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Japanese (NIKKEI) Software Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 05, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies181
  • 7D0.1%
  • 3M-21.5%
  • 1Y-20.4%
  • YTD-20.5%

In the last week, the Software industry is flat overall, with freee K.K standing out by going down 9.3%. Unfortunately though, the industry is down 20% over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 16% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 05 Apr 2026JP¥6.2tJP¥2.5tJP¥278.7b16.8x22.4x2.5x
Tue, 03 Mar 2026JP¥6.6tJP¥2.5tJP¥269.9b17.9x24.3x2.6x
Thu, 29 Jan 2026JP¥7.4tJP¥2.4tJP¥265.2b19.4x27.8x3x
Sat, 27 Dec 2025JP¥8.1tJP¥2.4tJP¥255.6b20.4x31.7x3.3x
Mon, 24 Nov 2025JP¥8.3tJP¥2.4tJP¥252.6b19.1x33x3.4x
Wed, 22 Oct 2025JP¥8.6tJP¥2.4tJP¥236.1b21x36.4x3.6x
Fri, 19 Sep 2025JP¥9.2tJP¥2.4tJP¥234.9b21.6x39.3x3.9x
Sun, 17 Aug 2025JP¥9.0tJP¥2.4tJP¥232.8b21x38.5x3.8x
Tue, 15 Jul 2025JP¥8.8tJP¥2.3tJP¥226.7b20x38.8x3.8x
Thu, 12 Jun 2025JP¥9.1tJP¥2.3tJP¥232.8b20.8x39.3x3.9x
Sat, 10 May 2025JP¥8.7tJP¥2.3tJP¥227.8b20.9x38.4x3.9x
Mon, 07 Apr 2025JP¥7.9tJP¥2.2tJP¥226.8b18x34.7x3.5x
Wed, 05 Mar 2025JP¥8.3tJP¥2.2tJP¥225.3b19.6x36.7x3.7x
Fri, 31 Jan 2025JP¥8.7tJP¥2.5tJP¥219.4b21.4x39.8x3.5x
Sun, 29 Dec 2024JP¥8.7tJP¥2.5tJP¥220.8b22.4x39.5x3.5x
Tue, 26 Nov 2024JP¥8.5tJP¥2.5tJP¥221.4b22.4x38.4x3.4x
Thu, 24 Oct 2024JP¥8.3tJP¥2.4tJP¥205.0b21.6x40.6x3.4x
Sat, 21 Sep 2024JP¥8.5tJP¥2.4tJP¥202.7b22.2x41.7x3.5x
Mon, 19 Aug 2024JP¥7.9tJP¥2.4tJP¥200.6b20.9x39.4x3.3x
Wed, 17 Jul 2024JP¥8.0tJP¥2.4tJP¥189.1b22.8x42.1x3.3x
Fri, 14 Jun 2024JP¥7.4tJP¥2.4tJP¥188.1b22x39.4x3.1x
Sun, 12 May 2024JP¥7.6tJP¥2.3tJP¥176.4b22.4x43.1x3.2x
Tue, 09 Apr 2024JP¥7.7tJP¥2.3tJP¥167.7b22.7x46x3.3x
Thu, 07 Mar 2024JP¥8.1tJP¥2.3tJP¥163.5b25.7x49.6x3.5x
Sat, 03 Feb 2024JP¥7.9tJP¥2.3tJP¥167.0b23.8x47.5x3.4x
Mon, 01 Jan 2024JP¥7.6tJP¥2.3tJP¥162.4b22.7x46.7x3.3x
Wed, 29 Nov 2023JP¥7.6tJP¥2.3tJP¥163.4b22.1x46.3x3.3x
Fri, 27 Oct 2023JP¥6.5tJP¥2.2tJP¥175.4b22.1x37.2x2.9x
Sun, 24 Sep 2023JP¥6.8tJP¥2.2tJP¥171.0b24.3x39.9x3.1x
Tue, 22 Aug 2023JP¥6.8tJP¥2.2tJP¥171.9b24.1x39.4x3x
Thu, 20 Jul 2023JP¥7.4tJP¥2.2tJP¥165.3b24.5x44.8x3.4x
Sat, 17 Jun 2023JP¥8.0tJP¥2.2tJP¥167.0b24.5x48.1x3.7x
Mon, 15 May 2023JP¥7.1tJP¥2.1tJP¥171.0b22.5x41.8x3.3x
Wed, 12 Apr 2023JP¥6.7tJP¥2.1tJP¥170.3b22.4x39.5x3.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

39.5x


Total Market Cap: JP¥6.7tTotal Earnings: JP¥170.3bTotal Revenue: JP¥2.1tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Software Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 39.4x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Japanese Software 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 22.4x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 39.4x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.4x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Software industry have grown 18% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 6.1% 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 Market-0.14%
Tech0.12%
Software0.13%
Systems Software0.40%
Application Software-0.041%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Application Software industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 52.0x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 21.6%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 18.9% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Systems Software industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 31.1x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Application Software industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 22% over the next 5 years.
  • This is roughly in line with its past earnings growth rate.
  • In contrast, the Systems Software industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 9.4% 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
4716 Oracle Corporation JapanJP¥8.79k1.7%
+JP¥18.3b		-43.8%PE17.9x
4443 SansanJP¥1.22k6.6%
+JP¥9.5b		-33.3%PE74.6x
3994 Money ForwardJP¥3.68k2.8%
+JP¥5.6b		-4.9%PE128.4x
4733 OBIC Business ConsultantsJP¥6.33k1.1%
+JP¥5.0b		-12.6%PE27.9x
4180 Appier GroupJP¥817.005.8%
+JP¥4.6b		-33.0%PE32.6x

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3692
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4478
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5137
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3773
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1Y
43.3%
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4704
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3763
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3741
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4733
JP¥6,327.00
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2497
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1Y
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3994
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2.8%
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Cybozu
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