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Consumer Staples Food Producers
  • Price (JPY)2,676.00
  • Today's Change14.00 / 0.53%
  • Shares traded1.77m
  • 1 Year change-3.98%
  • Beta-0.0656
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About the company

Yakult Honsha Co Ltd is a Japan-based company primarily engaged in the beverage and food manufacturing and sales business. It conducts business through regional segments in Japan, the Americas, Asia-Oceania, and Europe. The Beverages and Food Products Manufacturing and Sales business (Japan) primarily manufactures and sells dairy products and noodles, and sells soft drinks. The Beverages and Food Products Manufacturing and Sales business (Americas) primarily manufactures and sells dairy products. The Beverages and Food Products Manufacturing and Sales business (Asia and Oceania) primarily manufactures and sells dairy products. The Beverages and Food Products Manufacturing and Sales business (Europe) manufactures and sells dairy products. Other businesses include the cosmetics manufacturing and sales business, the pharmaceutical manufacturing and sales business, and professional baseball operations.

  • Revenue in JPY (TTM)485.20bn
  • Net income in JPY43.51bn
  • Incorporated1955
  • Employees29.25k
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Peer analysis

Key Information
CompanyRevenue (TTM)Net income (TTM)Market capEmployeesPrice/earnings (TTM)Price/book value (MRQ)Price/cash flow (TTM)Price/sales (TTM)EPS (excl. extraordinary items, TTM)EPS (incl. extraordinary items, TTM)Revenue per share (TTM)Book value per share (MRQ)Asset turnover (TTM)Inventory turnover (TTM)Receivables turnover (TTM)Revenues per employee (TTM)Return on avg assets (TTM)Return on avg assets (5 yr avg)Return on investment (TTM)Return on investment (5 yr avg)Gross margin (TTM)Gross margin
(5 yr avg)
Net profit margin (TTM)Net Profit margin
(5 yr avg)
Quick ratio (MRQ)Interest coverage (TTM)Total debt to capital (MRQ)Payout ratio
(5 yr avg)
Revenue
(YOY change %)
Revenue
(5 yr growth rate)
Net income
(YOY change %)
Net income
(5 yr growth rate)
Capital expenditure
(5 yr growth rate)
Dividend
(5 yr growth rate)
Nissui Corp912.54bn28.15bn482.24bn10.33k16.811.658.500.528591.8391.832,972.09936.401.383.927.3588,322,100.004.553.987.246.3816.2115.513.302.830.7032--0.452428.526.595.136.4211.441.6326.93
Nichirei Corp704.91bn26.01bn527.20bn16.63k19.771.8710.440.7479103.78103.782,811.841,097.201.329.805.8742,397,750.005.225.567.687.8617.9717.283.953.841.11--0.302935.533.233.720.96354.756.2314.32
Nisshin Seifun Group Inc858.00bn27.07bn625.64bn9.73k22.981.2111.310.729293.6593.652,964.641,781.321.025.367.3188,171,820.003.372.674.313.3622.2622.553.302.541.44--0.143569.17-0.78793.649.279.1313.6010.10
Kewpie Corp513.42bn30.51bn654.58bn10.52k21.001.9912.541.27220.30220.303,713.252,328.491.098.837.06--7.195.259.777.0729.4029.246.604.911.53--0.056535.346.08-0.675142.4221.35-8.276.19
NH Foods Ltd1.42tn31.01bn676.42bn15.73k21.531.218.710.475317.06317.0614,514.285,642.771.428.467.3090,524,150.003.293.204.684.5516.9516.112.312.321.2947.510.299539.745.152.19-4.976.71-0.50988.45
Yamazaki Baking Co Ltd1.31tn40.89bn789.71bn33.39k17.341.548.900.6022206.77206.776,631.462,327.871.4626.049.04--4.843.507.535.5232.6732.833.312.391.20--0.1687--5.385.2613.5442.517.62--
Yakult Honsha Co Ltd485.20bn43.51bn883.74bn29.25k17.981.3511.261.82148.01148.011,641.991,975.500.55985.967.8216,585,660.005.697.187.419.3258.4659.4410.1611.432.07--0.135530.34-0.6754.24-10.732.7621.1322.71
Nissin Foods Holdings Co Ltd780.87bn50.48bn965.07bn17.51k18.621.8710.891.24174.18174.182,691.401,730.180.84986.755.9944,590,680.005.906.928.649.9534.3634.696.957.610.9376--0.260735.245.9610.621.5713.4213.0713.81
MEIJI Holdings Co Ltd1.16tn46.00bn1.08tn17.23k22.601.3610.330.9319169.72169.724,285.872,816.810.92063.484.9667,400,330.003.986.085.818.5230.2131.604.326.180.98--0.149438.984.39-1.630.2467-5.47-4.465.92
Data as of Feb 13 2026. Currency figures normalised to Yakult Honsha Co Ltd's reporting currency: Japanese Yen JPY

Institutional shareholders

13.71%Per cent of shares held by top holders
HolderShares% Held
Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.as of 08 Jan 20269.26m2.79%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.as of 07 Jan 20269.08m2.74%
M&G Investment Management Ltd.as of 30 Dec 20255.24m1.58%
Amova Asset Management Co., Ltd.as of 09 Jan 20264.21m1.27%
Daiwa Asset Management Co. Ltd.as of 30 Dec 20254.04m1.22%
Lazard Japan Asset Management KKas of 08 Jan 20263.83m1.16%
BlackRock Fund Advisorsas of 09 Jan 20263.55m1.07%
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd.as of 08 Jan 20262.34m0.71%
Sawakami Asset Management, Inc.as of 31 Oct 20252.20m0.66%
Gabelli Funds LLCas of 30 Sep 20251.77m0.53%
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