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Ajinomoto Stock Snapshot

24.87 B
Market Cap in USD
994.40 M
Number of Shares
994.40 M
Total Number of Shares
40.00
Dividend in JPY
1.35
Dividend Yield
42.40
P/E Ratio
84.01
Free Float in %
69.77
EPS in JPY
751.01
Book Value per Share in JPY
208.40
Cash Flow per Share in JPY

Ajinomoto Analyst Opinions

Date Analyst Rating Price

Ajinomoto Estimates* in JPY

  2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
Revenue 1,604,343 1,688,129 1,786,962 1,764,000 1,828,000
Dividend 49.06 54.61 64.00 76.00 87.00
Dividend Yield (in %) 1.36 % 1.51 % 1.77 % 2.10 % 2.41 %
EPS 127.28 142.63 168.26 168.20 193.50
P/E Ratio 28.39 25.33 21.47 21.48 18.67
EBIT 188,788 209,835 239,317 240,000 266,000
EBITDA 280,047 300,448 331,073 - -
Net Profit 126,156 138,573 159,390 149,000 167,000
Net Profit Adjusted 126,497 139,227 157,795 - -
Pre-Tax Profit 185,567 203,666 231,897 222,000 248,000
Pre-Tax Profit Reported 182,985 199,478 225,567 222,000 248,000
EPS (Non-GAAP) ex. SOE - - - - -
EPS (GAAP) 126.23 144.82 174.56 - -
Gross Income 615,323 654,799 707,825 - -
Cash Flow from Investing -88,177 -97,404 -103,750 -110,000 -110,000
Cash Flow from Operations 229,855 247,302 257,238 250,700 271,300
Cash Flow from Financing -147,195 -100,895 -145,900 -147,300 -155,100
Cash Flow per Share 186.51 204.36 230.57 - -
Free Cash Flow 129,343 130,965 154,317 140,700 161,300
Free Cash Flow per Share 82.66 104.93 121.81 - -
Book Value per Share 557.19 563.68 515.16 378.60 395.50
Net Debt 343,016 319,057 329,687 375,600 369,400
Research & Development Exp. 160,000 167,000 174,000 - -
Capital Expenditure 109,990 105,318 106,758 110,000 110,000
Selling, General & Admin. Exp. 394,947 398,417 421,388 - -
Shareholder’s Equity 765,359 794,507 697,260 670,700 682,600
Total Assets 1,785,496 1,860,557 1,749,551 1,761,700 1,798,700
  Previous Quarter
ending 03/31/25
Current Quarter
ending 06/30/25
Next Quarter
ending 09/30/25
Current Year
ending 03/31/26
Next Year
ending 03/31/27
Earnings Estimates
No. of Analysts - 3 3 11 11
Average Estimate - 30.857 JPY 31.890 JPY 127.283 JPY 142.628 JPY
Year Ago - 23.491 JPY 25.980 JPY 69.769 JPY -
Publish Date - - - - -
Revenue Estimates
No. of Analysts - 4 4 11 11
Average Estimate - 386,875 JPY 400,800 JPY 1,604,343 JPY 1,688,129 JPY
Year Ago - 365,508 JPY 378,742 JPY 1,530,556 JPY -
Publish Date - - - - -
* Average Estimates in Million (e.g. Revenue) or per share (e.g. Dividend). Source: FactSet

Income Statements in Mio. JPY

2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019
Sales 1,530,556.00 1,439,231.00 1,359,115.00 1,149,370.00 1,071,453.00 1,100,039.00 1,127,483.00
Change of sales in % 6.35 5.89 18.25 7.27 -2.60 -2.43 -1.98
Gross profit on sales 550,764.00 486,169.00 446,801.00 404,436.00 386,525.00 384,968.00 382,007.00
Gross profit on sales change in % 13.29 8.81 10.48 4.63 0.40 0.78 -0.66
Operating income 152,989.00 144,241.00 131,015.00 119,931.00 111,819.00 101,591.00 92,776.00
Operating income change in % 6.06 10.10 9.24 7.25 10.07 9.50 -1.30
Income before tax 102,016.00 137,313.00 135,707.00 121,487.00 97,003.00 48,795.00 54,202.00
Income before tax change in % -25.71 1.18 11.70 25.24 98.80 -9.98 -36.57
Income after tax 70,272.00 87,121.00 94,066.00 75,725.00 59,416.00 18,643.00 27,276.00
Income after tax change in % -19.34 -7.38 24.22 27.45 218.70 -31.65 -55.10

Balance Sheet in Mio. JPY

2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019
Total liabilities 907,854.00 890,426.00 688,761.00 717,312.00 763,440.00 761,542.00 707,904.00
Long-term liabilities per share 526.21 379.42 329.79 366.01 389.34 388.53 379.63
Equity 813,273.00 884,063.00 822,968.00 739,743.00 667,846.00 592,070.00 685,960.00
Equity change in % -8.33 5.99 11.90 10.75 15.08 -11.72 -4.82
Balance sheet total 1,721,131.00 1,774,489.00 1,511,729.00 1,457,055.00 1,431,286.00 1,353,612.00 1,393,864.00
Balance sheet total change in % -3.01 17.38 3.75 1.80 5.74 -2.89 -2.24

