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Japanese (NIKKEI) IT Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 01, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies216
  • 7D-2.9%
  • 3M-24.2%
  • 1Y-0.4%
  • YTD-24.3%

Over the last 7 days, the IT industry has dropped 2.9%, driven by a pullback from Fujitsu of 1.6%. Meanwhile, Nomura Research Institute actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 8.5% in the last week. Over the last year, the industry has been flat overall. Earnings are forecast to grow by 7.3% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
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
Tue, 13 Jun 2023JP¥22.9tJP¥18.2tJP¥1.0t19.1x22.4x1.3x
Thu, 11 May 2023JP¥21.5tJP¥17.8tJP¥1.0t17.9x21x1.2x
Sat, 08 Apr 2023JP¥19.9tJP¥17.5tJP¥978.8b17.7x20.3x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

20.3x


Total Market Cap: JP¥19.9tTotal 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 18.7x 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 Market-1.74%
Tech-4.50%
IT-2.87%
Data Processing Services2.58%
Internet Services and Infrastructure-1.65%
IT Consulting-2.91%
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 40.5x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 16.9%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 26.9% 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 17% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 27% per year.
  • 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
4307 Nomura Research InstituteJP¥4.61k8.5%
+JP¥205.9b		-7.2%PE25.1x
4684 OBICLtdJP¥3.96k2.4%
+JP¥39.9b		-8.9%PE23.7x
4768 OtsukaJP¥3.05k3.3%
+JP¥37.0b		-4.5%PE18x
3626 TISJP¥3.46k3.3%
+JP¥24.4b		-15.8%PE14.4x
2327 NS SolutionsJP¥3.74k1.8%
+JP¥12.1b		-1.6%PE24.6x

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2327
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7D
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4307
JP¥4,605.00
Nomura Research Institute
7D
8.5%
1Y
-7.2%
4684
JP¥3,956.00
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4685
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6702
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7D
-1.6%
1Y
11.6%

6702: AI Development Productivity And Buybacks Will Support Future Upside

Analysts have set a slightly lower fair value price target for Fujitsu at ¥3,960, down from ¥4,025. This reflects updated assumptions for the discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E that they consider better aligned with current inputs.
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