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Japanese (NIKKEI) IT Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 19, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies219
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Over the last 7 days, the IT industry has remained flat, although notably SAKURA Internet gained 18%. Unfortunately though, the industry is down 14% over the past 12 months. 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
Fri, 19 Jun 2026JP¥23.1tJP¥15.2tJP¥1.1t14.5x20.3x1.5x
Sun, 17 May 2026JP¥23.0tJP¥15.2tJP¥1.1t14.1x20.3x1.5x
Tue, 14 Apr 2026JP¥23.2tJP¥15.1tJP¥1.2t14.4x19.2x1.5x
Thu, 12 Mar 2026JP¥26.2tJP¥15.9tJP¥1.3t15.3x20.5x1.6x
Sat, 07 Feb 2026JP¥26.9tJP¥15.8tJP¥1.3t16.2x21.1x1.7x
Mon, 05 Jan 2026JP¥31.9tJP¥15.4tJP¥1.2t17.2x26.6x2.1x
Wed, 03 Dec 2025JP¥32.3tJP¥15.4tJP¥1.2t17.3x27.1x2.1x
Fri, 31 Oct 2025JP¥31.2tJP¥15.4tJP¥1.1t17.4x28.6x2x
Sun, 28 Sep 2025JP¥35.0tJP¥19.9tJP¥1.2t18.4x29.5x1.8x
Tue, 26 Aug 2025JP¥34.9tJP¥19.9tJP¥1.2t17.5x29.5x1.8x
Thu, 24 Jul 2025JP¥27.0tJP¥15.0tJP¥980.9b17.4x27.6x1.8x
Sat, 21 Jun 2025JP¥28.2tJP¥15.0tJP¥979.4b17.1x28.8x1.9x
Mon, 19 May 2025JP¥32.6tJP¥19.6tJP¥1.1t17.5x29.2x1.7x
Wed, 16 Apr 2025JP¥27.2tJP¥19.5tJP¥1.2t15.9x22x1.4x
Fri, 14 Mar 2025JP¥28.6tJP¥20.0tJP¥1.3t16.8x22.7x1.4x
Sun, 09 Feb 2025JP¥29.9tJP¥20.0tJP¥1.3t17.8x23.9x1.5x
Tue, 07 Jan 2025JP¥27.9tJP¥19.8tJP¥1.1t17.9x24.8x1.4x
Thu, 05 Dec 2024JP¥28.1tJP¥19.8tJP¥1.1t18x25x1.4x
Sat, 02 Nov 2024JP¥26.3tJP¥19.7tJP¥1.1t17.3x23.6x1.3x
Mon, 30 Sep 2024JP¥28.6tJP¥19.7tJP¥1.1t17.9x25.4x1.5x
Wed, 28 Aug 2024JP¥26.2tJP¥19.7tJP¥1.1t17.7x23.1x1.3x
Fri, 26 Jul 2024JP¥24.9tJP¥19.5tJP¥1.1t18.1x22.1x1.3x
Sun, 23 Jun 2024JP¥24.5tJP¥19.5tJP¥1.1t17.4x21.8x1.3x
Tue, 21 May 2024JP¥24.1tJP¥19.5tJP¥1.1t18x21.5x1.2x
Thu, 18 Apr 2024JP¥24.4tJP¥19.2tJP¥965.5b18.2x25.3x1.3x
Sat, 16 Mar 2024JP¥25.0tJP¥19.2tJP¥963.3b19.6x25.9x1.3x
Mon, 12 Feb 2024JP¥23.7tJP¥19.2tJP¥956.8b18.3x24.7x1.2x
Wed, 10 Jan 2024JP¥24.5tJP¥19.6tJP¥1.0t18.4x23.6x1.2x
Fri, 08 Dec 2023JP¥23.7tJP¥19.6tJP¥1.0t18x22.9x1.2x
Sun, 05 Nov 2023JP¥22.6tJP¥19.0tJP¥1.0t17.6x22.2x1.2x
Tue, 03 Oct 2023JP¥22.8tJP¥18.8tJP¥1.0t18.4x22.3x1.2x
Thu, 31 Aug 2023JP¥23.3tJP¥18.8tJP¥1.0t19x22.8x1.2x
Sat, 29 Jul 2023JP¥22.5tJP¥18.3tJP¥1.0t19x22.2x1.2x
Mon, 26 Jun 2023JP¥22.8tJP¥18.2tJP¥1.0t19.1x22.3x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

22.3x


Total Market Cap: JP¥22.8tTotal Earnings: JP¥1.0tTotal Revenue: JP¥18.2tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese IT Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 24.2x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Japanese IT industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 20.3x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 24.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the IT industry have grown 3.7% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 5.8% 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 Market6.38%
Tech16.53%
IT-0.81%
Data Processing Services1.28%
Internet Services and Infrastructure1.14%
IT Consulting-0.87%
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 39.0x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 18.3%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 21.2% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Data Processing Services industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 17.0x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Internet Services and Infrastructure industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 18% over the next 5 years.
  • This is roughly in line with its past earnings growth rate.
  • In contrast, the IT Consulting 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
3778 SAKURA InternetJP¥3.15k17.7%
+JP¥18.9b		-26.8%PE583.6x
4417 Global Security ExpertsJP¥3.22k8.5%
+JP¥3.8b		3.9%PE32.6x
4371 Core Concept TechnologiesJP¥1.41k6.8%
+JP¥1.4b		7.5%PE18.3x
3371 Softcreate HoldingsJP¥1.71k3.3%
+JP¥1.4b		-23.6%PE10.4x
5132 pluszeroJP¥1.87k10.1%
+JP¥1.3b		-48.6%PE39.5x

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