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Japanese (NIKKEI) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedJul 01, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies3883
  • 7D0.1%
  • 3M10.5%
  • 1Y41.7%
  • YTD16.3%

In the last week, the market has stayed flat, however the Real Estate sector stood out, gaining 3.4%. Meanwhile, the market is actually up 42% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 9.9% 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
Wed, 01 Jul 2026JP¥1352.1tJP¥1054.6tJP¥70.9t13.8x19.1x1.3x
Fri, 29 May 2026JP¥1324.4tJP¥1057.6tJP¥71.4t13.7x18.5x1.3x
Sun, 26 Apr 2026JP¥1258.2tJP¥1038.9tJP¥65.6t14.3x19.2x1.2x
Tue, 24 Mar 2026JP¥1179.1tJP¥1039.5tJP¥65.6t14.1x18x1.1x
Thu, 19 Feb 2026JP¥1290.6tJP¥1040.6tJP¥65.7t15.3x19.6x1.2x
Sat, 17 Jan 2026JP¥1235.1tJP¥1027.4tJP¥64.4t15.1x19.2x1.2x
Mon, 15 Dec 2025JP¥1157.7tJP¥1029.9tJP¥64.2t14.2x18x1.1x
Wed, 12 Nov 2025JP¥1135.0tJP¥1030.7tJP¥62.3t14.3x18.2x1.1x
Fri, 10 Oct 2025JP¥1110.5tJP¥1023.7tJP¥59.7t14.7x18.6x1.1x
Sun, 07 Sep 2025JP¥1069.9tJP¥1026.4tJP¥59.8t14.7x17.9x1x
Tue, 05 Aug 2025JP¥1005.3tJP¥1022.3tJP¥60.6t14x16.6x1x
Thu, 03 Jul 2025JP¥974.3tJP¥1026.9tJP¥62.8t13.3x15.5x0.9x
Sat, 31 May 2025JP¥974.7tJP¥1033.5tJP¥63.7t13.1x15.3x0.9x
Mon, 28 Apr 2025JP¥918.2tJP¥1021.6tJP¥64.4t12.8x14.3x0.9x
Wed, 26 Mar 2025JP¥971.6tJP¥1019.4tJP¥64.3t13.5x15.1x1x
Fri, 21 Feb 2025JP¥952.6tJP¥1020.2tJP¥64.4t13.1x14.8x0.9x
Sun, 19 Jan 2025JP¥933.5tJP¥1010.1tJP¥61.9t13.3x15.1x0.9x
Tue, 17 Dec 2024JP¥954.0tJP¥1005.1tJP¥61.6t13.6x15.5x0.9x
Thu, 14 Nov 2024JP¥945.6tJP¥1005.7tJP¥60.7t13.4x15.6x0.9x
Sat, 12 Oct 2024JP¥951.3tJP¥999.0tJP¥60.1t13.5x15.8x1x
Mon, 09 Sep 2024JP¥916.5tJP¥1000.0tJP¥60.1t13.3x15.2x0.9x
Wed, 07 Aug 2024JP¥860.6tJP¥992.1tJP¥58.6t12.4x14.7x0.9x
Fri, 05 Jul 2024JP¥1013.3tJP¥986.0tJP¥58.3t14.6x17.4x1x
Sun, 02 Jun 2024JP¥974.9tJP¥989.4tJP¥58.6t14.1x16.6x1x
Tue, 30 Apr 2024JP¥952.8tJP¥975.4tJP¥57.3t14.4x16.6x1x
Thu, 28 Mar 2024JP¥997.7tJP¥976.5tJP¥56.9t15x17.5x1x
Sat, 24 Feb 2024JP¥950.8tJP¥975.6tJP¥56.6t14.3x16.8x1x
Mon, 22 Jan 2024JP¥901.3tJP¥971.4tJP¥52.5t14.5x17.2x0.9x
Wed, 20 Dec 2023JP¥844.4tJP¥971.1tJP¥52.5t14x16.1x0.9x
Fri, 17 Nov 2023JP¥861.1tJP¥976.6tJP¥52.4t13.8x16.4x0.9x
Sun, 15 Oct 2023JP¥839.6tJP¥971.4tJP¥55.2t13.9x15.2x0.9x
Tue, 12 Sep 2023JP¥858.5tJP¥971.2tJP¥55.2t14.3x15.6x0.9x
Thu, 10 Aug 2023JP¥832.3tJP¥966.8tJP¥55.2t13.9x15.1x0.9x
Sat, 08 Jul 2023JP¥823.4tJP¥957.1tJP¥50.6t13.9x16.3x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

16.3x


Total Market Cap: JP¥823.4tTotal Earnings: JP¥50.6tTotal Revenue: JP¥957.1tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 16.6x202420252026
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 19.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 16.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for Japanese listed companies have grown 12% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 3.3% 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 Market0.14%
Real Estate3.38%
Consumer Staples2.94%
Consumer Discretionary1.77%
Healthcare1.72%
Tech1.56%
Utilities1.15%
Industrials-1.15%
Financials-1.37%
Materials-1.70%
Telecom-2.24%
Energy-3.81%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Tech sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 26.4x.
    • The market's confidence is likely because analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 19.9%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 15.2% per year.
  • The Energy sector is the least preferred by investors for future growth, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 10.8x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Tech sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 20% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 15% per year.
  • In contrast, the Telecom sector is expected to see its earnings decline by 12% 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
8035 Tokyo ElectronJP¥77.15k5.7%
+JP¥1.9t		185.0%PE61.1xTech
6861 KeyenceJP¥81.06k7.1%
+JP¥1.3t		43.1%PE44.2xTech
6758 Sony GroupJP¥3.28k3.8%
+JP¥714.9b		-9.9%PE18.8xConsumer Discretionary
6981 Murata ManufacturingJP¥11.40k3.5%
+JP¥709.9b		438.3%PE88.7xTech
6857 AdvantestJP¥32.34k2.9%
+JP¥653.7b		200.4%PE62.4xTech
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