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Japanese (NIKKEI) Utilities Sector Analysis

UpdatedAug 21, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies32
  • 7D2.7%
  • 3M3.8%
  • 1Y15.6%
  • YTD3.1%

The Utilities is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Kansai Electric Power Company has stood out, gaining 6.6%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 12% over the past 12 months. 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
Fri, 21 Aug 2026JP¥14.9tJP¥31.4tJP¥1.8t10.8x8.1x0.5x
Sun, 19 Jul 2026JP¥14.1tJP¥30.9tJP¥1.2t9.5x12.3x0.5x
Tue, 16 Jun 2026JP¥14.4tJP¥30.9tJP¥1.2t9.5x12.4x0.5x
Thu, 14 May 2026JP¥14.8tJP¥30.9tJP¥1.2t9.7x12.7x0.5x
Sat, 11 Apr 2026JP¥15.9tJP¥31.4tJP¥1.1t10.8x14.3x0.5x
Mon, 09 Mar 2026JP¥15.7tJP¥31.4tJP¥1.1t9.4x14.1x0.5x
Wed, 04 Feb 2026JP¥14.7tJP¥31.4tJP¥1.1t9.7x13.2x0.5x
Fri, 02 Jan 2026JP¥14.4tJP¥31.9tJP¥1.1t10.1x12.7x0.4x
Sun, 30 Nov 2025JP¥15.0tJP¥31.9tJP¥1.1t10.2x13.2x0.5x
Tue, 28 Oct 2025JP¥13.1tJP¥32.3tJP¥924.5b10.8x14.2x0.4x
Thu, 25 Sep 2025JP¥12.8tJP¥32.3tJP¥924.5b10.5x13.8x0.4x
Sat, 23 Aug 2025JP¥13.3tJP¥32.3tJP¥923.8b11.2x14.4x0.4x
Mon, 21 Jul 2025JP¥11.2tJP¥32.4tJP¥1.8t10.3x6.3x0.3x
Wed, 18 Jun 2025JP¥10.7tJP¥32.4tJP¥1.8t10.5x6x0.3x
Fri, 16 May 2025JP¥10.7tJP¥32.4tJP¥1.8t10.2x6.1x0.3x
Sun, 13 Apr 2025JP¥10.4tJP¥31.9tJP¥1.7t9.7x6.1x0.3x
Tue, 11 Mar 2025JP¥10.8tJP¥31.9tJP¥1.7t9.5x6.4x0.3x
Thu, 06 Feb 2025JP¥10.3tJP¥31.9tJP¥1.7t9.4x6.1x0.3x
Sat, 04 Jan 2025JP¥10.7tJP¥31.8tJP¥1.5t11.6x7.3x0.3x
Mon, 02 Dec 2024JP¥10.8tJP¥31.8tJP¥1.5t11.4x7.3x0.3x
Wed, 30 Oct 2024JP¥11.3tJP¥31.7tJP¥1.9t10.1x6.1x0.4x
Fri, 27 Sep 2024JP¥11.8tJP¥31.7tJP¥1.9t10.9x6.4x0.4x
Sun, 25 Aug 2024JP¥11.9tJP¥31.7tJP¥1.9t9.9x6.4x0.4x
Tue, 23 Jul 2024JP¥12.3tJP¥32.2tJP¥2.3t9.9x5.4x0.4x
Thu, 20 Jun 2024JP¥12.6tJP¥32.2tJP¥2.3t10.1x5.6x0.4x
Sat, 18 May 2024JP¥12.5tJP¥32.2tJP¥2.3t10.9x5.5x0.4x
Mon, 15 Apr 2024JP¥12.7tJP¥34.0tJP¥3.1t8.5x4x0.4x
Wed, 13 Mar 2024JP¥10.9tJP¥34.0tJP¥3.1t7.8x3.5x0.3x
Fri, 09 Feb 2024JP¥10.5tJP¥34.0tJP¥3.2t7x3.3x0.3x
Sun, 07 Jan 2024JP¥10.8tJP¥35.7tJP¥2.3t9.2x4.8x0.3x
Tue, 05 Dec 2023JP¥10.3tJP¥35.7tJP¥2.3t8.9x4.5x0.3x
Thu, 02 Nov 2023JP¥10.5tJP¥36.1tJP¥1.5t10x6.8x0.3x
Sat, 30 Sep 2023JP¥10.3tJP¥36.2tJP¥1.0t11.4x9.9x0.3x
Mon, 28 Aug 2023JP¥10.0tJP¥36.2tJP¥1.0t11x9.6x0.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

9.6x


Total Market Cap: JP¥10.0tTotal Earnings: JP¥1.0tTotal Revenue: JP¥36.2tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Utilities Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 8.5x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Japanese Utilities 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 8.5x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.38x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Utilities industry have grown 21% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 4.6% per year.
  • This means that less sales are being generated overall, but since 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-2.32%
Utilities2.72%
Electric Utilities4.08%
Renewable Energy0.95%
Gas Utilities0.89%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Renewable Energy industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 8.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 9.2%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 69.7% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Electric Utilities industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 8.8x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Renewable Energy industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 9.2% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 70% per year.
  • In contrast, the Electric Utilities industry is expected to see its earnings growth to stay flat over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
9503 Kansai Electric Power CompanyJP¥2.56k6.6%
+JP¥176.0b		24.4%PE6.8x
9502 Chubu Electric Power CompanyJP¥2.88k1.9%
+JP¥40.8b		38.4%PE12.2x
9506 Tohoku Electric Power CompanyJP¥1.31k5.9%
+JP¥36.8b		13.3%PE7.9x
9508 Kyushu Electric Power CompanyJP¥1.92k3.4%
+JP¥29.8b		24.9%PE5.6x
9504 Chugoku Electric PowerJP¥968.904.8%
+JP¥15.8b		5.8%PE9.2x

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