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Japanese (NIKKEI) Telecom Services and Carriers Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 09, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies19
  • 7D-0.1%
  • 3M-2.1%
  • 1Y8.5%
  • YTD-3.0%

The Telecom Services and Carriers is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Internet Initiative Japan has stood out, gaining 5.6%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 7.6% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 5.2% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 09 Apr 2026JP¥13.7tJP¥15.1tJP¥1.1t14.3x12.1x0.9x
Sat, 07 Mar 2026JP¥13.3tJP¥15.1tJP¥1.1t13.9x11.7x0.9x
Mon, 02 Feb 2026JP¥13.7tJP¥14.9tJP¥1.1t15.6x12.5x0.9x
Wed, 31 Dec 2025JP¥14.0tJP¥14.9tJP¥1.1t14.2x12.8x0.9x
Fri, 28 Nov 2025JP¥13.9tJP¥14.9tJP¥1.1t13.9x12.6x0.9x
Sun, 26 Oct 2025JP¥14.3tJP¥14.7tJP¥1.0t15.8x13.8x1x
Tue, 23 Sep 2025JP¥14.2tJP¥14.7tJP¥1.0t14.2x13.7x1x
Thu, 21 Aug 2025JP¥14.8tJP¥14.7tJP¥1.0t13.9x14.3x1x
Sat, 19 Jul 2025JP¥13.6tJP¥14.6tJP¥1.0t12.3x12.9x0.9x
Mon, 16 Jun 2025JP¥13.9tJP¥14.6tJP¥1.0t13.7x13.3x1x
Wed, 14 May 2025JP¥13.8tJP¥14.6tJP¥1.1t13.4x13.1x0.9x
Fri, 11 Apr 2025JP¥13.2tJP¥14.6tJP¥1.2t13.8x11.3x0.9x
Sun, 09 Mar 2025JP¥13.1tJP¥14.6tJP¥1.2t14x11.2x0.9x
Tue, 04 Feb 2025JP¥13.7tJP¥14.5tJP¥1.2t12.5x11.3x0.9x
Thu, 02 Jan 2025JP¥14.4tJP¥14.5tJP¥1.2t11.8x11.8x1x
Sat, 30 Nov 2024JP¥14.0tJP¥14.5tJP¥1.2t12.3x11.5x1x
Mon, 28 Oct 2024JP¥13.3tJP¥14.4tJP¥1.2t11.9x10.9x0.9x
Wed, 25 Sep 2024JP¥13.8tJP¥14.4tJP¥1.2t13.9x11.3x1x
Fri, 23 Aug 2024JP¥14.0tJP¥14.4tJP¥1.2t14.7x11.4x1x
Sun, 21 Jul 2024JP¥14.4tJP¥14.2tJP¥1.3t15.9x10.9x1x
Tue, 18 Jun 2024JP¥13.1tJP¥14.2tJP¥1.3t13.6x9.9x0.9x
Thu, 16 May 2024JP¥14.2tJP¥14.2tJP¥1.3t14.5x10.6x1x
Sat, 13 Apr 2024JP¥15.8tJP¥14.1tJP¥1.2t15.5x12.8x1.1x
Mon, 11 Mar 2024JP¥16.7tJP¥14.1tJP¥1.2t14.8x13.5x1.2x
Wed, 07 Feb 2024JP¥16.5tJP¥14.0tJP¥1.2t12.7x13.4x1.2x
Fri, 05 Jan 2024JP¥15.8tJP¥14.1tJP¥1.2t12.3x12.8x1.1x
Sun, 03 Dec 2023JP¥15.8tJP¥14.0tJP¥1.2t12.4x12.8x1.1x
Tue, 31 Oct 2023JP¥15.9tJP¥14.0tJP¥1.3t13.2x12.5x1.1x
Thu, 28 Sep 2023JP¥16.7tJP¥14.0tJP¥1.3t13.8x13.2x1.2x
Sat, 26 Aug 2023JP¥15.3tJP¥14.0tJP¥1.3t14.2x12x1.1x
Mon, 24 Jul 2023JP¥15.3tJP¥13.9tJP¥1.3t13.9x12.1x1.1x
Wed, 21 Jun 2023JP¥15.1tJP¥13.9tJP¥1.3t15.1x12x1.1x
Fri, 19 May 2023JP¥15.4tJP¥13.9tJP¥1.3t16.9x12.2x1.1x
Sun, 16 Apr 2023JP¥14.7tJP¥13.6tJP¥1.2t17.6x12x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

12x


Total Market Cap: JP¥14.7tTotal 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 0.91x.
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 3.5% 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 Market2.99%
Telecom0.69%
Telecom Services and Carriers-0.13%
Integrated Telecom Services-0.13%
Alternative Carriers-0.16%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Alternative Carriers industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 19.5x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 9.8%, 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 9.8% 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 5.1% 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
3774 Internet Initiative JapanJP¥2.64k5.6%
+JP¥24.6b		0.9%PE20.8x
9416 VisionJP¥1.21k3.8%
+JP¥2.2b		13.2%PE13.2x
4390 IPSJP¥3.13k5.6%
+JP¥2.2b		60.4%PE14.3x
332A MEEQJP¥1.28k14.2%
+JP¥1.8b		86.7%PE15.5x
3843 FreeBitJP¥1.59k3.6%
+JP¥1.2b		15.5%PE9.8x

Latest News

9432
JP¥155.30
NTT
7D
-0.4%
1Y
8.9%

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9416
JP¥1,209.00
Vision
7D
3.8%
1Y
13.2%
9418
JP¥1,668.00
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7D
-1.1%
1Y
-4.2%
4415
JP¥1,286.00
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7D
5.7%
1Y
100.0%
4347
JP¥2,347.00
Broadmedia
7D
4.4%
1Y
42.8%
3834
JP¥655.00
Asahi Net
7D
-0.5%
1Y
-3.0%
4390
JP¥3,125.00
IPS
7D
5.6%
1Y
60.4%
9445
JP¥561.00
Forval TelecomInc
7D
-0.7%
1Y
34.5%
3934
JP¥1,816.00
BENEFIT JAPAN
7D
-0.06%
1Y
78.9%
3774
JP¥2,635.00
Internet Initiative Japan
7D
5.6%
1Y
0.9%
5571
JP¥1,075.00
Excite Holdings
7D
-1.8%
1Y
-0.7%
3843
JP¥1,586.00
FreeBit
7D
3.6%
1Y
15.5%
4439
JP¥964.00
ToumeiLtd
7D
1.5%
1Y
-9.9%
332A
JP¥1,281.00
MEEQ
7D
14.2%
1Y
86.7%