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Japanese (NIKKEI) Alternative Carriers Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 18, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies9
  • 7D3.3%
  • 3M13.0%
  • 1Y-12.6%
  • YTDn/a

The Alternative Carriers industry is up 2.4% in the last week, with U-NEXT HOLDINGSLtd up 3.7%. In contrast, the industry has lost 15% in the last 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 10% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Japanese Alternative Carriers Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 18 Sep 2026JP¥420.8bJP¥574.7bJP¥25.3b14.9x16.6x0.7x
Sun, 16 Aug 2026JP¥407.4bJP¥573.2bJP¥25.3b14.8x16.1x0.7x
Tue, 14 Jul 2026JP¥401.8bJP¥548.6bJP¥26.2b15.6x15.3x0.7x
Thu, 11 Jun 2026JP¥375.7bJP¥548.6bJP¥26.2b13.9x14.3x0.7x
Sat, 09 May 2026JP¥366.2bJP¥544.2bJP¥25.9b16x14.2x0.7x
Mon, 06 Apr 2026JP¥393.7bJP¥530.8bJP¥25.4b17.3x15.5x0.7x
Wed, 04 Mar 2026JP¥411.6bJP¥539.3bJP¥23.4b18.2x17.6x0.8x
Fri, 30 Jan 2026JP¥431.2bJP¥536.0bJP¥23.2b16.8x18.6x0.8x
Sun, 28 Dec 2025JP¥455.2bJP¥523.1bJP¥23.2b14.7x19.6x0.9x
Tue, 25 Nov 2025JP¥463.9bJP¥520.7bJP¥23.0b15.6x20.2x0.9x
Thu, 23 Oct 2025JP¥471.5bJP¥517.2bJP¥22.9b18.6x20.6x0.9x
Sat, 20 Sep 2025JP¥478.5bJP¥498.6bJP¥20.3b13.8x23.6x1x
Mon, 18 Aug 2025JP¥491.7bJP¥496.7bJP¥20.0b13.3x24.6x1x
Wed, 16 Jul 2025JP¥449.1bJP¥495.1bJP¥20.1b12x22.4x0.9x
Fri, 13 Jun 2025JP¥483.3bJP¥480.3bJP¥20.7b11.9x23.4x1x
Sun, 11 May 2025JP¥465.6bJP¥469.8bJP¥22.5b13.6x20.7x1x
Tue, 08 Apr 2025JP¥368.1bJP¥455.8bJP¥22.1b10.9x16.6x0.8x
Thu, 06 Mar 2025JP¥391.2bJP¥454.8bJP¥22.3b12.9x17.6x0.9x
Sat, 01 Feb 2025JP¥415.2bJP¥453.6bJP¥22.3b12.5x18.7x0.9x
Mon, 30 Dec 2024JP¥394.8bJP¥434.9bJP¥22.0b11.2x17.9x0.9x
Wed, 27 Nov 2024JP¥365.5bJP¥434.6bJP¥22.2b11.5x16.5x0.8x
Fri, 25 Oct 2024JP¥361.3bJP¥444.8bJP¥16.7b12.4x21.6x0.8x
Sun, 22 Sep 2024JP¥423.5bJP¥427.7bJP¥16.9b14x25.1x1x
Tue, 20 Aug 2024JP¥395.5bJP¥428.5bJP¥16.9b14.5x23.3x0.9x
Thu, 18 Jul 2024JP¥357.4bJP¥429.2bJP¥17.3b16.4x20.6x0.8x
Sat, 15 Jun 2024JP¥371.1bJP¥413.8bJP¥15.9b14.7x23.3x0.9x
Mon, 13 May 2024JP¥359.8bJP¥401.5bJP¥21.5b15.5x16.7x0.9x
Wed, 10 Apr 2024JP¥387.9bJP¥392.2bJP¥20.2b15.1x19.2x1x
Fri, 08 Mar 2024JP¥357.3bJP¥390.9bJP¥20.1b13.9x17.8x0.9x
Sun, 04 Feb 2024JP¥442.3bJP¥461.9bJP¥25.4b12.1x17.4x1x
Tue, 02 Jan 2024JP¥424.8bJP¥452.1bJP¥23.5b11.3x18.1x0.9x
Thu, 30 Nov 2023JP¥400.6bJP¥450.5bJP¥22.9b12.3x17.5x0.9x
Sat, 28 Oct 2023JP¥376.8bJP¥447.8bJP¥22.7b12.8x16.6x0.8x
Mon, 25 Sep 2023JP¥318.1bJP¥436.7bJP¥22.0b12x14.4x0.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

14.4x


Total Market Cap: JP¥318.1bTotal Earnings: JP¥22.0bTotal Revenue: JP¥436.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Alternative Carriers Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 19.1x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Japanese Alternative Carriers industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 16.4x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 19.1x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.86x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Alternative Carriers industry have grown 4.7% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 9.6% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does Japanese Alternative Carriers compare with similar industries?

JP Market0.64%
Telecom-0.50%
Telecom Services and Carriers2.80%
Alternative Carriers3.31%
Integrated Telecom Services2.78%
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
9418 U-NEXT HOLDINGSLtdJP¥1.77k1.8%
+JP¥5.8b		-16.8%PE18x
3843 FreeBitJP¥1.72k3.1%
+JP¥1.1b		4.5%PE10.6x
4347 BroadmediaJP¥1.85k3.7%
+JP¥463.3m		6.5%PE15.3x
9450 FibergateJP¥779.001.2%
+JP¥181.1m		4.1%PE14.5x
3934 BENEFIT JAPANJP¥2.30k1.3%
+JP¥171.4m		20.9%PE12.2x

Latest News

9418
JP¥1,767.00
U-NEXT HOLDINGSLtd
7D
1.8%
1Y
-16.8%
9450
JP¥779.00
Fibergate
7D
1.2%
1Y
4.1%
3843
JP¥1,716.00
FreeBit
7D
3.1%
1Y
4.5%
5580
JP¥1,574.00
ProdelightLtd
7D
1.6%
1Y
-7.2%
3934
JP¥2,296.00
BENEFIT JAPAN
7D
1.3%
1Y
20.9%
4347
JP¥1,845.00
Broadmedia
7D
3.7%
1Y
6.5%
5571
JP¥1,023.00
Excite Holdings
7D
1.6%
1Y
-26.3%
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