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Japanese (NIKKEI) Entertainment Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 18, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies70
  • 7D2.6%
  • 3M-6.9%
  • 1Y23.2%
  • YTD0.1%

Over the last 7 days, the Entertainment industry has risen 2.6%, driven by gains from Nintendo of 3.5%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 23%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 11% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 18 Jan 2026JP¥26.1tJP¥5.5tJP¥919.7b19.8x28.4x4.8x
Tue, 16 Dec 2025JP¥26.9tJP¥5.4tJP¥916.5b18.5x29.4x4.9x
Thu, 13 Nov 2025JP¥30.6tJP¥5.4tJP¥904.7b22.1x33.9x5.6x
Sat, 11 Oct 2025JP¥28.5tJP¥5.1tJP¥768.0b22.8x37.1x5.6x
Mon, 08 Sep 2025JP¥29.4tJP¥5.2tJP¥759.5b22.5x38.7x5.6x
Wed, 06 Aug 2025JP¥29.6tJP¥5.2tJP¥784.6b22.4x37.7x5.7x
Fri, 04 Jul 2025JP¥28.6tJP¥4.8tJP¥774.4b21.3x37x5.9x
Sun, 01 Jun 2025JP¥26.7tJP¥4.8tJP¥767.3b22.3x34.8x5.5x
Tue, 29 Apr 2025JP¥25.7tJP¥4.8tJP¥773.5b21.5x33.2x5.3x
Thu, 27 Mar 2025JP¥24.5tJP¥4.8tJP¥781.4b22.1x31.4x5.1x
Sat, 22 Feb 2025JP¥25.4tJP¥4.8tJP¥778.2b22.4x32.7x5.3x
Mon, 20 Jan 2025JP¥21.3tJP¥4.9tJP¥636.3b28.2x33.4x4.3x
Wed, 18 Dec 2024JP¥22.3tJP¥4.9tJP¥635.9b29.8x35x4.5x
Fri, 15 Nov 2024JP¥19.9tJP¥4.9tJP¥629.5b24.9x31.6x4x
Sun, 13 Oct 2024JP¥19.8tJP¥5.0tJP¥720.8b23.8x27.5x4x
Tue, 10 Sep 2024JP¥19.4tJP¥5.0tJP¥720.9b24.3x26.9x3.9x
Thu, 08 Aug 2024JP¥18.5tJP¥5.0tJP¥703.0b22.4x26.3x3.7x
Sat, 06 Jul 2024JP¥20.3tJP¥5.2tJP¥801.5b24.2x25.3x3.9x
Mon, 03 Jun 2024JP¥19.3tJP¥5.2tJP¥805.3b25.9x24x3.7x
Wed, 01 May 2024JP¥18.1tJP¥5.2tJP¥848.2b22x21.3x3.5x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024JP¥19.2tJP¥5.2tJP¥836.5b22.7x23x3.7x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024JP¥19.6tJP¥5.2tJP¥837.7b23.1x23.4x3.8x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024JP¥19.0tJP¥5.2tJP¥870.3b21.5x21.9x3.6x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023JP¥17.6tJP¥5.2tJP¥870.3b20.9x20.2x3.4x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023JP¥17.8tJP¥5.2tJP¥876.9b23.2x20.3x3.4x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023JP¥16.7tJP¥5.2tJP¥913.6b20.5x18.2x3.2x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023JP¥17.6tJP¥5.2tJP¥913.3b22.9x19.3x3.4x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023JP¥17.3tJP¥5.2tJP¥914.1b21x19x3.4x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023JP¥17.3tJP¥4.9tJP¥848.1b19.3x20.4x3.6x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023JP¥17.5tJP¥4.9tJP¥847.7b18.9x20.7x3.6x
Thu, 04 May 2023JP¥16.7tJP¥4.7tJP¥855.7b21.5x19.6x3.5x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023JP¥15.6tJP¥4.7tJP¥849.8b20.4x18.4x3.3x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023JP¥15.5tJP¥4.7tJP¥849.2b20.8x18.2x3.3x
Wed, 25 Jan 2023JP¥15.9tJP¥4.7tJP¥989.8b18.3x16x3.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

16x


Total Market Cap: JP¥15.9tTotal Earnings: JP¥989.8bTotal Revenue: JP¥4.7tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Entertainment Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 26.7x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Japanese Entertainment industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 26.7x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 4.2x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 4.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Entertainment industry have declined 2.4% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 5.4% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

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

JP Market3.79%
Telecom-1.17%
Entertainment2.56%
Interactive Home Entertainment2.90%
Movies and Entertainment0.28%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Interactive Home Entertainment industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 27.1x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 12.0%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 27.6% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Movies and Entertainment industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 25.8x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Interactive Home Entertainment industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 12% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 28% per year.
  • In contrast, the Movies and Entertainment industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 3.7% 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
7974 NintendoJP¥10.52k3.5%
+JP¥413.3b		14.6%PE33.2x
3659 NEXONJP¥4.21k4.5%
+JP¥143.1b		95.9%PE29.4x
9766 Konami GroupJP¥21.63k2.7%
+JP¥75.9b		56.2%PE34.6x
9602 TohoJP¥8.01k2.7%
+JP¥36.1b		22.1%PE24.3x
9684 Square Enix HoldingsJP¥2.84k1.5%
+JP¥15.0b		38.7%PE45.1x

Latest News

9602
JP¥8,013.00
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7D
2.7%
1Y
22.1%

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9601
JP¥11,670.00
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7D
-1.4%
1Y
3.0%
5032
JP¥4,430.00
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7D
-6.3%
1Y
63.0%
5253
JP¥1,847.00
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7D
-3.0%
1Y
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7974
JP¥10,520.00
Nintendo
7D
3.5%
1Y
14.6%

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Jan 08
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3659
JP¥4,214.00
NEXON
7D
4.5%
1Y
95.9%

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3656
JP¥355.00
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7D
-4.3%
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9766
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7D
2.7%
1Y
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2121
JP¥2,746.00
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7D
-1.3%
1Y
-5.5%

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3635
JP¥1,857.50
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7D
-3.0%
1Y
3.2%
9684
JP¥2,839.00
Square Enix Holdings
7D
1.5%
1Y
38.7%

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3668
JP¥471.00
COLOPL
7D
4.0%
1Y
-1.3%
9697
JP¥3,670.00
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7D
0.5%
1Y
11.9%
9605
JP¥5,600.00
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7D
-1.6%
1Y
6.5%

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4301
JP¥2,125.00
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7D
7.6%
1Y
44.5%

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7458
JP¥1,694.00
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7D
-0.8%
1Y
-2.7%