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Japanese (NIKKEI) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedAug 20, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies3967
  • 7D1.6%
  • 3M13.7%
  • 1Y16.6%
  • YTD13.4%

The market is up 1.6% over the last week, with the Consumer Discretionary sector leading the way, up 2.7%. In the last year, the market has climbed 17%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 8.1% annually.

Trending IndustriesOil and GasBiotechSoftwareRenewable Energy

Market Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 20 Aug 2025JP¥1075.2tJP¥1027.0tJP¥60.1t14.4x17.9x1x
Fri, 18 Jul 2025JP¥979.3tJP¥1021.1tJP¥62.0t13.5x15.8x1x
Sun, 15 Jun 2025JP¥959.2tJP¥1034.9tJP¥63.7t13.1x15.1x0.9x
Tue, 13 May 2025JP¥957.3tJP¥1026.7tJP¥64.3t13.2x14.9x0.9x
Thu, 10 Apr 2025JP¥824.4tJP¥1021.0tJP¥64.1t11.7x12.9x0.8x
Sat, 08 Mar 2025JP¥942.1tJP¥1019.9tJP¥64.3t13.1x14.6x0.9x
Mon, 03 Feb 2025JP¥969.5tJP¥1011.9tJP¥63.0t13.5x15.4x1x
Wed, 01 Jan 2025JP¥971.4tJP¥1010.9tJP¥61.7t13.7x15.7x1x
Fri, 29 Nov 2024JP¥938.4tJP¥1008.2tJP¥61.7t13.4x15.2x0.9x
Sun, 27 Oct 2024JP¥919.6tJP¥1001.7tJP¥60.1t13x15.3x0.9x
Tue, 24 Sep 2024JP¥932.2tJP¥1000.0tJP¥60.1t13.4x15.5x0.9x
Thu, 22 Aug 2024JP¥938.6tJP¥999.4tJP¥59.9t13.3x15.7x0.9x
Sat, 20 Jul 2024JP¥1001.3tJP¥987.5tJP¥58.6t14.5x17.1x1x
Mon, 17 Jun 2024JP¥966.9tJP¥989.0tJP¥58.6t14.2x16.5x1x
Wed, 15 May 2024JP¥964.6tJP¥980.4tJP¥57.5t14.4x16.8x1x
Fri, 12 Apr 2024JP¥976.0tJP¥976.5tJP¥56.9t14.8x17.2x1x
Sun, 10 Mar 2024JP¥972.0tJP¥975.9tJP¥56.9t14.6x17.1x1x
Tue, 06 Feb 2024JP¥915.4tJP¥968.5tJP¥53.4t14.7x17.2x0.9x
Thu, 04 Jan 2024JP¥854.9tJP¥971.2tJP¥52.5t14.1x16.3x0.9x
Sat, 02 Dec 2023JP¥863.4tJP¥977.6tJP¥53.1t14.1x16.3x0.9x
Mon, 30 Oct 2023JP¥821.6tJP¥971.7tJP¥55.4t13.7x14.8x0.8x
Wed, 27 Sep 2023JP¥862.4tJP¥971.5tJP¥55.3t14.5x15.6x0.9x
Fri, 25 Aug 2023JP¥834.5tJP¥971.1tJP¥55.2t14x15.1x0.9x
Sun, 23 Jul 2023JP¥826.3tJP¥957.8tJP¥50.6t14x16.3x0.9x
Tue, 20 Jun 2023JP¥836.6tJP¥959.3tJP¥51.1t14x16.4x0.9x
Thu, 18 May 2023JP¥782.3tJP¥956.1tJP¥49.1t13.4x15.9x0.8x
Sat, 15 Apr 2023JP¥743.0tJP¥934.9tJP¥46.6t13x15.9x0.8x
Mon, 13 Mar 2023JP¥746.7tJP¥933.6tJP¥46.7t13x16x0.8x
Wed, 08 Feb 2023JP¥730.1tJP¥916.2tJP¥48.8t12.6x15x0.8x
Fri, 06 Jan 2023JP¥692.0tJP¥902.0tJP¥49.1t12x14.1x0.8x
Sun, 04 Dec 2022JP¥724.8tJP¥890.7tJP¥49.1t12.5x14.8x0.8x
Tue, 01 Nov 2022JP¥719.3tJP¥871.3tJP¥45.7t12.4x15.7x0.8x
Thu, 29 Sep 2022JP¥682.0tJP¥863.4tJP¥45.6t12.1x14.9x0.8x
Sat, 27 Aug 2022JP¥738.1tJP¥864.2tJP¥45.6t12.9x16.2x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

16.2x


Total Market Cap: JP¥738.1tTotal Earnings: JP¥45.6tTotal Revenue: JP¥864.2tTotal 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 9.6% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 5.9% 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 Market1.61%
Healthcare3.44%
Utilities3.24%
Consumer Discretionary2.71%
Telecom2.58%
Financials2.08%
Materials1.92%
Real Estate1.46%
Energy1.32%
Industrials0.68%
Tech0.40%
Consumer Staples-0.21%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Tech sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 22.8x.
    • The market's confidence is likely because analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 13.1%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 10.3% 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 Energy sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 14% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 3.8% 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
7203 Toyota MotorJP¥2.94k2.2%
+JP¥808.1b		9.1%PE9xConsumer Discretionary
4568 Daiichi Sankyo CompanyJP¥4.00k11.5%
+JP¥762.6b		-31.4%PE25xHealthcare
4661 Oriental LandJP¥3.67k11.2%
+JP¥608.2b		-9.5%PE47.3xConsumer Discretionary
8306 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial GroupJP¥2.26k1.7%
+JP¥432.5b		47.1%PB1.3xFinancials
8316 Sumitomo Mitsui Financial GroupJP¥4.10k2.5%
+JP¥384.7b		24.4%PB1.1xFinancials
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