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Japanese (NIKKEI) Entertainment Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 13, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies70
  • 7D-3.0%
  • 3M-22.5%
  • 1Y-30.3%
  • YTD-27.3%

Over the last 7 days, the Entertainment industry has dropped 3.0%, driven by a pullback from Nintendo of 4.7%. Meanwhile, Toho actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 9.4% in the last week. Overall the industry is down 30% in 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 5.9% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Japanese Entertainment Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 13 Jun 2026JP¥18.9tJP¥6.2tJP¥981.5b14.6x19.2x3.1x
Mon, 11 May 2026JP¥20.3tJP¥6.1tJP¥964.5b17.9x21x3.3x
Wed, 08 Apr 2026JP¥22.0tJP¥5.9tJP¥923.9b18.2x23.8x3.7x
Fri, 06 Mar 2026JP¥21.8tJP¥5.9tJP¥923.4b18.7x23.6x3.7x
Sun, 01 Feb 2026JP¥25.2tJP¥5.5tJP¥926.8b19.5x27.2x4.6x
Tue, 30 Dec 2025JP¥26.0tJP¥5.4tJP¥915.9b19.3x28.4x4.8x
Thu, 27 Nov 2025JP¥29.7tJP¥5.4tJP¥916.3b20.2x32.4x5.5x
Sat, 25 Oct 2025JP¥28.8tJP¥5.2tJP¥781.8b22.6x36.8x5.6x
Mon, 22 Sep 2025JP¥28.9tJP¥5.2tJP¥764.3b23.3x37.8x5.5x
Wed, 20 Aug 2025JP¥31.5tJP¥5.2tJP¥757.6b24.2x41.6x6.1x
Fri, 18 Jul 2025JP¥28.7tJP¥4.8tJP¥770.3b22x37.2x6x
Sun, 15 Jun 2025JP¥27.3tJP¥4.8tJP¥773.9b20.9x35.3x5.7x
Tue, 13 May 2025JP¥25.9tJP¥4.8tJP¥729.9b21.5x35.5x5.4x
Thu, 10 Apr 2025JP¥22.1tJP¥4.8tJP¥781.4b18.6x28.3x4.6x
Sat, 08 Mar 2025JP¥23.3tJP¥4.8tJP¥778.1b21.1x29.9x4.8x
Mon, 03 Feb 2025JP¥22.8tJP¥5.0tJP¥648.7b26.5x35.2x4.6x
Wed, 01 Jan 2025JP¥21.9tJP¥4.9tJP¥632.9b29.7x34.6x4.4x
Fri, 29 Nov 2024JP¥21.0tJP¥4.9tJP¥628.5b28.5x33.4x4.2x
Sun, 27 Oct 2024JP¥19.6tJP¥5.0tJP¥719.5b22.4x27.3x3.9x
Tue, 24 Sep 2024JP¥19.6tJP¥5.0tJP¥720.8b24.3x27.2x4x
Thu, 22 Aug 2024JP¥19.8tJP¥5.0tJP¥721.8b24.3x27.5x4x
Sat, 20 Jul 2024JP¥20.4tJP¥5.2tJP¥803.2b26x25.4x3.9x
Mon, 17 Jun 2024JP¥19.4tJP¥5.2tJP¥801.5b24.6x24.2x3.7x
Wed, 15 May 2024JP¥19.3tJP¥5.2tJP¥832.5b21.9x23.1x3.7x
Fri, 12 Apr 2024JP¥18.1tJP¥5.2tJP¥836.5b22.1x21.7x3.5x
Sun, 10 Mar 2024JP¥19.2tJP¥5.2tJP¥837.0b22.3x23x3.7x
Tue, 06 Feb 2024JP¥20.0tJP¥5.2tJP¥887.5b24.3x22.6x3.8x
Thu, 04 Jan 2024JP¥17.7tJP¥5.2tJP¥870.3b20.8x20.4x3.4x
Sat, 02 Dec 2023JP¥17.8tJP¥5.2tJP¥873.0b22.5x20.4x3.4x
Mon, 30 Oct 2023JP¥16.3tJP¥5.2tJP¥913.0b19.9x17.9x3.1x
Wed, 27 Sep 2023JP¥17.0tJP¥5.2tJP¥914.3b22.2x18.5x3.3x
Fri, 25 Aug 2023JP¥17.2tJP¥5.2tJP¥913.1b22.4x18.8x3.3x
Sun, 23 Jul 2023JP¥17.6tJP¥4.9tJP¥853.8b19.8x20.6x3.6x
Tue, 20 Jun 2023JP¥17.9tJP¥4.9tJP¥848.2b21.2x21.2x3.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

21.2x


Total Market Cap: JP¥17.9tTotal Earnings: JP¥848.2bTotal Revenue: JP¥4.9tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Entertainment Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 27.3x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Japanese Entertainment 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 19.2x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 27.3x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 4.3x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 3.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Entertainment industry have grown 5.0% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 8.1% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Japanese Telecom industry?

JP Market-1.44%
Telecom-5.22%
Entertainment-2.98%
Movies and Entertainment2.80%
Interactive Home Entertainment-3.91%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Interactive Home Entertainment industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 28.0x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 6.3%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 17.6% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Movies and Entertainment industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 24.7x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Interactive Home Entertainment industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 6.3% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 18% per year.
  • In contrast, the Movies and Entertainment industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 3.3% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
9602 TohoJP¥1.31k9.4%
+JP¥94.0b		-16.4%PE21.1x
4816 Toei AnimationLtdJP¥2.41k2.7%
+JP¥13.1b		-27.2%PE19.6x
9605 Toei CompanyJP¥5.71k2.9%
+JP¥10.0b		15.4%PE15.3x
7458 DaiichikoshoJP¥1.69k3.1%
+JP¥5.3b		6.8%PE11x
7803 BushiroadJP¥287.009.5%
+JP¥3.4b		-24.2%PE7.3x

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