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Japanese (NIKKEI) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedJan 16, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies3942
  • 7D4.9%
  • 3M14.9%
  • 1Y35.3%
  • YTD5.2%

The market is up 4.9% over the last week, with the Industrials sector leading the way, up 5.5%. As for the past 12 months, the market is up 35%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 8.8% annually.

Trending IndustriesOil and GasBiotechSoftwareRenewable Energy

Market Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 16 Jan 2026JP¥1238.0tJP¥1027.5tJP¥64.4t15x19.2x1.2x
Sun, 14 Dec 2025JP¥1157.9tJP¥1029.9tJP¥64.2t14.2x18x1.1x
Tue, 11 Nov 2025JP¥1133.4tJP¥1030.9tJP¥62.4t14.2x18.2x1.1x
Thu, 09 Oct 2025JP¥1102.7tJP¥1023.7tJP¥59.7t14.6x18.5x1.1x
Sat, 06 Sep 2025JP¥1069.9tJP¥1026.4tJP¥59.8t14.7x17.9x1x
Mon, 04 Aug 2025JP¥1015.4tJP¥1022.3tJP¥60.7t14.1x16.7x1x
Wed, 02 Jul 2025JP¥985.1tJP¥1027.5tJP¥62.8t13.4x15.7x1x
Fri, 30 May 2025JP¥976.9tJP¥1033.5tJP¥63.7t13x15.3x0.9x
Sun, 27 Apr 2025JP¥918.2tJP¥1021.6tJP¥64.4t12.8x14.3x0.9x
Tue, 25 Mar 2025JP¥968.8tJP¥1019.8tJP¥64.3t13.4x15.1x1x
Thu, 20 Feb 2025JP¥966.8tJP¥1020.5tJP¥64.4t13.3x15x0.9x
Sat, 18 Jan 2025JP¥933.6tJP¥1010.3tJP¥61.9t13.3x15.1x0.9x
Mon, 16 Dec 2024JP¥956.7tJP¥1009.6tJP¥61.8t13.5x15.5x0.9x
Wed, 13 Nov 2024JP¥956.2tJP¥1004.7tJP¥58.5t13.5x16.3x1x
Fri, 11 Oct 2024JP¥953.1tJP¥1000.0tJP¥60.1t13.5x15.9x1x
Sun, 08 Sep 2024JP¥916.7tJP¥999.7tJP¥60.1t13.3x15.3x0.9x
Tue, 06 Aug 2024JP¥789.6tJP¥991.7tJP¥58.6t11.5x13.5x0.8x
Thu, 04 Jul 2024JP¥1004.6tJP¥986.0tJP¥58.3t14.6x17.2x1x
Sat, 01 Jun 2024JP¥974.8tJP¥987.7tJP¥58.6t14.1x16.6x1x
Mon, 29 Apr 2024JP¥952.8tJP¥975.4tJP¥57.3t14.4x16.6x1x
Wed, 27 Mar 2024JP¥991.4tJP¥976.5tJP¥56.9t14.9x17.4x1x
Fri, 23 Feb 2024JP¥950.7tJP¥975.6tJP¥56.6t14.3x16.8x1x
Sun, 21 Jan 2024JP¥901.4tJP¥971.4tJP¥52.5t14.5x17.2x0.9x
Tue, 19 Dec 2023JP¥840.2tJP¥974.4tJP¥52.5t13.9x16x0.9x
Thu, 16 Nov 2023JP¥861.1tJP¥977.0tJP¥52.5t13.9x16.4x0.9x
Sat, 14 Oct 2023JP¥839.6tJP¥971.4tJP¥55.2t13.9x15.2x0.9x
Mon, 11 Sep 2023JP¥858.6tJP¥971.1tJP¥55.2t14.3x15.6x0.9x
Wed, 09 Aug 2023JP¥835.4tJP¥964.7tJP¥52.4t14.1x15.9x0.9x
Fri, 07 Jul 2023JP¥830.8tJP¥957.1tJP¥50.6t14x16.4x0.9x
Sun, 04 Jun 2023JP¥797.8tJP¥958.8tJP¥51.1t13.4x15.6x0.8x
Tue, 02 May 2023JP¥763.3tJP¥941.1tJP¥47.8t13.4x16x0.8x
Thu, 30 Mar 2023JP¥734.4tJP¥933.9tJP¥46.6t12.9x15.8x0.8x
Sat, 25 Feb 2023JP¥733.2tJP¥934.5tJP¥46.7t12.7x15.7x0.8x
Mon, 23 Jan 2023JP¥710.3tJP¥903.2tJP¥49.0t12.3x14.5x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

14.5x


Total Market Cap: JP¥710.3tTotal Earnings: JP¥49.0tTotal Revenue: JP¥903.2tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 16.1x202420252026
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 19.2x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 16.1x.
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 4.4% 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 Market4.92%
Financials8.18%
Energy7.74%
Materials6.67%
Tech6.34%
Consumer Discretionary5.98%
Industrials5.53%
Real Estate2.25%
Utilities2.24%
Consumer Staples0.77%
Healthcare0.61%
Telecom-0.57%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Tech sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 24.3x.
    • Analysts expect its future annual earnings growth (14.6%) to be largely in line with prior year's earnings growth.
    • The market's confidence could indicate that the market believes that analysts are underestimating future growth.
  • 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 Materials sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 15% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 7.2% per year.
  • In contrast, the Telecom sector is expected to see its earnings decline by 3.8% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuationSector
8306 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial GroupJP¥3.00k13.5%
+JP¥4.0t		60.5%PB1.6xFinancials
7203 Toyota MotorJP¥3.67k8.4%
+JP¥3.7t		31.8%PE10.3xConsumer Discretionary
8035 Tokyo ElectronJP¥42.27k11.5%
+JP¥2.0t		58.6%PE35.8xTech
6857 AdvantestJP¥22.70k12.0%
+JP¥1.8t		147.8%PE63.1xTech
8411 Mizuho Financial GroupJP¥6.85k10.6%
+JP¥1.6t		75.4%PB1.5xFinancials
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8035
JP¥42,590.00
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7D
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1Y
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6758
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4568
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7D
-3.8%
1Y
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4324
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7D
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1Y
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7203
JP¥3,714.00
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7D
12.8%
1Y
30.9%

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9983
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12.9%
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32.7%

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8411
JP¥6,766.00
Mizuho Financial Group
7D
11.7%
1Y
70.4%

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5803
JP¥17,300.00
Fujikura
7D
-1.6%
1Y
191.2%

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8267
JP¥2,233.50
Aeon
7D
-5.5%
1Y
87.3%
8306
JP¥2,964.00
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
7D
13.8%
1Y
56.8%
6762
JP¥2,044.00
TDK
7D
-3.4%
1Y
9.1%

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9984
JP¥4,051.00
SoftBank Group
7D
-5.8%
1Y
76.1%

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7011
JP¥4,800.00
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
7D
12.6%
1Y
128.1%

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6857
JP¥22,490.00
Advantest
7D
11.9%
1Y
144.6%

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8316
JP¥5,675.00
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
7D
11.2%
1Y
49.0%

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9022
JP¥4,284.00
Central Japan Railway
7D
-1.9%
1Y
54.9%