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Dentsu Group Inc.

4324.T

JPXCommunication ServicesAdvertising Agencies

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¥3,578

+¥59.00 · +1.68%

Aug 24, 11:30 AM JST

4324.T company overview

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Company profile

Company website

Based in Tokyo, Japan, Dentsu Group Inc. has been a leading force in the Japanese advertising industry since its inception in 1901. The company offers a comprehensive range of advertising solutions, leveraging diverse media channels such as traditional print (newspapers, magazines), broadcast (radio, television), and digital platforms (internet). Their extensive offerings also cover sales promotions, cinema advertising, out-of-home media placements, and public transport advertising. Beyond its primary advertising domain, Dentsu engages in providing IT consulting, system development, and operational management services, alongside the distribution of various software products. The company further extends its expertise to marketing and robust network services. Additionally, Dentsu Group Inc. operates within the real estate sector, involving the leasing of office premises, the purchase and sale of properties, and specialized building and valuation services.

Industry
Advertising Agencies
Sector
Communication Services
Headquarters
JP
CEO
Takeshi Sano
Listed since
Nov 30, 2001
Employees
67,454

Market position

Day range

Current ¥3,578

52-week range

Current ¥3,578

Open
¥3,540
Previous close
¥3,519
Volume
175.9K
0.12× average
Average volume
1.47M
Average daily volume
Market cap
928.8B JPY
Beta
0.36
Market reference 1
50-day average
¥3,370.74
+6.15% above average
200-day average
¥3,157.45
+13.32% above average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

Enterprise value
1.04T JPY
P/E (TTM)
-4.47×
P/B (TTM)
2.19×
P/S (TTM)
0.63×
EV / EBITDA
-5.08×
Earnings yield
-37.97%
Free cash flow yield
10.55%
Dividend yield
0.00%

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin
82.97%
Operating margin
10.39%
Net margin
-14.14%
Return on equity
-87.40%
Return on assets
-10.22%
Return on invested capital
12.55%

Financial health

Debt / equity
1.06×
Current ratio
1.07×
Altman Z-score
0.64
Piotroski F-score
4 of 9

Financial statements

Margin trends

Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Gross, operating, and net margin trends95%52%9%-34%Gross margin, FY2021: 83.01%Gross margin, FY2022: 84.12%Gross margin, FY2023: 82.35%Gross margin, FY2024: 80.05%Gross margin, FY2025: 83.44%Operating margin, FY2021: 12.92%Operating margin, FY2022: 13.62%Operating margin, FY2023: 9.87%Operating margin, FY2024: 9.65%Operating margin, FY2025: 10.35%Net margin, FY2021: 9.98%Net margin, FY2022: 4.80%Net margin, FY2023: -0.82%Net margin, FY2024: -13.62%Net margin, FY2025: -22.83%FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin FY2021 83.01%. Gross margin FY2022 84.12%. Gross margin FY2023 82.35%. Gross margin FY2024 80.05%. Gross margin FY2025 83.44%. Operating margin FY2021 12.92%. Operating margin FY2022 13.62%. Operating margin FY2023 9.87%. Operating margin FY2024 9.65%. Operating margin FY2025 10.35%. Net margin FY2021 9.98%. Net margin FY2022 4.80%. Net margin FY2023 -0.82%. Net margin FY2024 -13.62%. Net margin FY2025 -22.83%.

Income trends

Revenue

1.44T JPY+1.72%

Operating income

148.54B JPY+9.13%

Net income

−327.6B JPY-70.47%
Income trends across reported periods1.61T JPY906.39B JPY201.25B JPY−503.88B JPYRevenue, FY2021: 1.09T JPYRevenue, FY2022: 1.25T JPYRevenue, FY2023: 1.3T JPYRevenue, FY2024: 1.41T JPYRevenue, FY2025: 1.44T JPYOperating income, FY2021: 140.25B JPYOperating income, FY2022: 169.73B JPYOperating income, FY2023: 128.73B JPYOperating income, FY2024: 136.11B JPYOperating income, FY2025: 148.54B JPYNet income, FY2021: 108.39B JPYNet income, FY2022: 59.85B JPYNet income, FY2023: −10.71B JPYNet income, FY2024: −192.17B JPYNet income, FY2025: −327.6B JPYFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue FY2021 1.09T JPY. Revenue FY2022 1.25T JPY. Revenue FY2023 1.3T JPY. Revenue FY2024 1.41T JPY. Revenue FY2025 1.44T JPY. Operating income FY2021 140.25B JPY. Operating income FY2022 169.73B JPY. Operating income FY2023 128.73B JPY. Operating income FY2024 136.11B JPY. Operating income FY2025 148.54B JPY. Net income FY2021 108.39B JPY. Net income FY2022 59.85B JPY. Net income FY2023 −10.71B JPY. Net income FY2024 −192.17B JPY. Net income FY2025 −327.6B JPY.
Metric (JPY)FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue1.44T JPY1.41T JPY1.3T JPY1.25T JPY1.09T JPY
Cost of goods sold237.72B JPY281.46B JPY230.2B JPY197.9B JPY184.46B JPY
Gross profit1.2T JPY1.13T JPY1.07T JPY1.05T JPY901.13B JPY
Research and development—1.92B JPY2.05B JPY1.74B JPY1.74B JPY
Selling, general, and administrative1.05T JPY991.47B JPY943.58B JPY877.03B JPY759.14B JPY
Operating expenses1.05T JPY993.39B JPY945.62B JPY878.77B JPY760.88B JPY
Interest income7.62B JPY5.89B JPY6.49B JPY3.66B JPY1.88B JPY
Interest expense28.36B JPY31.03B JPY31.34B JPY25.55B JPY17.45B JPY
Depreciation and amortization74.61B JPY81.45B JPY78.72B JPY74.17B JPY78.66B JPY
Operating income148.54B JPY136.11B JPY128.73B JPY169.73B JPY140.25B JPY
Net income−327.6B JPY−192.17B JPY−10.71B JPY59.85B JPY108.39B JPY

Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.

