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Japanese (NIKKEI) IT Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 27, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies216
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Over the last 7 days, the IT industry has dropped 2.2%, driven by a pullback from NEC of 4.5%. Over the last year, the industry has been flat overall. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 7.5% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 27 Mar 2026JP¥22.9tJP¥15.1tJP¥1.2t14.8x18.9x1.5x
Sun, 22 Feb 2026JP¥25.4tJP¥15.9tJP¥1.3t15.8x19.9x1.6x
Tue, 20 Jan 2026JP¥33.1tJP¥15.5tJP¥1.2t18.1x27.6x2.1x
Thu, 18 Dec 2025JP¥31.7tJP¥15.4tJP¥1.2t16.9x26.5x2.1x
Sat, 15 Nov 2025JP¥32.4tJP¥15.4tJP¥1.2t17.4x27.5x2.1x
Mon, 13 Oct 2025JP¥29.4tJP¥15.3tJP¥1.0t17.8x28.2x1.9x
Wed, 10 Sep 2025JP¥34.6tJP¥19.9tJP¥1.2t17.7x29.2x1.7x
Fri, 08 Aug 2025JP¥29.8tJP¥15.2tJP¥1.0t18x28.7x2x
Sun, 06 Jul 2025JP¥27.7tJP¥15.0tJP¥979.1b17x28.3x1.9x
Tue, 03 Jun 2025JP¥33.3tJP¥19.6tJP¥1.1t17.4x29.7x1.7x
Thu, 01 May 2025JP¥29.3tJP¥19.3tJP¥1.1t17.1x26.5x1.5x
Sat, 29 Mar 2025JP¥28.6tJP¥19.5tJP¥1.2t17.4x23.2x1.5x
Mon, 24 Feb 2025JP¥29.4tJP¥20.1tJP¥1.3t17.4x23.3x1.5x
Wed, 22 Jan 2025JP¥27.3tJP¥19.8tJP¥1.1t17.4x24.3x1.4x
Fri, 20 Dec 2024JP¥28.3tJP¥19.8tJP¥1.1t18.3x25.2x1.4x
Sun, 17 Nov 2024JP¥27.7tJP¥19.8tJP¥1.1t17.2x24.8x1.4x
Tue, 15 Oct 2024JP¥28.1tJP¥19.7tJP¥1.1t17.7x25x1.4x
Thu, 12 Sep 2024JP¥26.5tJP¥19.7tJP¥1.1t17.3x23.6x1.3x
Sat, 10 Aug 2024JP¥24.0tJP¥19.7tJP¥1.1t16.1x21x1.2x
Mon, 08 Jul 2024JP¥26.0tJP¥19.5tJP¥1.1t18.5x23.1x1.3x
Wed, 05 Jun 2024JP¥24.2tJP¥19.5tJP¥1.1t17.2x21.5x1.2x
Fri, 03 May 2024JP¥24.3tJP¥19.3tJP¥1.1t18.6x21.7x1.3x
Sun, 31 Mar 2024JP¥25.1tJP¥19.2tJP¥964.2b19.6x26x1.3x
Tue, 27 Feb 2024JP¥24.8tJP¥19.2tJP¥965.2b18.9x25.7x1.3x
Thu, 25 Jan 2024JP¥25.1tJP¥19.6tJP¥1.0t18.7x24.1x1.3x
Sat, 23 Dec 2023JP¥23.8tJP¥19.6tJP¥1.0t17.9x22.9x1.2x
Mon, 20 Nov 2023JP¥23.5tJP¥19.6tJP¥1.0t17.9x22.6x1.2x
Wed, 18 Oct 2023JP¥22.3tJP¥18.9tJP¥1.0t17.9x21.8x1.2x
Fri, 15 Sep 2023JP¥23.9tJP¥18.8tJP¥1.0t19.1x23.4x1.3x
Sun, 13 Aug 2023JP¥22.6tJP¥18.8tJP¥1.0t18.7x22.2x1.2x
Tue, 11 Jul 2023JP¥22.2tJP¥18.2tJP¥1.0t18.5x21.7x1.2x
Thu, 08 Jun 2023JP¥22.7tJP¥18.2tJP¥1.0t19x22.2x1.2x
Sat, 06 May 2023JP¥21.4tJP¥17.7tJP¥1.0t17.8x21.2x1.2x
Mon, 03 Apr 2023JP¥20.1tJP¥17.5tJP¥978.8b17.8x20.5x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

20.5x


Total Market Cap: JP¥20.1tTotal Earnings: JP¥978.8bTotal Revenue: JP¥17.5tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese IT Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 24.3x202420252026
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 18.9x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 24.3x.
  • 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 7.3% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 4.7% 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 Market0.69%
Tech-1.07%
IT-2.15%
Data Processing Services1.02%
Internet Services and Infrastructure-1.25%
IT Consulting-2.18%
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 40.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 20.0%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 24.5% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Data Processing Services industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 17.1x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Internet Services and Infrastructure industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 20% 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 7.1% 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
4768 OtsukaJP¥3.02k2.9%
+JP¥31.9b		-8.7%PE17.8x
4812 Dentsu SokenJP¥1.99k4.5%
+JP¥16.6b		-5.8%PE23.8x
8056 BIPROGYJP¥4.70k1.7%
+JP¥7.7b		0.5%PE14.3x
9449 GMO internet groupJP¥2.88k2.0%
+JP¥5.5b		-9.1%PE17.5x
3626 TISJP¥3.39k0.7%
+JP¥5.4b		-20.5%PE14.1x

Latest News

3626
JP¥3,390.00
TIS
7D
0.7%
1Y
-20.5%
6580
JP¥923.00
WriteupLtd
7D
-42.8%
1Y
-29.9%
3778
JP¥2,625.00
SAKURA Internet
7D
-5.6%
1Y
-31.5%
4812
JP¥1,994.00
Dentsu Soken
7D
4.5%
1Y
-5.8%
9449
JP¥2,884.00
GMO internet group
7D
2.0%
1Y
-9.1%
6701
JP¥3,992.00
NEC
7D
-3.2%
1Y
23.8%
4307
JP¥4,286.00
Nomura Research Institute
7D
-0.09%
1Y
-13.4%
3762
JP¥1,740.00
TechMatrix
7D
4.9%
1Y
-12.7%
9742
JP¥2,012.00
INES
7D
-9.6%
1Y
13.6%
8056
JP¥4,696.00
BIPROGY
7D
1.7%
1Y
0.5%
9759
JP¥2,845.00
NSD
7D
1.9%
1Y
-17.2%
4684
JP¥3,942.00
OBICLtd
7D
0.2%
1Y
-9.0%
4685
JP¥3,115.00
Ryoyu Systems
7D
-5.5%
1Y
-18.5%
6702
JP¥3,283.00
Fujitsu
7D
-1.7%
1Y
5.1%

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446A
JP¥1,254.00
Northsand
7D
-7.7%
1Y
n/a
4768
JP¥3,019.00
Otsuka
7D
2.9%
1Y
-8.7%