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Japanese (NIKKEI) IT Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 17, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies219
  • 7D-4.0%
  • 3M-5.5%
  • 1Y-15.8%
  • YTD-24.2%

Over the last 7 days, the IT industry has dropped 4.0%, driven by pullbacks in NEC and Fujitsu of 3.9% and 3.2%, respectively. On the other hand SAKURA Internet is actually up 12%. The industry has fallen 16% in the last year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 12% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 18 Jun 2026JP¥22.6tJP¥15.2tJP¥1.1t14.2x19.8x1.5x
Sat, 16 May 2026JP¥23.0tJP¥15.2tJP¥1.1t14x20.3x1.5x
Mon, 13 Apr 2026JP¥23.1tJP¥15.1tJP¥1.2t14.5x19.1x1.5x
Wed, 11 Mar 2026JP¥26.7tJP¥15.9tJP¥1.3t15.4x20.9x1.7x
Fri, 06 Feb 2026JP¥27.4tJP¥15.8tJP¥1.3t16.6x21.5x1.7x
Sun, 04 Jan 2026JP¥31.9tJP¥15.4tJP¥1.2t17.2x26.6x2.1x
Tue, 02 Dec 2025JP¥32.0tJP¥15.4tJP¥1.2t17.3x26.8x2.1x
Thu, 30 Oct 2025JP¥29.6tJP¥15.3tJP¥1.0t17.2x28.3x1.9x
Sat, 27 Sep 2025JP¥35.0tJP¥19.9tJP¥1.2t18.4x29.5x1.8x
Mon, 25 Aug 2025JP¥35.1tJP¥19.9tJP¥1.2t17.6x29.7x1.8x
Wed, 23 Jul 2025JP¥27.1tJP¥15.0tJP¥980.9b17.2x27.6x1.8x
Fri, 20 Jun 2025JP¥34.2tJP¥19.6tJP¥1.1t17.2x30.5x1.7x
Sun, 18 May 2025JP¥32.6tJP¥19.6tJP¥1.1t17.5x29.1x1.7x
Tue, 15 Apr 2025JP¥27.0tJP¥19.5tJP¥1.2t15.7x21.8x1.4x
Thu, 13 Mar 2025JP¥28.6tJP¥20.0tJP¥1.3t16.9x22.6x1.4x
Sat, 08 Feb 2025JP¥29.9tJP¥20.0tJP¥1.3t17.9x23.9x1.5x
Mon, 06 Jan 2025JP¥28.4tJP¥19.8tJP¥1.1t17.6x25.3x1.4x
Wed, 04 Dec 2024JP¥28.3tJP¥19.8tJP¥1.1t17.8x25.2x1.4x
Fri, 01 Nov 2024JP¥27.5tJP¥19.7tJP¥1.1t17.6x24.3x1.4x
Sun, 29 Sep 2024JP¥28.6tJP¥19.7tJP¥1.1t17.9x25.4x1.5x
Tue, 27 Aug 2024JP¥25.9tJP¥19.7tJP¥1.1t17.5x22.9x1.3x
Thu, 25 Jul 2024JP¥25.6tJP¥19.5tJP¥1.1t18.2x22.8x1.3x
Sat, 22 Jun 2024JP¥24.5tJP¥19.5tJP¥1.1t17.4x21.8x1.3x
Mon, 20 May 2024JP¥24.0tJP¥19.5tJP¥1.1t18.2x21.4x1.2x
Wed, 17 Apr 2024JP¥24.7tJP¥19.2tJP¥966.1b18.3x25.6x1.3x
Fri, 15 Mar 2024JP¥24.9tJP¥19.2tJP¥963.3b19.6x25.9x1.3x
Sun, 11 Feb 2024JP¥23.7tJP¥19.1tJP¥956.4b18.3x24.8x1.2x
Tue, 09 Jan 2024JP¥24.1tJP¥19.6tJP¥1.0t18.1x23.2x1.2x
Thu, 07 Dec 2023JP¥23.9tJP¥19.6tJP¥1.0t17.9x23.1x1.2x
Sat, 04 Nov 2023JP¥22.6tJP¥19.0tJP¥1.0t17.6x22.2x1.2x
Mon, 02 Oct 2023JP¥23.0tJP¥18.8tJP¥1.0t18.8x22.5x1.2x
Wed, 30 Aug 2023JP¥23.3tJP¥18.8tJP¥1.0t19x22.8x1.2x
Fri, 28 Jul 2023JP¥22.7tJP¥18.3tJP¥1.0t19x22.1x1.2x
Sun, 25 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 19.8x 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 Market2.89%
Tech9.59%
IT-4.00%
Data Processing Services0.33%
Internet Services and Infrastructure-2.47%
IT Consulting-4.05%
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 18.1%, 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¥2.98k11.8%
+JP¥12.6b		-29.3%PE552.7x
3825 RemixpointJP¥225.0049.0%
+JP¥10.8b		-62.6%PS1.9x
5132 pluszeroJP¥1.92k37.1%
+JP¥4.1b		-48.3%PE40.5x
4419 Finatext HoldingsJP¥1.26k6.4%
+JP¥3.9b		3.6%PE43.4x
3915 TerraSkyLtdJP¥2.70k12.6%
+JP¥3.9b		-11.5%PE22.2x

