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Japanese (NIKKEI) IT Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 08, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies217
  • 7D8.1%
  • 3M1.9%
  • 1Y-5.5%
  • YTD-17.0%

The IT industry is up 8.1% in the last week, with NEC up 9.9%. During this same period, the SAKURA Internet underperformed, falling 11%. However, the industry is down 5.5% over the past year. Looking forward, 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, 09 Jul 2026JP¥24.5tJP¥15.2tJP¥1.1t15.3x21.5x1.6x
Sat, 06 Jun 2026JP¥24.4tJP¥15.2tJP¥1.1t14.6x21.4x1.6x
Mon, 04 May 2026JP¥22.8tJP¥15.1tJP¥1.1t14.3x20x1.5x
Wed, 01 Apr 2026JP¥22.6tJP¥15.1tJP¥1.2t14.2x18.7x1.5x
Fri, 27 Feb 2026JP¥26.0tJP¥15.9tJP¥1.3t15.9x20.3x1.6x
Sun, 25 Jan 2026JP¥32.4tJP¥15.5tJP¥1.2t17.8x27x2.1x
Tue, 23 Dec 2025JP¥31.8tJP¥15.4tJP¥1.2t17.2x26.5x2.1x
Thu, 20 Nov 2025JP¥31.4tJP¥15.4tJP¥1.2t16.8x26.3x2x
Sat, 18 Oct 2025JP¥28.6tJP¥15.3tJP¥1.0t17.1x27.4x1.9x
Mon, 15 Sep 2025JP¥35.5tJP¥19.9tJP¥1.2t17.8x29.9x1.8x
Wed, 13 Aug 2025JP¥29.6tJP¥15.2tJP¥1.0t17.6x28.6x1.9x
Fri, 11 Jul 2025JP¥27.0tJP¥15.0tJP¥979.1b17.1x27.6x1.8x
Sun, 08 Jun 2025JP¥33.0tJP¥19.6tJP¥1.1t17.5x29.4x1.7x
Tue, 06 May 2025JP¥29.7tJP¥19.5tJP¥1.1t17.3x26.6x1.5x
Thu, 03 Apr 2025JP¥27.7tJP¥19.5tJP¥1.2t15.9x22.4x1.4x
Sat, 01 Mar 2025JP¥28.3tJP¥20.0tJP¥1.3t17.1x22.5x1.4x
Mon, 27 Jan 2025JP¥27.8tJP¥19.8tJP¥1.1t17.6x24.7x1.4x
Wed, 25 Dec 2024JP¥28.1tJP¥19.8tJP¥1.1t17.7x25x1.4x
Fri, 22 Nov 2024JP¥27.2tJP¥19.8tJP¥1.1t17.5x24.3x1.4x
Sun, 20 Oct 2024JP¥27.6tJP¥19.7tJP¥1.1t17.4x24.5x1.4x
Tue, 17 Sep 2024JP¥26.9tJP¥19.7tJP¥1.1t17.4x24x1.4x
Thu, 15 Aug 2024JP¥24.8tJP¥19.7tJP¥1.1t16.7x21.7x1.3x
Sat, 13 Jul 2024JP¥25.9tJP¥19.5tJP¥1.1t18.9x23.1x1.3x
Mon, 10 Jun 2024JP¥24.3tJP¥19.5tJP¥1.1t17x21.7x1.2x
Wed, 08 May 2024JP¥24.8tJP¥19.3tJP¥1.1t18.6x22.1x1.3x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024JP¥24.6tJP¥19.2tJP¥964.2b18.6x25.5x1.3x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024JP¥25.1tJP¥19.2tJP¥965.2b18.7x26x1.3x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024JP¥24.7tJP¥19.6tJP¥1.0t19x23.7x1.3x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023JP¥24.3tJP¥19.6tJP¥1.0t18.2x23.3x1.2x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023JP¥23.5tJP¥19.6tJP¥1.0t18.4x22.8x1.2x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023JP¥21.8tJP¥18.9tJP¥1.0t17.8x21.3x1.2x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023JP¥23.9tJP¥18.8tJP¥1.0t18.7x23.4x1.3x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023JP¥22.5tJP¥18.8tJP¥1.0t18.5x22.1x1.2x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023JP¥22.7tJP¥18.2tJP¥1.0t18.6x22.2x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

22.2x


Total Market Cap: JP¥22.7tTotal 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 21.5x 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 Market1.05%
Tech-8.12%
IT8.14%
IT Consulting8.21%
Data Processing Services6.86%
Internet Services and Infrastructure6.14%
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 38.5x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 16.8%, 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 17.0x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Internet Services and Infrastructure industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 17% 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
6701 NECJP¥4.35k9.2%
+JP¥488.1b		10.8%PE21.3x
4307 Nomura Research InstituteJP¥5.00k9.9%
+JP¥242.3b		-7.9%PE176.9x
6702 FujitsuJP¥3.35k3.6%
+JP¥203.0b		2.0%PE19.2x
4684 OBICLtdJP¥4.12k9.5%
+JP¥154.7b		-24.1%PE23.6x
4812 Dentsu SokenJP¥2.69k26.2%
+JP¥109.1b		22.6%PE31.1x

Latest News

6702
JP¥3,354.00
Fujitsu
7D
3.6%
1Y
2.0%
9558
JP¥1,875.00
JapaniaceLtd
7D
-4.3%
1Y
-13.8%
4812
JP¥2,693.00
Dentsu Soken
7D
26.2%
1Y
22.6%
6701
JP¥4,349.00
NEC
7D
9.2%
1Y
10.8%
2327
JP¥3,783.00
NS Solutions
7D
14.0%
1Y
-2.7%
9408
JP¥2,582.00
BSN Media Holdings
7D
-5.2%
1Y
28.9%
3778
JP¥2,705.00
SAKURA Internet
7D
-11.3%
1Y
-30.9%
4499
JP¥2,155.00
Speee
7D
-1.2%
1Y
-15.6%
4055
JP¥1,624.00
T&S Group
7D
-5.3%
1Y
33.8%
3626
JP¥3,492.00
TISI
7D
10.2%
1Y
-25.4%
4833
JP¥51.00
Def consulting
7D
-10.5%
1Y
-50.0%
584A
JP¥3,390.00
LiNKX
7D
-3.0%
1Y
n/a
4684
JP¥4,121.00
OBICLtd
7D
9.5%
1Y
-24.1%
4307
JP¥5,000.00
Nomura Research Institute
7D
9.9%
1Y
-7.9%
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4768
JP¥2,951.50
Otsuka
7D
7.9%
1Y
0.8%
5132
JP¥1,897.00
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7D
-4.8%
1Y
-40.2%
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