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Japanese (NIKKEI) Metals and Mining Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 18, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies63
  • 7D0.2%
  • 3M26.9%
  • 1Y15.7%
  • YTD21.4%

Over the last 7 days, the Metals and Mining industry has remained flat. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 16% in that time. 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
Thu, 18 Sep 2025JP¥13.2tJP¥30.0tJP¥647.9b12.7x20.3x0.4x
Sat, 16 Aug 2025JP¥11.8tJP¥30.0tJP¥651.6b12.4x18.1x0.4x
Mon, 14 Jul 2025JP¥10.9tJP¥30.4tJP¥1.1t9.5x9.9x0.4x
Wed, 11 Jun 2025JP¥10.5tJP¥30.4tJP¥1.1t9.4x9.6x0.3x
Fri, 09 May 2025JP¥10.5tJP¥31.1tJP¥1.3t9.8x8x0.3x
Sun, 06 Apr 2025JP¥10.3tJP¥31.5tJP¥1.3t9.2x7.8x0.3x
Tue, 04 Mar 2025JP¥10.8tJP¥29.9tJP¥1.2t10.8x8.9x0.4x
Thu, 30 Jan 2025JP¥10.4tJP¥29.8tJP¥1.3t9.5x8.3x0.3x
Sat, 28 Dec 2024JP¥10.3tJP¥29.8tJP¥1.2t9.3x8.2x0.3x
Mon, 25 Nov 2024JP¥10.3tJP¥29.8tJP¥1.2t8.9x8.3x0.3x
Wed, 23 Oct 2024JP¥10.3tJP¥29.7tJP¥1.4t9.8x7.6x0.3x
Fri, 20 Sep 2024JP¥10.1tJP¥29.7tJP¥1.4t9.9x7.4x0.3x
Sun, 18 Aug 2024JP¥10.6tJP¥29.6tJP¥1.3t9.5x7.9x0.4x
Tue, 16 Jul 2024JP¥11.7tJP¥29.5tJP¥1.4t10.7x8.5x0.4x
Thu, 13 Jun 2024JP¥11.4tJP¥29.5tJP¥1.4t11x8.2x0.4x
Sat, 11 May 2024JP¥11.5tJP¥29.3tJP¥1.4t9.6x8.1x0.4x
Mon, 08 Apr 2024JP¥11.8tJP¥29.4tJP¥1.4t9.4x8.4x0.4x
Wed, 06 Mar 2024JP¥11.6tJP¥29.4tJP¥1.4t9.5x8.3x0.4x
Fri, 02 Feb 2024JP¥12.2tJP¥30.5tJP¥1.3t9.9x9.1x0.4x
Sun, 31 Dec 2023JP¥11.6tJP¥30.5tJP¥1.3t9.3x8.6x0.4x
Tue, 28 Nov 2023JP¥11.8tJP¥30.5tJP¥1.3t9.4x8.8x0.4x
Thu, 26 Oct 2023JP¥11.0tJP¥30.4tJP¥1.4t9.1x8.1x0.4x
Sat, 23 Sep 2023JP¥12.2tJP¥30.3tJP¥1.4t10.4x9x0.4x
Mon, 21 Aug 2023JP¥11.0tJP¥30.3tJP¥1.4t8.6x8.1x0.4x
Wed, 19 Jul 2023JP¥10.5tJP¥30.1tJP¥1.6t8x6.8x0.4x
Fri, 16 Jun 2023JP¥10.6tJP¥30.1tJP¥1.6t7.8x6.8x0.4x
Sun, 14 May 2023JP¥9.9tJP¥30.1tJP¥1.5t7.3x6.4x0.3x
Tue, 11 Apr 2023JP¥9.9tJP¥29.8tJP¥1.7t7.3x6x0.3x
Thu, 09 Mar 2023JP¥10.7tJP¥29.8tJP¥1.7t7.8x6.5x0.4x
Sat, 04 Feb 2023JP¥9.6tJP¥29.1tJP¥1.9t6.7x5.1x0.3x
Mon, 02 Jan 2023JP¥8.9tJP¥28.9tJP¥1.9t6.4x4.7x0.3x
Wed, 30 Nov 2022JP¥8.9tJP¥28.9tJP¥1.9t6.5x4.7x0.3x
Fri, 28 Oct 2022JP¥8.3tJP¥27.9tJP¥2.0t6.2x4.2x0.3x
Sun, 25 Sep 2022JP¥8.7tJP¥27.8tJP¥2.0t5.9x4.4x0.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

4.4x


Total Market Cap: JP¥8.7tTotal 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 8x202320242025
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 20.3x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 8.0x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.36x.
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 Market0.30%
Materials0.40%
Metals and Mining0.17%
Diversified Metals and Mining2.74%
Aluminum0.37%
Precious Metals and Minerals0%0
Gold-0.56%
Copper-0.81%
Steel-1.16%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Diversified Metals and Mining industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 13.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 15.5%, 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 20.1x.
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¥1.64k2.9%
+JP¥42.2b		n/aPE21x
5713 Sumitomo Metal MiningJP¥4.32k0.7%
+JP¥8.7b		12.5%PE53.5x
5726 OSAKA Titanium technologiesLtdJP¥2.55k9.3%
+JP¥8.0b		3.9%PE19.9x
5727 Toho Titanium CompanyJP¥1.72k5.6%
+JP¥6.5b		58.3%PE48.1x
5711 Mitsubishi MaterialsJP¥2.62k1.5%
+JP¥4.9b		6.0%PE37.8x

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