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Japanese (NIKKEI) Market Analysis & Valuation
UpdatedJul 03, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies3958
- 7D0.7%
- 3M13.6%
- 1Y-1.8%
- YTD3.0%
The Utilities sector gained 5.2% while the market remained flat over the last week. As for the longer term, the market has also been flat over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 7.4% annually.
Market Valuation and Performance
Has the Japanese Market valuation changed over the past few years?
| Date | Market Cap | Revenue | Earnings | PE | Absolute PE | PS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, 04 Jul 2025 | JP¥974.3t | JP¥1026.9t | JP¥62.8t | 13.3x | 15.5x | 0.9x |
| Sun, 01 Jun 2025 | JP¥974.4t | JP¥1033.2t | JP¥63.7t | 13.1x | 15.3x | 0.9x |
| Tue, 29 Apr 2025 | JP¥925.7t | JP¥1021.3t | JP¥64.4t | 12.9x | 14.4x | 0.9x |
| Thu, 27 Mar 2025 | JP¥971.5t | JP¥1020.9t | JP¥64.4t | 13.5x | 15.1x | 1x |
| Sat, 22 Feb 2025 | JP¥953.8t | JP¥1020.2t | JP¥64.4t | 13.1x | 14.8x | 0.9x |
| Mon, 20 Jan 2025 | JP¥933.5t | JP¥1010.1t | JP¥61.9t | 13.3x | 15.1x | 0.9x |
| Wed, 18 Dec 2024 | JP¥952.0t | JP¥1007.8t | JP¥61.6t | 13.5x | 15.4x | 0.9x |
| Fri, 15 Nov 2024 | JP¥943.3t | JP¥1005.7t | JP¥60.6t | 13.4x | 15.6x | 0.9x |
| Sun, 13 Oct 2024 | JP¥950.8t | JP¥999.0t | JP¥60.1t | 13.5x | 15.8x | 1x |
| Tue, 10 Sep 2024 | JP¥910.8t | JP¥1000.0t | JP¥60.1t | 13.2x | 15.2x | 0.9x |
| Thu, 08 Aug 2024 | JP¥878.0t | JP¥993.0t | JP¥58.7t | 12.6x | 15x | 0.9x |
| Sat, 06 Jul 2024 | JP¥1008.5t | JP¥986.0t | JP¥58.3t | 14.4x | 17.3x | 1x |
| Mon, 03 Jun 2024 | JP¥974.4t | JP¥989.4t | JP¥58.6t | 14.1x | 16.6x | 1x |
| Wed, 01 May 2024 | JP¥970.9t | JP¥975.4t | JP¥57.3t | 14.6x | 16.9x | 1x |
| Fri, 29 Mar 2024 | JP¥980.9t | JP¥976.4t | JP¥56.9t | 14.7x | 17.2x | 1x |
| Sun, 25 Feb 2024 | JP¥950.8t | JP¥975.7t | JP¥56.9t | 14.3x | 16.7x | 1x |
| Tue, 23 Jan 2024 | JP¥914.0t | JP¥971.4t | JP¥52.5t | 14.7x | 17.4x | 0.9x |
| Thu, 21 Dec 2023 | JP¥849.9t | JP¥971.1t | JP¥52.5t | 14x | 16.2x | 0.9x |
| Sat, 18 Nov 2023 | JP¥866.9t | JP¥977.4t | JP¥52.7t | 14x | 16.5x | 0.9x |
| Mon, 16 Oct 2023 | JP¥839.6t | JP¥971.5t | JP¥55.2t | 14x | 15.2x | 0.9x |
| Wed, 13 Sep 2023 | JP¥865.6t | JP¥971.2t | JP¥55.2t | 14.4x | 15.7x | 0.9x |
| Fri, 11 Aug 2023 | JP¥839.6t | JP¥969.2t | JP¥55.5t | 14x | 15.1x | 0.9x |
| Sun, 09 Jul 2023 | JP¥823.4t | JP¥957.2t | JP¥50.6t | 13.9x | 16.3x | 0.9x |
| Tue, 06 Jun 2023 | JP¥810.9t | JP¥959.1t | JP¥51.1t | 13.5x | 15.9x | 0.8x |
| Thu, 04 May 2023 | JP¥762.5t | JP¥941.3t | JP¥47.9t | 13.4x | 15.9x | 0.8x |
| Sat, 01 Apr 2023 | JP¥736.8t | JP¥933.9t | JP¥46.6t | 12.9x | 15.8x | 0.8x |
| Mon, 27 Feb 2023 | JP¥727.6t | JP¥934.5t | JP¥46.7t | 12.7x | 15.6x | 0.8x |
