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Japanese (NIKKEI) IT Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 17, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies216
  • 7D4.6%
  • 3M17.5%
  • 1Y0.5%
  • YTD-7.1%

The IT industry is up 4.6% in the last week, with SAKURA Internet up 15%. Overall in the last year, the industry is flat. 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
Tue, 18 Aug 2026JP¥27.6tJP¥15.5tJP¥1.2t16.7x23.1x1.8x
Thu, 16 Jul 2026JP¥24.2tJP¥15.2tJP¥1.1t15.7x21.2x1.6x
Sat, 13 Jun 2026JP¥22.7tJP¥15.2tJP¥1.1t14.7x19.9x1.5x
Mon, 11 May 2026JP¥23.9tJP¥15.2tJP¥1.1t14.8x21.1x1.6x
Wed, 08 Apr 2026JP¥23.7tJP¥15.1tJP¥1.2t14.7x19.6x1.6x
Fri, 06 Mar 2026JP¥25.7tJP¥15.9tJP¥1.3t15.4x20.1x1.6x
Sun, 01 Feb 2026JP¥30.0tJP¥15.7tJP¥1.3t17.1x23.6x1.9x
Tue, 30 Dec 2025JP¥31.8tJP¥15.4tJP¥1.2t17.3x26.5x2.1x
Thu, 27 Nov 2025JP¥32.8tJP¥15.4tJP¥1.2t17.3x27.4x2.1x
Sat, 25 Oct 2025JP¥30.1tJP¥15.3tJP¥1.0t18.1x28.8x2x
Mon, 22 Sep 2025JP¥35.3tJP¥19.9tJP¥1.2t18.1x29.8x1.8x
Wed, 20 Aug 2025JP¥35.3tJP¥19.9tJP¥1.2t17.3x29.8x1.8x
Fri, 18 Jul 2025JP¥27.6tJP¥15.0tJP¥980.9b17.2x28.1x1.8x
Sun, 15 Jun 2025JP¥33.6tJP¥19.6tJP¥1.1t17.7x30x1.7x
Tue, 13 May 2025JP¥32.6tJP¥19.5tJP¥1.1t17.7x29.2x1.7x
Thu, 10 Apr 2025JP¥25.2tJP¥19.5tJP¥1.2t14.4x20.5x1.3x
Sat, 08 Mar 2025JP¥29.1tJP¥20.0tJP¥1.3t17.2x23x1.5x
Mon, 03 Feb 2025JP¥29.6tJP¥19.9tJP¥1.2t17.7x24x1.5x
Wed, 01 Jan 2025JP¥28.4tJP¥19.8tJP¥1.1t17.6x25.3x1.4x
Fri, 29 Nov 2024JP¥27.8tJP¥19.8tJP¥1.1t17.8x24.8x1.4x
Sun, 27 Oct 2024JP¥26.6tJP¥19.7tJP¥1.1t16.6x23.7x1.4x
Tue, 24 Sep 2024JP¥27.5tJP¥19.7tJP¥1.1t17.9x24.5x1.4x
Thu, 22 Aug 2024JP¥25.5tJP¥19.8tJP¥1.1t17.3x22.6x1.3x
Sat, 20 Jul 2024JP¥26.2tJP¥19.5tJP¥1.1t18.8x23.3x1.3x
Mon, 17 Jun 2024JP¥24.4tJP¥19.5tJP¥1.1t17.2x21.7x1.3x
Wed, 15 May 2024JP¥24.0tJP¥19.5tJP¥1.1t18.6x21.3x1.2x
Fri, 12 Apr 2024JP¥24.8tJP¥19.2tJP¥964.3b18.8x25.7x1.3x
Sun, 10 Mar 2024JP¥25.3tJP¥19.2tJP¥965.0b19.6x26.2x1.3x
Tue, 06 Feb 2024JP¥24.1tJP¥19.1tJP¥952.5b18.9x25.3x1.3x
Thu, 04 Jan 2024JP¥24.2tJP¥19.6tJP¥1.0t18.2x23.3x1.2x
Sat, 02 Dec 2023JP¥23.6tJP¥19.6tJP¥1.0t18x22.8x1.2x
Mon, 30 Oct 2023JP¥22.1tJP¥18.9tJP¥1.0t17.6x21.9x1.2x
Wed, 27 Sep 2023JP¥23.3tJP¥18.8tJP¥1.0t18.8x22.9x1.2x
Fri, 25 Aug 2023JP¥23.0tJP¥18.8tJP¥1.0t19.1x22.6x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

22.6x


Total Market Cap: JP¥23.0tTotal Earnings: JP¥1.0tTotal Revenue: JP¥18.8tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese IT Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 24.2x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Japanese IT industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 24.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.5x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the IT industry have grown 5.3% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 6.3% 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 Market2.94%
Tech7.57%
IT4.58%
Internet Services and Infrastructure5.03%
IT Consulting4.57%
Data Processing Services3.18%
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 37.3x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 15.7%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 18.7% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Data Processing Services industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 16.9x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Data Processing Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 16% 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 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
3778 SAKURA InternetJP¥3.80k14.6%
+JP¥19.4b		24.6%PE108.9x
446A NorthsandJP¥1.86k12.6%
+JP¥14.4b		n/an/a
8056 BIPROGYJP¥4.46k2.4%
+JP¥10.0b		-31.2%PE14.4x
4373 Simplex HoldingsJP¥1.15k3.0%
+JP¥7.4b		3.5%PE24.2x
584A LiNKXJP¥3.27k42.9%
+JP¥6.7b		n/an/a

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