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Japanese (NIKKEI) IT Consulting Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 16, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies190
  • 7D-2.6%
  • 3M-18.6%
  • 1Y9.5%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the IT Consulting industry has dropped 2.6%, driven by a pullback from NEC of 6.3%. Meanwhile, Northsand actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 16% in the last week. In the past year, the industry has gained 9.5%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 7.0% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 18 Mar 2026JP¥25.2tJP¥15.2tJP¥1.2t14.9x20.3x1.7x
Fri, 13 Feb 2026JP¥26.6tJP¥15.1tJP¥1.2t16.6x21.3x1.8x
Sun, 11 Jan 2026JP¥31.5tJP¥14.8tJP¥1.2t17.5x27x2.1x
Tue, 09 Dec 2025JP¥31.0tJP¥14.8tJP¥1.2t17x26.6x2.1x
Thu, 06 Nov 2025JP¥30.1tJP¥14.9tJP¥1.1t17.3x26.3x2x
Sat, 04 Oct 2025JP¥27.4tJP¥14.6tJP¥1.0t17.5x27.2x1.9x
Mon, 01 Sep 2025JP¥33.8tJP¥19.2tJP¥1.2t17.6x29.3x1.8x
Wed, 30 Jul 2025JP¥26.7tJP¥14.4tJP¥958.4b17.5x27.9x1.9x
Fri, 27 Jun 2025JP¥27.2tJP¥14.3tJP¥949.9b17x28.6x1.9x
Sun, 25 May 2025JP¥31.7tJP¥18.9tJP¥1.1t16.9x29.1x1.7x
Tue, 22 Apr 2025JP¥27.3tJP¥18.9tJP¥1.2t16.2x22.6x1.4x
Thu, 20 Mar 2025JP¥28.5tJP¥19.4tJP¥1.2t17x23x1.5x
Sat, 15 Feb 2025JP¥29.2tJP¥19.4tJP¥1.2t17.4x23.6x1.5x
Mon, 13 Jan 2025JP¥27.0tJP¥19.0tJP¥1.1t17x24.8x1.4x
Wed, 11 Dec 2024JP¥27.4tJP¥19.2tJP¥1.1t17.5x24.9x1.4x
Fri, 08 Nov 2024JP¥26.7tJP¥19.2tJP¥1.1t16.4x24.1x1.4x
Sun, 06 Oct 2024JP¥27.2tJP¥19.1tJP¥1.1t17.3x24.7x1.4x
Tue, 03 Sep 2024JP¥26.0tJP¥19.2tJP¥1.1t17.8x23.4x1.4x
Thu, 01 Aug 2024JP¥25.5tJP¥19.0tJP¥1.1t18.1x22.7x1.3x
Sat, 29 Jun 2024JP¥24.7tJP¥18.9tJP¥1.1t17.8x22.4x1.3x
Mon, 27 May 2024JP¥23.4tJP¥18.9tJP¥1.1t16.7x21.3x1.2x
Wed, 24 Apr 2024JP¥23.6tJP¥18.6tJP¥944.0b17.7x25x1.3x
Fri, 22 Mar 2024JP¥25.1tJP¥18.6tJP¥943.2b19.2x26.6x1.3x
Sun, 18 Feb 2024JP¥23.5tJP¥18.6tJP¥944.3b18.3x24.9x1.3x
Tue, 16 Jan 2024JP¥24.5tJP¥19.1tJP¥1.0t18.4x23.9x1.3x
Thu, 14 Dec 2023JP¥23.0tJP¥19.0tJP¥1.0t17.4x22.5x1.2x
Sat, 11 Nov 2023JP¥22.3tJP¥19.0tJP¥1.0t17.4x21.9x1.2x
Mon, 09 Oct 2023JP¥21.8tJP¥18.4tJP¥1.0t17.1x21.6x1.2x
Wed, 06 Sep 2023JP¥23.0tJP¥18.4tJP¥1.0t18.5x22.7x1.3x
Fri, 04 Aug 2023JP¥22.0tJP¥18.0tJP¥1.0t18x21.5x1.2x
Sun, 02 Jul 2023JP¥22.1tJP¥17.8tJP¥1.0t18.4x21.9x1.2x
Tue, 30 May 2023JP¥21.2tJP¥17.8tJP¥1.0t17.5x21x1.2x
Thu, 27 Apr 2023JP¥19.8tJP¥17.1tJP¥962.7b17.3x20.6x1.2x
Sat, 25 Mar 2023JP¥19.1tJP¥17.0tJP¥962.7b17.1x19.8x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

19.8x


Total Market Cap: JP¥19.1tTotal Earnings: JP¥962.7bTotal Revenue: JP¥17.0tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese IT Consulting Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 24.1x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Japanese IT Consulting and Other Services 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 20.3x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 24.1x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.5x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the IT Consulting and Other Services industry have grown 8.9% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 3.8% per year.
  • This means that less sales are being generated overall, but since cost of doing business is lower, profits have been increasing.

Industry Comparison

How does Japanese IT Consulting compare with similar industries?

JP Market-2.28%
Tech-3.61%
IT-2.66%
IT Consulting-2.64%
Data Processing Services-2.90%
Internet Services and Infrastructure-3.27%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
446A NorthsandJP¥1.46k16.6%
+JP¥14.4b		n/an/a
3626 TISJP¥3.41k1.2%
+JP¥8.9b		-19.5%PE14.2x
8056 BIPROGYJP¥4.70k1.7%
+JP¥7.5b		3.9%PE14.3x
2338 Quantum SolutionsLtdJP¥192.0047.7%
+JP¥3.0b		-57.2%PS34.2x
3825 RemixpointJP¥246.005.6%
+JP¥1.9b		-49.6%PS1.8x

Latest News

4307
JP¥4,314.00
Nomura Research Institute
7D
-0.6%
1Y
-14.8%
446A
JP¥1,458.00
Northsand
7D
16.6%
1Y
n/a
3697
JP¥654.00
SHIFT
7D
-8.6%
1Y
-48.7%
3626
JP¥3,411.00
TIS
7D
1.2%
1Y
-19.5%
6702
JP¥3,522.00
Fujitsu
7D
-3.7%
1Y
14.0%

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6701
JP¥4,200.00
NEC
7D
-6.7%
1Y
32.7%

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4684
JP¥4,040.00
OBICLtd
7D
-1.0%
1Y
-7.8%
8056
JP¥4,700.00
BIPROGY
7D
1.7%
1Y
3.9%
4768
JP¥2,924.50
Otsuka
7D
-4.3%
1Y
-11.7%
3762
JP¥1,727.00
TechMatrix
7D
-7.2%
1Y
-16.1%
3825
JP¥246.00
Remixpoint
7D
5.6%
1Y
-49.6%
4413
JP¥1,997.00
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7D
2.7%
1Y
-25.5%

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9682
JP¥1,073.00
DTS
7D
-4.3%
1Y
-0.9%
4761
JP¥1,390.00
SAKURA KCS
7D
8.8%
1Y
15.2%
9640
JP¥2,397.00
Saison Technology
7D
3.1%
1Y
33.2%
2338
JP¥192.00
Quantum SolutionsLtd
7D
47.7%
1Y
-57.2%