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Japanese (NIKKEI) Application Software Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 24, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies145
  • 7D-1.6%
  • 3M-20.4%
  • 1Y-17.0%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Application Software industry has dropped 1.5%, driven by a pullback from Appier Group of 27%. In contrast, Smaregi has gained 17%. However, the industry is down 18% over the past 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
Tue, 24 Feb 2026JP¥3.8tJP¥1.6tJP¥140.0b17.5x26.9x2.3x
Thu, 22 Jan 2026JP¥4.6tJP¥1.5tJP¥134.7b20.4x34.2x3x
Sat, 20 Dec 2025JP¥4.7tJP¥1.5tJP¥125.4b20.7x37.2x3x
Mon, 17 Nov 2025JP¥4.8tJP¥1.5tJP¥121.4b22.2x39.4x3.1x
Wed, 15 Oct 2025JP¥4.8tJP¥1.5tJP¥114.2b21.5x41.8x3.2x
Fri, 12 Sep 2025JP¥5.2tJP¥1.5tJP¥114.5b23.8x45.2x3.5x
Sun, 10 Aug 2025JP¥5.1tJP¥1.5tJP¥107.8b22.2x47.1x3.5x
Tue, 08 Jul 2025JP¥4.7tJP¥1.4tJP¥108.2b20.8x43.8x3.3x
Thu, 05 Jun 2025JP¥4.8tJP¥1.5tJP¥113.6b22x41.9x3.3x
Sat, 03 May 2025JP¥4.4tJP¥1.4tJP¥107.6b21.4x40.5x3.1x
Mon, 31 Mar 2025JP¥4.4tJP¥1.4tJP¥100.4b20.4x43.7x3.2x
Wed, 26 Feb 2025JP¥4.5tJP¥1.4tJP¥104.3b20.4x43.1x3.3x
Fri, 24 Jan 2025JP¥4.2tJP¥1.3tJP¥90.6b21.4x45.9x3.1x
Sun, 22 Dec 2024JP¥4.4tJP¥1.3tJP¥93.4b22.9x46.9x3.3x
Tue, 19 Nov 2024JP¥4.2tJP¥1.3tJP¥92.2b22.4x45.8x3.2x
Thu, 17 Oct 2024JP¥4.4tJP¥1.3tJP¥83.7b24.2x52.5x3.4x
Sat, 14 Sep 2024JP¥4.4tJP¥1.3tJP¥84.5b21.4x51.6x3.4x
Mon, 12 Aug 2024JP¥3.8tJP¥1.3tJP¥77.0b19.7x48.9x3x
Wed, 10 Jul 2024JP¥4.2tJP¥1.2tJP¥72.9b24.5x57.8x3.4x
Fri, 07 Jun 2024JP¥3.9tJP¥1.2tJP¥73.9b22.5x52.9x3.1x
Sun, 05 May 2024JP¥4.0tJP¥1.2tJP¥71.3b23.1x55.9x3.3x
Tue, 02 Apr 2024JP¥4.4tJP¥1.2tJP¥68.4b25.3x64x3.6x
Thu, 29 Feb 2024JP¥4.5tJP¥1.2tJP¥65.8b25.1x68.7x3.8x
Sat, 27 Jan 2024JP¥4.3tJP¥1.3tJP¥69.7b25.3x61.5x3.4x
Mon, 25 Dec 2023JP¥4.1tJP¥1.2tJP¥68.5b23.4x59.9x3.3x
Wed, 22 Nov 2023JP¥4.2tJP¥1.2tJP¥70.2b22.5x60.3x3.4x
Fri, 20 Oct 2023JP¥3.7tJP¥1.2tJP¥65.6b22.3x56.4x3.1x
Sun, 17 Sep 2023JP¥4.1tJP¥1.2tJP¥63.6b24x63.7x3.4x
Tue, 15 Aug 2023JP¥4.0tJP¥1.2tJP¥59.1b24.9x67.2x3.4x
Thu, 13 Jul 2023JP¥4.1tJP¥1.1tJP¥57.1b23.6x72.4x3.6x
Sat, 10 Jun 2023JP¥4.2tJP¥1.1tJP¥57.1b22.5x73.6x3.7x
Mon, 08 May 2023JP¥4.0tJP¥1.1tJP¥52.0b22.2x77.1x3.6x
Wed, 05 Apr 2023JP¥4.0tJP¥1.1tJP¥52.1b25.7x76.4x3.6x
Fri, 03 Mar 2023JP¥3.7tJP¥1.1tJP¥53.0b25.2x69.9x3.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

69.9x


Total Market Cap: JP¥3.7tTotal Earnings: JP¥53.0bTotal Revenue: JP¥1.1tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Application Software Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 53.7x202420252026
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 26.9x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 53.7x.
  • 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 38% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 14% 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 Market1.07%
Tech0.56%
Software-0.99%
Application Software-1.63%
Systems Software-0.073%
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¥5.84k2.4%
+JP¥10.2b		-21.7%PE25.8x
4431 SmaregiJP¥2.59k15.9%
+JP¥6.9b		1.0%PE30.8x
3673 BroadleafJP¥680.0011.3%
+JP¥6.2b		3.5%PE49.4x
9399 Beat HoldingsJP¥33.0083.3%
+JP¥2.8b		-75.0%PS25.5x
3763 Pro-ShipJP¥1.43k5.4%
+JP¥1.9b		81.3%PE13.9x

Latest News

3673
JP¥680.00
Broadleaf
7D
11.3%
1Y
3.5%
5027
JP¥473.00
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7D
-12.7%
1Y
-61.0%
4180
JP¥700.00
Appier Group
7D
-12.8%
1Y
-59.4%
4431
JP¥2,588.00
Smaregi
7D
15.9%
1Y
1.0%
4323
JP¥2,000.00
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-7.3%
1Y
-2.2%
3905
JP¥1,883.00
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1Y
176.9%
3923
JP¥766.10
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3763
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7D
5.4%
1Y
81.3%
9790
JP¥3,330.00
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1.8%
1Y
9.4%
4478
JP¥2,028.00
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1Y
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4071
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-2.6%
1Y
37.6%
4686
JP¥4,000.00
JustSystems
7D
0.6%
1Y
5.0%
2317
JP¥432.00
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7D
0.7%
1Y
23.4%
3994
JP¥3,052.00
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1Y
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4733
JP¥5,837.00
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7D
2.4%
1Y
-21.7%

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9399
JP¥33.00
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7D
83.3%
1Y
-75.0%