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Japanese (NIKKEI) Steel Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 15, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies41
  • 7D8.2%
  • 3M-0.2%
  • 1Y-18.6%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Steel industry has remained flat, although notably Nippon Steel gained 7.6%. Unfortunately though, the industry is down 19% over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 7.1% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Japanese Steel Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 15 Apr 2025JP¥7.2tJP¥22.0tJP¥943.0b9.4x7.7x0.3x
Thu, 13 Mar 2025JP¥8.2tJP¥22.0tJP¥940.5b10.6x8.7x0.4x
Sat, 08 Feb 2025JP¥8.0tJP¥22.0tJP¥926.2b9.4x8.6x0.4x
Mon, 06 Jan 2025JP¥7.6tJP¥22.2tJP¥971.2b8.7x7.8x0.3x
Wed, 04 Dec 2024JP¥7.4tJP¥22.2tJP¥970.8b8.5x7.6x0.3x
Fri, 01 Nov 2024JP¥7.5tJP¥22.3tJP¥1.1t9x6.8x0.3x
Sun, 29 Sep 2024JP¥7.7tJP¥22.3tJP¥1.1t9.3x7x0.3x
Tue, 27 Aug 2024JP¥7.6tJP¥22.3tJP¥1.1t9.4x6.9x0.3x
Thu, 25 Jul 2024JP¥7.9tJP¥22.4tJP¥1.2t9.5x6.7x0.4x
Sat, 22 Jun 2024JP¥8.0tJP¥22.4tJP¥1.2t8.7x6.7x0.4x
Mon, 20 May 2024JP¥8.0tJP¥22.4tJP¥1.2t9.2x6.8x0.4x
Wed, 17 Apr 2024JP¥8.5tJP¥22.3tJP¥1.2t8.5x6.8x0.4x
Fri, 15 Mar 2024JP¥8.4tJP¥22.3tJP¥1.2t8.6x6.7x0.4x
Sun, 11 Feb 2024JP¥8.2tJP¥22.3tJP¥1.2t8.3x6.6x0.4x
Tue, 09 Jan 2024JP¥8.9tJP¥23.4tJP¥1.3t7.7x7.1x0.4x
Thu, 07 Dec 2023JP¥8.7tJP¥23.4tJP¥1.3t7.4x7x0.4x
Sat, 04 Nov 2023JP¥8.3tJP¥23.3tJP¥1.2t7.2x6.9x0.4x
Mon, 02 Oct 2023JP¥8.7tJP¥23.1tJP¥1.2t7.6x7.1x0.4x
Wed, 30 Aug 2023JP¥8.5tJP¥23.1tJP¥1.2t7.2x7x0.4x
Fri, 28 Jul 2023JP¥8.1tJP¥22.7tJP¥1.3t7.2x6.3x0.4x
Sun, 25 Jun 2023JP¥7.4tJP¥22.7tJP¥1.3t6.8x5.8x0.3x
Tue, 23 May 2023JP¥7.1tJP¥22.7tJP¥1.3t6.4x5.5x0.3x
Thu, 20 Apr 2023JP¥7.1tJP¥22.3tJP¥1.3t6.9x5.7x0.3x
Sat, 18 Mar 2023JP¥7.0tJP¥22.3tJP¥1.3t6.8x5.6x0.3x
Mon, 13 Feb 2023JP¥6.6tJP¥22.3tJP¥1.3t6.4x5.3x0.3x
Wed, 11 Jan 2023JP¥6.0tJP¥21.5tJP¥1.4t5.8x4.4x0.3x
Fri, 09 Dec 2022JP¥5.9tJP¥21.5tJP¥1.4t5.7x4.3x0.3x
Sun, 06 Nov 2022JP¥5.6tJP¥21.1tJP¥1.4t6.1x4x0.3x
Tue, 04 Oct 2022JP¥5.4tJP¥20.6tJP¥1.4t5.7x4x0.3x
Thu, 01 Sep 2022JP¥5.8tJP¥20.6tJP¥1.4t6x4.3x0.3x
Sat, 30 Jul 2022JP¥5.5tJP¥19.5tJP¥1.3t6.8x4.4x0.3x
Mon, 27 Jun 2022JP¥5.3tJP¥19.4tJP¥1.2t6.5x4.3x0.3x
Wed, 25 May 2022JP¥5.6tJP¥19.4tJP¥1.2t6.6x4.5x0.3x
Fri, 22 Apr 2022JP¥5.6tJP¥18.2tJP¥1.1t7.8x4.9x0.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

4.9x


Total Market Cap: JP¥5.6tTotal Earnings: JP¥1.1tTotal Revenue: JP¥18.2tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Steel Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 6.2x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Japanese Steel industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 7.6x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 6.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.33x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Steel industry have declined 6.3% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 6.6% 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 Comparison

How does Japanese Steel compare with similar industries?

JP Market8.73%
Materials9.26%
Metals and Mining10.69%
Steel8.16%
Diversified Metals and Mining18.53%
Gold18.18%
Copper17.09%
Precious Metals and Minerals9.86%
Aluminum8.89%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
5401 Nippon SteelJP¥2.95k7.6%
+JP¥218.4b		-18.0%PE6.6x
5411 JFE HoldingsJP¥1.68k7.4%
+JP¥73.5b		-32.9%PE7.9x
5444 Yamato KogyoJP¥7.78k12.8%
+JP¥54.9b		-6.7%PE12.9x
5406 Kobe SteelJP¥1.61k8.1%
+JP¥47.5b		-18.5%PE6.2x
5451 Yodogawa Steel WorksJP¥5.74k12.5%
+JP¥18.5b		24.9%PE20.7x
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