Earnings

EPS beat rate
30%
3 beats, 7 misses, 0 met estimates
Average EPS surprise
-314.98%
10 comparable reports
Latest EPS result
23.59
Estimate 56.17 · Miss by 58.00%

EPS: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly EPS actual values compared with estimates249.25-206.96-663.18-1,119.39Q1 '25MissQ2 '25BeatQ3 '25MissQ4 '25BeatQ1 '26MissQ2 '26BeatQ3 '26MissQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2025, reported Feb 12, 2025: actual -740.32, estimate 122.95, surprise -702.13%, Miss. Q2 2025, reported May 15, 2025: actual 24.15, estimate 13.86, surprise +74.24%, Beat. Q3 2025, reported Aug 14, 2025: actual -307.87, estimate -52.38, surprise -487.76%, Miss. Q4 2025, reported Nov 14, 2025: actual 46.68, estimate 24.29, surprise +92.18%, Beat. Q1 2026, reported Feb 13, 2026: actual -1,025, estimate 77.86, surprise -1416.47%, Miss. Q2 2026, reported May 15, 2026: actual 154.86, estimate 137.3, surprise +12.79%, Beat. Q3 2026, reported Aug 14, 2026: actual 23.59, estimate 56.17, surprise -58.00%, Miss. Q4 2026, reported Nov 18, 2026: actual —, estimate 70.42, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Revenue: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly Revenue actual values compared with estimates437.77B396.37B354.97B313.57BQ1 '25BeatQ2 '25BeatQ3 '25MissQ4 '25MissQ1 '26BeatQ2 '26BeatQ3 '26BeatQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2025, reported Feb 12, 2025: actual 384.82B JPY, estimate 378.45B JPY, surprise +1.68%, Beat. Q2 2025, reported May 15, 2025: actual 345.16B JPY, estimate 342.6B JPY, surprise +0.75%, Beat. Q3 2025, reported Aug 14, 2025: actual 338.74B JPY, estimate 342.67B JPY, surprise -1.15%, Miss. Q4 2025, reported Nov 14, 2025: actual 330.41B JPY, estimate 352.7B JPY, surprise -6.32%, Miss. Q1 2026, reported Feb 13, 2026: actual 420.93B JPY, estimate 386.34B JPY, surprise +8.95%, Beat. Q2 2026, reported May 15, 2026: actual 357.53B JPY, estimate 355.57B JPY, surprise +0.55%, Beat. Q3 2026, reported Aug 14, 2026: actual 360.22B JPY, estimate 343.05B JPY, surprise +5.00%, Beat. Q4 2026, reported Nov 18, 2026: actual —, estimate 337.73B JPY, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Corporate actions

Annual dividends per share

Cash distributions grouped by calendar year; partial years are marked.

¥139.5

2024 complete year+95.8% since 2020

Corporate action history

Dividend

Ex-dividend Jun 27, 2025

¥69.75

Semi-Annual

Record Jun 30, 2025 · Payment Sep 1, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend Dec 27, 2024

¥69.75

Semi-Annual

Record Dec 31, 2024 · Payment Mar 18, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend Jun 27, 2024

¥69.75

Semi-Annual

Record Jun 30, 2024 · Payment Sep 12, 2024

Dividend

Ex-dividend Dec 28, 2023

¥61.00

Semi-Annual

Record Dec 31, 2023 · Payment Mar 14, 2024

Dividend

Ex-dividend Jun 29, 2023

¥78.50

Semi-Annual

Record Jun 30, 2023 · Payment Sep 12, 2023

Dividend

Ex-dividend Dec 29, 2022

¥70.25

Semi-Annual

Record Dec 31, 2022 · Payment Mar 16, 2023

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Funds reporting this stock among their holdings, ordered by reported position size.

iShares Core Nikkei 225 ETF logoiShares Core Nikkei 225 ETF1329.T
Market value
3.77B
Weight
0.18%
AUM
2.12T JPY
Expense ratio
0.05%
Price / 1D
¥6,831-0.16%
iShares Core TOPIX ETF logoiShares Core TOPIX ETF1475.T
Market value
2.14B
Weight
0.07%
AUM
2.89T JPY
Expense ratio
0.05%
Price / 1D
¥418.5+0.12%
Vanguard Total International Stock ETF logoVanguard Total International Stock ETFVXUS
Market value
66.31M
Weight
0.01%
AUM
646.2B USD
Expense ratio
0.05%
Price / 1D
$87.71+0.78%
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF logoVanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETFVEA
Market value
44.99M
Weight
0.01%
AUM
315B USD
Expense ratio
0.03%
Price / 1D
$73.42+0.80%
iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF logoiShares Core MSCI EAFE ETFIEFA
Market value
31.13M
Weight
0.02%
AUM
195.14B USD
Expense ratio
0.07%
Price / 1D
$100.85+0.86%
iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF logoiShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETFSCZ
Market value
16.17M
Weight
0.12%
AUM
13.28B USD
Expense ratio
0.40%
Price / 1D
$86.60+0.70%
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF logoVanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETFVEU
Market value
11.19M
Weight
0.01%
AUM
95.9B USD
Expense ratio
0.04%
Price / 1D
$85.69+0.82%
Schwab International Equity ETF logoSchwab International Equity ETFSCHF
Market value
10.58M
Weight
0.02%
AUM
69.7B USD
Expense ratio
0.03%
Price / 1D
$28.46+0.85%

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