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Japanese (NIKKEI) Application Software Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 08, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies147
  • 7D0.2%
  • 3M-6.1%
  • 1Y8.6%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Application Software industry has remained flat. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 8.6% over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 26% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 09 Jan 2026JP¥4.7tJP¥1.5tJP¥125.4b20.9x37.6x3.1x
Sun, 07 Dec 2025JP¥4.6tJP¥1.5tJP¥123.6b19.8x37.6x3x
Tue, 04 Nov 2025JP¥4.9tJP¥1.5tJP¥117.7b22.1x41.2x3.2x
Thu, 02 Oct 2025JP¥5.0tJP¥1.5tJP¥113.0b22.1x43.9x3.4x
Sat, 30 Aug 2025JP¥5.1tJP¥1.5tJP¥114.5b23.1x44.7x3.4x
Mon, 28 Jul 2025JP¥5.0tJP¥1.5tJP¥106.0b22x46.9x3.4x
Wed, 25 Jun 2025JP¥4.8tJP¥1.4tJP¥113.6b20.8x42.6x3.3x
Fri, 23 May 2025JP¥4.4tJP¥1.5tJP¥112.9b20.9x39.4x3.1x
Sun, 20 Apr 2025JP¥4.4tJP¥1.4tJP¥105.4b20.2x41.3x3.1x
Tue, 18 Mar 2025JP¥4.4tJP¥1.4tJP¥104.4b20x42.2x3.2x
Thu, 13 Feb 2025JP¥4.5tJP¥1.3tJP¥93.5b21.6x48.3x3.4x
Sat, 11 Jan 2025JP¥4.3tJP¥1.3tJP¥90.6b22.7x47.1x3.2x
Mon, 09 Dec 2024JP¥4.3tJP¥1.3tJP¥91.7b23.6x47x3.3x
Wed, 06 Nov 2024JP¥4.2tJP¥1.3tJP¥84.8b23.1x49.7x3.2x
Fri, 04 Oct 2024JP¥4.3tJP¥1.3tJP¥84.4b22.6x51.5x3.4x
Sun, 01 Sep 2024JP¥4.4tJP¥1.3tJP¥82.7b22.2x52.9x3.4x
Tue, 30 Jul 2024JP¥4.2tJP¥1.3tJP¥75.6b23.4x55.8x3.3x
Thu, 27 Jun 2024JP¥4.1tJP¥1.3tJP¥73.1b23.2x56.7x3.3x
Sat, 25 May 2024JP¥4.0tJP¥1.2tJP¥75.1b22.4x52.9x3.2x
Mon, 22 Apr 2024JP¥3.9tJP¥1.2tJP¥69.8b22.4x55.4x3.2x
Wed, 20 Mar 2024JP¥4.4tJP¥1.2tJP¥68.2b24.8x64.9x3.7x
Fri, 16 Feb 2024JP¥4.1tJP¥1.2tJP¥70.2b25.2x58.6x3.4x
Sun, 14 Jan 2024JP¥4.2tJP¥1.2tJP¥68.1b24x61.8x3.4x
Tue, 12 Dec 2023JP¥4.1tJP¥1.2tJP¥69.4b22.5x59.2x3.3x
Thu, 09 Nov 2023JP¥4.0tJP¥1.2tJP¥66.7b23.1x59.6x3.3x
Sat, 07 Oct 2023JP¥3.9tJP¥1.2tJP¥63.8b22.8x60.7x3.3x
Mon, 04 Sep 2023JP¥4.1tJP¥1.2tJP¥63.1b24.2x65.6x3.5x
Wed, 02 Aug 2023JP¥4.3tJP¥1.2tJP¥58.2b24.3x73.8x3.7x
Fri, 30 Jun 2023JP¥4.3tJP¥1.1tJP¥57.2b22.5x75.6x3.8x
Sun, 28 May 2023JP¥4.0tJP¥1.1tJP¥56.1b20.6x71.8x3.5x
Tue, 25 Apr 2023JP¥4.0tJP¥1.1tJP¥51.2b22.1x77.9x3.6x
Thu, 23 Mar 2023JP¥3.8tJP¥1.1tJP¥51.9b24x73.6x3.5x
Sat, 18 Feb 2023JP¥3.7tJP¥1.1tJP¥53.1b23.9x70.2x3.4x
Mon, 16 Jan 2023JP¥3.5tJP¥1.1tJP¥51.5b22.9x68.4x3.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

68.4x


Total Market Cap: JP¥3.5tTotal Earnings: JP¥51.5bTotal Revenue: JP¥1.1tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Application Software Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 55.4x202420252026
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 37.6x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 55.5x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 3.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Application Software industry have grown 34% 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 Market2.80%
Tech4.40%
Software-0.56%
Application Software0.24%
Systems Software-1.69%
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
3923 RakusJP¥1.07k2.5%
+JP¥9.6b		20.0%PE36x
3905 DatasectionJP¥2.29k14.8%
+JP¥8.7b		234.3%PS20.3x
4733 OBIC Business ConsultantsJP¥8.55k1.1%
+JP¥7.0b		24.3%PE38.2x
4443 SansanJP¥1.78k2.6%
+JP¥5.7b		-19.1%PE205.7x
4180 Appier GroupJP¥1.11k3.6%
+JP¥4.0b		-24.4%PE33.9x

Latest News

4180
JP¥1,113.00
Appier Group
7D
3.6%
1Y
-24.4%
3663
JP¥1,638.00
CELSYS
7D
-1.8%
1Y
28.7%
4071
JP¥2,373.00
Plus Alpha ConsultingLtd
7D
-1.6%
1Y
33.3%
478A
JP¥1,131.00
Hutzper
7D
-9.5%
1Y
n/a
4733
JP¥8,546.00
OBIC Business Consultants
7D
1.1%
1Y
24.3%

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3994
JP¥4,628.00
Money Forward
7D
-0.9%
1Y
-5.6%
4826
JP¥574.00
Computer Institute of Japan
7D
10.4%
1Y
24.0%

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Dec 24
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4776
JP¥2,740.00
Cybozu
7D
-2.7%
1Y
1.7%

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Dec 24
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4323
JP¥2,484.00
Japan System Techniques
7D
-1.5%
1Y
19.3%
4478
JP¥3,060.00
freee K.K
7D
1.8%
1Y
-0.8%
4443
JP¥1,779.00
Sansan
7D
2.6%
1Y
-19.1%

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Dec 17
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4686
JP¥5,030.00
JustSystems
7D
-0.6%
1Y
47.1%

Some Investors May Be Worried About JustSystems' (TSE:4686) Returns On Capital

Dec 16
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4431
JP¥2,899.00
Smaregi
7D
-5.1%
1Y
6.1%
3923
JP¥1,066.50
Rakus
7D
2.5%
1Y
20.0%

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Dec 12
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3905
JP¥2,290.00
Datasection
7D
14.8%
1Y
234.3%
4375
JP¥894.00
Safie
7D
6.2%
1Y
23.8%

Safie Inc.'s (TSE:4375) P/S Is On The Mark

Nov 18
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