Kobe Steel dividend and valuation

5406 · TSE · JPY

¥1,993.00Change from previous close: +0.03%Absolute change: +¥0.50

Close · October 5, 2026

Valuation

Kobe Steel pays ¥80.00 per share per year (yield 4.0%). Next ex-dividend date: March 30, 2027. The P/E ratio is 8.38. The average price target of 7 analysts is ¥2,107.14.

Data as of October 5, 2026

Valuation multiples

Market cap
¥787.94B
Enterprise value
¥1.41T
P/E (trailing 12 months)
8.38
Forward P/E
7.22
PEG
0.33
Price/book
0.63
Price/sales
0.32
EV/EBITDA
6.07
EV/revenue
0.58

Profitability and growth

Gross margin
16.3%
Operating margin
3.1%
Net margin
2.8%
ROE
5.7%
ROA
2.6%
ROIC
4.1%

Financial health

Total cash
¥176.23B
Total debt
¥734B
Debt/equity
0.55
Current ratio
1.60
Quick ratio
0.63
Altman Z-Score
1.85
Piotroski F-Score
6.00

Dividends

Annual dividend per share
¥80.00
Dividend yield
4.0%
Payout ratio
33.6%
Ex-dividend date
March 30, 2027

Analysts and estimates

Average price target
¥2,107.14
Median price target
¥2,100.00
High price target
¥2,530.00
Low price target
¥1,630.00
Analysts with a price target
7
Consensus
Hold
Forward EPS
¥276.01
EPS estimate, current year
¥238.20

Shares and trading

Beta
0.58
Average volume
1.99M
Shares outstanding
395.45M
Float
385.85M
Institutional ownership
42.6%
Insider ownership
4.0%