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Japanese (NIKKEI) Application Software Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 01, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies145
  • 7D-1.6%
  • 3M-21.6%
  • 1Y-12.6%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Application Software industry has remained flat, although notably Money Forward gained 3.9%. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 15% in the last year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 22% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 01 Apr 2026JP¥3.7tJP¥1.6tJP¥145.9b16.3x25.1x2.3x
Fri, 27 Feb 2026JP¥3.9tJP¥1.6tJP¥140.0b18.1x27.9x2.4x
Sun, 25 Jan 2026JP¥4.6tJP¥1.5tJP¥134.7b20.1x34.1x3x
Tue, 23 Dec 2025JP¥4.6tJP¥1.5tJP¥125.4b20.9x36.9x3x
Thu, 20 Nov 2025JP¥4.6tJP¥1.5tJP¥123.4b19.6x37.6x3x
Sat, 18 Oct 2025JP¥4.7tJP¥1.5tJP¥114.7b21.2x41.1x3.2x
Mon, 15 Sep 2025JP¥5.2tJP¥1.5tJP¥114.6b21.3x45.1x3.5x
Wed, 13 Aug 2025JP¥5.1tJP¥1.5tJP¥107.6b21.9x47.8x3.5x
Fri, 11 Jul 2025JP¥4.8tJP¥1.4tJP¥108.2b20.8x44.4x3.3x
Sun, 08 Jun 2025JP¥4.7tJP¥1.5tJP¥113.6b22.5x41.4x3.2x
Tue, 06 May 2025JP¥4.4tJP¥1.4tJP¥107.6b21.4x40.5x3.1x
Thu, 03 Apr 2025JP¥4.2tJP¥1.4tJP¥100.0b19.6x42.4x3.1x
Sat, 01 Mar 2025JP¥4.3tJP¥1.4tJP¥104.3b19.9x41.1x3.1x
Mon, 27 Jan 2025JP¥4.3tJP¥1.3tJP¥90.6b21.6x47.1x3.2x
Wed, 25 Dec 2024JP¥4.4tJP¥1.3tJP¥93.4b22.6x46.9x3.3x
Fri, 22 Nov 2024JP¥4.2tJP¥1.3tJP¥92.2b23.9x45.6x3.2x
Sun, 20 Oct 2024JP¥4.4tJP¥1.3tJP¥84.2b24.4x51.9x3.4x
Tue, 17 Sep 2024JP¥4.4tJP¥1.3tJP¥84.5b21.8x51.6x3.4x
Thu, 15 Aug 2024JP¥3.9tJP¥1.3tJP¥77.1b20.7x51.1x3.1x
Sat, 13 Jul 2024JP¥4.4tJP¥1.2tJP¥72.9b24.8x60x3.5x
Mon, 10 Jun 2024JP¥4.0tJP¥1.2tJP¥73.9b22.5x53.5x3.2x
Wed, 08 May 2024JP¥4.1tJP¥1.2tJP¥71.3b23.7x57.9x3.4x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024JP¥4.2tJP¥1.2tJP¥68.4b22.6x61.3x3.5x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024JP¥4.6tJP¥1.2tJP¥65.8b25.3x69.3x3.8x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024JP¥4.3tJP¥1.3tJP¥69.7b25.1x61.1x3.4x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023JP¥4.2tJP¥1.2tJP¥68.5b23.9x61.5x3.4x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023JP¥4.2tJP¥1.2tJP¥70.2b22.1x60x3.4x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023JP¥3.7tJP¥1.2tJP¥65.6b22.3x55.9x3.1x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023JP¥4.0tJP¥1.2tJP¥63.7b23.8x63x3.4x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023JP¥3.9tJP¥1.2tJP¥63.5b24.1x61.8x3.3x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023JP¥4.3tJP¥1.1tJP¥56.4b23x75.6x3.7x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023JP¥4.3tJP¥1.1tJP¥57.1b22.5x75.4x3.8x
Thu, 11 May 2023JP¥4.0tJP¥1.1tJP¥51.8b25.3x77.3x3.6x
Sat, 08 Apr 2023JP¥3.8tJP¥1.1tJP¥52.2b25.5x73.7x3.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

73.7x


Total Market Cap: JP¥3.8tTotal Earnings: JP¥52.2bTotal Revenue: JP¥1.1tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Application Software Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 52.2x202420252026
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 25.0x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 52.3x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.3x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.2x.
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-1.74%
Tech-4.50%
Software-2.51%
Application Software-1.60%
Systems Software-3.86%
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
4733 OBIC Business ConsultantsJP¥6.37k2.7%
+JP¥12.8b		-12.0%PE28.2x
4180 Appier GroupJP¥855.0015.7%
+JP¥11.8b		-35.7%PE34.1x
3923 RakusJP¥775.503.9%
+JP¥10.4b		-20.3%PE22.9x
4443 SansanJP¥1.20k5.3%
+JP¥7.6b		-36.9%PE73.4x
3773 Advanced MediaJP¥1.15k15.0%
+JP¥2.3b		31.8%PE10.8x

Latest News

4478
JP¥2,079.00
freee K.K
7D
-3.3%
1Y
-41.6%
3773
JP¥1,145.00
Advanced Media
7D
15.0%
1Y
31.8%
3673
JP¥966.00
Broadleaf
7D
-7.0%
1Y
45.3%
4686
JP¥3,560.00
JustSystems
7D
1.0%
1Y
5.5%
3923
JP¥775.50
Rakus
7D
3.9%
1Y
-20.3%
3661
JP¥679.00
m-up holdings
7D
4.9%
1Y
-21.7%
3741
JP¥2,946.00
Systems Engineering ConsultantsLTD
7D
-7.6%
1Y
32.1%
4733
JP¥6,374.00
OBIC Business Consultants
7D
2.7%
1Y
-12.0%
4813
JP¥549.00
Access
7D
-7.1%
1Y
-31.0%
4180
JP¥855.00
Appier Group
7D
15.7%
1Y
-35.7%
3687
JP¥1,219.00
Fixstars
7D
-8.2%
1Y
-23.4%
4432
JP¥2,686.00
WingArc1st
7D
2.2%
1Y
-21.7%
3905
JP¥1,364.00
Datasection
7D
-4.6%
1Y
59.5%
3992
JP¥478.00
Needs Well
7D
-8.6%
1Y
20.1%
4071
JP¥2,151.00
Plus Alpha ConsultingLtd
7D
-3.7%
1Y
57.5%
4443
JP¥1,196.00
Sansan
7D
5.3%
1Y
-36.9%

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