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Japanese (NIKKEI) Tech Sector Analysis

UpdatedAug 26, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies678
  • 7D-1.0%
  • 3M7.3%
  • 1Y4.1%
  • YTD6.8%

Last week, the Tech industry hasn't moved much but IbidenLtd is up 6.0% in that time. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 4.1% over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 13% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Japanese Tech Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 26 Aug 2025JP¥131.0tJP¥75.5tJP¥5.1t17.1x25.6x1.7x
Thu, 24 Jul 2025JP¥125.2tJP¥70.7tJP¥5.2t16.5x24.1x1.8x
Sat, 21 Jun 2025JP¥120.3tJP¥70.6tJP¥5.2t16.3x23.1x1.7x
Mon, 19 May 2025JP¥124.0tJP¥75.0tJP¥5.4t15.5x23x1.7x
Wed, 16 Apr 2025JP¥108.9tJP¥74.2tJP¥5.6t14.6x19.6x1.5x
Fri, 14 Mar 2025JP¥120.2tJP¥74.7tJP¥5.6t15.6x21.6x1.6x
Sun, 09 Feb 2025JP¥127.8tJP¥74.8tJP¥5.4t16.5x23.7x1.7x
Tue, 07 Jan 2025JP¥125.9tJP¥74.1tJP¥5.3t16.6x23.9x1.7x
Thu, 05 Dec 2024JP¥125.5tJP¥72.5tJP¥5.1t16.7x24.4x1.7x
Sat, 02 Nov 2024JP¥124.0tJP¥71.8tJP¥5.0t15.7x24.6x1.7x
Mon, 30 Sep 2024JP¥132.3tJP¥71.8tJP¥5.1t16.9x26.2x1.8x
Wed, 28 Aug 2024JP¥128.5tJP¥71.9tJP¥5.0t16.6x25.5x1.8x
Fri, 26 Jul 2024JP¥127.9tJP¥70.7tJP¥4.8t17.2x26.4x1.8x
Sun, 23 Jun 2024JP¥135.7tJP¥70.5tJP¥4.8t16.8x28.2x1.9x
Tue, 21 May 2024JP¥134.4tJP¥70.5tJP¥4.8t17.1x27.9x1.9x
Thu, 18 Apr 2024JP¥132.6tJP¥70.0tJP¥4.6t17x29.1x1.9x
Sat, 16 Mar 2024JP¥132.2tJP¥70.3tJP¥4.6t17.6x29x1.9x
Mon, 12 Feb 2024JP¥127.3tJP¥70.3tJP¥4.6t17.1x27.8x1.8x
Wed, 10 Jan 2024JP¥118.7tJP¥71.3tJP¥4.8t17.2x24.9x1.7x
Fri, 08 Dec 2023JP¥114.6tJP¥71.3tJP¥4.8t16.8x24.1x1.6x
Sun, 05 Nov 2023JP¥108.6tJP¥70.7tJP¥4.9t16.1x22.2x1.5x
Tue, 03 Oct 2023JP¥107.8tJP¥70.5tJP¥5.0t16.5x21.6x1.5x
Thu, 31 Aug 2023JP¥111.1tJP¥70.4tJP¥5.0t16.8x22.2x1.6x
Sat, 29 Jul 2023JP¥111.8tJP¥69.6tJP¥5.1t16.4x21.8x1.6x
Mon, 26 Jun 2023JP¥112.3tJP¥69.6tJP¥5.1t16.5x21.8x1.6x
Wed, 24 May 2023JP¥106.8tJP¥69.6tJP¥5.1t16x20.7x1.5x
Fri, 21 Apr 2023JP¥97.6tJP¥67.7tJP¥5.3t15.2x18.5x1.4x
Sun, 19 Mar 2023JP¥95.7tJP¥67.7tJP¥5.3t15x18.1x1.4x
Tue, 14 Feb 2023JP¥95.0tJP¥68.4tJP¥5.3t15x17.8x1.4x
Thu, 12 Jan 2023JP¥91.0tJP¥66.3tJP¥5.4t14.7x16.8x1.4x
Sat, 10 Dec 2022JP¥95.6tJP¥66.2tJP¥5.4t15.1x17.7x1.4x
Mon, 07 Nov 2022JP¥90.7tJP¥65.3tJP¥5.4t14.7x16.9x1.4x
Wed, 05 Oct 2022JP¥89.1tJP¥63.7tJP¥5.2t14.7x17.2x1.4x
Fri, 02 Sep 2022JP¥92.0tJP¥63.7tJP¥5.1t15.3x18x1.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

18x


Total Market Cap: JP¥92.0tTotal Earnings: JP¥5.1tTotal Revenue: JP¥63.7tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Tech Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 22.9x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Japanese Information Technology industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 25.6x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 22.9x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Information Technology industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 5.8% 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 and as a result, profits have held steady.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Japanese Tech sector?

JP Market-0.45%
Tech-0.97%
Communications4.57%
Electronic Equipment and Components0.83%
Tech Hardware-0.13%
Software-0.49%
IT-1.39%
Semiconductors-3.08%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Software industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 40.3x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 19.1%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 14.9% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Communications industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 25.8x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Software industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 19% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 15% per year.
  • In contrast, the IT industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 11% 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
4062 IbidenLtdJP¥7.40k5.5%
+JP¥53.8b		42.6%PE27.5x
7701 ShimadzuJP¥3.71k4.5%
+JP¥46.5b		-24.1%PE20.7x
6787 Meiko ElectronicsJP¥9.44k17.0%
+JP¥35.2b		68.6%PE15.8x
6806 Hirose ElectricLtdJP¥19.26k3.0%
+JP¥18.8b		1.2%PE20.5x
3853 AsteriaJP¥1.89k111.4%
+JP¥16.3b		238.5%PE33.3x

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