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Japanese (NIKKEI) Metals and Mining Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 30, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies61
  • 7D-0.3%
  • 3M13.9%
  • 1Y95.2%
  • YTD31.2%

Over the last 7 days, the Metals and Mining industry has dropped 1.1%, driven by Sumitomo Metal Mining declining 3.6%. On the other hand Mitsui Kinzoku Company is actually up 8.1%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 94%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 18% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 30 Apr 2026JP¥20.4tJP¥30.6tJP¥732.3b13.6x27.8x0.7x
Sat, 28 Mar 2026JP¥18.8tJP¥30.6tJP¥736.4b13.1x25.6x0.6x
Mon, 23 Feb 2026JP¥19.8tJP¥30.6tJP¥736.4b14.3x26.9x0.6x
Wed, 21 Jan 2026JP¥17.6tJP¥30.1tJP¥691.8b14.7x25.4x0.6x
Fri, 19 Dec 2025JP¥14.3tJP¥30.1tJP¥690.9b12x20.6x0.5x
Sun, 16 Nov 2025JP¥14.0tJP¥30.2tJP¥686.8b12.4x20.4x0.5x
Tue, 14 Oct 2025JP¥13.6tJP¥30.0tJP¥651.4b13.1x20.9x0.5x
Thu, 11 Sep 2025JP¥13.1tJP¥30.0tJP¥647.9b12.9x20.3x0.4x
Sat, 09 Aug 2025JP¥11.5tJP¥30.0tJP¥685.2b11.1x16.8x0.4x
Mon, 07 Jul 2025JP¥10.7tJP¥30.4tJP¥1.1t9.4x9.8x0.4x
Wed, 04 Jun 2025JP¥10.5tJP¥30.4tJP¥1.1t9.4x9.6x0.3x
Fri, 02 May 2025JP¥10.5tJP¥31.1tJP¥1.3t9.8x8.1x0.3x
Sun, 30 Mar 2025JP¥11.6tJP¥31.5tJP¥1.3t10.3x8.8x0.4x
Tue, 25 Feb 2025JP¥10.6tJP¥29.9tJP¥1.2t10.4x8.8x0.4x
Thu, 23 Jan 2025JP¥10.2tJP¥29.8tJP¥1.3t9.2x8.2x0.3x
Sat, 21 Dec 2024JP¥9.8tJP¥29.8tJP¥1.2t9x7.8x0.3x
Mon, 18 Nov 2024JP¥10.2tJP¥29.8tJP¥1.2t8.8x8.2x0.3x
Wed, 16 Oct 2024JP¥10.5tJP¥29.7tJP¥1.4t10.1x7.7x0.4x
Fri, 13 Sep 2024JP¥9.9tJP¥29.7tJP¥1.4t9.5x7.3x0.3x
Sun, 11 Aug 2024JP¥9.9tJP¥29.6tJP¥1.3t9x7.5x0.3x
Tue, 09 Jul 2024JP¥11.5tJP¥29.5tJP¥1.4t10.9x8.4x0.4x
Thu, 06 Jun 2024JP¥11.3tJP¥29.5tJP¥1.4t10.8x8.1x0.4x
Sat, 04 May 2024JP¥11.7tJP¥29.4tJP¥1.4t9.1x8.3x0.4x
Mon, 01 Apr 2024JP¥11.9tJP¥29.4tJP¥1.4t9.9x8.5x0.4x
Wed, 28 Feb 2024JP¥11.6tJP¥29.4tJP¥1.4t9.6x8.3x0.4x
Fri, 26 Jan 2024JP¥12.1tJP¥30.5tJP¥1.3t9.8x9x0.4x
Sun, 24 Dec 2023JP¥11.4tJP¥30.5tJP¥1.3t9.3x8.4x0.4x
Tue, 21 Nov 2023JP¥11.6tJP¥30.5tJP¥1.3t9.2x8.6x0.4x
Thu, 19 Oct 2023JP¥11.2tJP¥30.4tJP¥1.4t9.3x8.2x0.4x
Sat, 16 Sep 2023JP¥12.1tJP¥30.3tJP¥1.4t10.4x8.8x0.4x
Mon, 14 Aug 2023JP¥11.4tJP¥30.3tJP¥1.4t9.2x8.4x0.4x
Wed, 12 Jul 2023JP¥10.4tJP¥30.1tJP¥1.6t8x6.7x0.3x
Fri, 09 Jun 2023JP¥10.1tJP¥30.1tJP¥1.6t7.5x6.5x0.3x
Sun, 07 May 2023JP¥10.0tJP¥29.9tJP¥1.7t7x6.1x0.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

6.1x


Total Market Cap: JP¥10.0tTotal Earnings: JP¥1.7tTotal Revenue: JP¥29.9tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Metals and Mining Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 11.8x202420252026
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 27.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 11.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.40x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Metals and Mining industry have declined 24% 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 Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Japanese Materials industry?

JP Market0.55%
Materials0.99%
Metals and Mining-0.35%
Diversified Metals and Mining0.18%
Precious Metals and Minerals0%0
Steel-0.74%
Copper-1.48%
Aluminum-2.47%
Gold-4.09%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Diversified Metals and Mining industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 18.8x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 15.1%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 2.2% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Gold industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 19.4x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Steel industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 24% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 1.7% per year.
  • In contrast, the Gold industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 4.2% 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
5706 Mitsui Kinzoku CompanyJP¥42.36k15.0%
+JP¥316.4b		993.7%PE39.4x
5016 JX Advanced MetalsJP¥4.77k2.6%
+JP¥112.1b		505.8%PE43.4x
5406 Kobe SteelJP¥1.92k4.1%
+JP¥30.1b		15.4%PE8.6x
5411 JFE HoldingsJP¥1.71k0.8%
+JP¥8.9b		3.1%PE20.6x
5482 Aichi SteelJP¥2.88k4.1%
+JP¥7.2b		36.7%PE16.4x

Latest News

5706
JP¥42,360.00
Mitsui Kinzoku Company
7D
15.0%
1Y
993.7%
5482
JP¥2,877.00
Aichi Steel
7D
4.1%
1Y
36.7%
5449
JP¥2,465.00
Osaka Steel
7D
6.5%
1Y
11.5%
5410
JP¥2,840.00
Godo Steel
7D
-17.9%
1Y
-23.1%
5741
JP¥2,738.00
UACJ
7D
-2.1%
1Y
122.8%

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5727
JP¥3,345.00
Toho Titanium Company
7D
2.5%
1Y
225.7%
3168
JP¥1,454.00
MERF
7D
5.9%
1Y
179.1%

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5440
JP¥1,909.00
Kyoei Steel
7D
-14.7%
1Y
-2.7%
5406
JP¥1,922.00
Kobe Steel
7D
4.1%
1Y
15.4%
5711
JP¥5,081.00
Mitsubishi Materials
7D
-4.0%
1Y
126.6%
5016
JP¥4,774.00
JX Advanced Metals
7D
2.6%
1Y
505.8%
5714
JP¥9,479.00
Dowa Holdings
7D
-1.9%
1Y
108.2%
5411
JP¥1,709.00
JFE Holdings
7D
0.8%
1Y
3.1%
5857
JP¥3,530.00
ARE Holdings
7D
-3.7%
1Y
101.8%
5713
JP¥9,370.00
Sumitomo Metal Mining
7D
-3.8%
1Y
199.3%
5401
JP¥571.80
Nippon Steel
7D
-1.4%
1Y
-4.5%