Basic Materials
Asahi Kasei Corporation(AHKSY)
Live Price
Offline$22.19
+0.32% today
1Y Change
+59.93%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 16, 2026
- Market Cap
- $2.07T
- Revenue Growth
- +9.1%
- EPS Growth
- +209.9%
- Dividend Yield
- 2.6%
Coverage: 245 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 16, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Asahi Kasei Corporation (AHKSY) is a Basic Materials stock with a market cap of $2.07T and listed on OTC. The stock last traded around $22.19 and up 59.9% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 16, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +9.1%, EPS growth of +209.9%, a dividend yield of 2.6%. What stands out right now is revenue +9.1%, EPS +209.9%, free cash flow -32.3% with operating margin 7.3% and ROIC 4.8%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 2.6%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 13.2 and price/sales 0.7. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a income-oriented value setup than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines AHKSY price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Basic Materials peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Above sector median
+9.1% vs 0.0% peer median
Operating Margin
Below sector median
+7.3% vs +10.5% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report landed above expectations
2026 was reported on May 12, 2026 with an EPS surprise of +32.5% and a revenue surprise of -0.4%.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +9.1% and EPS at +209.9%, with operating margin around 7.3%.
The next real check-in already has a date
The next earnings event is scheduled for Jul 30, 2026, which is the clearest near-term catalyst for confirming whether the current trend is holding up.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +4.2% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 3 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 12, 2026 | +32.5% | +5.9% | +1.8% | +4.0% |
2026 Feb 4, 2026 | +9.6% | +1.6% | +10.7% | +5.7% |
2025 Nov 5, 2025 | -29.9% | -0.7% | +0.1% | +3.0% |
Benchmark Edge
AHKSY vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
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Relative to SPY
AHKSY Max Drawdown
-20.28%
Trailing 1Y
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Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for AHKSY and SPY.
Company Overview
Asahi Kasei Corporation
Other OTC
Asahi Kasei Corporation manufactures, processes, and sells chemical products in Japan and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Material, Homes, and Health Care. It provides caustic soda, chemical fertilizers, nitric acid, ammonia, acrylonitrile, methyl methacrylate, styrene, adipic acid, hexamethylene diamine, AH salt, propionitrile, sodium cyanide, acetonitrile, methacrylonitrile, cyclohexyl methacrylate, cyclohexanol, cyclohexane, and cyclohexene; polymers; chemical intermediates; additives; membranes and systems; clads and anchors; optical and printing materials; electronic materials; and lithium-ion battery and lead-acid battery separators. The company offers cupro fiber, lining fabric, stretch fiber, spunbond nonwovens, cupro nonwoven fabric, microfiber suede, oil-water separator, multifunctional nonwoven, deodorizing nonwoven, heat-press formable thermoplastic nonwoven, noise suppression sheet, nylon filaments, flame-resistant fiber, honeycomb fabric, cellulose nanobead, ecorise, biocradle, and bemliese products, as well as polymers; synthetic rubber; elastomers; kitchen and household products; cleaners; and packaging products. In addition, the company provides electronic devices; and autoclaved aerated concrete, foundation systems, insulation materials, and structural systems and components. Further, it involved in the construction of homes and apartments; management of rental units and condominiums; brokerage of used homes; remodeling; and mortgage financing, asset management services, and insurance products. Additionally, the company provides pharmaceuticals and diagnostic reagents; dialyzers; therapeutic apheresis; biotherapeutics and plasma derivative filters and equipment, and virus removal filters; leukocyte reduction filters; defibrillators, temperature management systems, and data solutions; and UVC LED products. Asahi Kasei Corporation was founded in 1922 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
- Leadership
- Koshiro Kudo
- IPO Date
- Oct 4, 2007
- Employees
- 49.3k
- Street Address
- Hibiya Mitsui Tower
- Mailing
- Tokyo, 100-0006
- Region
- Tokyo, JP
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 81 3 6699 3000
- Last Updated
- May 6, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 13.2
- EV/EBITDA
- 6.6
- Price/Sales
- 0.7
- Price/Book
- 1.0
Growth
- Revenue
- +9.1%
- EPS
- +209.9%
- Free Cash Flow
- -32.3%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 32.5%
- Operating Margin
- 7.3%
- Net Margin
- 5.2%
- ROE
- 8.3%
- ROIC
- 4.8%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.57
- Current Ratio
- 2.11
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
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