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Japanese (NIKKEI) Electronic Components Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 02, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies60
  • 7D6.4%
  • 3M25.4%
  • 1Y70.9%
  • YTDn/a

The Electronic Components industry is up 6.4% in the last week, with Hamamatsu Photonics K.K up 11%. In the same time, Murata Manufacturing was down 7.8%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 71%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 16% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Japanese Electronic Components Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 04 Mar 2026JP¥26.7tJP¥12.7tJP¥837.2b24.5x31.9x2.1x
Fri, 30 Jan 2026JP¥21.1tJP¥12.4tJP¥768.9b19.1x27.5x1.7x
Sun, 28 Dec 2025JP¥21.3tJP¥12.4tJP¥769.5b19.5x27.7x1.7x
Tue, 25 Nov 2025JP¥20.7tJP¥12.4tJP¥769.2b18.4x26.9x1.7x
Thu, 23 Oct 2025JP¥20.7tJP¥12.1tJP¥667.9b18.5x31x1.7x
Sat, 20 Sep 2025JP¥18.7tJP¥12.1tJP¥667.9b18.1x28.1x1.5x
Mon, 18 Aug 2025JP¥17.4tJP¥12.1tJP¥668.1b16.7x26x1.4x
Wed, 16 Jul 2025JP¥15.9tJP¥12.2tJP¥645.1b15.8x24.6x1.3x
Fri, 13 Jun 2025JP¥15.4tJP¥12.2tJP¥645.2b16x23.8x1.3x
Sun, 11 May 2025JP¥14.9tJP¥12.2tJP¥679.0b14.6x22x1.2x
Tue, 08 Apr 2025JP¥12.6tJP¥12.1tJP¥635.8b12.7x19.7x1x
Thu, 06 Mar 2025JP¥16.2tJP¥12.1tJP¥636.9b17.3x25.5x1.3x
Sat, 01 Feb 2025JP¥17.0tJP¥12.1tJP¥649.7b17.5x26.2x1.4x
Mon, 30 Dec 2024JP¥17.8tJP¥12.2tJP¥636.7b17.3x27.9x1.5x
Wed, 27 Nov 2024JP¥16.8tJP¥12.1tJP¥640.4b17x26.3x1.4x
Fri, 25 Oct 2024JP¥17.8tJP¥12.1tJP¥661.0b15.1x27x1.5x
Sun, 22 Sep 2024JP¥17.6tJP¥12.1tJP¥662.5b15.2x26.6x1.5x
Tue, 20 Aug 2024JP¥18.3tJP¥12.1tJP¥648.0b16.1x28.2x1.5x
Thu, 18 Jul 2024JP¥21.8tJP¥11.9tJP¥561.7b19.2x38.9x1.8x
Sat, 15 Jun 2024JP¥19.2tJP¥11.9tJP¥561.8b19.5x34.2x1.6x
Mon, 13 May 2024JP¥17.4tJP¥12.0tJP¥553.2b17.9x31.4x1.5x
Wed, 10 Apr 2024JP¥17.9tJP¥11.9tJP¥552.5b18.2x32.3x1.5x
Fri, 08 Mar 2024JP¥18.3tJP¥11.9tJP¥553.0b19.3x33.1x1.5x
Sun, 04 Feb 2024JP¥19.0tJP¥12.1tJP¥597.7b17.9x31.9x1.6x
Tue, 02 Jan 2024JP¥18.5tJP¥12.2tJP¥629.3b17x29.4x1.5x
Thu, 30 Nov 2023JP¥18.2tJP¥12.2tJP¥630.0b17x28.9x1.5x
Sat, 28 Oct 2023JP¥16.5tJP¥12.3tJP¥751.9b15.2x22x1.3x
Mon, 25 Sep 2023JP¥17.5tJP¥12.4tJP¥754.5b16.8x23.2x1.4x
Wed, 23 Aug 2023JP¥17.0tJP¥12.4tJP¥755.0b16x22.5x1.4x
Fri, 21 Jul 2023JP¥17.9tJP¥12.5tJP¥903.8b13.6x19.8x1.4x
Sun, 18 Jun 2023JP¥18.5tJP¥12.5tJP¥903.9b13.1x20.5x1.5x
Tue, 16 May 2023JP¥17.0tJP¥12.5tJP¥934.0b13.2x18.2x1.4x
Thu, 13 Apr 2023JP¥16.5tJP¥12.5tJP¥1.1t11x14.9x1.3x
Sat, 11 Mar 2023JP¥16.4tJP¥12.5tJP¥1.1t10.9x14.8x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

14.8x


Total Market Cap: JP¥16.4tTotal Earnings: JP¥1.1tTotal Revenue: JP¥12.5tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Electronic Components Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 26.5x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Japanese Electronic Components industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 31.9x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 26.4x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.5x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Electronic Components industry have declined 8.7% 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 Electronic Components compare with similar industries?

JP Market3.27%
Tech4.43%
Electronic Equipment and Components6.73%
Electronic Components6.36%
Electronic Equipment and Instruments7.53%
Technology Distributors3.78%
Electronic Manufacturing Services3.43%
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
6965 Hamamatsu Photonics K.KJP¥2.14k10.5%
+JP¥57.7b		38.7%PE48.9x
5214 Nippon Electric GlassJP¥6.85k6.5%
+JP¥26.4b		91.8%PE17.2x
6834 SEIKOH GIKENJP¥27.45k11.1%
+JP¥24.6b		539.9%PE51.4x
5344 MaruwaLtdJP¥61.32k3.1%
+JP¥23.1b		95.2%PE43x
6787 Meiko ElectronicsJP¥22.42k3.6%
+JP¥19.8b		218.5%PE34.2x

Latest News

5214
JP¥6,847.00
Nippon Electric Glass
7D
6.5%
1Y
91.8%
6981
JP¥3,730.00
Murata Manufacturing
7D
-7.8%
1Y
47.8%
5344
JP¥61,320.00
MaruwaLtd
7D
3.1%
1Y
95.2%
6965
JP¥2,143.00
Hamamatsu Photonics K.K
7D
10.5%
1Y
38.7%
6645
JP¥5,111.00
OMRON
7D
-3.4%
1Y
14.4%
4062
JP¥8,618.00
IbidenLtd
7D
-12.8%
1Y
318.7%
6787
JP¥22,420.00
Meiko Electronics
7D
3.6%
1Y
218.5%
6834
JP¥27,450.00
SEIKOH GIKEN
7D
11.1%
1Y
539.9%
6762
JP¥2,094.00
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7D
-11.6%
1Y
31.0%

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