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Japanese (NIKKEI) Application Software Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 08, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies146
  • 7D-8.6%
  • 3M-18.3%
  • 1Y-12.4%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Application Software industry has dropped 8.6%, driven by a pullback from OBIC Business Consultants of 13%. Meanwhile, ABEJA actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 12% in the last week. Overall the industry is down 12% in 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 24% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 09 Feb 2026JP¥3.9tJP¥1.6tJP¥137.1b18.8x28.8x2.5x
Wed, 07 Jan 2026JP¥4.7tJP¥1.5tJP¥125.4b20.9x37.8x3.1x
Fri, 05 Dec 2025JP¥4.7tJP¥1.5tJP¥123.6b19.8x37.9x3x
Sun, 02 Nov 2025JP¥4.9tJP¥1.5tJP¥117.9b22.1x41.2x3.2x
Tue, 30 Sep 2025JP¥5.1tJP¥1.5tJP¥113.0b22.5x45.3x3.5x
Thu, 28 Aug 2025JP¥5.1tJP¥1.5tJP¥114.5b22.9x44.4x3.4x
Sat, 26 Jul 2025JP¥5.0tJP¥1.5tJP¥106.0b22x46.9x3.4x
Mon, 23 Jun 2025JP¥4.8tJP¥1.4tJP¥113.6b21x42.2x3.3x
Wed, 21 May 2025JP¥4.5tJP¥1.4tJP¥112.0b21.4x39.9x3.1x
Fri, 18 Apr 2025JP¥4.3tJP¥1.4tJP¥105.4b19.7x40.4x3.1x
Sun, 16 Mar 2025JP¥4.3tJP¥1.4tJP¥104.4b19.9x41.6x3.2x
Tue, 11 Feb 2025JP¥4.5tJP¥1.3tJP¥93.4b21.3x47.9x3.3x
Thu, 09 Jan 2025JP¥4.3tJP¥1.3tJP¥90.6b22.8x47.1x3.2x
Sat, 07 Dec 2024JP¥4.3tJP¥1.3tJP¥91.4b23.6x47.1x3.3x
Mon, 04 Nov 2024JP¥4.2tJP¥1.3tJP¥84.8b23x49.5x3.2x
Wed, 02 Oct 2024JP¥4.4tJP¥1.3tJP¥84.2b22.9x52.5x3.4x
Fri, 30 Aug 2024JP¥4.4tJP¥1.3tJP¥82.7b21.8x52.8x3.4x
Sun, 28 Jul 2024JP¥4.1tJP¥1.3tJP¥75.6b22.9x54.6x3.3x
Tue, 25 Jun 2024JP¥4.1tJP¥1.2tJP¥73.0b23.2x56.3x3.3x
Thu, 23 May 2024JP¥4.1tJP¥1.2tJP¥75.1b22.4x53.9x3.2x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024JP¥4.0tJP¥1.2tJP¥69.8b23x56.6x3.3x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024JP¥4.3tJP¥1.2tJP¥68.2b24.3x63.2x3.6x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024JP¥4.2tJP¥1.2tJP¥66.3b25.2x63.8x3.6x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024JP¥4.2tJP¥1.2tJP¥68.6b23x61.1x3.4x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023JP¥4.1tJP¥1.2tJP¥69.4b22x58.7x3.3x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023JP¥4.0tJP¥1.2tJP¥66.5b23x60x3.3x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023JP¥3.9tJP¥1.2tJP¥63.8b23x61.5x3.3x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023JP¥4.1tJP¥1.2tJP¥63.5b24.2x65.2x3.5x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023JP¥4.2tJP¥1.2tJP¥58.1b24.6x71.9x3.6x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023JP¥4.2tJP¥1.1tJP¥57.2b22.2x72.8x3.7x
Fri, 26 May 2023JP¥4.1tJP¥1.1tJP¥56.2b21.8x72.2x3.6x
Sun, 23 Apr 2023JP¥4.0tJP¥1.1tJP¥51.2b22.8x77.4x3.6x
Tue, 21 Mar 2023JP¥3.7tJP¥1.1tJP¥51.9b24.2x71.9x3.4x
Thu, 16 Feb 2023JP¥3.8tJP¥1.1tJP¥52.8b24.6x71.8x3.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

71.8x


Total Market Cap: JP¥3.8tTotal Earnings: JP¥52.8bTotal Revenue: JP¥1.1tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Application Software Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 54.3x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Japanese Application 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 28.8x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 54.4x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.3x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Application Software industry have grown 39% 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 Comparison

How does Japanese Application Software compare with similar industries?

JP Market3.36%
Tech-2.82%
Software-8.37%
Application Software-8.64%
Systems Software-7.98%
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
5574 ABEJAJP¥3.05k12.4%
+JP¥3.3b		-1.8%PE55.5x
4425 KudanJP¥1.74k14.5%
+JP¥2.5b		18.6%PS25.6x
3741 Systems Engineering ConsultantsLTDJP¥3.61k4.6%
+JP¥1.6b		43.8%PE26.3x
3773 Advanced MediaJP¥1.17k8.5%
+JP¥1.4b		14.6%PE11x
4412 Science ArtsJP¥2.40k2.0%
+JP¥388.7m		282.2%PE118.5x

Latest News

4686
JP¥4,305.00
JustSystems
7D
-9.9%
1Y
25.9%
5574
JP¥3,050.00
ABEJA
7D
12.4%
1Y
-1.8%
3773
JP¥1,170.00
Advanced Media
7D
8.5%
1Y
14.6%
2317
JP¥435.00
Systena
7D
-14.4%
1Y
27.6%
4847
JP¥965.00
Intelligent Wave
7D
1.5%
1Y
-10.6%
3994
JP¥3,298.00
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7D
-15.5%
1Y
-26.0%

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3923
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7D
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1Y
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4443
JP¥1,150.00
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7D
-23.1%
1Y
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4733
JP¥5,984.00
OBIC Business Consultants
7D
-12.8%
1Y
-21.0%

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5027
JP¥677.00
AnyMind Group
7D
0.9%
1Y
-40.5%
4478
JP¥2,286.00
freee K.K
7D
-15.7%
1Y
-32.2%

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Jan 31
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9709
JP¥1,569.00
NCS&A
7D
1.4%
1Y
76.1%
3741
JP¥3,610.00
Systems Engineering ConsultantsLTD
7D
4.6%
1Y
43.8%

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Jan 19
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4412
JP¥2,400.00
Science Arts
7D
2.0%
1Y
282.2%
4776
JP¥2,113.00
Cybozu
7D
-11.4%
1Y
-22.6%

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Dec 24
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4425
JP¥1,742.00
Kudan
7D
14.5%
1Y
18.6%