Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

2026/08/21 Updated
Market Cap: $32.1B (¥5.1T)
Stock Price: $33.65 (¥5,349)
Exchange Rate: 1 USD = ¥158.98

Stock Price Chart

2026/08/21 Updated
38.67
PER (Price Earnings Ratio)
vs Industry Avg: +29.1
6.59
PBR (Price to Book Ratio)
vs Industry Avg: +5.3
0.95%
Dividend Yield
vs Industry Avg: -2.00%

Price Trend

2026/08/21 Updated
Short-term
5-Day MA
-2.57%
Near-term
25-Day MA
+2.19%
Mid-term
75-Day MA
-0.22%
Long-term
200-Day MA
+18.19%

Price & Trading Details

2026/08/21 Updated

PRICE

Previous Close ¥5,280
Open ¥5,352
High ¥5,373
Low ¥5,286
Close ¥5,349

TRADING

Volume 2,575,800
Average Volume 4,754,823
Turnover ¥138億
Min. Purchase ¥534,900

Analyst Recommendations 14 analysts

Updated 2026/08/01
Strong Buy
4
4
Buy
5
5
Hold
5
5
Sell
0
Strong Sell
0
Target Price (Mean)
¥5,889
Buy
¥7,100
High
¥6,150
Median
¥3,650
Low
+77% 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.

Earnings Calendar

Updated 2026/08/01
AUG
06
2026
Next Earnings Release
Q3 FY2026
EPS Estimate: ¥30.86

Recent Earnings

Date EPS Est. EPS Actual Surprise
2026/05/06 ¥41.47 ¥46.54 +12.2%
2026/02/05 ¥37.66 ¥39.64 +5.3%
2025/11/05 ¥32.01 ¥19.56 -38.9%
2025/08/04 ¥30.86 ¥32.62 +5.7%

Shareholder Composition

Updated 2026/08/01
0.3%
Insider Holdings
62.8%
Institutional
36.9%
Public Float
356
Institutional Holders
Insider Holdings 0.3%
Institutional 62.8%
Public Float 36.9%

Top Mutual Funds / ETFs

Updated 2026/08/01

Major Holders

Updated 2026/08/01
Fund Name Ownership Shares Change
VANGUARD STAR FUNDS-Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund
1.40%
13.7M -1.68%
NEW PERSPECTIVE FUND
1.27%
12.5M +2.19%
VANGUARD TAX-MANAGED FUNDS-Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund
0.93%
9.1M +0.65%
Fidelity Investment Trust-Fidelity Series Overseas Fund
0.89%
8.7M -12.89%
iShares Trust-iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF
0.65%
6.3M 0.00%
Fidelity Rutland Square TRT II-Strategic Advisers Fidelity Intl Fd.
0.63%
6.1M -11.17%
Institution Ownership Shares Change
Mcmillan Office, Inc.
<0.01%
500 +1.00%
Pacer Advisors, Inc.
<0.01%
7.5K +2.94%

Dividend History

Updated 2026/08/16
-%
Dividend Yield
¥24
Annual Dividend
-45.5%
YoY Growth
17.3%
Payout Ratio
Year Dividend Change
2026 ¥24 -45.5%
2025 ¥44 +14.3%
2024 ¥39 +4.1%
2023 ¥37 +25.4%
2022 ¥30 -

Financial Performance

2026/08/16 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%

Latest IR Information

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 34,787

About

Ajinomoto Co., Inc. engages in the seasonings and foods, frozen foods, and healthcare and other businesses in Japan and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Seasonings and Foods; Frozen Foods; and Healthcare, etc. 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, etc 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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