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Japanese (NIKKEI) Semiconductor Equipment Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 07, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies37
  • 7D-1.8%
  • 3M62.1%
  • 1Y54.7%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Semiconductor Equipment industry has dropped 3.2%, driven by a pullback from Advantest of 5.1%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 49%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 10% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Japanese Semiconductor Equipment Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 07 Nov 2025JP¥45.0tJP¥6.9tJP¥1.3t21.5x34.6x6.5x
Sun, 05 Oct 2025JP¥37.5tJP¥6.6tJP¥1.2t18.5x30.1x5.6x
Tue, 02 Sep 2025JP¥26.9tJP¥6.6tJP¥1.2t15.3x21.6x4.1x
Thu, 31 Jul 2025JP¥30.5tJP¥6.6tJP¥1.3t16.8x24.1x4.6x
Sat, 28 Jun 2025JP¥31.3tJP¥6.5tJP¥1.2t16.8x26x4.8x
Mon, 26 May 2025JP¥24.2tJP¥6.5tJP¥1.2t13.8x20.1x3.7x
Wed, 23 Apr 2025JP¥20.1tJP¥6.2tJP¥1.2t11.3x17.2x3.2x
Fri, 21 Mar 2025JP¥25.4tJP¥6.2tJP¥1.2t12.7x21.9x4.1x
Sun, 16 Feb 2025JP¥28.6tJP¥6.2tJP¥1.2t13.1x24.6x4.6x
Tue, 14 Jan 2025JP¥30.6tJP¥5.8tJP¥1.0t15.5x29.9x5.3x
Thu, 12 Dec 2024JP¥27.1tJP¥5.8tJP¥1.0t13.8x26.5x4.7x
Sat, 09 Nov 2024JP¥29.0tJP¥5.6tJP¥980.7b16.6x29.5x5.2x
Mon, 07 Oct 2024JP¥28.0tJP¥5.5tJP¥931.3b17.6x30.1x5.1x
Wed, 04 Sep 2024JP¥28.3tJP¥5.5tJP¥933.7b17.9x30.3x5.2x
Fri, 02 Aug 2024JP¥32.4tJP¥5.3tJP¥864.0b21x37.5x6.1x
Sun, 30 Jun 2024JP¥37.4tJP¥5.2tJP¥824.3b26.1x45.3x7.2x
Tue, 28 May 2024JP¥37.9tJP¥5.2tJP¥824.9b26x45.9x7.3x
Thu, 25 Apr 2024JP¥34.9tJP¥5.1tJP¥834.1b24.2x41.9x6.9x
Sat, 23 Mar 2024JP¥39.5tJP¥5.1tJP¥831.6b24.1x47.5x7.8x
Mon, 19 Feb 2024JP¥36.6tJP¥5.1tJP¥832.0b23.7x43.9x7.2x
Wed, 17 Jan 2024JP¥28.3tJP¥5.1tJP¥846.3b19x33.4x5.5x
Fri, 15 Dec 2023JP¥26.3tJP¥5.1tJP¥847.8b16.8x31x5.1x
Sun, 12 Nov 2023JP¥23.5tJP¥5.1tJP¥856.5b16.1x27.5x4.6x
Tue, 10 Oct 2023JP¥20.4tJP¥5.2tJP¥961.0b13.8x21.3x3.9x
Thu, 07 Sep 2023JP¥22.4tJP¥5.2tJP¥959.5b15.1x23.3x4.3x
Sat, 05 Aug 2023JP¥21.7tJP¥5.2tJP¥987.1b13.4x21.9x4.2x
Mon, 03 Jul 2023JP¥21.1tJP¥5.3tJP¥1.0t13.6x20.5x4x
Wed, 31 May 2023JP¥20.1tJP¥5.3tJP¥1.0t12.7x19.6x3.8x
Fri, 28 Apr 2023JP¥15.3tJP¥5.2tJP¥1.0t11.9x15.1x2.9x
Sun, 26 Mar 2023JP¥16.6tJP¥5.2tJP¥1.0t13.1x16.6x3.2x
Tue, 21 Feb 2023JP¥15.3tJP¥5.2tJP¥1.0t11.4x15.2x2.9x
Thu, 19 Jan 2023JP¥15.5tJP¥5.1tJP¥1.0t11.6x15.2x3x
Sat, 17 Dec 2022JP¥15.1tJP¥5.1tJP¥1.0t11.9x14.9x3x
Mon, 14 Nov 2022JP¥15.3tJP¥5.1tJP¥1.0t11x15.1x3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

15.1x


Total Market Cap: JP¥15.3tTotal Earnings: JP¥1.0tTotal Revenue: JP¥5.1tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Semiconductor Equipment Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 26.7x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Japanese Semiconductor Equipment industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 33.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 26.7x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 4.7x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 6.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Semiconductor Equipment industry have grown 8.7% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 11% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does Japanese Semiconductor Equipment compare with similar industries?

JP Market0.23%
Tech-1.15%
Semiconductors-0.86%
Semiconductor Equipment-1.76%
Semiconductors2.74%
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
8035 Tokyo ElectronJP¥33.25k0.8%
+JP¥127.3b		44.2%PE28.1x
6920 LasertecJP¥29.70k3.9%
+JP¥100.2b		49.2%PE28.2x
6525 Kokusai ElectricJP¥5.85k7.4%
+JP¥93.8b		97.0%PE46.3x
7729 Tokyo SeimitsuJP¥10.86k5.3%
+JP¥22.3b		22.2%PE20.3x
6323 RorzeJP¥2.19k4.7%
+JP¥17.1b		-2.1%PE20.4x

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7D
-5.1%
1Y
116.3%
6525
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7D
7.4%
1Y
97.0%

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3.9%
1Y
49.2%
6323
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4.7%
1Y
-2.1%
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3436
JP¥1,489.00
Sumco
7D
-7.5%
1Y
-1.0%

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429A
JP¥3,225.00
Tekscend Photomask
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4.0%
1Y
n/a
6315
JP¥2,171.00
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