Which companies are ASKUL's closest peers?

The cockpit's peer set: AO World (AO..L), Yiwu Huading Nylon (601113.SS), ASOS (ASC.L), Groupon (GRPN), Belluna (9997.T), Global Top E-Commerce (002640.SZ), Aucnet (3964.T), Hangzhou Onechance Tech Crop (300792.SZ).

Is ASKUL expensive compared with its peers?

On forward p/e it trades at 29.2× against a peer median of 18.6×, 7th most expensive of 15 in its peer set.

How has ASKUL stock performed?

Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned +2.3% against +5.7% for the median peer; over one year -18.6%.

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ASKUL Corporation2678.TCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Japan · JPY·Consumer Discretionary›Internet Retail

Momentum neutral 54

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Mkt cap

$682M

US dollars, full cap

Free float

37%

of shares outstanding

$/day

$3.08M

20-day average traded

Fwd P/E

29.2×

forward earnings

ROIC−WACC

-23.3 pp

WACC 5.0%

Hurdle

n/a

no reverse DCF

Next earnings

83 days

28 Jan 2027

Close · JPY¥1,199

1D-4.3%

1W+4.8%

1M+1.2%

3M-5.7%

6M+2.3%

YTD-14.4%

1Y-18.6%

ATR %2.5%

52w lowhigh19.4% off high

What ASKUL does

Employees: 3,646

ASKUL at a glance

Size ASKUL (2678.T) is a Japan Consumer Discretionary company (Internet Retail) with a market value of $682M, the 914th largest of 1,379 Japan companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ¥1,199 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares gained 2.3%, against +5.7% for the median peer and +1.8% for the Japan market (cap-weighted) — 10th lowest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue fell 19.6% over the last twelve months (peer median -3.0%); the operating margin is -5.0% (peer median 3.0%).

Valuation It trades at 29.2× forward earnings against a peer median of 18.6× (7th most expensive of 15).

Capital Return on invested capital runs 23.3 points below its cost of capital (5.0% WACC).

Next results Next results expected around 28 Jan 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

Six months, rebased to 100: ASKUL against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

ASKUL financials

Reported figures in JPY; fiscal year ends 2026-05-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
	TTM	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022
Revenue	¥390B	¥400B	¥481B	¥472B	¥447B
Revenue growth	—	-17%	+2%	+6%	—
Gross profit	¥84.6B	¥88.0B	¥118B	¥118B	¥107B
EBITDA	-¥5.63B	-¥4.82B	¥25.2B	¥27.6B	¥21.8B
Net income	-¥23.0B	-¥22.1B	¥9.07B	¥19.1B	¥9.79B
Free cash flow	n/a	-¥19.1B	¥3.63B	¥10.7B	¥13.4B
Capital expenditure	n/a	¥13.1B	¥15.7B	¥11.6B	¥14.5B
Total debt	¥64.8B	¥70.4B	¥36.2B	¥36.1B	¥40.8B

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ASKUL competitor charts

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Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. ASKUL is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. ASKUL is the large dot.

ASKUL competitors and peer comparison

How ASKUL compares with its peers

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.

ASKUL against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure	2678.T	Peer median	Rank in peer set
1-month return	+1.2%	-1.4%	9th highest of 21
6-month return	+2.3%	+5.7%	10th lowest of 21
Distance from 52-week high	-19.4%	-26.7%	5th highest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)	-19.6%	-3.0%	3rd lowest of 21
Operating margin	-5.0%	3.0%	3rd lowest of 21
Forward P/E	29.2×	18.6×	7th most expensive of 15
ROIC minus cost of capital	-23.3 pp	-2.4 pp	lowest of 18

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
Company	Market	Market cap	6M return	Revenue growth	Op. margin	Forward P/E	Req g	Delivered g
ASKUL 2678.T	Japan	$682M	+2%	-20%	-5%	29.2×	n/a	n/a
AO World AO..L	United Kingdom	$687M	+6%	+11%	4%	13.3×	3.0%	-5.3%
Yiwu Huading Nylon 601113.SS	China	$670M	-28%	-5%	1%	41.2×	n/a	n/a
ASOS ASC.L	United Kingdom	$670M	+88%	-15%	-1%	n/a	1.2%	-5.5%
Groupon GRPN	United States	$630M	-13%	+2%	2%	33.7×	27.5%	-18.9%
Belluna 9997.T	Japan	$629M	+22%	+5%	8%	n/a	n/a	n/a
Global Top E-Commerce 002640.SZ	China	$757M	-12%	-6%	1%	n/a	33.4%	-19.8%
Aucnet 3964.T	Japan	$824M	+12%	+12%	15%	15.5×	0.1%	+21.6%
Hangzhou Onechance Tech Crop 300792.SZ	China	$839M	-32%	-19%	9%	46.2×	19.9%	-3.7%
Petco Health & Wellness WOOF	United States	$848M	+5%	-1%	3%	12.5×	6.6%	+3.9%
THG THG.L	United Kingdom	$877M	+30%	+10%	-1%	n/a	n/a	n/a
HelloFresh HFG.DE	Germany	$483M	-28%	-13%	0%	9.7×	24.1%	+12.5%
Huakai Yibai Technology 300592.SZ	China	$966M	+27%	-11%	7%	15.7×	3.4%	+132.3%
IndiaMART InterMESH INDIAMART.NS	India	$985M	-26%	+12%	34%	17.0×	8.2%	+18.6%
Kits Eyecare KITS.TO	Canada	$462M	+64%	+21%	4%	85.5×	28.3%	+21.9%
NanJi E-Commerce 002127.SZ	China	$1.05B	-1%	-28%	-12%	29.9×	6.4%	-9.0%
MSTC MSTCLTD.NS	India	$439M	+30%	+21%	58%	n/a	34.9%	-13.9%
Rumere 301088.SZ	China	$422M	-16%	-25%	1%	20.3×	30.8%	-6.9%
Akso Health Group Sponsored ADR AHG	United States	$1.14B	-34%	-6%	-29%	n/a	n/a	n/a
Vedant Fashions MANYAVAR.NS	India	$1.22B	+6%	+2%	32%	29.6×	21.4%	+21.5%
Oisix 3182.T	Japan	$368M	+17%	-5%	3%	12.1×	-6.6%	+20.2%

Questions

Which companies are ASKUL's closest peers?: The cockpit's peer set: AO World (AO..L), Yiwu Huading Nylon (601113.SS), ASOS (ASC.L), Groupon (GRPN), Belluna (9997.T), Global Top E-Commerce (002640.SZ), Aucnet (3964.T), Hangzhou Onechance Tech Crop (300792.SZ).
Is ASKUL expensive compared with its peers?: On forward p/e it trades at 29.2× against a peer median of 18.6×, 7th most expensive of 15 in its peer set.
How has ASKUL stock performed?: Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned +2.3% against +5.7% for the median peer; over one year -18.6%.