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Japanese (NIKKEI) Telecom Services and Carriers Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 09, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies20
  • 7D-1.5%
  • 3M-2.8%
  • 1Y3.1%
  • YTD-5.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Telecom Services and Carriers industry has dropped 1.5%, driven by a pullback from NTT of 1.4%. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 3.1%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 5.6% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Japanese Telecom Services and Carriers Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 09 Mar 2026JP¥13.3tJP¥15.1tJP¥1.1t13.9x11.7x0.9x
Wed, 04 Feb 2026JP¥13.8tJP¥14.9tJP¥1.1t15.3x12.6x0.9x
Fri, 02 Jan 2026JP¥14.0tJP¥14.9tJP¥1.1t14.2x12.8x0.9x
Sun, 30 Nov 2025JP¥14.0tJP¥14.9tJP¥1.1t14x12.7x0.9x
Tue, 28 Oct 2025JP¥14.5tJP¥14.7tJP¥1.0t16.1x14x1x
Thu, 25 Sep 2025JP¥14.2tJP¥14.7tJP¥1.0t14.1x13.7x1x
Sat, 23 Aug 2025JP¥14.7tJP¥14.7tJP¥1.0t13.7x14.1x1x
Mon, 21 Jul 2025JP¥13.6tJP¥14.6tJP¥1.0t12.3x12.9x0.9x
Wed, 18 Jun 2025JP¥13.8tJP¥14.6tJP¥1.0t13.7x13.2x0.9x
Fri, 16 May 2025JP¥13.8tJP¥14.6tJP¥1.1t12.8x13.1x0.9x
Sun, 13 Apr 2025JP¥13.2tJP¥14.6tJP¥1.2t13.9x11.2x0.9x
Tue, 11 Mar 2025JP¥13.2tJP¥14.6tJP¥1.2t14x11.3x0.9x
Thu, 06 Feb 2025JP¥13.8tJP¥14.5tJP¥1.2t13.7x11.3x1x
Sat, 04 Jan 2025JP¥14.4tJP¥14.5tJP¥1.2t11.8x11.8x1x
Mon, 02 Dec 2024JP¥14.0tJP¥14.5tJP¥1.2t12.3x11.5x1x
Wed, 30 Oct 2024JP¥13.5tJP¥14.4tJP¥1.2t13.2x11x0.9x
Fri, 27 Sep 2024JP¥13.9tJP¥14.4tJP¥1.2t14x11.4x1x
Sun, 25 Aug 2024JP¥13.9tJP¥14.4tJP¥1.2t15x11.4x1x
Tue, 23 Jul 2024JP¥14.5tJP¥14.2tJP¥1.3t16.1x10.9x1x
Thu, 20 Jun 2024JP¥13.2tJP¥14.2tJP¥1.3t14.1x10x0.9x
Sat, 18 May 2024JP¥13.8tJP¥14.2tJP¥1.3t15.1x10.3x1x
Mon, 15 Apr 2024JP¥15.8tJP¥14.1tJP¥1.2t14.6x12.8x1.1x
Wed, 13 Mar 2024JP¥16.4tJP¥14.1tJP¥1.2t15.5x13.2x1.2x
Fri, 09 Feb 2024JP¥16.2tJP¥14.0tJP¥1.2t12.5x13.1x1.2x
Sun, 07 Jan 2024JP¥15.8tJP¥14.1tJP¥1.2t12.2x12.8x1.1x
Tue, 05 Dec 2023JP¥15.6tJP¥14.0tJP¥1.2t12.2x12.6x1.1x
Thu, 02 Nov 2023JP¥16.3tJP¥14.0tJP¥1.3t13.3x12.8x1.2x
Sat, 30 Sep 2023JP¥16.1tJP¥14.0tJP¥1.3t13.8x12.7x1.2x
Mon, 28 Aug 2023JP¥15.2tJP¥14.0tJP¥1.3t13.8x12x1.1x
Wed, 26 Jul 2023JP¥15.1tJP¥13.9tJP¥1.3t13.8x12x1.1x
Fri, 23 Jun 2023JP¥15.3tJP¥13.9tJP¥1.3t15.1x12.1x1.1x
Sun, 21 May 2023JP¥15.3tJP¥13.9tJP¥1.3t16.9x12.1x1.1x
Tue, 18 Apr 2023JP¥14.6tJP¥13.6tJP¥1.2t17.6x11.9x1.1x
Thu, 16 Mar 2023JP¥14.5tJP¥13.6tJP¥1.2t16.3x11.9x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

11.9x


Total Market Cap: JP¥14.5tTotal Earnings: JP¥1.2tTotal Revenue: JP¥13.6tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Telecom Services and Carriers Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 12.2x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Japanese Telecom 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 12.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.0x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.88x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Telecom industry have declined 2.5% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 3.6% 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 Market-5.40%
Telecom-2.29%
Telecom Services and Carriers-1.51%
Integrated Telecom Services-1.44%
Alternative Carriers-3.56%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Alternative Carriers industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 19.5x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 10.1%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 16.8% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Integrated Telecom Services industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 12.1x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Alternative Carriers industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 10% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 17% per year.
  • In contrast, the Integrated Telecom Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 5.4% 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
9432 NTTJP¥154.001.1%
+JP¥138.4b		4.5%PE11.7x
3774 Internet Initiative JapanJP¥2.28k2.3%
+JP¥9.2b		-9.8%PE18x
4439 ToumeiLtdJP¥1.03k0.4%
+JP¥120.2m		-9.3%PE13.1x

Latest News

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1Y
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