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Japanese (NIKKEI) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedAug 12, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies3963
  • 7D2.8%
  • 3M9.3%
  • 1Y18.6%
  • YTD10.0%

The Communication Services and Industrials sectors drove a 2.4% in the market over the last week. The market is up 21% over the last 12 months. Looking forward, 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
Tue, 12 Aug 2025JP¥1038.5tJP¥1022.0tJP¥59.9t14.2x17.3x1x
Thu, 10 Jul 2025JP¥975.2tJP¥1022.1tJP¥62.1t13.4x15.7x1x
Sat, 07 Jun 2025JP¥963.9tJP¥1035.0tJP¥63.7t13.1x15.1x0.9x
Mon, 05 May 2025JP¥938.9tJP¥1024.1tJP¥64.6t12.9x14.5x0.9x
Wed, 02 Apr 2025JP¥925.7tJP¥1020.7tJP¥64.4t13x14.4x0.9x
Fri, 28 Feb 2025JP¥953.5tJP¥1020.2tJP¥64.4t13.1x14.8x0.9x
Sun, 26 Jan 2025JP¥957.4tJP¥1010.2tJP¥61.9t13.5x15.5x0.9x
Tue, 24 Dec 2024JP¥951.7tJP¥1010.8tJP¥61.7t13.5x15.4x0.9x
Thu, 21 Nov 2024JP¥941.0tJP¥1007.4tJP¥61.4t13.5x15.3x0.9x
Sat, 19 Oct 2024JP¥943.2tJP¥1001.0tJP¥60.1t13.5x15.7x0.9x
Mon, 16 Sep 2024JP¥908.1tJP¥999.9tJP¥60.1t13.2x15.1x0.9x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024JP¥899.5tJP¥997.5tJP¥59.9t12.9x15x0.9x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024JP¥1025.6tJP¥987.0tJP¥58.5t14.5x17.5x1x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024JP¥968.3tJP¥989.6tJP¥58.6t14.1x16.5x1x
Tue, 07 May 2024JP¥965.5tJP¥974.4tJP¥56.5t14.4x17.1x1x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024JP¥964.0tJP¥975.8tJP¥56.9t14.5x17x1x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024JP¥966.7tJP¥975.7tJP¥56.9t14.5x17x1x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024JP¥898.1tJP¥971.3tJP¥52.4t14.7x17.1x0.9x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023JP¥844.9tJP¥971.2tJP¥52.5t13.9x16.1x0.9x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023JP¥862.8tJP¥977.7tJP¥53.1t14x16.2x0.9x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023JP¥820.7tJP¥971.7tJP¥55.3t13.8x14.9x0.8x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023JP¥881.9tJP¥971.3tJP¥55.2t14.4x16x0.9x
Thu, 17 Aug 2023JP¥824.2tJP¥970.4tJP¥55.1t13.9x15x0.8x
Sat, 15 Jul 2023JP¥818.7tJP¥957.2tJP¥50.6t13.8x16.2x0.9x
Mon, 12 Jun 2023JP¥812.7tJP¥959.1tJP¥51.1t13.6x15.9x0.8x
Wed, 10 May 2023JP¥770.2tJP¥942.0tJP¥47.7t13.5x16.2x0.8x
Fri, 07 Apr 2023JP¥722.1tJP¥934.0tJP¥46.6t12.7x15.5x0.8x
Sun, 05 Mar 2023JP¥742.6tJP¥933.7tJP¥46.7t12.9x15.9x0.8x
Tue, 31 Jan 2023JP¥730.8tJP¥904.2tJP¥49.1t12.5x14.9x0.8x
Thu, 29 Dec 2022JP¥706.8tJP¥903.1tJP¥49.1t12.1x14.4x0.8x
Sat, 26 Nov 2022JP¥747.8tJP¥902.8tJP¥49.1t12.8x15.2x0.8x
Mon, 24 Oct 2022JP¥701.7tJP¥865.1tJP¥45.7t12.3x15.3x0.8x
Wed, 21 Sep 2022JP¥724.9tJP¥863.4tJP¥45.6t12.5x15.9x0.8x
Fri, 19 Aug 2022JP¥741.6tJP¥863.8tJP¥45.5t12.7x16.3x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

16.3x


Total Market Cap: JP¥741.6tTotal Earnings: JP¥45.5tTotal Revenue: JP¥863.8tTotal 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 17.3x 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 5.8% 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 Market2.81%
Telecom5.93%
Energy4.98%
Utilities4.52%
Consumer Discretionary3.68%
Real Estate3.44%
Financials3.37%
Industrials2.96%
Consumer Staples2.82%
Materials2.12%
Tech0.26%
Healthcare-1.34%
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 12.8%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 10.1% 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
9984 SoftBank GroupJP¥13.87k16.6%
+JP¥2.8t		76.0%PE11.4xTelecom
6758 Sony GroupJP¥4.00k10.1%
+JP¥2.2t		54.3%PE20.1xConsumer Discretionary
7203 Toyota MotorJP¥2.77k3.5%
+JP¥1.2t		9.6%PE8.5xConsumer Discretionary
7974 NintendoJP¥14.36k7.0%
+JP¥1.1t		85.2%PE56.9xTelecom
8306 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial GroupJP¥2.13k3.4%
+JP¥796.6b		48.0%PB1.2xFinancials
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