
Nitto Denko Corporation
6988.TJPXBasic MaterialsChemicals - Specialty
Latest quote
¥3,407
−¥7.00 · -0.21%
6988.T company overview
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Company profile
Company websiteNitto Denko Corporation, established in 1918 and headquartered in Osaka, Japan, operates as a global enterprise with a primary focus on adhesive tapes. Its extensive product portfolio caters to a wide array of industries internationally. Offerings include various adhesive solutions like double-sided, masking, and packaging tapes, along with specialized tapes for electrical and electronic applications. The company also manufactures surface protective films, sealing materials (including NVH-related products), membranes, gasket materials, and critical components for advanced technology such as FPD/touch panel products, semiconductor manufacturing process materials, and flexible printed circuit boards. Additionally, they provide porous and breathable films, fluoroplastic sheets and films, and materials for housing and construction. Complementing these products are functional thermal transfer systems—encompassing labels, barcode printers, and software—as well as dust removal items for clean rooms and packaging machinery. In the medical field, Nitto Denko develops transdermal therapeutic systems, athletic tapes, specialized medical adhesive tapes for wearables and biosensors, and particles used in nucleic acid synthesis. These diverse products serve sectors including automotive, transportation, housing, infrastructure, materials, home appliances, electrical goods, display technology, electronic devices, healthcare, packaging, and consumer/personal care.
- Industry
- Chemicals - Specialty
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Headquarters
- JP
- CEO
- Hideo Takasaki
- Listed since
- Jan 1, 2001
- Employees
- 26,477
Market position
Day range
Current ¥3,407
52-week range
Current ¥3,407
- Open
- ¥3,392
- Previous close
- ¥3,414
- Volume
- 1.12M
- 0.32× average
- Average volume
- 3.49M
- Average daily volume
- Market cap
- 2.26T JPY
- Beta
- 0.53
- Market reference 1
- 50-day average
- ¥3,295.84
- +3.37% above average
- 200-day average
- ¥3,399.24
- +0.23% above average
Financials
Financial snapshot
Latest / TTMValuation & yield
- Enterprise value
- 1.71T JPY
- P/E (TTM)
- 16.84×
- P/B (TTM)
- 1.98×
- P/S (TTM)
- 2.15×
- EV / EBITDA
- 6.65×
- Earnings yield
- 6.44%
- Free cash flow yield
- 4.61%
- Dividend yield
- 1.76%
Profitability & efficiency
- Gross margin
- 38.00%
- Operating margin
- 18.20%
- Net margin
- 12.91%
- Return on equity
- 11.63%
- Return on assets
- 9.26%
- Return on invested capital
- 11.07%
Financial health
- Debt / equity
- 0×
- Current ratio
- 3.53×
- Altman Z-score
- 7.16
- Piotroski F-score
- 7 of 9
Financial statements
Margin trends
Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.
Income trends
Revenue
Operating income
Net income
| Metric (JPY) | FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1.03T JPY | 1.01T JPY | 915.14B JPY | 929.04B JPY | 853.45B JPY |
| Cost of goods sold | 637.41B JPY | 618.37B JPY | 584.28B JPY | 591.59B JPY | 551.06B JPY |
| Gross profit | 390.76B JPY | 395.51B JPY | 330.86B JPY | 337.44B JPY | 302.39B JPY |
| Research and development | 48.03B JPY | 46.77B JPY | 43.49B JPY | 40.18B JPY | 37.27B JPY |
| Selling, general, and administrative | 156.32B JPY | 151.84B JPY | 146.14B JPY | 145.44B JPY | 129.63B JPY |
| Operating expenses | 204.35B JPY | 198.61B JPY | 189.63B JPY | 185.61B JPY | 166.9B JPY |
| Interest income | 3.26B JPY | 2.83B JPY | 2.13B JPY | 1.19B JPY | 429M JPY |
| Interest expense | 2.05B JPY | 1.21B JPY | 1.16B JPY | 830M JPY | 732M JPY |
| Depreciation and amortization | 70.68B JPY | 65.6B JPY | 60.81B JPY | 57.36B JPY | 50.21B JPY |
| Operating income | 186.42B JPY | 196.91B JPY | 141.23B JPY | 151.83B JPY | 135.49B JPY |
| Net income | 133.5B JPY | 137.24B JPY | 102.68B JPY | 109.17B JPY | 97.13B JPY |
Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.
Earnings
- EPS beat rate
- 45%
- 5 beats, 6 misses, 0 met estimates
- Average EPS surprise
- +0.07%
- 11 comparable reports
- Latest EPS result
- 50.75
- Estimate 69.39 · Miss by 26.86%
EPS: actual versus estimate
Recent quarterly results
Revenue: actual versus estimate
Recent quarterly results
Corporate actions
Annual dividends per share
Cash distributions grouped by calendar year; partial years are marked.
¥58.00
2025 complete year+38.1% since 2021
2026 partial: ¥30.00
¥42.00
2,021
¥46.00
2,022
¥50.00
2,023
¥54.00
2,024
¥58.00
2,025
¥30.00
2,026*
* Partial calendar year in the available dividend history.
Corporate action history
| Action | Ex-dividend date | Details | Record date | Payment date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
DividendUpcoming | Sep 29, 2026 | ¥32.00Semi-Annual | Sep 30, 2026 | Sep 29, 2026 |
DividendUpcoming | Mar 30, 2027 | ¥32.00Semi-Annual | Mar 31, 2027 | Mar 30, 2027 |
Dividend | Mar 30, 2026 | ¥30.00Semi-Annual | Mar 31, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 |
Dividend | Sep 29, 2025 | ¥30.00Semi-Annual | Sep 30, 2025 | Nov 28, 2025 |
Dividend | Mar 28, 2025 | ¥28.00Semi-Annual | Mar 31, 2025 | Jun 23, 2025 |
Dividend | Sep 27, 2024 | ¥140Semi-Annual | Sep 30, 2024 | Nov 29, 2024 |
Ex-dividend Sep 29, 2026
¥32.00
Semi-Annual
Record Sep 30, 2026 · Payment Sep 29, 2026
Ex-dividend Mar 30, 2027
¥32.00
Semi-Annual
Record Mar 31, 2027 · Payment Mar 30, 2027
Ex-dividend Mar 30, 2026
¥30.00
Semi-Annual
Record Mar 31, 2026 · Payment Jun 22, 2026
Ex-dividend Sep 29, 2025
¥30.00
Semi-Annual
Record Sep 30, 2025 · Payment Nov 28, 2025
Ex-dividend Mar 28, 2025
¥28.00
Semi-Annual
Record Mar 31, 2025 · Payment Jun 23, 2025
Ex-dividend Sep 27, 2024
¥140
Semi-Annual
Record Sep 30, 2024 · Payment Nov 29, 2024
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- Expense ratio
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