| Company Name | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024(F) | 2025(F) | 2026(F) | 2027(F) | 2028(F) | 2029(F) | 2030(F) | 2023 Growth($M) | 2023 Growth(%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sumitomo Pharma Co Ltd | $1,726 | $1,770 | $2,085 | $2,435 | $3,613 | $3,745 | $3,738 | $3,673 | $3,217 | $3,017 | $3,398 | $3,914 | $3,796 | $4,172 | $4,580 | $4,631 | $3,821 | $2,177 | $1,893 | $1,956 | $2,109 | $2,294 | $2,505 | $2,663 | $2,788 | ($1,644) | -43.0% |
| Rohto Pharmaceutical Co Ltd | - | $858 | $488 | $1,112 | $1,194 | $1,395 | $1,517 | $1,487 | $1,446 | $1,357 | $1,393 | $1,504 | $1,598 | $1,679 | $1,664 | $1,716 | $1,710 | $1,807 | $2,014 | $2,157 | $2,308 | $2,463 | $2,622 | $2,778 | $2,935 | $97 | 5.7% |
| Meiji Holdings Co Ltd | $933 | $961 | $1,158 | $4,298 | $1,340 | $1,512 | $1,548 | $1,435 | $1,375 | $1,375 | $1,306 | $1,520 | $1,788 | $1,874 | $1,818 | $1,674 | $1,455 | $1,426 | $1,505 | $1,527 | $1,551 | $1,575 | $1,599 | $1,622 | $1,646 | ($29) | -2.0% |
| Ono Pharmaceutical Co Ltd | $1,096 | $967 | $1,101 | $1,269 | $1,365 | $1,697 | $1,739 | $1,545 | $1,255 | $1,276 | $2,124 | $1,978 | $1,913 | $1,935 | $2,039 | $2,199 | $2,180 | $2,194 | $2,262 | $2,511 | $2,511 | $2,523 | $2,529 | $2,571 | $2,642 | $14 | 0.6% |
| Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp | $3,135 | $3,169 | $3,850 | $4,018 | $4,260 | $4,666 | $4,739 | $4,020 | $3,582 | $2,969 | $3,207 | $3,235 | $3,226 | $3,288 | $3,437 | $3,346 | $3,042 | $2,942 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ($100) | -3.3% |
| Eisai Co Ltd | $5,387 | $5,907 | $7,523 | $7,645 | $7,621 | $7,037 | $6,412 | $5,918 | $4,957 | $4,334 | $4,719 | $4,797 | $4,866 | $5,081 | $5,290 | $5,369 | $4,961 | $4,628 | $3,890 | $4,557 | $5,093 | $5,939 | $6,919 | $6,344 | $6,836 | ($333) | -6.7% |
| Sawai Pharmaceutical Co Ltd | $292 | $319 | $446 | $515 | $689 | $816 | $978 | $954 | $1,026 | $1,032 | $1,223 | $1,517 | $1,663 | $1,679 | $1,766 | $1,726 | $1,480 | $1,224 | $1,330 | $1,381 | $1,406 | $1,419 | $1,443 | $1,464 | $1,484 | ($256) | -17.3% |
| Shionogi & Co Ltd | $1,290 | $1,315 | $1,544 | $1,568 | $1,715 | $1,984 | $2,014 | $1,840 | $1,633 | $1,470 | $1,728 | $1,469 | $1,426 | $1,282 | $1,125 | $1,100 | $1,642 | $1,392 | $701 | $744 | $800 | $860 | $922 | $1,012 | $1,092 | ($250) | -15.2% |
| Santen Pharmaceutical Co Ltd | $805 | $827 | $965 | $1,067 | $1,121 | $1,294 | $1,341 | $1,479 | $1,484 | $1,518 | $1,694 | $1,868 | $1,949 | $2,066 | $2,214 | $2,222 | $1,922 | $1,945 | $1,926 | $1,980 | $2,075 | $2,221 | $2,412 | $2,561 | $2,666 | $23 | 1.2% |
| Kyowa Kirin Co Ltd | $1,119 | $1,174 | $2,123 | $2,148 | $2,293 | $2,768 | $3,037 | $2,757 | $2,473 | $2,303 | $2,434 | $2,460 | $2,420 | $2,732 | $2,900 | $2,986 | $2,784 | $2,871 | $3,112 | $3,334 | $3,588 | $3,874 | $4,200 | $4,333 | $4,606 | $87 | 3.1% |
| Tsumura & Co | - | - | - | $935 | $1,023 | $1,152 | $1,284 | $1,169 | $1,074 | $941 | $1,061 | $1,064 | $1,091 | $1,134 | $1,098 | $1,153 | $1,035 | $1,044 | $1,256 | $1,372 | $1,488 | $1,609 | $1,728 | $1,846 | $1,966 | $9 | 0.9% |
| Otsuka Holdings Co Ltd | $4,900 | $5,430 | $6,570 | $7,360 | $7,785 | $9,442 | $10,374 | $11,043 | $11,102 | $8,163 | $6,951 | $6,991 | $7,371 | $8,557 | $9,009 | $8,702 | $8,406 | $9,442 | $7,085 | $6,817 | $6,223 | $6,114 | $6,290 | $5,834 | $4,964 | $1,036 | 12.3% |
| Astellas Pharma Inc | $7,516 | $7,930 | $9,340 | $9,566 | $9,779 | $11,127 | $11,578 | $11,450 | $11,488 | $10,813 | $11,429 | $11,049 | $11,074 | $11,243 | $11,027 | $10,682 | $10,402 | $10,617 | $10,982 | $11,225 | $11,951 | $11,320 | $10,855 | $10,834 | $11,166 | $215 | 2.1% |
| Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd | $7,231 | $6,773 | $7,729 | $9,057 | $9,649 | $10,394 | $11,183 | $10,992 | $8,141 | $7,485 | $7,865 | $7,808 | $7,659 | $8,305 | $8,442 | $8,726 | $8,976 | $10,558 | $8,735 | $11,061 | $13,670 | $14,147 | $15,884 | $17,725 | $19,774 | $1,582 | 17.6% |
| Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd | $9,733 | $10,265 | $13,956 | $13,549 | $13,679 | $16,399 | $17,038 | $16,239 | $15,705 | $13,782 | $14,485 | $15,261 | $18,422 | $30,279 | $30,164 | $31,782 | $29,754 | $29,506 | $27,488 | $27,847 | $28,439 | $29,053 | $30,335 | $31,916 | $33,885 | ($248) | -0.8% |
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