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Health CarePharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • Price (JPY)4,482.00
  • Today's Change-78.00 / -1.71%
  • Shares traded1.39m
  • 1 Year change-0.42%
  • Beta0.2098
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About the company

Eisai Co Ltd is a Japan-based pharmaceutical company mainly engaged in the research and development, manufacture, sale, import and export of pharmaceuticals. The Company operates in two business segments. The Pharmaceutical segment is engaged in the research, development, manufacture and sale of pharmaceuticals for medical use, generic drugs, general medicines, among others. The segment operates in five regions including Japan, Americas (North America), China, EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa, Russia, Oceania), Asia and Latin America (Korea, Taiwan, India, ASEAN, Latin America). The Others segment is involved in license revenues and pharmaceutical raw materials business. The Company is also engaged in the provision of brands such as the anticancer drugs Lembima and Halaven on the nerve and oncology areas.

  • Revenue in JPY (TTM)804.39bn
  • Net income in JPY49.37bn
  • Incorporated1941
  • Employees13.51k
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Mergers & acquisitions

Acquired companyDeal statusDateDate /
Deal status
4523:TYO since
announced
Transaction
value
EcoNaviSta IncDeal completed14 Mar 202514 Mar 2025Deal completed5.29%108.23m
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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
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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)
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(YOY change %)
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(5 yr growth rate)
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(YOY change %)
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(5 yr growth rate)
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(5 yr growth rate)
Sawai Group Holdings Co Ltd200.00bn309.00m272.84bn3.31k3,714.561.5417.141.360.636-11.401,703.921,531.410.55591.244.0960,422,060.000.0862-0.23270.1143-0.318729.3932.950.155-0.4750.8120.74350.3737191.656.880.7009-87.38-35.388.654.11
Tsumura & Co189.50bn29.01bn322.08bn4.27k10.841.027.551.70387.15387.152,524.844,095.990.3740.71062.4144,357,680.006.015.538.066.8547.6049.3916.0614.501.45--0.285631.6520.058.0094.1018.6923.0716.27
Nippon Shinyaku Co Ltd160.55bn31.95bn354.21bn2.24k10.631.319.282.21474.28474.282,383.643,855.980.56771.143.7371,576,900.0011.3010.8912.6212.7467.9163.9319.9017.673.79--0.009630.588.086.5625.9414.0680.487.59
Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co Inc159.27bn19.99bn481.06bn2.80k23.111.6717.483.02276.99276.992,208.133,837.320.47042.643.4256,901,390.006.044.347.254.9959.0557.8312.8410.323.28--0.008650.2910.092.0455.763.0829.890.7127
Santen Pharmaceutical Co Ltd287.99bn30.60bn553.99bn3.85k18.681.9511.371.9292.0392.03865.27880.970.72052.264.1874,823,070.007.633.949.434.9356.8958.9710.596.011.89--0.175771.86-0.64944.4336.098.943.615.92
Rohto Pharmaceutical Co Ltd333.80bn35.74bn605.56bn9.14k16.482.1111.491.81155.55155.551,450.251,217.840.78712.344.7636,504,810.008.478.5911.8511.7056.2157.7810.7610.571.56--0.138721.1213.9510.380.226315.0110.4222.59
Sumitomo Pharma Co Ltd453.40bn110.09bn887.12bn3.83k8.053.076.741.96277.11277.111,141.22727.280.54381.953.99118,318,100.0013.20-5.4923.02-8.4959.2467.8824.28-13.241.014.170.4726--26.79-3.75107.50-10.32-0.4856--
Ono Pharmaceutical Co Ltd509.35bn62.40bn1.24tn4.29k18.711.3912.472.43132.76132.761,084.011,786.880.47022.143.38118,811,500.005.7710.786.6112.3769.7973.2312.2721.232.56125.260.128336.33-3.1410.73-60.89-3.47-18.6612.20
Kyowa Kirin Co Ltd482.21bn36.57bn1.26tn5.67k34.401.4920.602.6269.8569.85920.951,616.310.4551.783.3085,061,030.003.456.374.117.2573.3275.137.5814.652.2711.630.0046.3812.0610.14-26.269.7137.716.67
Eisai Co Ltd804.39bn49.37bn1.31tn13.51k25.611.4814.491.63175.04175.042,852.383,028.670.5830.81513.8459,557,980.003.693.815.075.1478.2977.476.326.441.47--0.21298.016.422.569.49-17.54-14.480.00
Shionogi & Co Ltd465.35bn194.86bn3.02tn4.96k14.821.9113.996.49228.94228.94546.701,779.330.28690.86482.7693,915,640.0011.9812.1713.1313.7484.5084.9141.7838.305.21--0.014827.870.73255.625.196.8834.6612.30
Astellas Pharma Inc2.06tn322.91bn4.42tn13.64k13.592.488.582.14179.57179.571,145.43984.210.58411.272.90151,038,200.009.153.0514.114.4581.0081.1515.675.420.83941.320.2913131.4219.258.01197.72-23.64-5.9413.09
Otsuka Holdings Co Ltd2.42tn449.11bn5.07tn35.34k11.091.738.982.10842.65842.654,540.855,413.660.642.114.8668,439,860.0012.015.9115.127.2771.7269.1818.769.891.65--0.069532.9315.4210.78182.1321.9615.323.71
Data as of Feb 06 2026. Currency figures normalised to Eisai Co Ltd's reporting currency: Japanese Yen JPY

Institutional shareholders

31.63%Per cent of shares held by top holders
HolderShares% Held
Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.as of 08 Jan 202618.68m6.41%
Wellington Management Co. LLPas of 30 May 202514.04m4.82%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.as of 07 Jan 20269.85m3.38%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management Co., Ltd.as of 15 Sep 20259.72m3.33%
Amova Asset Management Co., Ltd.as of 15 Sep 20258.85m3.04%
Daiwa Asset Management Co. Ltd.as of 30 Dec 20258.45m2.90%
Norges Bank Investment Managementas of 30 Jun 20256.20m2.13%
BlackRock Japan Co. Ltd.as of 31 Oct 20255.78m1.98%
BlackRock Fund Advisorsas of 31 Oct 20255.77m1.98%
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd.as of 08 Jan 20264.89m1.68%
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