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Creo Co.,Ltd.

9698.T

JPXTechnologySoftware - Application

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¥1,340

−¥1.00 · -0.07%

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Company profile

Company website

Creo Co.,Ltd. operates in Japan, specializing in the development of information processing systems and delivering associated services. Its diverse portfolio encompasses a wide array of solutions, including the CREO integration-platform designed for digital transformation (DX), various cloud-based offerings such as gym cloud, success mark, and N-CLOUD, as well as specialized tools like CREO-RPA, CREO-OCE, BIZ PLATFORM, SmartStage, QuickBinder, and 2Media. Furthermore, Creo provides a comprehensive suite of ZeeM-branded services covering critical business functions. These include ZeeM on Azure, ZeeM HR payroll/TimePro-VG, a school corporation edition for personnel salaries, ZeeM labor and social insurance outsourcing, ZeeM accounting, and ZeeM fixed asset management. Beyond these, the company undertakes commissioned development and constructs essential business systems specifically for local government entities. It also offers specialized human resources solutions like the Veva personnel evaluation system and vital safety confirmation services such as Yahoo! Safety confirmation. Established in 1974, the company initially operated under the name Tokai Create CO., LTD. before officially rebranding as Creo Co.,Ltd. in April 1989. It maintains its headquarters in Tokyo, Japan.

Industry
Software - Application
Sector
Technology
Headquarters
JP
CEO
Junichi Kakizaki
Listed since
Sep 17, 1990
Employees
1,167

Market position

Day range

Current ¥1,340

52-week range

Current ¥1,340

Open
¥1,340
Previous close
¥1,341
Volume
8.2K
2.06× average
Average volume
3.98K
Average daily volume
Market cap
10.3B JPY
Beta
0.14
Market reference 1
50-day average
¥1,241.68
+7.92% above average
200-day average
¥1,217.5
+10.06% above average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

P/E (TTM)
12.38×
P/B (TTM)
1.42×
P/S (TTM)
0.71×
Dividend yield
4.10%

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin
25.70%
Operating margin
8.56%
Net margin
5.76%

Financial health

Debt / equity
Altman Z-score
5.46
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 trends27%19%10%1%Gross margin, FY2021: 23.05%Gross margin, FY2022: 22.11%Gross margin, FY2023: 23.62%Gross margin, FY2024: 24.52%Gross margin, FY2025: 25.19%Operating margin, FY2021: 7.18%Operating margin, FY2022: 6.15%Operating margin, FY2023: 7.57%Operating margin, FY2024: 7.79%Operating margin, FY2025: 8.20%Net margin, FY2021: 4.44%Net margin, FY2022: 3.32%Net margin, FY2023: 5.00%Net margin, FY2024: 4.79%Net margin, FY2025: 5.54%FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin FY2021 23.05%. Gross margin FY2022 22.11%. Gross margin FY2023 23.62%. Gross margin FY2024 24.52%. Gross margin FY2025 25.19%. Operating margin FY2021 7.18%. Operating margin FY2022 6.15%. Operating margin FY2023 7.57%. Operating margin FY2024 7.79%. Operating margin FY2025 8.20%. Net margin FY2021 4.44%. Net margin FY2022 3.32%. Net margin FY2023 5.00%. Net margin FY2024 4.79%. Net margin FY2025 5.54%.

