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Japanese (NIKKEI) Application Software Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 12, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies146
  • 7D3.3%
  • 3M-17.2%
  • 1Y-10.9%
  • YTDn/a

Datasection is up 15%, leading the way for the Application Software industry, which has gained 3.3%. During this same period, the JustSystems underperformed, falling 6.6%. In contrast, the industry has lost 11% in the last 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 24% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 12 Feb 2026JP¥4.1tJP¥1.6tJP¥138.1b18.8x29.7x2.6x
Sat, 10 Jan 2026JP¥4.8tJP¥1.5tJP¥125.4b20.9x38.1x3.1x
Mon, 08 Dec 2025JP¥4.6tJP¥1.5tJP¥123.6b19.8x37.6x3x
Wed, 05 Nov 2025JP¥4.8tJP¥1.5tJP¥117.7b22.2x40.8x3.2x
Fri, 03 Oct 2025JP¥4.8tJP¥1.5tJP¥113.0b21.9x42.8x3.3x
Sun, 31 Aug 2025JP¥5.1tJP¥1.5tJP¥114.5b23.1x44.7x3.4x
Tue, 29 Jul 2025JP¥4.9tJP¥1.5tJP¥106.0b21.8x46.7x3.4x
Thu, 26 Jun 2025JP¥4.8tJP¥1.4tJP¥113.6b21x42.6x3.3x
Sat, 24 May 2025JP¥4.5tJP¥1.5tJP¥113.4b21.3x39.4x3.1x
Mon, 21 Apr 2025JP¥4.4tJP¥1.4tJP¥105.4b20.2x41.3x3.1x
Wed, 19 Mar 2025JP¥4.4tJP¥1.4tJP¥104.4b20.1x42.4x3.2x
Fri, 14 Feb 2025JP¥4.5tJP¥1.3tJP¥93.5b21.4x48.7x3.4x
Sun, 12 Jan 2025JP¥4.3tJP¥1.3tJP¥90.6b22.7x47.1x3.2x
Tue, 10 Dec 2024JP¥4.4tJP¥1.3tJP¥91.7b24.1x47.9x3.3x
Thu, 07 Nov 2024JP¥4.2tJP¥1.3tJP¥84.8b23.2x49.9x3.3x
Sat, 05 Oct 2024JP¥4.4tJP¥1.3tJP¥84.4b22.9x51.8x3.4x
Mon, 02 Sep 2024JP¥4.4tJP¥1.3tJP¥82.7b22.2x52.9x3.4x
Wed, 31 Jul 2024JP¥4.2tJP¥1.3tJP¥75.8b22.9x54.9x3.3x
Fri, 28 Jun 2024JP¥4.2tJP¥1.3tJP¥73.1b23.5x57.4x3.4x
Sun, 26 May 2024JP¥4.0tJP¥1.2tJP¥75.1b22.4x52.9x3.2x
Tue, 23 Apr 2024JP¥3.9tJP¥1.2tJP¥69.8b22.4x55.4x3.2x
Thu, 21 Mar 2024JP¥4.4tJP¥1.2tJP¥68.2b24.8x64.9x3.7x
Sat, 17 Feb 2024JP¥4.2tJP¥1.2tJP¥68.8b25.4x61x3.5x
Mon, 15 Jan 2024JP¥4.2tJP¥1.2tJP¥68.0b24x61.9x3.4x
Wed, 13 Dec 2023JP¥4.0tJP¥1.2tJP¥69.4b22x58.3x3.3x
Fri, 10 Nov 2023JP¥4.0tJP¥1.2tJP¥66.7b22.8x60.6x3.4x
Sun, 08 Oct 2023JP¥3.9tJP¥1.2tJP¥63.8b22.8x60.7x3.3x
Tue, 05 Sep 2023JP¥4.1tJP¥1.2tJP¥63.1b25x65.2x3.5x
Thu, 03 Aug 2023JP¥4.2tJP¥1.2tJP¥58.2b24.3x72.3x3.6x
Sat, 01 Jul 2023JP¥4.3tJP¥1.1tJP¥57.2b22.9x75.8x3.8x
Mon, 29 May 2023JP¥4.0tJP¥1.1tJP¥56.1b20.6x71.8x3.5x
Wed, 26 Apr 2023JP¥3.9tJP¥1.1tJP¥51.2b22x77x3.6x
Fri, 24 Mar 2023JP¥3.9tJP¥1.1tJP¥51.9b23.8x74.2x3.5x
Sun, 19 Feb 2023JP¥3.7tJP¥1.1tJP¥53.1b23.9x70.3x3.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

70.3x


Total Market Cap: JP¥3.7tTotal Earnings: JP¥53.1bTotal Revenue: JP¥1.1tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Application Software Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 54.2x202420252026
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 29.7x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 54.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.3x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Application Software industry have grown 38% 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 Market5.06%
Tech3.49%
Software3.74%
Application Software3.26%
Systems Software4.46%
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
3905 DatasectionJP¥2.06k14.7%
+JP¥7.8b		165.0%PS18.4x
3923 RakusJP¥820.002.7%
+JP¥7.8b		-19.0%PE27.7x
3741 Systems Engineering ConsultantsLTDJP¥4.00k12.9%
+JP¥4.6b		48.5%PE28x
4425 KudanJP¥2.03k16.3%
+JP¥3.2b		32.6%PS29.8x
4323 Japan System TechniquesJP¥2.45k5.2%
+JP¥3.0b		33.9%PE21x

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