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Japanese (NIKKEI) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedApr 18, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies3969
  • 7D-0.07%
  • 3M-4.7%
  • 1Y-5.2%
  • YTD-7.3%

The market has stayed flat over the 7 days. Unfortunately though, the market is down 5.2% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 7.7% annually.

Market Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 18 Apr 2025JP¥886.4tJP¥1021.5tJP¥64.2t12.4x13.8x0.9x
Sun, 16 Mar 2025JP¥945.4tJP¥1020.1tJP¥64.4t13.2x14.7x0.9x
Tue, 11 Feb 2025JP¥954.0tJP¥1017.3tJP¥64.9t13.4x14.7x0.9x
Thu, 09 Jan 2025JP¥964.5tJP¥1011.2tJP¥62.0t13.6x15.6x1x
Sat, 07 Dec 2024JP¥950.4tJP¥1009.2tJP¥61.7t13.4x15.4x0.9x
Mon, 04 Nov 2024JP¥925.9tJP¥1001.9tJP¥59.3t13.2x15.6x0.9x
Wed, 02 Oct 2024JP¥947.1tJP¥1000.0tJP¥60.1t13.5x15.8x0.9x
Fri, 30 Aug 2024JP¥949.1tJP¥999.6tJP¥60.0t13.5x15.8x0.9x
Sun, 28 Jul 2024JP¥949.9tJP¥987.0tJP¥58.5t14.1x16.2x1x
Tue, 25 Jun 2024JP¥966.8tJP¥989.0tJP¥58.6t14.3x16.5x1x
Thu, 23 May 2024JP¥965.3tJP¥988.8tJP¥58.5t14x16.5x1x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024JP¥950.0tJP¥975.0tJP¥57.0t14.4x16.7x1x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024JP¥953.0tJP¥975.9tJP¥56.9t14.5x16.7x1x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024JP¥934.7tJP¥974.2tJP¥56.6t14.5x16.5x1x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024JP¥881.9tJP¥971.1tJP¥52.4t14.5x16.8x0.9x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023JP¥842.6tJP¥974.3tJP¥52.5t13.9x16x0.9x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023JP¥856.8tJP¥972.9tJP¥56.8t14x15.1x0.9x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023JP¥842.2tJP¥971.2tJP¥55.2t13.6x15.3x0.9x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023JP¥855.9tJP¥971.1tJP¥55.2t14.3x15.5x0.9x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023JP¥836.6tJP¥961.3tJP¥51.5t14.1x16.2x0.9x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023JP¥823.1tJP¥957.2tJP¥51.1t13.8x16.1x0.9x
Fri, 26 May 2023JP¥787.8tJP¥958.8tJP¥51.0t13.5x15.4x0.8x
Sun, 23 Apr 2023JP¥748.2tJP¥935.1tJP¥46.6t13x16x0.8x
Tue, 21 Mar 2023JP¥692.1tJP¥922.5tJP¥46.1t12.4x15x0.8x
Thu, 16 Feb 2023JP¥731.9tJP¥932.4tJP¥46.7t12.6x15.7x0.8x
Sat, 14 Jan 2023JP¥702.0tJP¥901.8tJP¥49.1t12.1x14.3x0.8x
Mon, 12 Dec 2022JP¥727.1tJP¥902.9tJP¥49.1t12.5x14.8x0.8x
Wed, 09 Nov 2022JP¥717.9tJP¥884.8tJP¥46.0t12.4x15.6x0.8x
Fri, 07 Oct 2022JP¥716.6tJP¥863.7tJP¥45.6t12.4x15.7x0.8x
Sun, 04 Sep 2022JP¥719.3tJP¥862.7tJP¥45.5t12.6x15.8x0.8x
Tue, 02 Aug 2022JP¥729.9tJP¥842.7tJP¥48.3t12.9x15.1x0.9x
Thu, 30 Jun 2022JP¥706.0tJP¥839.1tJP¥49.5t12.5x14.3x0.8x
Sat, 28 May 2022JP¥697.9tJP¥835.9tJP¥49.3t12.2x14.1x0.8x
Mon, 25 Apr 2022JP¥712.0tJP¥819.3tJP¥51.1t12.3x13.9x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

13.9x


Total Market Cap: JP¥712.0tTotal Earnings: JP¥51.1tTotal Revenue: JP¥819.3tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 15.6x202320242025
Current Market PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Japanese market, indicating that they anticipate earnings will not grow as fast as they have historically.
  • The market is trading at a PE ratio of 13.8x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 15.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for Japanese listed companies have grown 7.9% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 7.6% 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-0.073%
Real Estate1.17%
Telecom1.10%
Consumer Staples0.83%
Industrials0.18%
Healthcare-0.0054%
Energy-0.17%
Tech-0.25%
Financials-0.43%
Materials-0.88%
Consumer Discretionary-0.89%
Utilities-1.38%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Healthcare sector the most for future growth even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 29.5x.
    • The market's confidence is likely because analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 10.5%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 9.0% 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 13% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 9.8% 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
4519 Chugai PharmaceuticalJP¥8.36k32.9%
+JP¥3.4t
69.8%PE35.5xHealthcare
7203 Toyota MotorJP¥2.54k4.8%
+JP¥1.5t
-28.0%PE6.5xConsumer Discretionary
6758 Sony GroupJP¥3.46k5.9%
+JP¥1.1t
38.0%PE18.4xConsumer Discretionary
6501 HitachiJP¥3.40k6.5%
+JP¥956.8b
27.6%PE27.1xIndustrials
8766 Tokio Marine HoldingsJP¥5.28k7.4%
+JP¥701.8b
13.8%PE9.5xFinancials
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JP¥3,100.00

Daiichi Sankyo Company

7D

-5.7%

1Y

-31.7%

4519

JP¥7,085.00

Chugai Pharmaceutical

7D

5.5%

1Y

39.2%

6758

JP¥3,438.00

Sony Group

7D

-2.5%

1Y

34.7%

6501

JP¥3,362.00

Hitachi

7D

3.5%

1Y

22.2%

8306

JP¥1,680.00

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group

7D

-1.8%

1Y

10.7%

4063

JP¥3,861.00

Shin-Etsu Chemical

7D

-4.9%

1Y

-39.7%

7011

JP¥2,630.00

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

7D

4.7%

1Y

90.0%

4689

JP¥538.00

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7D

4.9%

1Y

54.2%

8031

JP¥2,613.00

Mitsui

7D

-3.4%

1Y

-27.1%