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Japanese (NIKKEI) IT Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 01, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies219
  • 7D0.5%
  • 3M-0.7%
  • 1Y-6.6%
  • YTD-19.8%

Last week, the IT industry hasn't moved much but Fujitsu is up 10% in that time. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 6.6% in the last year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 02 Jun 2026JP¥23.9tJP¥15.2tJP¥1.1t14.6x21x1.6x
Thu, 30 Apr 2026JP¥24.7tJP¥15.1tJP¥1.1t14.6x21.8x1.6x
Sat, 28 Mar 2026JP¥23.1tJP¥15.1tJP¥1.2t15x19.1x1.5x
Mon, 23 Feb 2026JP¥25.4tJP¥15.9tJP¥1.3t15.8x19.9x1.6x
Wed, 21 Jan 2026JP¥32.5tJP¥15.5tJP¥1.2t17.8x27.2x2.1x
Fri, 19 Dec 2025JP¥31.6tJP¥15.4tJP¥1.2t17.1x26.4x2x
Sun, 16 Nov 2025JP¥32.4tJP¥15.4tJP¥1.2t17.5x27.2x2.1x
Tue, 14 Oct 2025JP¥29.4tJP¥15.3tJP¥1.0t17.8x28.2x1.9x
Thu, 11 Sep 2025JP¥35.2tJP¥19.9tJP¥1.2t17.9x29.7x1.8x
Sat, 09 Aug 2025JP¥29.5tJP¥15.2tJP¥1.0t17.9x28.5x1.9x
Mon, 07 Jul 2025JP¥27.7tJP¥15.0tJP¥979.1b17x28.3x1.9x
Wed, 04 Jun 2025JP¥33.1tJP¥19.6tJP¥1.1t17.3x29.6x1.7x
Fri, 02 May 2025JP¥29.7tJP¥19.5tJP¥1.1t17.4x26.6x1.5x
Sun, 30 Mar 2025JP¥28.6tJP¥19.5tJP¥1.2t17.4x23.2x1.5x
Tue, 25 Feb 2025JP¥29.4tJP¥20.1tJP¥1.3t17.4x23.3x1.5x
Thu, 23 Jan 2025JP¥27.5tJP¥19.8tJP¥1.1t17.1x24.4x1.4x
Sat, 21 Dec 2024JP¥28.1tJP¥19.8tJP¥1.1t18x25.1x1.4x
Mon, 18 Nov 2024JP¥27.7tJP¥19.8tJP¥1.1t17.2x24.8x1.4x
Wed, 16 Oct 2024JP¥28.1tJP¥19.7tJP¥1.1t17.9x25x1.4x
Fri, 13 Sep 2024JP¥27.3tJP¥19.7tJP¥1.1t17.8x24.3x1.4x
Sun, 11 Aug 2024JP¥24.0tJP¥19.7tJP¥1.1t15.9x21x1.2x
Tue, 09 Jul 2024JP¥25.9tJP¥19.5tJP¥1.1t18.6x23x1.3x
Thu, 06 Jun 2024JP¥24.1tJP¥19.5tJP¥1.1t17x21.4x1.2x
Sat, 04 May 2024JP¥24.3tJP¥19.3tJP¥1.1t18.6x21.7x1.3x
Mon, 01 Apr 2024JP¥25.2tJP¥19.2tJP¥964.2b19.6x26.1x1.3x
Wed, 28 Feb 2024JP¥24.9tJP¥19.2tJP¥965.2b18.8x25.8x1.3x
Fri, 26 Jan 2024JP¥24.9tJP¥19.6tJP¥1.0t18.9x24x1.3x
Sun, 24 Dec 2023JP¥23.8tJP¥19.6tJP¥1.0t17.9x22.9x1.2x
Tue, 21 Nov 2023JP¥23.4tJP¥19.6tJP¥1.0t17.9x22.7x1.2x
Thu, 19 Oct 2023JP¥22.1tJP¥18.9tJP¥1.0t17.8x21.6x1.2x
Sat, 16 Sep 2023JP¥23.9tJP¥18.8tJP¥1.0t19.1x23.4x1.3x
Mon, 14 Aug 2023JP¥22.6tJP¥18.8tJP¥1.0t18.7x22.2x1.2x
Wed, 12 Jul 2023JP¥22.3tJP¥18.2tJP¥1.0t18.6x21.8x1.2x
Fri, 09 Jun 2023JP¥22.3tJP¥18.2tJP¥1.0t18.7x21.8x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

21.8x


Total Market Cap: JP¥22.3tTotal 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 21.0x 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 3.6% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 5.9% 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 Market1.91%
Tech7.67%
IT0.51%
IT Consulting0.60%
Data Processing Services0.12%
Internet Services and Infrastructure-2.03%
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 39.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 17.9%, 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 17.1x.
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
6702 FujitsuJP¥3.72k10.5%
+JP¥612.4b		9.3%PE21.3x
6701 NECJP¥4.42k7.5%
+JP¥411.2b		15.6%PE21.7x
4307 Nomura Research InstituteJP¥5.05k10.6%
+JP¥277.4b		-11.0%PE190x
4684 OBICLtdJP¥4.29k6.0%
+JP¥104.7b		-17.8%PE24.7x
4768 OtsukaJP¥3.07k9.8%
+JP¥104.3b		4.1%PE17.5x

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