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Japanese (NIKKEI) Application Software Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 05, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies144
  • 7D-0.04%
  • 3M-19.6%
  • 1Y-6.1%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Application Software industry has remained flat, although notably Sansan gained 6.6%. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 6.1% in the last year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 22% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 06 Apr 2026JP¥3.7tJP¥1.6tJP¥146.0b17x25.6x2.3x
Wed, 04 Mar 2026JP¥3.8tJP¥1.6tJP¥139.6b17.7x26.9x2.3x
Fri, 30 Jan 2026JP¥4.4tJP¥1.6tJP¥135.1b19.5x32.3x2.8x
Sun, 28 Dec 2025JP¥4.7tJP¥1.5tJP¥125.4b21x37.8x3.1x
Tue, 25 Nov 2025JP¥4.7tJP¥1.5tJP¥123.6b19.7x38.4x3.1x
Thu, 23 Oct 2025JP¥4.9tJP¥1.5tJP¥114.7b22.3x42.8x3.3x
Sat, 20 Sep 2025JP¥5.2tJP¥1.5tJP¥113.0b23.4x45.8x3.5x
Mon, 18 Aug 2025JP¥5.1tJP¥1.5tJP¥114.4b21.4x44.6x3.4x
Wed, 16 Jul 2025JP¥4.7tJP¥1.4tJP¥105.4b21.2x44.8x3.3x
Fri, 13 Jun 2025JP¥4.9tJP¥1.5tJP¥113.7b22.9x42.9x3.4x
Sun, 11 May 2025JP¥4.5tJP¥1.4tJP¥108.3b21.4x41.7x3.3x
Tue, 08 Apr 2025JP¥3.7tJP¥1.4tJP¥104.0b16.8x35.5x2.7x
Thu, 06 Mar 2025JP¥4.3tJP¥1.4tJP¥104.3b20.2x41.4x3.1x
Sat, 01 Feb 2025JP¥4.4tJP¥1.3tJP¥90.8b21.6x48.5x3.3x
Mon, 30 Dec 2024JP¥4.4tJP¥1.3tJP¥92.1b23.8x47.9x3.3x
Wed, 27 Nov 2024JP¥4.3tJP¥1.3tJP¥91.9b22.5x46.3x3.2x
Fri, 25 Oct 2024JP¥4.2tJP¥1.3tJP¥84.2b23.4x49.7x3.2x
Sun, 22 Sep 2024JP¥4.4tJP¥1.3tJP¥84.2b23x52.5x3.4x
Tue, 20 Aug 2024JP¥4.0tJP¥1.3tJP¥81.6b20.8x48.8x3.1x
Thu, 18 Jul 2024JP¥4.4tJP¥1.3tJP¥74.5b24.9x59.5x3.5x
Sat, 15 Jun 2024JP¥4.0tJP¥1.2tJP¥73.9b22.6x54x3.2x
Mon, 13 May 2024JP¥4.1tJP¥1.2tJP¥71.5b22.6x56.6x3.3x
Wed, 10 Apr 2024JP¥4.2tJP¥1.2tJP¥68.4b23.4x61.9x3.5x
Fri, 08 Mar 2024JP¥4.5tJP¥1.2tJP¥65.8b25.6x68.2x3.7x
Sun, 04 Feb 2024JP¥4.3tJP¥1.3tJP¥70.3b25.7x61.6x3.5x
Tue, 02 Jan 2024JP¥4.2tJP¥1.2tJP¥68.6b23.7x61.9x3.4x
Thu, 30 Nov 2023JP¥4.3tJP¥1.2tJP¥70.2b22.3x60.7x3.4x
Sat, 28 Oct 2023JP¥3.6tJP¥1.2tJP¥66.6b21.6x54.8x3x
Mon, 25 Sep 2023JP¥3.9tJP¥1.2tJP¥63.7b24.2x61.6x3.3x
Wed, 23 Aug 2023JP¥3.9tJP¥1.2tJP¥63.5b23.9x62.1x3.3x
Fri, 21 Jul 2023JP¥4.2tJP¥1.2tJP¥57.3b22.7x73.5x3.6x
Sun, 18 Jun 2023JP¥4.5tJP¥1.1tJP¥57.0b23x79.3x4x
Tue, 16 May 2023JP¥4.1tJP¥1.1tJP¥54.6b23.7x74.9x3.6x
Thu, 13 Apr 2023JP¥3.9tJP¥1.1tJP¥52.3b25.4x74.6x3.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

74.6x


Total Market Cap: JP¥3.9tTotal Earnings: JP¥52.3bTotal Revenue: JP¥1.1tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Application Software Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 52x202420252026
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 25.6x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 52.0x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.3x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Application Software industry have grown 41% 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 Market-0.14%
Tech0.12%
Software0.13%
Application Software-0.041%
Systems Software0.40%
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
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
4432 WingArc1stJP¥2.69k4.1%
+JP¥3.6b		-17.4%PE16.5x

Latest News

3673
JP¥976.00
Broadleaf
7D
2.5%
1Y
64.6%
4180
JP¥817.00
Appier Group
7D
5.8%
1Y
-33.0%
4478
JP¥1,998.00
freee K.K
7D
-9.3%
1Y
-41.1%
5137
JP¥281.00
SmartDrive
7D
-15.4%
1Y
-1.1%
3773
JP¥1,138.00
Advanced Media
7D
13.9%
1Y
43.3%
4686
JP¥3,530.00
JustSystems
7D
1.1%
1Y
9.0%
3763
JP¥1,394.00
Pro-Ship
7D
-6.9%
1Y
50.8%
3741
JP¥2,912.00
Systems Engineering ConsultantsLTD
7D
-8.1%
1Y
41.5%
4733
JP¥6,327.00
OBIC Business Consultants
7D
1.1%
1Y
-12.6%
2497
JP¥502.00
UNITED
7D
-9.5%
1Y
-25.7%
3994
JP¥3,683.00
Money Forward
7D
2.8%
1Y
-4.9%
4776
JP¥2,033.00
Cybozu
7D
-3.1%
1Y
-19.2%
4432
JP¥2,690.00
WingArc1st
7D
4.1%
1Y
-17.4%
3905
JP¥1,337.00
Datasection
7D
-3.8%
1Y
69.0%
4071
JP¥2,103.00
Plus Alpha ConsultingLtd
7D
-1.7%
1Y
61.1%
4443
JP¥1,216.00
Sansan
7D
6.6%
1Y
-33.3%

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