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Japanese (NIKKEI) Steel Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 12, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies40
  • 7D-0.5%
  • 3M-6.7%
  • 1Y-13.5%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Steel industry is flat overall, with Daido Steel standing out by going down 9.8%. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 14% in the last year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 8.7% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 12 May 2025JP¥7.2tJP¥21.4tJP¥787.3b9.3x9.2x0.3x
Wed, 09 Apr 2025JP¥7.1tJP¥22.0tJP¥943.0b9x7.5x0.3x
Fri, 07 Mar 2025JP¥8.2tJP¥22.0tJP¥940.5b10.7x8.7x0.4x
Sun, 02 Feb 2025JP¥7.7tJP¥22.2tJP¥950.2b9x8.1x0.3x
Tue, 31 Dec 2024JP¥7.6tJP¥22.2tJP¥971.2b8.7x7.8x0.3x
Thu, 28 Nov 2024JP¥7.3tJP¥22.2tJP¥970.7b8.4x7.5x0.3x
Sat, 26 Oct 2024JP¥7.2tJP¥22.3tJP¥1.1t8.8x6.5x0.3x
Mon, 23 Sep 2024JP¥7.6tJP¥22.3tJP¥1.1t9.3x6.9x0.3x
Wed, 21 Aug 2024JP¥7.6tJP¥22.3tJP¥1.1t9.3x6.9x0.3x
Fri, 19 Jul 2024JP¥8.2tJP¥22.4tJP¥1.2t10x7x0.4x
Sun, 16 Jun 2024JP¥8.0tJP¥22.4tJP¥1.2t8.9x6.8x0.4x
Tue, 14 May 2024JP¥8.1tJP¥22.4tJP¥1.2t8x6.8x0.4x
Thu, 11 Apr 2024JP¥8.5tJP¥22.3tJP¥1.2t8.7x6.8x0.4x
Sat, 09 Mar 2024JP¥8.7tJP¥22.3tJP¥1.2t8.7x7x0.4x
Mon, 05 Feb 2024JP¥9.2tJP¥23.3tJP¥1.2t8.4x7.4x0.4x
Wed, 03 Jan 2024JP¥8.6tJP¥23.4tJP¥1.3t7.5x6.9x0.4x
Fri, 01 Dec 2023JP¥8.7tJP¥23.4tJP¥1.3t7.4x7x0.4x
Sun, 29 Oct 2023JP¥8.3tJP¥23.1tJP¥1.2t7.2x6.8x0.4x
Tue, 26 Sep 2023JP¥9.2tJP¥23.1tJP¥1.2t7.9x7.5x0.4x
Thu, 24 Aug 2023JP¥8.3tJP¥23.1tJP¥1.2t7x6.8x0.4x
Sat, 22 Jul 2023JP¥7.7tJP¥22.7tJP¥1.3t7x6x0.3x
Mon, 19 Jun 2023JP¥7.5tJP¥22.7tJP¥1.3t6.8x5.9x0.3x
Wed, 17 May 2023JP¥7.1tJP¥22.7tJP¥1.3t6.5x5.5x0.3x
Fri, 14 Apr 2023JP¥7.0tJP¥22.3tJP¥1.3t6.7x5.6x0.3x
Sun, 12 Mar 2023JP¥7.5tJP¥22.3tJP¥1.3t7.4x6x0.3x
Tue, 07 Feb 2023JP¥6.6tJP¥21.7tJP¥1.4t6.5x4.8x0.3x
Thu, 05 Jan 2023JP¥5.8tJP¥21.5tJP¥1.4t5.6x4.2x0.3x
Sat, 03 Dec 2022JP¥5.8tJP¥21.5tJP¥1.4t5.7x4.3x0.3x
Mon, 31 Oct 2022JP¥5.5tJP¥20.7tJP¥1.4t6x4x0.3x
Wed, 28 Sep 2022JP¥5.7tJP¥20.6tJP¥1.4t5.7x4.2x0.3x
Fri, 26 Aug 2022JP¥5.7tJP¥20.6tJP¥1.4t6.1x4.2x0.3x
Sun, 24 Jul 2022JP¥5.5tJP¥19.4tJP¥1.2t6.7x4.4x0.3x
Tue, 21 Jun 2022JP¥5.2tJP¥19.4tJP¥1.2t6.4x4.3x0.3x
Thu, 19 May 2022JP¥5.5tJP¥19.4tJP¥1.2t6.5x4.5x0.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

4.5x


Total Market Cap: JP¥5.5tTotal Earnings: JP¥1.2tTotal Revenue: JP¥19.4tTotal 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 9.2x 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 14% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 3.4% 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 Market1.70%
Materials0.45%
Metals and Mining-0.055%
Steel-0.51%
Copper2.77%
Diversified Metals and Mining1.15%
Gold1.11%
Precious Metals and Minerals0%0
Aluminum-0.47%
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
5463 Maruichi Steel TubeJP¥3.68k9.4%
+JP¥24.6b		-4.5%PE10.6x
5411 JFE HoldingsJP¥1.69k1.2%
+JP¥12.7b		-26.9%PE11.7x
5444 Yamato KogyoJP¥8.48k1.3%
+JP¥6.8b		-1.3%PE16.6x
7231 Topy IndustriesJP¥2.24k9.8%
+JP¥4.4b		-9.5%PE7.7x
5449 Osaka SteelJP¥2.43k4.0%
+JP¥3.7b		-8.1%PE29.2x
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5411

JP¥1,687.50

JFE Holdings

7D

1.2%

1Y

-26.9%

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5563

JP¥259.00

Nippon Denko

7D

-2.6%

1Y

-13.7%

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May 10
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5451

JP¥5,510.00

Yodogawa Steel Works

7D

-4.2%

1Y

1.8%

5464

JP¥975.00

Mory Industries

7D

-2.9%

1Y

-11.8%

5408

JP¥653.00

Nakayama Steel Works

7D

-9.1%

1Y

-30.5%

5463

JP¥3,677.00

Maruichi Steel Tube

7D

9.4%

1Y

-4.5%

5480

JP¥3,960.00

Nippon Yakin Kogyo

7D

-1.7%

1Y

-13.3%

5401

JP¥2,883.00

Nippon Steel

7D

-3.7%

1Y

-12.8%

7231

JP¥2,240.00

Topy Industries

7D

9.8%

1Y

-9.5%

5471

JP¥1,023.50

Daido Steel

7D

-5.5%

1Y

-36.7%

5461

JP¥2,170.00

Chubu Steel Plate

7D

1.8%

1Y

-16.0%

5445

JP¥5,650.00

Tokyo Tekko

7D

3.5%

1Y

10.8%

5444

JP¥8,478.00

Yamato Kogyo

7D

1.3%

1Y

-1.3%

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May 03
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5423

JP¥1,578.00

Tokyo Steel Manufacturing

7D

-1.4%

1Y

-4.5%

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May 02
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5449

JP¥2,425.00

Osaka Steel

7D

4.0%

1Y

-8.1%

5410

JP¥3,825.00

Godo Steel

7D

3.2%

1Y

-29.0%