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Japanese (NIKKEI) Publishing Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 11, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies22
  • 7D2.2%
  • 3M-4.7%
  • 1Y9.9%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Publishing industry is up 2.2%, with Kadokawa up 1.8%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 9.9%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 28% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 12 Jan 2026JP¥730.7bJP¥515.8bJP¥18.8b15.3x38.8x1.4x
Wed, 10 Dec 2025JP¥700.2bJP¥515.1bJP¥18.7b17.5x37.4x1.4x
Fri, 07 Nov 2025JP¥731.4bJP¥514.4bJP¥19.1b18.1x38.2x1.4x
Sun, 05 Oct 2025JP¥772.3bJP¥513.1bJP¥17.8b21x43.4x1.5x
Tue, 02 Sep 2025JP¥719.9bJP¥504.6bJP¥16.6b20x43.3x1.4x
Thu, 31 Jul 2025JP¥762.7bJP¥519.0bJP¥17.9b16.7x42.7x1.5x
Sat, 28 Jun 2025JP¥808.2bJP¥518.6bJP¥17.9b17.3x45.1x1.6x
Mon, 26 May 2025JP¥867.8bJP¥639.7bJP¥22.8b17.2x38x1.4x
Wed, 23 Apr 2025JP¥853.4bJP¥634.7bJP¥28.2b17x30.2x1.3x
Fri, 21 Mar 2025JP¥798.3bJP¥634.4bJP¥28.8b15.3x27.7x1.3x
Sun, 16 Feb 2025JP¥814.5bJP¥633.6bJP¥28.9b15.9x28.2x1.3x
Tue, 14 Jan 2025JP¥657.1bJP¥343.9bJP¥16.5b11.6x39.8x1.9x
Thu, 12 Dec 2024JP¥818.4bJP¥620.6bJP¥27.4b13.5x29.8x1.3x
Sat, 09 Nov 2024JP¥609.6bJP¥613.4bJP¥28.6b13x21.3x1x
Mon, 07 Oct 2024JP¥665.5bJP¥613.1bJP¥28.7b13.8x23.2x1.1x
Wed, 04 Sep 2024JP¥632.5bJP¥612.9bJP¥28.7b13.1x22.1x1x
Fri, 02 Aug 2024JP¥598.6bJP¥600.6bJP¥28.5b13x21x1x
Sun, 30 Jun 2024JP¥583.3bJP¥599.5bJP¥27.8b12.8x21x1x
Tue, 28 May 2024JP¥641.6bJP¥599.4bJP¥27.7b12.9x23.1x1.1x
Thu, 25 Apr 2024JP¥602.3bJP¥589.5bJP¥24.0b12.1x25.1x1x
Sat, 23 Mar 2024JP¥648.0bJP¥757.9bJP¥27.0b13.1x24x0.9x
Mon, 19 Feb 2024JP¥679.0bJP¥758.0bJP¥27.0b13.4x25.1x0.9x
Wed, 17 Jan 2024JP¥699.4bJP¥750.9bJP¥25.6b15.1x27.3x0.9x
Fri, 15 Dec 2023JP¥624.2bJP¥750.7bJP¥25.6b14.4x24.4x0.8x
Sun, 12 Nov 2023JP¥641.2bJP¥750.6bJP¥25.7b14.9x25x0.9x
Tue, 10 Oct 2023JP¥688.1bJP¥734.5bJP¥26.6b16.8x25.9x0.9x
Thu, 07 Sep 2023JP¥739.1bJP¥762.7bJP¥27.7b16.6x26.7x1x
Sat, 05 Aug 2023JP¥726.3bJP¥760.4bJP¥28.0b16.2x25.9x1x
Mon, 03 Jul 2023JP¥756.9bJP¥761.0bJP¥31.9b16.8x23.7x1x
Wed, 31 May 2023JP¥701.0bJP¥761.2bJP¥32.0b15.6x21.9x0.9x
Fri, 28 Apr 2023JP¥670.7bJP¥740.7bJP¥33.3b17.3x20.2x0.9x
Sun, 26 Mar 2023JP¥651.3bJP¥740.3bJP¥33.2b17.7x19.6x0.9x
Tue, 21 Feb 2023JP¥623.9bJP¥715.1bJP¥32.4b14.2x19.3x0.9x
Thu, 19 Jan 2023JP¥567.1bJP¥685.1bJP¥35.1b13.8x16.1x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

16.1x


Total Market Cap: JP¥567.1bTotal Earnings: JP¥35.1bTotal Revenue: JP¥685.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Publishing Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 28x202420252026
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 38.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 28.0x.
  • 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 19% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 9.0% 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 Market2.98%
Telecom-0.85%
Media3.46%
Publishing2.19%
Cable and Satellite4.61%
Broadcasting3.94%
Advertising3.06%
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¥3.23k1.8%
+JP¥8.2b		2.0%PE82.1x
9782 DMSJP¥3.67k9.9%
+JP¥1.9b		98.8%n/a
9474 ZenrinJP¥1.08k2.3%
+JP¥1.3b		31.7%PE19.3x
4833 Def consultingJP¥106.0060.6%
+JP¥1.2b		32.5%n/a
414A OVERLAP HoldingsIncJP¥1.27k4.3%
+JP¥1.0b		n/aPE12.3x

Latest News

3560
JP¥3,500.00
Hobonichi
7D
1.9%
1Y
7.5%
2341
JP¥185.00
Arbeit-Times
7D
-0.5%
1Y
30.3%
9467
JP¥1,667.00
AlphaPolis
7D
1.7%
1Y
47.9%
9468
JP¥3,232.00
Kadokawa
7D
1.8%
1Y
2.0%
9476
JP¥807.00
Chuokeizai-Sha Holdings
7D
-0.1%
1Y
61.4%
9782
JP¥3,665.00
DMS
7D
9.9%
1Y
98.8%
9474
JP¥1,077.00
Zenrin
7D
2.3%
1Y
31.7%
6549
JP¥1,585.00
DM SolutionsLtd
7D
-0.1%
1Y
14.9%
2481
JP¥678.00
Townnews-ShaLtd
7D
-1.6%
1Y
-6.2%
414A
JP¥1,268.00
OVERLAP HoldingsInc
7D
4.3%
1Y
n/a
7119
JP¥1,330.00
halmek holdingsLtd
7D
3.2%
1Y
27.8%
4833
JP¥106.00
Def consulting
7D
60.6%
1Y
32.5%