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Japanese (NIKKEI) IT Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 30, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies216
  • 7D9.9%
  • 3M17.4%
  • 1Y1.9%
  • YTD-8.9%

Over the last 7 days, the IT industry has risen 9.9%, driven by gains in Fujitsu and NEC of 20% and 18%, respectively. In the same time, LiNKX was down 33%. The industry has been flat over the past 12 months despite the gain this week. Earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 30 Jul 2026JP¥26.9tJP¥15.3tJP¥1.1t15.8x23.6x1.8x
Sat, 27 Jun 2026JP¥22.1tJP¥15.2tJP¥1.1t14x19.4x1.5x
Mon, 25 May 2026JP¥23.8tJP¥15.2tJP¥1.1t14.7x20.9x1.6x
Wed, 22 Apr 2026JP¥25.7tJP¥15.1tJP¥1.2t15.1x21.2x1.7x
Fri, 20 Mar 2026JP¥23.4tJP¥15.1tJP¥1.2t15x19.4x1.5x
Sun, 15 Feb 2026JP¥26.1tJP¥15.8tJP¥1.3t15.9x20.4x1.6x
Tue, 13 Jan 2026JP¥32.4tJP¥15.4tJP¥1.2t17.5x27x2.1x
Thu, 11 Dec 2025JP¥31.8tJP¥15.4tJP¥1.2t17.2x26.6x2.1x
Sat, 08 Nov 2025JP¥31.1tJP¥15.6tJP¥1.2t17.1x26.3x2x
Mon, 06 Oct 2025JP¥28.3tJP¥15.3tJP¥1.0t17.5x27.1x1.9x
Wed, 03 Sep 2025JP¥34.3tJP¥19.9tJP¥1.2t17.3x29x1.7x
Fri, 01 Aug 2025JP¥28.6tJP¥15.1tJP¥1.0t17.9x27.6x1.9x
Sun, 29 Jun 2025JP¥28.4tJP¥15.0tJP¥979.1b17.2x29x1.9x
Tue, 27 May 2025JP¥32.8tJP¥19.6tJP¥1.1t17.1x29.3x1.7x
Thu, 24 Apr 2025JP¥28.3tJP¥19.5tJP¥1.2t16.6x22.9x1.5x
Sat, 22 Mar 2025JP¥28.8tJP¥19.8tJP¥1.2t17.4x23.1x1.5x
Mon, 17 Feb 2025JP¥30.1tJP¥20.1tJP¥1.3t17.4x23.8x1.5x
Wed, 15 Jan 2025JP¥27.2tJP¥19.5tJP¥1.1t16.8x24.5x1.4x
Fri, 13 Dec 2024JP¥28.7tJP¥19.8tJP¥1.1t18.5x25.6x1.4x
Sun, 10 Nov 2024JP¥28.1tJP¥19.8tJP¥1.1t17.7x25.1x1.4x
Tue, 08 Oct 2024JP¥28.1tJP¥19.7tJP¥1.1t17.7x25x1.4x
Thu, 05 Sep 2024JP¥26.7tJP¥19.7tJP¥1.1t17.9x23.6x1.4x
Sat, 03 Aug 2024JP¥24.1tJP¥19.6tJP¥1.1t16.8x21x1.2x
Mon, 01 Jul 2024JP¥25.5tJP¥19.5tJP¥1.1t18.2x22.7x1.3x
Wed, 29 May 2024JP¥24.3tJP¥19.5tJP¥1.1t17x21.6x1.2x
Fri, 26 Apr 2024JP¥24.2tJP¥19.2tJP¥967.3b18.4x25x1.3x
Sun, 24 Mar 2024JP¥26.0tJP¥19.2tJP¥964.4b19.6x27x1.4x
Tue, 20 Feb 2024JP¥24.5tJP¥19.1tJP¥964.6b18.5x25.4x1.3x
Thu, 18 Jan 2024JP¥24.6tJP¥19.6tJP¥1.0t18.7x23.7x1.3x
Sat, 16 Dec 2023JP¥23.7tJP¥19.6tJP¥1.0t17.6x22.9x1.2x
Mon, 13 Nov 2023JP¥22.9tJP¥19.4tJP¥1.0t17.7x22.4x1.2x
Wed, 11 Oct 2023JP¥22.8tJP¥18.8tJP¥1.0t18.2x22.4x1.2x
Fri, 08 Sep 2023JP¥23.8tJP¥18.8tJP¥1.0t19.3x23.3x1.3x
Sun, 06 Aug 2023JP¥22.7tJP¥18.5tJP¥1.0t18.6x21.8x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

21.8x


Total Market Cap: JP¥22.7tTotal Earnings: JP¥1.0tTotal Revenue: JP¥18.5tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese IT Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 24.2x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Japanese IT industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 24.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.5x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the IT industry have grown 3.2% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 6.2% per year.
  • This means that less sales are being generated overall, but since cost of doing business is lower, profits have been increasing.

Industry Trends

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

JP Market-2.05%
Tech-15.19%
IT9.86%
IT Consulting10.04%
Data Processing Services6.20%
Internet Services and Infrastructure4.68%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Internet Services and Infrastructure industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 37.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 16.4%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 22.1% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Data Processing Services industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 16.9x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Internet Services and Infrastructure industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 16% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 22% per year.
  • In contrast, the IT Consulting industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 12% 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
6702 FujitsuJP¥3.90k20.2%
+JP¥1.1t		18.0%PE22.3x
6701 NECJP¥5.00k17.9%
+JP¥1.0t		13.6%PE24.5x
4307 Nomura Research InstituteJP¥5.55k13.2%
+JP¥349.2b		-7.8%PE196.3x
4684 OBICLtdJP¥4.74k13.8%
+JP¥247.8b		-12.6%PE26x
4768 OtsukaJP¥3.39k13.7%
+JP¥155.3b		18.2%PE19.3x

Latest News

3626
JP¥3,953.00
TISI
7D
15.3%
1Y
-18.3%
6702
JP¥3,899.00
Fujitsu
7D
20.2%
1Y
18.0%
4832
JP¥1,914.00
JFE Systems
7D
-5.5%
1Y
-4.3%
6701
JP¥4,998.00
NEC
7D
17.9%
1Y
13.6%
584A
JP¥2,070.00
LiNKX
7D
-32.6%
1Y
n/a
3697
JP¥917.40
SHIFT
7D
23.0%
1Y
-42.8%
8056
JP¥5,068.00
BIPROGY
7D
11.0%
1Y
-16.8%
4307
JP¥5,550.00
Nomura Research Institute
7D
13.2%
1Y
-7.8%
4684
JP¥4,736.00
OBICLtd
7D
13.8%
1Y
-12.6%
3776
JP¥219.00
BroadBand Tower
7D
-10.2%
1Y
46.0%
2354
JP¥1,188.00
YE DIGITAL
7D
-17.5%
1Y
81.1%
4768
JP¥3,390.00
Otsuka
7D
13.7%
1Y
18.2%
4259
JP¥747.00
ExaWizards
7D
-5.6%
1Y
68.6%
4499
JP¥2,093.00
Speee
7D
-6.4%
1Y
-16.7%
3825
JP¥190.00
Remixpoint
7D
-5.5%
1Y
-61.1%
2158
JP¥605.00
FRONTEO
7D
-6.9%
1Y
-39.5%
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