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Japanese (NIKKEI) Application Software Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 27, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies146
  • 7D0.2%
  • 3M8.3%
  • 1Y-16.3%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Application Software industry has remained flat, although notably OBIC Business Consultants gained 15%. Unfortunately though, the industry is down 16% over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 19% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 27 Jul 2026JP¥4.3tJP¥1.7tJP¥162.5b17.4x26.5x2.5x
Wed, 24 Jun 2026JP¥4.0tJP¥1.7tJP¥164.3b17x24.4x2.3x
Fri, 22 May 2026JP¥4.0tJP¥1.7tJP¥161.6b16.9x24.8x2.4x
Sun, 19 Apr 2026JP¥4.1tJP¥1.6tJP¥149.8b17.7x27.3x2.5x
Tue, 17 Mar 2026JP¥3.8tJP¥1.6tJP¥139.8b17.2x27.2x2.4x
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
Price to Earnings Ratio

72.3x


Total Market Cap: JP¥4.2tTotal Earnings: JP¥58.2bTotal Revenue: JP¥1.2tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Application Software Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 46.9x202420252026
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 26.5x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 46.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.2x 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 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 Market2.14%
Tech2.16%
Software-0.67%
Application Software0.21%
Systems Software-2.10%
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¥7.99k20.6%
+JP¥102.8b		-8.4%PE31.7x
3994 Money ForwardJP¥5.70k6.9%
+JP¥20.3b		-4.2%PE72.9x
4686 JustSystemsJP¥3.96k4.1%
+JP¥10.0b		6.2%PE16.9x
4443 SansanJP¥1.90k4.0%
+JP¥9.1b		-1.1%PE35.1x
4478 freee K.KJP¥2.55k5.9%
+JP¥8.5b		-39.4%PE219.9x

Latest News

2317
JP¥438.00
Systena
7D
4.8%
1Y
10.6%
4686
JP¥3,960.00
JustSystems
7D
4.1%
1Y
6.2%
4733
JP¥7,987.00
OBIC Business Consultants
7D
20.6%
1Y
-8.4%
3994
JP¥5,700.00
Money Forward
7D
6.9%
1Y
-4.2%
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3905
JP¥2,323.00
Datasection
7D
-8.1%
1Y
-31.9%
598A
JP¥1,661.00
ChatPlusLtd
7D
-27.3%
1Y
n/a
6572
JP¥242.00
OPEN Group
7D
-10.4%
1Y
-34.8%
4071
JP¥2,267.00
Plus Alpha ConsultingLtd
7D
-5.4%
1Y
0.8%
4478
JP¥2,550.00
freee K.K
7D
5.9%
1Y
-39.4%
4443
JP¥1,900.00
Sansan
7D
4.0%
1Y
-1.1%
Analysis Article • Jul 17

Results: Sansan, Inc. Exceeded Expectations And The Consensus Has Updated Its Estimates

Investors in Sansan, Inc. ( TSE:4443 ) had a good week, as its shares rose 8.5% to close at JP¥1,837 following the...
3923
JP¥1,030.00
Rakus
7D
1.4%
1Y
-9.0%
3993
JP¥2,801.00
PKSHA Technology
7D
-2.7%
1Y
-19.6%
3663
JP¥1,854.00
CELSYS
7D
-1.9%
1Y
15.4%
4425
JP¥1,729.00
Kudan
7D
-4.2%
1Y
51.0%
3661
JP¥786.00
m-up holdings
7D
5.8%
1Y
-22.6%
3763
JP¥1,788.00
Pro-Ship
7D
-1.9%
1Y
29.5%