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Japanese (NIKKEI) Semiconductors Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 16, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies56
  • 7D4.2%
  • 3M13.5%
  • 1Y-9.8%
  • YTD3.8%

The Semiconductors industry is up 4.2% in the last week, with Advantest up 7.7%. However, the industry is down 9.8% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 15% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 16 Aug 2025JP¥35.4tJP¥11.0tJP¥1.4t16.5x25x3.2x
Mon, 14 Jul 2025JP¥38.4tJP¥11.0tJP¥1.7t16x22.7x3.5x
Wed, 11 Jun 2025JP¥32.3tJP¥11.0tJP¥1.7t13.2x19x2.9x
Fri, 09 May 2025JP¥29.8tJP¥11.2tJP¥1.8t12.4x17x2.7x
Sun, 06 Apr 2025JP¥26.5tJP¥11.0tJP¥1.8t10.8x15x2.4x
Tue, 04 Mar 2025JP¥34.0tJP¥11.0tJP¥1.8t13.5x19.2x3.1x
Thu, 30 Jan 2025JP¥35.3tJP¥10.5tJP¥1.6t14.2x22.7x3.3x
Sat, 28 Dec 2024JP¥35.3tJP¥10.3tJP¥1.4t13.6x26x3.4x
Mon, 25 Nov 2024JP¥33.3tJP¥9.1tJP¥1.4t13.7x23.3x3.7x
Wed, 23 Oct 2024JP¥33.5tJP¥8.9tJP¥1.3t15.4x24.9x3.7x
Fri, 20 Sep 2024JP¥31.3tJP¥8.9tJP¥1.3t15.1x23.4x3.5x
Sun, 18 Aug 2024JP¥38.9tJP¥8.9tJP¥1.3t16.5x29.1x4.4x
Tue, 16 Jul 2024JP¥47.2tJP¥8.6tJP¥1.3t21.6x37x5.5x
Thu, 13 Jun 2024JP¥45.6tJP¥8.6tJP¥1.3t22.4x36x5.3x
Sat, 11 May 2024JP¥43.8tJP¥8.6tJP¥1.3t21.3x33.5x5.1x
Mon, 08 Apr 2024JP¥46.2tJP¥8.6tJP¥1.3t19.6x34.9x5.4x
Wed, 06 Mar 2024JP¥48.6tJP¥8.6tJP¥1.3t23x36.7x5.7x
Fri, 02 Feb 2024JP¥38.2tJP¥8.7tJP¥1.4t17x28.1x4.4x
Sun, 31 Dec 2023JP¥35.2tJP¥8.7tJP¥1.4t16.6x25.7x4.1x
Tue, 28 Nov 2023JP¥33.2tJP¥8.5tJP¥1.4t18.2x24.3x3.9x
Thu, 26 Oct 2023JP¥29.0tJP¥8.8tJP¥1.5t14.2x18.9x3.3x
Sat, 23 Sep 2023JP¥27.9tJP¥8.5tJP¥1.5t13.4x18.6x3.3x
Mon, 21 Aug 2023JP¥28.8tJP¥8.3tJP¥1.5t13.5x19.5x3.5x
Wed, 19 Jul 2023JP¥30.4tJP¥8.6tJP¥1.6t13.1x19.6x3.5x
Fri, 16 Jun 2023JP¥30.0tJP¥8.6tJP¥1.6t13.8x19.3x3.5x
Sun, 14 May 2023JP¥23.0tJP¥8.6tJP¥1.6t10.9x14.7x2.7x
Tue, 11 Apr 2023JP¥21.7tJP¥8.3tJP¥1.5t10.8x14.6x2.6x
Thu, 09 Mar 2023JP¥22.3tJP¥8.3tJP¥1.5t11.1x15x2.7x
Sat, 04 Feb 2023JP¥21.0tJP¥8.2tJP¥1.5t9.6x14x2.6x
Mon, 02 Jan 2023JP¥18.0tJP¥8.2tJP¥1.5t8.9x12x2.2x
Wed, 30 Nov 2022JP¥20.5tJP¥8.1tJP¥1.5t10.1x13.6x2.5x
Fri, 28 Oct 2022JP¥18.0tJP¥7.7tJP¥1.4t8.8x13.2x2.3x
Sun, 25 Sep 2022JP¥17.7tJP¥7.5tJP¥1.3t9.5x13.5x2.4x
Tue, 23 Aug 2022JP¥19.5tJP¥7.5tJP¥1.3t10.5x14.9x2.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

14.9x


Total Market Cap: JP¥19.5tTotal Earnings: JP¥1.3tTotal Revenue: JP¥7.5tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Semiconductors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 21.9x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Japanese Semiconductor industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 25.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 21.9x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 3.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Semiconductor industry have grown 2.6% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 13% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Japanese Tech industry?

JP Market2.52%
Tech1.00%
Semiconductors4.24%
Semiconductors5.07%
Semiconductor Equipment4.04%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Semiconductors industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 14.7x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 38.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 24.0% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Semiconductor Equipment industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 25.7x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Semiconductors industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 38% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 24% per year.
  • In contrast, the Semiconductor Equipment industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 9.1% 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
6857 AdvantestJP¥11.30k7.7%
+JP¥592.7b
69.6%PE36.3x
6920 LasertecJP¥17.41k20.4%
+JP¥266.1b
-39.7%PE18.5x
6146 DiscoJP¥42.35k4.4%
+JP¥194.1b
-12.3%PE37x
6723 Renesas ElectronicsJP¥1.82k5.4%
+JP¥168.3b
-27.5%PS2.6x
285A Kioxia HoldingsJP¥2.56k8.3%
+JP¥105.7b
n/aPE6.3x

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