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Japanese (NIKKEI) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedAug 25, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies3959
  • 7D-0.07%
  • 3M12.4%
  • 1Y15.3%
  • YTD12.8%

Over the last 7 days, the market has remained flat, with no particular sector making any big moves this week. More promisingly, the market is up 15% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 8.2% per annum.

Trending IndustriesOil and GasBiotechSoftwareRenewable Energy

Market Valuation and Performance

Has the Japanese Market valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 25 Aug 2025JP¥1069.2tJP¥1026.5tJP¥59.8t14.5x17.9x1x
Wed, 23 Jul 2025JP¥977.6tJP¥1021.1tJP¥61.9t13.5x15.8x1x
Fri, 20 Jun 2025JP¥971.0tJP¥1033.6tJP¥63.7t13.3x15.2x0.9x
Sun, 18 May 2025JP¥955.8tJP¥1030.3tJP¥63.7t13x15x0.9x
Tue, 15 Apr 2025JP¥872.6tJP¥1021.5tJP¥64.3t12.3x13.6x0.9x
Thu, 13 Mar 2025JP¥938.4tJP¥1020.0tJP¥64.3t13.1x14.6x0.9x
Sat, 08 Feb 2025JP¥955.6tJP¥1015.3tJP¥64.2t13.5x14.9x0.9x
Mon, 06 Jan 2025JP¥970.9tJP¥1011.1tJP¥61.9t13.7x15.7x1x
Wed, 04 Dec 2024JP¥959.3tJP¥1008.5tJP¥61.8t13.5x15.5x1x
Fri, 01 Nov 2024JP¥949.1tJP¥1002.0tJP¥59.8t13.3x15.9x0.9x
Sun, 29 Sep 2024JP¥964.8tJP¥1000.1tJP¥60.1t13.7x16.1x1x
Tue, 27 Aug 2024JP¥940.0tJP¥999.5tJP¥59.9t13.4x15.7x0.9x
Thu, 25 Jul 2024JP¥981.1tJP¥987.7tJP¥58.6t14.3x16.8x1x
Sat, 22 Jun 2024JP¥961.0tJP¥989.0tJP¥58.6t14.2x16.4x1x
Mon, 20 May 2024JP¥969.4tJP¥988.9tJP¥58.5t14x16.6x1x
Wed, 17 Apr 2024JP¥975.5tJP¥974.9tJP¥56.9t14.4x17.1x1x
Fri, 15 Mar 2024JP¥950.0tJP¥975.8tJP¥56.9t14.5x16.7x1x
Sun, 11 Feb 2024JP¥916.4tJP¥974.8tJP¥56.6t14.4x16.2x0.9x
Tue, 09 Jan 2024JP¥863.0tJP¥971.1tJP¥52.4t14.3x16.5x0.9x
Thu, 07 Dec 2023JP¥864.8tJP¥974.4tJP¥52.6t14.2x16.5x0.9x
Sat, 04 Nov 2023JP¥842.9tJP¥972.4tJP¥57.0t13.8x14.8x0.9x
Mon, 02 Oct 2023JP¥846.6tJP¥971.5tJP¥55.3t14.3x15.3x0.9x
Wed, 30 Aug 2023JP¥840.7tJP¥971.1tJP¥55.2t14.1x15.2x0.9x
Fri, 28 Jul 2023JP¥838.4tJP¥958.8tJP¥50.7t14.1x16.5x0.9x
Sun, 25 Jun 2023JP¥827.0tJP¥957.2tJP¥51.1t13.9x16.2x0.9x
Tue, 23 May 2023JP¥791.5tJP¥958.9tJP¥51.0t13.6x15.5x0.8x
Thu, 20 Apr 2023JP¥750.1tJP¥935.0tJP¥46.6t13x16.1x0.8x
Sat, 18 Mar 2023JP¥721.7tJP¥933.7tJP¥46.7t12.7x15.5x0.8x
Mon, 13 Feb 2023JP¥731.5tJP¥930.0tJP¥46.6t12.7x15.7x0.8x
Wed, 11 Jan 2023JP¥696.2tJP¥902.1tJP¥49.1t12.1x14.2x0.8x
Fri, 09 Dec 2022JP¥722.4tJP¥902.7tJP¥49.1t12.4x14.7x0.8x
Sun, 06 Nov 2022JP¥711.8tJP¥881.3tJP¥45.8t12.3x15.5x0.8x
Tue, 04 Oct 2022JP¥690.2tJP¥863.4tJP¥45.6t12.1x15.1x0.8x
Thu, 01 Sep 2022JP¥732.0tJP¥863.1tJP¥45.5t12.8x16.1x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

16.1x


Total Market Cap: JP¥732.0tTotal Earnings: JP¥45.5tTotal Revenue: JP¥863.1tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 15.7x202320242025
Current Market PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Japanese market, and appear confident in strong long term growth rates.
  • The market is trading at a PE ratio of 17.9x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 15.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for Japanese listed companies have grown 9.5% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 6.0% 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-0.068%
Energy2.00%
Real Estate1.55%
Consumer Staples1.47%
Utilities1.22%
Consumer Discretionary1.17%
Materials1.08%
Healthcare0.69%
Industrials-0.14%
Tech-0.74%
Financials-1.08%
Telecom-2.86%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Consumer Staples sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 21.5x.
    • The market's confidence is likely because analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 13.7%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 2.7% per year.
  • The Financials sector is the least preferred by investors for future growth, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 13.2x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Consumer Staples sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 14% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 2.7% per year.
  • 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?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuationSector
7203 Toyota MotorJP¥2.94k1.3%
+JP¥482.2b		13.2%PE9xConsumer Discretionary
6594 NidecJP¥3.28k9.7%
+JP¥331.3b		8.6%PE23.8xIndustrials
8058 MitsubishiJP¥3.29k2.7%
+JP¥330.9b		10.7%PE15.7xIndustrials
8031 MitsuiJP¥3.40k3.5%
+JP¥330.5b		13.9%PE12xIndustrials
8001 ITOCHUJP¥8.33k1.9%
+JP¥221.3b		16.8%PE12.3xIndustrials
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