Key Data in JPY

2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019
Sales per share 1,519.61 1,382.72 1,271.20 1,058.08 976.71 1,002.84 1,017.75
P/E ratio (year end quote, basic EPS) 42.40 33.80 26.17 24.92 20.91 58.50 32.99
P/E ratio (year end quote, diluted EPS) 42.40 33.81 26.18 24.92 20.91 58.54 32.99
Dividend yield in % 1.35 1.31 1.48 1.50 1.85 1.59 1.81
Equity ratio in % 47.25 49.82 54.44 50.77 46.66 43.74 49.21
Debt ratio in % 52.75 50.18 45.56 49.23 53.34 56.26 50.79

Ajinomoto Dividend Calendar

Date Name Dividend *yield Currency
2025 Ajinomoto Co. Inc. 40.00 1.35 JPY
2024 Ajinomoto Co. Inc. 37.00 1.31 JPY
2023 Ajinomoto Co. Inc. 34.00 1.48 JPY
2022 Ajinomoto Co. Inc. 26.00 1.50 JPY
2021 Ajinomoto Co. Inc. 21.00 1.85 JPY
2020 Ajinomoto Co. Inc. 16.00 1.59 JPY
2019 Ajinomoto Co. Inc. 16.00 1.81 JPY
2018 Ajinomoto Co. Inc. 16.00 1.66 JPY
2017 Ajinomoto Co. Inc. 15.00 1.37 JPY
2016 Ajinomoto Co. Inc. 14.00 1.10 JPY
2015 Ajinomoto Co. Inc. 12.00 0.91 JPY
2014 Ajinomoto Co. Inc. 20.00 1.36 JPY
2013 Ajinomoto Co. Inc. 18.00 1.27 JPY
2012 Ajinomoto Co. Inc. 16.00 1.54 JPY
2011 Ajinomoto Co. Inc. 16.00 1.85 JPY
2010 Ajinomoto Co. Inc. 16.00 1.73 JPY
2009 Ajinomoto Co. Inc. 16.00 2.30 JPY
2008 Ajinomoto Co. Inc. 16.00 - JPY
2007 Ajinomoto Co. Inc. 15.00 - JPY
*Yield of the Respective Date

Ajinomoto Calendar

Event Estimate Info Date
Earnings Report 23.490 JPY Q1 2025 Earnings Release 08/01/2025
Earnings Report 25.980 JPY Q2 2025 Earnings Release 11/10/2025
Earnings Report 32.070 JPY Q3 2025 Earnings Release 02/04/2026
Earnings Report -93.310 JPY Q4 2025 Earnings Release 05/07/2026

Ajinomoto Past Events

Event Actual EPS Info Date
Earnings Report 9.230 JPY Q4 2024 Earnings Release 05/08/2025
Earnings Report 29.975 JPY Q3 2024 Earnings Release 02/03/2025
Earnings Report 18.495 JPY Q2 2024 Earnings Release 11/07/2024
Earnings Report 25.885 JPY Q1 2024 Earnings Release 08/05/2024
Annual General Meeting 83.720 JPY Annual General Meeting 06/25/2024
Earnings Report 16.625 JPY Q4 2023 Earnings Release 05/09/2024
Earnings Report 27.460 JPY Q3 2023 Earnings Release 02/06/2024
Earnings Report 17.975 JPY Q2 2023 Earnings Release 11/06/2023
Earnings Report 25.855 JPY Q1 2023 Earnings Release 08/04/2023
Earnings Report -5.415 JPY Q4 2022 Earnings Release 05/11/2023
Earnings Report 25.315 JPY Q3 2022 Earnings Release 01/31/2023
Earnings Report 29.350 JPY Q2 2022 Earnings Release 11/07/2022
Earnings Report 20.115 JPY Q1 2022 Earnings Release 07/29/2022
Annual General Meeting 69.710 JPY Annual General Meeting 06/23/2022
Earnings Report -2.955 JPY Q4 2021 Earnings Release 05/11/2022
Earnings Report 23.700 JPY Q3 2021 Earnings Release 01/31/2022

Ajinomoto Profile

Ajinomoto Co. , Inc. engages in the manufacture, distribution, and sale of food products, amino acids, and pharmaceuticals. It operates through the following segments: Seasoning and Foods, Frozen Foods, Healthcare and Others, and Others. The Seasoning and Foods segment offers spices such as Ajinomoto, Cook Do, Ros Dee, Masako, Aji-ngon, Sazon, SAJIKU, and CRISPY FRY. It also provides nutritional and processed food such as Knorr Cup Soup, YumYum, Blendy, and MAXIM brand products. It also covers ingredients for processed food, bakery products, beverages, and sweeteners. The Frozen Foods segment sells dumplings, rice, noodles, desserts, and processed chicken products.

Moody’s Daily Credit Risk Score

Risk
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  • Medium
  • High
2
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Ajinomoto Management

Name Job
Taro Fujie Chairman & Executive Officer
Takayuki Koda Chief Digital Officer & Senior Vice President
Kayahara Shino Chief Human Resource Officer
Tsuyoshi Saito Chief Transformation Officer & Director
Takumi Matsuzawa Director
Tatsuya Sasaki Director & General Manager-Corporate Division
Chika Morishima Executive Officer & Head-Communication
Shuhei Takehara Head-Internal Audit
Tetsuya Nakano Head-Latin America
Joji Nakayama Independent Outside Director
Kimie Iwata Independent Outside Director
Mami Indo Independent Outside Director
Scott Trevor Davis Independent Outside Director
Yoko Hatta Independent Outside Director
Yukako Wagatsuma Independent Outside Director
Eiichi Mizutani Managing Executive Officer & Head-Finance
Nakamura Shigeo President, CEO & Representative Executive Officer
Hiroshi Shiragami Representative Director & Chief Innovation Officer
Hirokazu Yoshimoto Senior Manager-Global Finance