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Japanese (NIKKEI) Publishing Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 15, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies23
  • 7D-0.03%
  • 3M0.8%
  • 1Y-0.2%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Publishing industry is flat overall, with OVERLAP HoldingsInc standing out by going down 5.1%. Furthermore, the industry has been flat for the past year as well. Earnings are forecast to grow by 34% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 15 Mar 2026JP¥726.3bJP¥527.0bJP¥16.3b15.3x44.5x1.4x
Tue, 10 Feb 2026JP¥702.4bJP¥516.6bJP¥18.6b14.2x37.7x1.4x
Thu, 08 Jan 2026JP¥715.4bJP¥515.1bJP¥18.7b18x38.2x1.4x
Sat, 06 Dec 2025JP¥712.6bJP¥515.1bJP¥18.7b17.5x38.1x1.4x
Mon, 03 Nov 2025JP¥750.7bJP¥514.4bJP¥19.1b18.4x39.2x1.5x
Wed, 01 Oct 2025JP¥754.6bJP¥504.7bJP¥16.6b20.8x45.4x1.5x
Fri, 29 Aug 2025JP¥719.5bJP¥504.6bJP¥16.6b19.9x43.3x1.4x
Sun, 27 Jul 2025JP¥773.2bJP¥518.9bJP¥18.0b17.3x43x1.5x
Tue, 24 Jun 2025JP¥786.2bJP¥518.6bJP¥17.9b17.2x43.9x1.5x
Thu, 22 May 2025JP¥856.2bJP¥639.7bJP¥22.8b17.2x37.5x1.3x
Sat, 19 Apr 2025JP¥862.5bJP¥634.7bJP¥28.2b17.1x30.6x1.4x
Mon, 17 Mar 2025JP¥783.2bJP¥634.4bJP¥28.8b15.2x27.2x1.2x
Wed, 12 Feb 2025JP¥784.6bJP¥632.1bJP¥28.4b15.8x27.6x1.2x
Fri, 10 Jan 2025JP¥659.2bJP¥621.0bJP¥27.1b12.9x24.3x1.1x
Sun, 08 Dec 2024JP¥828.0bJP¥620.6bJP¥27.4b13.4x30.2x1.3x
Tue, 05 Nov 2024JP¥664.8bJP¥613.4bJP¥28.8b12.8x23.1x1.1x
Thu, 03 Oct 2024JP¥667.3bJP¥613.0bJP¥28.7b14.2x23.3x1.1x
Sat, 31 Aug 2024JP¥620.6bJP¥612.9bJP¥28.7b13x21.6x1x
Mon, 29 Jul 2024JP¥596.3bJP¥599.3bJP¥27.5b13.4x21.7x1x
Wed, 26 Jun 2024JP¥619.2bJP¥599.5bJP¥27.8b12.7x22.3x1x
Fri, 24 May 2024JP¥645.1bJP¥599.4bJP¥27.7b12.8x23.2x1.1x
Sun, 21 Apr 2024JP¥589.3bJP¥589.5bJP¥24.0b11.8x24.5x1x
Tue, 19 Mar 2024JP¥670.4bJP¥757.9bJP¥27.0b12.9x24.8x0.9x
Thu, 15 Feb 2024JP¥682.4bJP¥755.6bJP¥27.4b13.2x24.9x0.9x
Sat, 13 Jan 2024JP¥700.1bJP¥750.6bJP¥25.6b14.4x27.4x0.9x
Mon, 11 Dec 2023JP¥611.7bJP¥750.7bJP¥25.6b14.1x23.9x0.8x
Wed, 08 Nov 2023JP¥655.1bJP¥744.2bJP¥24.1b16.6x27.2x0.9x
Fri, 06 Oct 2023JP¥689.0bJP¥734.5bJP¥26.6b16.8x25.9x0.9x
Sun, 03 Sep 2023JP¥751.2bJP¥762.7bJP¥27.7b16.4x27.2x1x
Tue, 01 Aug 2023JP¥772.3bJP¥761.8bJP¥31.3b17x24.6x1x
Thu, 29 Jun 2023JP¥738.5bJP¥761.0bJP¥31.9b15.9x23.1x1x
Sat, 27 May 2023JP¥707.9bJP¥757.7bJP¥31.5b17.3x22.5x0.9x
Mon, 24 Apr 2023JP¥669.8bJP¥740.7bJP¥33.3b16.8x20.1x0.9x
Wed, 22 Mar 2023JP¥609.1bJP¥715.0bJP¥32.4b14.9x18.8x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

18.8x


Total Market Cap: JP¥609.1bTotal Earnings: JP¥32.4bTotal Revenue: JP¥715.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Publishing Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 29.2x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Japanese Publishing industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 44.5x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 29.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.1x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Publishing industry have declined 20% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 9.7% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Comparison

How does Japanese Publishing compare with similar industries?

JP Market-2.28%
Telecom0.37%
Media-0.35%
Publishing-0.026%
Cable and Satellite6.47%
Advertising-0.40%
Broadcasting-2.34%
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
9468 KadokawaJP¥3.17k0.5%
+JP¥2.4b
-6.3%PE207.9x
7119 halmek holdingsLtdJP¥1.55k10.5%
+JP¥1.6b
36.4%PE15.8x
500A TO BooksJP¥3.39k1.8%
+JP¥209.2m
n/aPE15.2x
6549 DM SolutionsLtdJP¥1.72k3.6%
+JP¥162.9m
18.5%PE8.7x
9475 Shobunsha HoldingsJP¥545.001.5%
+JP¥145.4m
25.9%PE40.1x

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