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Japanese (NIKKEI) Steel Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 06, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies40
  • 7D5.9%
  • 3M17.0%
  • 1Y12.7%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Steel industry has risen 3.9%, driven by gains from Nippon Steel of 8.9%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 8.5%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 24% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 06 Sep 2025JP¥8.4tJP¥21.1tJP¥424.1b9.9x19.7x0.4x
Mon, 04 Aug 2025JP¥7.4tJP¥21.2tJP¥457.4b9x16.1x0.3x
Wed, 02 Jul 2025JP¥7.0tJP¥21.4tJP¥805.1b8.2x8.7x0.3x
Fri, 30 May 2025JP¥7.1tJP¥21.4tJP¥805.3b8.5x8.8x0.3x
Sun, 27 Apr 2025JP¥7.2tJP¥21.7tJP¥938.8b9.9x7.7x0.3x
Tue, 25 Mar 2025JP¥8.3tJP¥22.0tJP¥940.5b10.6x8.8x0.4x
Thu, 20 Feb 2025JP¥8.0tJP¥22.0tJP¥940.5b10.5x8.5x0.4x
Sat, 18 Jan 2025JP¥7.4tJP¥22.2tJP¥971.2b8.4x7.6x0.3x
Mon, 16 Dec 2024JP¥7.4tJP¥22.2tJP¥970.8b8.6x7.6x0.3x
Wed, 13 Nov 2024JP¥7.6tJP¥22.2tJP¥970.4b8.7x7.8x0.3x
Fri, 11 Oct 2024JP¥7.5tJP¥22.3tJP¥1.1t9.2x6.8x0.3x
Sun, 08 Sep 2024JP¥7.4tJP¥22.3tJP¥1.1t9.1x6.7x0.3x
Tue, 06 Aug 2024JP¥6.6tJP¥22.4tJP¥1.1t8x5.9x0.3x
Thu, 04 Jul 2024JP¥8.3tJP¥22.4tJP¥1.2t10.3x7.1x0.4x
Sat, 01 Jun 2024JP¥8.3tJP¥22.4tJP¥1.2t9.2x7x0.4x
Mon, 29 Apr 2024JP¥8.2tJP¥22.3tJP¥1.2t8.5x6.6x0.4x
Wed, 27 Mar 2024JP¥8.9tJP¥22.3tJP¥1.2t8.8x7.1x0.4x
Fri, 23 Feb 2024JP¥8.4tJP¥22.3tJP¥1.2t8.4x6.8x0.4x
Sun, 21 Jan 2024JP¥9.0tJP¥23.4tJP¥1.3t7.8x7.2x0.4x
Tue, 19 Dec 2023JP¥8.4tJP¥23.4tJP¥1.3t7.2x6.7x0.4x
Thu, 16 Nov 2023JP¥8.5tJP¥23.4tJP¥1.3t7.2x6.8x0.4x
Sat, 14 Oct 2023JP¥8.3tJP¥23.1tJP¥1.2t7.4x6.8x0.4x
Mon, 11 Sep 2023JP¥8.7tJP¥23.1tJP¥1.2t7.2x7.2x0.4x
Wed, 09 Aug 2023JP¥8.4tJP¥23.0tJP¥1.2t7.2x6.9x0.4x
Fri, 07 Jul 2023JP¥7.6tJP¥22.7tJP¥1.3t7x5.9x0.3x
Sun, 04 Jun 2023JP¥7.0tJP¥22.7tJP¥1.3t6.3x5.5x0.3x
Tue, 02 May 2023JP¥7.0tJP¥22.3tJP¥1.3t6.4x5.5x0.3x
Thu, 30 Mar 2023JP¥7.0tJP¥22.3tJP¥1.3t6.9x5.6x0.3x
Sat, 25 Feb 2023JP¥7.1tJP¥22.3tJP¥1.3t7x5.7x0.3x
Mon, 23 Jan 2023JP¥6.4tJP¥21.6tJP¥1.4t6.1x4.7x0.3x
Wed, 21 Dec 2022JP¥5.8tJP¥21.5tJP¥1.4t5.8x4.3x0.3x
Fri, 18 Nov 2022JP¥5.8tJP¥21.5tJP¥1.4t5.6x4.3x0.3x
Sun, 16 Oct 2022JP¥5.7tJP¥20.6tJP¥1.4t5.7x4.1x0.3x
Tue, 13 Sep 2022JP¥5.9tJP¥20.6tJP¥1.4t5.8x4.3x0.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

4.3x


Total Market Cap: JP¥5.9tTotal Earnings: JP¥1.4tTotal Revenue: JP¥20.6tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Steel Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 7x202320242025
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 19.4x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 7.0x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.34x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Steel industry have declined 32% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that although sales have remained flat, 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 Market0.92%
Materials1.44%
Metals and Mining5.16%
Steel5.88%
Gold5.15%
Diversified Metals and Mining4.21%
Copper3.95%
Aluminum1.57%
Precious Metals and Minerals0%0
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¥3.39k8.7%
+JP¥284.3b		9.9%PS0.4x
5411 JFE HoldingsJP¥1.95k6.1%
+JP¥71.6b		1.4%PE17.4x
5444 Yamato KogyoJP¥10.15k4.7%
+JP¥27.9b		44.0%PE31x
5406 Kobe SteelJP¥1.89k3.9%
+JP¥27.5b		12.4%PE5.5x
5471 Daido SteelJP¥1.33k4.3%
+JP¥11.0b		-2.0%PE9.5x

Latest News

5444
JP¥10,145.00
Yamato Kogyo
7D
4.7%
1Y
44.0%
5423
JP¥1,643.00
Tokyo Steel Manufacturing
7D
-1.0%
1Y
-13.8%
5451
JP¥1,409.00
Yodogawa Steel Works
7D
2.5%
1Y
28.3%
5406
JP¥1,885.00
Kobe Steel
7D
3.9%
1Y
12.4%

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Sep 02
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5411
JP¥1,951.50
JFE Holdings
7D
6.1%
1Y
1.4%

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Sep 01
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5471
JP¥1,325.00
Daido Steel
7D
4.3%
1Y
-2.0%
5446
JP¥1,260.00
HOKUETSU METAL
7D
-1.0%
1Y
-7.0%
5401
JP¥3,387.00
Nippon Steel
7D
8.7%
1Y
9.9%

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Aug 25
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5463
JP¥3,900.00
Maruichi Steel Tube
7D
2.4%
1Y
14.8%

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Aug 24
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5986
JP¥208.00
Molitec Steel
7D
-1.0%
1Y
8.9%
5602
JP¥8,410.00
KurimotoLtd
7D
7.1%
1Y
102.7%
5542
JP¥793.00
Shinhokoku Material
7D
-0.8%
1Y
32.4%
7485
JP¥7,860.00
Okaya
7D
-1.6%
1Y
4.5%