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Japanese (NIKKEI) Publishing Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 17, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies23
  • 7D-2.8%
  • 3M-2.5%
  • 1Y-10.1%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Publishing industry has dropped 3.9%, driven by Kadokawa declining 3.7%. The industry has fallen 9.0% in the last year. Looking forward, 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
Tue, 17 Feb 2026JP¥694.3bJP¥527.0bJP¥16.3b14.2x42.5x1.3x
Thu, 15 Jan 2026JP¥734.0bJP¥515.8bJP¥18.8b16x39x1.4x
Sat, 13 Dec 2025JP¥706.1bJP¥515.1bJP¥18.7b17.5x37.7x1.4x
Mon, 10 Nov 2025JP¥685.5bJP¥513.4bJP¥18.2b18.2x37.7x1.3x
Wed, 08 Oct 2025JP¥774.2bJP¥513.1bJP¥17.8b21x43.5x1.5x
Fri, 05 Sep 2025JP¥709.9bJP¥504.6bJP¥16.6b20x42.7x1.4x
Sun, 03 Aug 2025JP¥773.4bJP¥504.6bJP¥18.0b17.1x43x1.5x
Tue, 01 Jul 2025JP¥804.5bJP¥518.6bJP¥17.9b17.4x44.9x1.6x
Thu, 29 May 2025JP¥841.9bJP¥639.7bJP¥22.8b17.2x36.9x1.3x
Sat, 26 Apr 2025JP¥842.4bJP¥634.7bJP¥28.2b16.7x29.8x1.3x
Mon, 24 Mar 2025JP¥823.7bJP¥634.4bJP¥28.8b15.4x28.6x1.3x
Wed, 19 Feb 2025JP¥813.5bJP¥634.2bJP¥28.9b15.2x28.2x1.3x
Fri, 17 Jan 2025JP¥657.0bJP¥622.0bJP¥27.4b12.2x24x1.1x
Sun, 15 Dec 2024JP¥834.3bJP¥620.6bJP¥27.4b13.5x30.4x1.3x
Tue, 12 Nov 2024JP¥626.7bJP¥619.3bJP¥27.9b12.6x22.4x1x
Thu, 10 Oct 2024JP¥680.3bJP¥613.1bJP¥28.7b13.8x23.7x1.1x
Sat, 07 Sep 2024JP¥629.9bJP¥612.9bJP¥28.7b12.8x22x1x
Mon, 05 Aug 2024JP¥563.0bJP¥600.6bJP¥28.5b12.3x19.7x0.9x
Wed, 03 Jul 2024JP¥585.6bJP¥599.5bJP¥27.8b12.7x21.1x1x
Fri, 31 May 2024JP¥648.9bJP¥599.4bJP¥27.7b12.5x23.4x1.1x
Sun, 28 Apr 2024JP¥607.3bJP¥589.5bJP¥24.0b11.7x25.3x1x
Tue, 26 Mar 2024JP¥638.8bJP¥757.9bJP¥27.0b13.2x23.6x0.8x
Thu, 22 Feb 2024JP¥703.8bJP¥758.0bJP¥27.0b13.6x26x0.9x
Sat, 20 Jan 2024JP¥697.6bJP¥750.9bJP¥25.6b14.7x27.2x0.9x
Mon, 18 Dec 2023JP¥617.6bJP¥750.6bJP¥25.6b14.5x24.1x0.8x
Wed, 15 Nov 2023JP¥633.1bJP¥750.6bJP¥25.4b14.1x24.9x0.8x
Fri, 13 Oct 2023JP¥696.4bJP¥734.5bJP¥26.6b16.6x26.2x0.9x
Sun, 10 Sep 2023JP¥728.1bJP¥762.7bJP¥27.7b16.3x26.3x1x
Tue, 08 Aug 2023JP¥739.2bJP¥760.4bJP¥28.0b16.4x26.4x1x
Thu, 06 Jul 2023JP¥762.1bJP¥761.0bJP¥31.9b16.7x23.9x1x
Sat, 03 Jun 2023JP¥730.5bJP¥761.2bJP¥32.0b15.3x22.9x1x
Mon, 01 May 2023JP¥682.4bJP¥741.2bJP¥34.3b16.9x19.9x0.9x
Wed, 29 Mar 2023JP¥641.8bJP¥740.3bJP¥33.2b17.2x19.4x0.9x
Fri, 24 Feb 2023JP¥617.3bJP¥715.1bJP¥32.4b14.2x19x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

19x


Total Market Cap: JP¥617.3bTotal Earnings: JP¥32.4bTotal Revenue: JP¥715.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Publishing Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 28.7x202420252026
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 43.3x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 28.7x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.1x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Publishing industry have declined 21% 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 Market0.45%
Telecom2.41%
Media0.047%
Publishing-2.81%
Cable and Satellite4.58%
Advertising0.05%
Broadcasting-0.48%
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
2139 ChucoJP¥506.008.8%
+JP¥278.8m
14.5%PE20.5x
9475 Shobunsha HoldingsJP¥524.002.3%
+JP¥218.1m
29.7%PE38.6x
9476 Chuokeizai-Sha HoldingsJP¥950.005.9%
+JP¥205.2m
88.1%PE13.2x
9782 DMSJP¥3.93k0.9%
+JP¥196.5m
107.0%n/a
4833 Def consultingJP¥84.005.0%
+JP¥117.2m
-4.5%n/a

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