Latest News

5132
JP¥1,917.00
pluszero
7D
37.1%
1Y
-48.3%
3825
JP¥225.00
Remixpoint
7D
49.0%
1Y
-62.6%
6702
JP¥3,256.00
Fujitsu
7D
-3.2%
1Y
-6.8%
3915
JP¥2,699.00
TerraSkyLtd
7D
12.6%
1Y
-11.5%
4307
JP¥4,596.00
Nomura Research Institute
7D
-1.2%
1Y
-22.8%
Narrative Update • Jun 06

4307: Share Buyback And Dividend Framework Will Support Future Upside

Analysts have made a small upward tweak to Nomura Research Institute's fair value estimate, lifting the price target from ¥5,703 to ¥5,730, reflecting updated assumptions around discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E. What's in the News Nomura Research Institute is running a ¥70b share buyback program, with recent reports indicating purchases of 13.8 million shares in May as part of an effort to return capital to shareholders and adjust its share base (source: recent news).
6701
JP¥3,852.00
NEC
7D
-3.9%
1Y
-7.2%
Narrative Update • Jun 04

6701: Cloud Communications Shift And Physical AI Venture Will Support Future Upside

Analysts have kept NEC's fair value estimate steady at ¥5,000. Changes to the discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin, and future P/E assumptions reflect an updated view of the stock's risk profile and earnings potential rather than a directional shift in the price target.
4055
JP¥1,936.00
T&S Group
7D
10.3%
1Y
60.4%
3778
JP¥2,983.00
SAKURA Internet
7D
11.8%
1Y
-29.3%
4419
JP¥1,264.00
Finatext Holdings
7D
6.4%
1Y
3.6%
2327
JP¥3,135.00
NS Solutions
7D
-3.7%
1Y
-23.9%
2158
JP¥602.00
FRONTEO
7D
7.1%
1Y
-5.2%
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The market wasn't impressed with the soft earnings from FRONTEO, Inc. ( TSE:2158 ) recently. We did some further...
8056
JP¥4,297.00
BIPROGY
7D
-4.9%
1Y
-28.9%
4417
JP¥3,240.00
Global Security Experts
7D
4.5%
1Y
0.9%
3626
JP¥3,120.00
TIS
7D
-3.9%
1Y
-36.1%
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Some May Be Optimistic About TIS' (TSE:3626) Earnings

Shareholders appeared unconcerned with TIS Inc.'s ( TSE:3626 ) lackluster earnings report last week. We did some...
4768
JP¥2,794.00
Otsuka
7D
-4.6%
1Y
-6.9%
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We Like The Quality Of Otsuka's (TSE:4768) Earnings

The market seemed underwhelmed by last week's earnings announcement from Otsuka Corporation ( TSE:4768 ) despite the...
4684
JP¥3,823.00
OBICLtd
7D
-3.4%
1Y
-29.8%