Japan market intelligence
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Japan's named proxy ranks 6 of 8 covered country proxies on lowest P/E, at 16.76×, compared with a group median of 15.43×.
Proxy: Japan · EWJ. USD returns of the named ETF proxy, not an exhaustive national index. Performance date: Underlying observation date unavailable. Fundamentals date: Sep 30, 2026 (reported or retrieval; legacy provenance unverified).
| Measure | Japan | Group median | Rank / coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1M total return | +2.35% | -2.70% | 1 / 8 |
| YTD total return | +21.36% | +6.52% | 2 / 8 |
| 1Y total return | +26.74% | +10.10% | 1 / 8 |
| P/E | 16.76× | 15.43× | 6 / 8 |
| P/B | 1.82× | 1.95× | 3 / 8 |
| P/S | 1.53× | 1.46× | 5 / 8 |
| Historical earnings growth | +12.05% | +10.09% | 2 / 8 |
| Projected earnings growth | +12.05% | +10.09% | 2 / 8 |
| Sales growth | +6.90% | +3.15% | 2 / 8 |
| Portfolio dividend yield | 2.07% | 3.01% | 7 / 8 |
P/E, P/B and P/S ranks run from lowest to highest; return, growth and yield ranks run from highest to lowest. These are descriptive comparisons, not recommendations.
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