| Wed, 25 Jan 2023 | JP¥727.1t | JP¥903.2t | JP¥49.0t | 12.5x | 14.8x | 0.8x |
| Fri, 23 Dec 2022 | JP¥707.2t | JP¥903.1t | JP¥49.1t | 12.2x | 14.4x | 0.8x |
| Sun, 20 Nov 2022 | JP¥729.6t | JP¥900.7t | JP¥49.4t | 12.5x | 14.8x | 0.8x |
| Tue, 18 Oct 2022 | JP¥707.7t | JP¥863.6t | JP¥45.7t | 12.2x | 15.5x | 0.8x |
| Thu, 15 Sep 2022 | JP¥725.5t | JP¥857.5t | JP¥45.7t | 12.6x | 15.9x | 0.8x |
| Sat, 13 Aug 2022 | JP¥734.9t | JP¥861.8t | JP¥45.4t | 12.8x | 16.2x | 0.9x |
| Mon, 11 Jul 2022 | JP¥703.8t | JP¥835.4t | JP¥48.1t | 12.4x | 14.6x | 0.8x |
Price to Earnings Ratio
14.6x
Current Market PE
- Investors are relatively neutral on the Japanese market at the moment, indicating that they expect earnings will grow in line with historical growth rates.
- The market is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 15.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
- The earnings for Japanese listed companies have grown 9.3% per year over the last three years.
- Revenues for these companies have grown 7.1% per year.
- This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.
Sector Trends
Which sectors have driven the changes within the Japanese Market?
| JP Market | 0.69% | |
| Utilities | 5.15% | |
| Materials | 3.15% | |
| Energy | 2.64% | |
| Industrials | 1.03% | |
| Consumer Discretionary | 0.83% | |
| Telecom | 0.80% | |
| Financials | 0.79% | |
| Consumer Staples | 0.69% | |
| Real Estate | 0.094% | |
| Tech | -0.14% | |
| Healthcare | -2.27% | |
Sector PE
- Investors favour the Tech sector the most for future growth, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 22.6x.
- Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 11.8%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 13.4% per year.
- The Utilities sector is the least preferred by investors for future growth. Although, investor sentiment seems to have improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average.
Forecasted Growth
- Analysts are most optimistic on the Tech sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 12% over the next 5 years.
- This is roughly in line with its past earnings growth rate.
- In contrast, the 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?
| Company | Last Price | 7D | 1Y | Valuation | Sector | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9984 SoftBank Group | JP¥10.70k | 6.2% +JP¥884.9b | -4.7% | PE13.2x | Telecom | |
| 6367 Daikin IndustriesLtd | JP¥17.91k | 9.5% +JP¥456.8b | -22.0% | PE19.8x | Industrials | |
| 4063 Shin-Etsu Chemical | JP¥4.87k | 2.9% +JP¥254.7b | -24.4% | PE17.1x | Materials | |
| 8306 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group | JP¥2.02k | 1.6% +JP¥244.0b | 11.0% | PB1.1x | Financials | |
| 9432 NTT | JP¥153.90 | 1.9% +JP¥239.9b | -1.3% | PE12.7x | Telecom |
