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Japanese (NIKKEI) Utilities Sector Analysis

UpdatedJul 11, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies31
  • 7D0.1%
  • 3M-10.6%
  • 1Y33.1%
  • YTD-1.4%

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings is up 3.6%, leading the way for the Utilities industry, which has gained 2.0%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 33%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 1.3% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Japanese Utilities Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 11 Jul 2026JP¥14.2tJP¥30.9tJP¥1.2t10.4x12.2x0.5x
Mon, 08 Jun 2026JP¥14.1tJP¥30.9tJP¥1.2t9.3x12.2x0.5x
Wed, 06 May 2026JP¥14.6tJP¥30.9tJP¥1.2t10.4x11.9x0.5x
Fri, 03 Apr 2026JP¥16.0tJP¥31.4tJP¥1.1t10.8x14.3x0.5x
Sun, 01 Mar 2026JP¥16.5tJP¥31.4tJP¥1.1t10.3x14.8x0.5x
Tue, 27 Jan 2026JP¥14.6tJP¥31.9tJP¥1.1t10x12.9x0.5x
Thu, 25 Dec 2025JP¥14.3tJP¥31.9tJP¥1.1t9.9x12.6x0.4x
Sat, 22 Nov 2025JP¥14.5tJP¥31.9tJP¥1.1t9.9x12.7x0.5x
Mon, 20 Oct 2025JP¥13.0tJP¥32.3tJP¥924.5b10.6x14.1x0.4x
Wed, 17 Sep 2025JP¥13.5tJP¥32.3tJP¥924.5b10.4x14.6x0.4x
Fri, 15 Aug 2025JP¥12.9tJP¥32.3tJP¥923.6b10.8x13.9x0.4x
Sun, 13 Jul 2025JP¥10.9tJP¥32.4tJP¥1.8t10.3x6.2x0.3x
Tue, 10 Jun 2025JP¥10.5tJP¥32.4tJP¥1.8t10.1x5.9x0.3x
Thu, 08 May 2025JP¥10.9tJP¥32.3tJP¥1.7t10.6x6.3x0.3x
Sat, 05 Apr 2025JP¥10.5tJP¥31.9tJP¥1.7t9.4x6.2x0.3x
Mon, 03 Mar 2025JP¥10.7tJP¥31.9tJP¥1.7t9.3x6.3x0.3x
Wed, 29 Jan 2025JP¥10.2tJP¥31.8tJP¥1.5t10.4x7x0.3x
Fri, 27 Dec 2024JP¥10.4tJP¥31.8tJP¥1.5t10.8x7.1x0.3x
Sun, 24 Nov 2024JP¥10.8tJP¥31.8tJP¥1.5t11.7x7.3x0.3x
Tue, 22 Oct 2024JP¥11.3tJP¥31.7tJP¥1.9t10.3x6.1x0.4x
Thu, 19 Sep 2024JP¥11.4tJP¥31.7tJP¥1.9t10.6x6.1x0.4x
Sat, 17 Aug 2024JP¥11.7tJP¥31.7tJP¥1.9t11.3x6.3x0.4x
Mon, 15 Jul 2024JP¥12.2tJP¥32.2tJP¥2.3t10.2x5.4x0.4x
Wed, 12 Jun 2024JP¥13.1tJP¥32.2tJP¥2.3t10.4x5.8x0.4x
Fri, 10 May 2024JP¥12.5tJP¥32.4tJP¥2.3t9.8x5.5x0.4x
Sun, 07 Apr 2024JP¥12.0tJP¥34.0tJP¥3.1t8x3.8x0.4x
Tue, 05 Mar 2024JP¥10.7tJP¥34.0tJP¥3.1t7.3x3.4x0.3x
Thu, 01 Feb 2024JP¥11.0tJP¥35.6tJP¥2.3t10x4.8x0.3x
Sat, 30 Dec 2023JP¥10.4tJP¥35.7tJP¥2.3t9.1x4.6x0.3x
Mon, 27 Nov 2023JP¥10.2tJP¥35.7tJP¥2.3t8.8x4.5x0.3x
Wed, 25 Oct 2023JP¥10.0tJP¥36.2tJP¥1.0t11x9.5x0.3x
Fri, 22 Sep 2023JP¥11.1tJP¥36.2tJP¥1.0t11.5x10.6x0.3x
Sun, 20 Aug 2023JP¥9.6tJP¥36.2tJP¥1.0t10.8x9.2x0.3x
Tue, 18 Jul 2023JP¥9.0tJP¥35.3t-JP¥16,911,000,000.0011.2x-530.8x0.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-530.8x


Total Market Cap: JP¥9.0tTotal Earnings: -JP¥16,911,000,000.00Total Revenue: JP¥35.3tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Utilities Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 0.6x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Japanese Utilities industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 12.4x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 0.17x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.37x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Utilities industry have gone up over the last three years and the industry is now profitable.
  • Revenues have declined 4.4% per year.
  • This means that less sales are being generated overall, but since the cost of doing business is lower, profits have been increasing.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Japanese Utilities sector?

JP Market-0.89%
Utilities0.13%
Electric Utilities0.78%
Gas Utilities-0.58%
Renewable Energy-1.71%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Electric Utilities industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 8.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 4.1%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 13.0% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Gas Utilities industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 11.4x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Electric Utilities industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 4.1% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 13% per year.
  • In contrast, the Gas Utilities industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 3.7% 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
9502 Chubu Electric Power CompanyJP¥3.21k1.1%
+JP¥25.7b		79.7%PE10.6x
9501 Tokyo Electric Power Company HoldingsJP¥480.403.3%
+JP¥24.7b		-5.6%PS0.1x
9506 Tohoku Electric Power CompanyJP¥1.09k1.9%
+JP¥10.3b		5.5%PE6.4x
9508 Kyushu Electric Power CompanyJP¥1.71k0.6%
+JP¥4.7b		36.0%PE5.2x
9505 Hokuriku Electric PowerJP¥900.401.6%
+JP¥3.0b		25.7%PE3.5x

Latest News

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JP¥3,208.00
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7D
1.1%
1Y
79.7%
9533
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-2.6%
1Y
17.4%
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9531
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-1.2%
1Y
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9508
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7D
0.6%
1Y
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7D
1.9%
1Y
5.5%
9519
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7D
-7.7%
1Y
24.7%
9532
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7D
0%
1Y
46.8%
9517
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eREXLtd
7D
3.4%
1Y
7.2%
9503
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Kansai Electric Power Company
7D
-0.3%
1Y
33.8%
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9513
JP¥3,612.00
Electric Power Development
7D
-1.3%
1Y
45.2%
9505
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Hokuriku Electric Power
7D
1.6%
1Y
25.7%
1663
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K&O Energy Group
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-2.4%
1Y
32.4%
9543
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7D
2.4%
1Y
13.2%
8174
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Nippon Gas
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-0.6%
1Y
6.1%
9536
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3.1%
1Y
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