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Japanese (NIKKEI) Application Software Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 22, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies147
  • 7D6.2%
  • 3M-11.2%
  • 1Y-5.9%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Application Software industry has risen 6.2%, driven by gains from Money Forward of 22%. In the same time, Broadleaf was down 10%. However, the industry is down 5.9% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 21% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 22 Apr 2026JP¥4.1tJP¥1.6tJP¥150.4b17.4x27.3x2.5x
Fri, 20 Mar 2026JP¥3.7tJP¥1.6tJP¥145.5b16.8x25.5x2.3x
Sun, 15 Feb 2026JP¥3.8tJP¥1.6tJP¥139.1b17.4x27.6x2.4x
Tue, 13 Jan 2026JP¥4.8tJP¥1.5tJP¥125.4b20.9x38.1x3.1x
Thu, 11 Dec 2025JP¥4.6tJP¥1.5tJP¥123.5b19.8x37.5x3x
Sat, 08 Nov 2025JP¥4.8tJP¥1.5tJP¥117.9b22x40.3x3.2x
Mon, 06 Oct 2025JP¥4.9tJP¥1.5tJP¥113.0b22.1x43.4x3.3x
Wed, 03 Sep 2025JP¥5.0tJP¥1.5tJP¥114.5b22.3x44x3.4x
Fri, 01 Aug 2025JP¥5.0tJP¥1.5tJP¥105.1b21.5x47.6x3.4x
Sun, 29 Jun 2025JP¥4.8tJP¥1.4tJP¥113.6b20.8x42.4x3.3x
Tue, 27 May 2025JP¥4.5tJP¥1.5tJP¥113.4b21.4x40x3.1x
Thu, 24 Apr 2025JP¥4.3tJP¥1.4tJP¥106.0b20.3x40.3x3.1x
Sat, 22 Mar 2025JP¥4.4tJP¥1.4tJP¥104.4b20x41.9x3.2x
Mon, 17 Feb 2025JP¥4.6tJP¥2.0tJP¥412.7b21.3x11.1x2.3x
Wed, 15 Jan 2025JP¥4.2tJP¥1.3tJP¥85.2b23.5x49.3x3.3x
Fri, 13 Dec 2024JP¥4.4tJP¥1.3tJP¥91.7b24x47.7x3.3x
Sun, 10 Nov 2024JP¥4.3tJP¥1.3tJP¥85.7b23.9x50.6x3.3x
Tue, 08 Oct 2024JP¥4.4tJP¥1.3tJP¥84.4b23x52x3.4x
Thu, 05 Sep 2024JP¥4.3tJP¥1.3tJP¥84.5b21.4x51.1x3.3x
Sat, 03 Aug 2024JP¥3.7tJP¥1.3tJP¥76.5b20.6x48.7x2.9x
Mon, 01 Jul 2024JP¥4.2tJP¥1.3tJP¥73.1b23.4x57x3.3x
Wed, 29 May 2024JP¥4.0tJP¥1.2tJP¥75.1b22.3x52.9x3.2x
Fri, 26 Apr 2024JP¥3.9tJP¥1.2tJP¥70.6b22.3x55.1x3.2x
Sun, 24 Mar 2024JP¥4.5tJP¥1.2tJP¥68.2b24.3x65.8x3.7x
Tue, 20 Feb 2024JP¥4.3tJP¥1.2tJP¥65.7b25.7x64.9x3.5x
Thu, 18 Jan 2024JP¥4.1tJP¥1.2tJP¥68.5b23.2x60.2x3.3x
Sat, 16 Dec 2023JP¥4.1tJP¥1.2tJP¥68.0b21.7x61x3.3x
Mon, 13 Nov 2023JP¥4.0tJP¥1.2tJP¥66.4b21.6x60x3.3x
Wed, 11 Oct 2023JP¥3.9tJP¥1.2tJP¥63.8b23.4x61.6x3.3x
Fri, 08 Sep 2023JP¥4.1tJP¥1.2tJP¥63.1b24.9x65.7x3.5x
Sun, 06 Aug 2023JP¥4.1tJP¥1.2tJP¥58.2b24.3x71.1x3.5x
Tue, 04 Jul 2023JP¥4.3tJP¥1.1tJP¥57.1b23.3x76.1x3.8x
Thu, 01 Jun 2023JP¥4.1tJP¥1.1tJP¥57.1b21.3x71.3x3.6x
Sat, 29 Apr 2023JP¥4.0tJP¥1.1tJP¥51.1b22.2x78.3x3.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

78.3x


Total Market Cap: JP¥4.0tTotal Earnings: JP¥51.1bTotal Revenue: JP¥1.1tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Application Software Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 51.2x202420252026
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 27.3x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 51.2x.
  • 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 43% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 14% 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 Market0.42%
Tech3.09%
Software6.39%
Application Software6.23%
Systems Software6.64%
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
3994 Money ForwardJP¥5.60k22.4%
+JP¥56.9b		37.5%PE68.5x
4478 freee K.KJP¥2.71k18.1%
+JP¥24.6b		-30.2%PE182.8x
4443 SansanJP¥1.40k7.3%
+JP¥12.2b		-27.2%PE62.7x
3923 RakusJP¥896.104.0%
+JP¥11.9b		-15.1%PE26x
4180 Appier GroupJP¥960.007.3%
+JP¥6.7b		-21.6%PE38.3x

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JP¥5,600.00
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7D
22.4%
1Y
37.5%
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1Y
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1Y
99.6%
4165
JP¥576.00
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3923
JP¥896.10
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7D
4.0%
1Y
-15.1%
3687
JP¥1,312.00
Fixstars
7D
-3.0%
1Y
-21.5%
4443
JP¥1,404.00
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7D
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1Y
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4425
JP¥2,830.00
Kudan
7D
15.5%
1Y
136.4%
3673
JP¥839.00
Broadleaf
7D
-10.5%
1Y
26.2%
4180
JP¥960.00
Appier Group
7D
7.3%
1Y
-21.6%
3993
JP¥3,170.00
PKSHA Technology
7D
5.3%
1Y
15.5%
4478
JP¥2,710.00
freee K.K
7D
18.1%
1Y
-30.2%
2317
JP¥442.00
Systena
7D
3.0%
1Y
21.1%
4323
JP¥1,967.00
Japan System Techniques
7D
-2.9%
1Y
5.5%
4674
JP¥1,415.00
Cresco
7D
-3.3%
1Y
18.9%