Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

2026/01/16 Updated
Market Cap: $20.9B (¥3.3T)
Stock Price: $21.66 (¥3,433)
Exchange Rate: 1 USD = ¥158.48

Stock Price Chart

2026/01/16 Updated
90.92
PER (Price Earnings Ratio)
vs Industry Avg: +81.4
4.67
PBR (Price to Book Ratio)
vs Industry Avg: +3.4
1.40%
Dividend Yield
vs Industry Avg: -1.55%

Price Trend

2026/01/16 Updated
Short-term
5-Day MA
+2.20%
Near-term
25-Day MA
+1.97%
Mid-term
75-Day MA
-9.37%
Long-term
200-Day MA
-6.49%

Price & Trading Details

2026/01/16 Updated

PRICE

Previous Close ¥3,411
Open ¥3,412
High ¥3,463
Low ¥3,411
Close ¥3,433

TRADING

Volume 4,313,300
Average Volume 3,894,305
Turnover ¥148億
Min. Purchase ¥343,300

Analyst Recommendations 11 analysts

Updated 2026/01/11
Strong Buy
3
3
Buy
5
5
Hold
3
3
Sell
0
Strong Sell
0
Target Price (Mean)
¥4,221
Buy
¥5,000
High
¥4,350
Median
¥3,500
Low
+27% vs Current Price
This information is based on market data from third-party data providers and is for reference only. Investment decisions are your own responsibility.

Shareholder Composition

Updated 2026/01/11
0.3%
Insider Holdings
54.2%
Institutional
45.4%
Public Float
343
Institutional Holders
Insider Holdings 0.3%
Institutional 54.2%
Public Float 45.4%

Top Mutual Funds / ETFs

Updated 2026/01/11

Major Holders

Updated 2026/01/11
Fund Name Ownership Shares Change
EuroPacific Growth Fund-EUPAC Fund
2.97%
29.8M +12.30%
VANGUARD STAR FUNDS-Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund
1.38%
13.9M -1.21%
Fidelity Investment Trust-Fidelity Series Overseas Fund
1.00%
10.0M +4.87%
VANGUARD TAX-MANAGED FUNDS-Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund
0.88%
8.8M +1.17%
CAPITAL WORLD GROWTH & INCOME FUND
0.82%
8.3M 0.00%
Fidelity Rutland Square TRT II-Strategic Advisers Fidelity Intl Fd.
0.64%
6.4M +4.24%
Institution Ownership Shares Change
Boston Common Asset Management, LLC
0.07%
733.1K +17.03%
Pacer Advisors, Inc.
<0.01%
7.5K -8.71%

Dividend History 4Years Growth

Updated 2026/01/11
-%
Dividend Yield
¥44
Annual Dividend
+14.3%
YoY Growth
1.3%
Payout Ratio
Year Dividend Change
2025 ¥44 +14.3%
2024 ¥39 +4.1%
2023 ¥37 +25.4%
2022 ¥30 +47.5%
2021 ¥20 -

Financial Performance

2026/01/11 Updated

Revenue & Profit

Margins

Cash Flow

Financial Health

2022 2023 2024 2025
Income Statement
Revenue ¥1,149,370M ¥1,359,115M ¥1,439,231M ¥1,530,556M
Gross Profit ¥425,897M ¥470,387M ¥511,448M ¥550,764M
Operating Income ¥123,587M ¥144,602M ¥141,953M ¥107,656M
Pretax Income ¥131,440M ¥155,027M ¥154,457M ¥122,761M
Net Income ¥75,725M ¥94,065M ¥87,121M ¥70,272M
EPS ¥69.71 ¥87.98 ¥83.70 ¥34.88
Operating Margin 10.75% 10.64% 9.86% 7.03%
Balance Sheet
Total Assets ¥1,457,060M ¥1,511,734M ¥1,768,371M ¥1,721,131M
Total Equity ¥686,909M ¥768,676M ¥815,074M ¥746,804M
Total Liabilities ¥770,151M ¥743,058M ¥953,297M ¥974,327M
Cash ¥151,454M ¥132,777M ¥171,537M ¥164,776M
Interest-bearing Debt ¥313,908M ¥288,564M ¥442,494M ¥455,353M
Equity Ratio 47.14% 50.85% 46.09% 43.39%
D/E Ratio 0.46 0.38 0.54 0.61
Cash Flow
Operating CF ¥145,576M ¥117,640M ¥168,074M ¥209,898M
Investing CF -¥61,567M -¥30,087M -¥132,434M -¥77,382M
Financing CF -¥123,055M -¥111,061M -¥6,753M -¥137,684M
Free CF ¥64,857M ¥44,594M ¥96,052M ¥114,808M
Efficiency
ROE 11.02% 12.24% 10.69% 9.41%
ROA 5.20% 6.22% 4.93% 4.08%

Company Information

English Name Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
Japanese Name 味の素(株)
Stock Code 2802.T (JPX)
Sector / Industry Consumer Defensive / Packaged Foods
Employees 34,860

About

Ajinomoto Co., Inc. engages in the seasonings and foods, frozen foods, and healthcare and other businesses in Japan and internationally. The Seasonings and Foods segment offers sauces and seasoning products under the AJI-NO-MOTO, HON-DASHI, Cook Do, Ajinomoto KK Consommé, Pure Select Mayonnaise, Ros Dee, Masako, Aji-ngon, Sazón, Sajiku, and CRISPY FRY names. This segment also provides instant noodles under the Knorr Cup Soup and YumYum names; coffee beverages under the Birdy and Blendy brands; powdered drink under the Birdy 3in1 name; MAXIM brand products; A Little Luxury Coffee Shop brand products and various gifts, office drinks, cup vending machines, and tea dispensers, etc. The Frozen Foods segment offers Gyoza dumplings, rice dishes, noodles, sweets, shumai, processed chicken, and other products. The Healthcare and Other segment provides amino acids for applications in various industries, such as pharmaceuticals and foods; contract development and manufacturing services for pharmaceutical intermediates and active ingredients, and sterile preparations. This segment also offers Ajinomoto Build-up Film, an interlayer insulating material for semiconductor packages; functional materials under the Plainset names; AFTINNOVA, such as activated carbon, release paper, etc.; feed amino acids, sports nutrition under the brand Aminovital, personal care materials under the brand Amisoft, amino acid-based makeup oil under the brand Eldew, and powder under the brand Amihope, medical foods, and agricultural services, etc. Ajinomoto Co., Inc. was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

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