥1.1t9.3x9.8x0.4x
Sun, 08 Jun 2025JP¥10.6tJP¥30.4tJP¥1.1t9.4x9.6x0.3x
Tue, 06 May 2025JP¥10.5tJP¥31.1tJP¥1.3t9.8x8.1x0.3x
Thu, 03 Apr 2025JP¥11.0tJP¥31.5tJP¥1.3t10x8.4x0.4x
Sat, 01 Mar 2025JP¥10.6tJP¥29.9tJP¥1.2t10.3x8.8x0.4x
Mon, 27 Jan 2025JP¥10.2tJP¥29.8tJP¥1.3t9.2x8.2x0.3x
Wed, 25 Dec 2024JP¥9.9tJP¥29.8tJP¥1.2t9x7.9x0.3x
Fri, 22 Nov 2024JP¥10.3tJP¥29.8tJP¥1.2t8.9x8.2x0.3x
Sun, 20 Oct 2024JP¥10.4tJP¥29.7tJP¥1.4t9.9x7.6x0.4x
Tue, 17 Sep 2024JP¥10.0tJP¥29.7tJP¥1.4t9.4x7.3x0.3x
Thu, 15 Aug 2024JP¥10.2tJP¥29.6tJP¥1.3t9.1x7.6x0.3x
Sat, 13 Jul 2024JP¥11.7tJP¥29.5tJP¥1.4t10.7x8.5x0.4x
Mon, 10 Jun 2024JP¥11.4tJP¥29.5tJP¥1.4t10.6x8.2x0.4x
Wed, 08 May 2024JP¥11.6tJP¥29.4tJP¥1.4t9.1x8.3x0.4x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024JP¥11.8tJP¥29.4tJP¥1.4t9.6x8.4x0.4x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024JP¥11.6tJP¥29.4tJP¥1.4t9.4x8.3x0.4x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024JP¥12.2tJP¥30.5tJP¥1.3t9.9x9.1x0.4x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023JP¥11.5tJP¥30.5tJP¥1.3t9.2x8.5x0.4x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023JP¥11.8tJP¥30.5tJP¥1.3t9.4x8.8x0.4x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023JP¥11.1tJP¥30.4tJP¥1.4t9.1x8.1x0.4x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023JP¥12.4tJP¥30.3tJP¥1.4t10.4x9x0.4x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023JP¥11.0tJP¥30.3tJP¥1.4t8.8x8.1x0.4x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023JP¥10.5tJP¥30.1tJP¥1.6t8x6.7x0.3x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023JP¥10.2tJP¥30.1tJP¥1.6t7.6x6.6x0.3x
Thu, 11 May 2023JP¥10.1tJP¥29.9tJP¥1.6t7.1x6.3x0.3x
Sat, 08 Apr 2023JP¥9.9tJP¥29.8tJP¥1.7t7.2x6x0.3x
Mon, 06 Mar 2023JP¥10.6tJP¥29.8tJP¥1.7t7.7x6.4x0.4x
Wed, 01 Feb 2023JP¥9.7tJP¥29.0tJP¥1.9t6.8x5.2x0.3x
Fri, 30 Dec 2022JP¥8.9tJP¥28.9tJP¥1.9t6.4x4.7x0.3x
Sun, 27 Nov 2022JP¥9.0tJP¥28.9tJP¥1.9t6.6x4.8x0.3x
Tue, 25 Oct 2022JP¥8.2tJP¥27.8tJP¥2.0t6x4.2x0.3x
Thu, 22 Sep 2022JP¥8.7tJP¥27.8tJP¥2.0t6x4.5x0.3x
Sat, 20 Aug 2022JP¥8.6tJP¥27.8tJP¥2.0t6.4x4.4x0.3x
Mon, 18 Jul 2022JP¥8.1tJP¥26.4tJP¥1.8t6.2x4.5x0.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

4.5x


Total Market Cap: JP¥8.1tTotal Earnings: JP¥1.8tTotal Revenue: JP¥26.4tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Metals and Mining Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 7.3x202320242025
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 9.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 7.3x.
  • 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 15% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 4.8% 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-0.42%
Materials-0.30%
Metals and Mining-1.06%
Gold5.01%
Aluminum0.73%
Copper0.49%
Precious Metals and Minerals0%0
Steel-0.76%
Diversified Metals and Mining-2.30%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Diversified Metals and Mining industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 13.0x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 11.5%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 5.9% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Steel industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 6.5x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Diversified Metals and Mining industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 11% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 5.9% per year.
  • In contrast, the Aluminum industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 4.8% 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
5401 Nippon SteelJP¥2.85k2.7%
+JP¥77.3b		-17.3%PE8.5x
5016 JX Advanced MetalsJP¥847.103.4%
+JP¥26.2b		n/aPE11.5x
5411 JFE HoldingsJP¥1.81k1.0%
+JP¥11.8b		-22.9%PE12.5x
5706 Mitsui Mining & SmeltingJP¥5.24k3.6%
+JP¥10.5b		-2.6%PE4.6x
5406 Kobe SteelJP¥1.64k1.6%
+JP¥10.0b		-17.4%PE5.4x

Latest News

5741
JP¥5,450.00
UACJ
7D
3.2%
1Y
40.3%

UACJ (TSE:5741) Will Pay A Dividend Of ¥80.00

Jul 10
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5706
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7D
3.6%
1Y
-2.6%

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Jul 10
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5401
JP¥2,854.50
Nippon Steel
7D
2.7%
1Y
-17.3%

Nippon Steel (TSE:5401) Has Announced That Its Dividend Will Be Reduced To ¥60.00

Jul 09
Nippon Steel (TSE:5401) Has Announced That Its Dividend Will Be Reduced To ¥60.00
5727
JP¥1,289.00
Toho Titanium
7D
-0.8%
1Y
-14.9%

Toho Titanium (TSE:5727) Has Announced A Dividend Of ¥9.00

Jul 09
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5463
JP¥3,630.00
Maruichi Steel Tube
7D
2.6%
1Y
-4.7%
5406
JP¥1,644.00
Kobe Steel
7D
1.6%
1Y
-17.4%
5444
JP¥8,923.00
Yamato Kogyo
7D
-0.3%
1Y
10.9%
5423
JP¥1,660.00
Tokyo Steel Manufacturing
7D
5.3%
1Y
3.8%
5713
JP¥3,558.00
Sumitomo Metal Mining
7D
-1.6%
1Y
-31.0%
5016
JP¥847.10
JX Advanced Metals
7D
3.4%
1Y
n/a
5658
JP¥307.00
Nichia Steel Works
7D
-2.8%
1Y
-4.1%
5609
JP¥870.00
Nippon Chuzo K. K
7D
-1.5%
1Y
-12.4%

Nippon Chuzo K. K's (TSE:5609) Soft Earnings Are Actually Better Than They Appear

Jul 03
Nippon Chuzo K. K's (TSE:5609) Soft Earnings Are Actually Better Than They Appear
5411
JP¥1,808.50
JFE Holdings
7D
1.0%
1Y
-22.9%
5484
JP¥1,990.00
Tohoku Steel
7D
-0.8%
1Y
-1.0%
5721
JP¥137.00
S Science Company
7D
-11.6%
1Y
495.7%
7485
JP¥7,090.00
Okaya
7D
-0.1%
1Y
-21.4%