Income trends

Revenue

14.57B JPY+0.33%

Operating income

1.2B JPY+5.66%

Net income

807M JPY+15.95%
Income trends across reported periods16.21B JPY10.49B JPY4.78B JPY−942.7M JPYRevenue, FY2021: 14.78B JPYRevenue, FY2022: 14.69B JPYRevenue, FY2023: 14.35B JPYRevenue, FY2024: 14.52B JPYRevenue, FY2025: 14.57B JPYOperating income, FY2021: 1.06B JPYOperating income, FY2022: 904M JPYOperating income, FY2023: 1.09B JPYOperating income, FY2024: 1.13B JPYOperating income, FY2025: 1.2B JPYNet income, FY2021: 657M JPYNet income, FY2022: 487M JPYNet income, FY2023: 717M JPYNet income, FY2024: 696M JPYNet income, FY2025: 807M JPYFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue FY2021 14.78B JPY. Revenue FY2022 14.69B JPY. Revenue FY2023 14.35B JPY. Revenue FY2024 14.52B JPY. Revenue FY2025 14.57B JPY. Operating income FY2021 1.06B JPY. Operating income FY2022 904M JPY. Operating income FY2023 1.09B JPY. Operating income FY2024 1.13B JPY. Operating income FY2025 1.2B JPY. Net income FY2021 657M JPY. Net income FY2022 487M JPY. Net income FY2023 717M JPY. Net income FY2024 696M JPY. Net income FY2025 807M JPY.
Metric (JPY)FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue14.57B JPY14.52B JPY14.35B JPY14.69B JPY14.78B JPY
Cost of goods sold10.9B JPY10.96B JPY10.96B JPY11.44B JPY11.38B JPY
Gross profit3.67B JPY3.56B JPY3.39B JPY3.25B JPY3.41B JPY
Research and development18M JPY19M JPY25M JPY
Selling, general, and administrative2.48B JPY2.41B JPY2.29B JPY2.32B JPY2.35B JPY
Operating expenses2.48B JPY2.43B JPY2.3B JPY2.34B JPY2.35B JPY
Interest income6M JPY1M JPY
Depreciation and amortization245M JPY249M JPY272M JPY258M JPY271M JPY
Operating income1.2B JPY1.13B JPY1.09B JPY904M JPY1.06B JPY
Net income807M JPY696M JPY717M JPY487M JPY657M JPY

Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.

Earnings

Latest EPS result
10.99

EPS: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Estimates unavailable
Quarterly EPS actual values compared with estimates63.6444.3825.125.87Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26
Q4 2024, reported Oct 23, 2024: actual 25.93, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2025, reported Jan 29, 2025: actual 21.38, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2025, reported May 8, 2025: actual 41.22, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2025, reported Jul 23, 2025: actual 6.9, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q4 2025, reported Oct 30, 2025: actual 31.19, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2026, reported Jan 28, 2026: actual 59.44, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2026, reported May 8, 2026: actual 44.82, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2026, reported Jul 29, 2026: actual 10.99, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Revenue: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Estimates unavailable
Quarterly Revenue actual values compared with estimates11.09B8.34B5.58B2.83BQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26
Q4 2024, reported Oct 23, 2024: actual 3.67B JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2025, reported Jan 29, 2025: actual 3.44B JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2025, reported May 8, 2025: actual 4.13B JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2025, reported Jul 23, 2025: actual 3.34B JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q4 2025, reported Oct 30, 2025: actual 3.71B JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2026, reported Jan 28, 2026: actual 10.51B JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2026, reported May 8, 2026: actual 4.06B JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2026, reported Jul 29, 2026: actual 3.33B JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Corporate actions

Annual dividends per share

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

¥51.00

2025 complete year+34.2% since 2021

2026 partial: ¥55.00

* Partial calendar year in the available dividend history.

Corporate action history

DividendUpcoming

Ex-dividend Mar 30, 2027

¥56.00

Annual

Record Mar 31, 2027 · Payment Mar 30, 2027

Dividend

Ex-dividend Mar 30, 2026

¥55.00

Annual

Record Mar 31, 2026 · Payment Jun 24, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Mar 28, 2025

¥51.00

Annual

Record Mar 31, 2025 · Payment Jun 25, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend Mar 28, 2024

¥50.00

Special

Record Mar 31, 2024 · Payment Jun 21, 2024

Dividend

Ex-dividend Mar 30, 2023

¥40.00

Annual

Record Mar 31, 2023 · Payment Jun 23, 2023

Dividend

Ex-dividend Mar 30, 2022

¥39.00

Annual

Record Mar 31, 2022 · Payment Jun 24, 2022

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