Communication Services
Kadokawa Corporation(KDKWF)
Live Price
Offline$19.82
-2.08% today
1Y Change
-26.59%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 → Jun 24, 2026
- Market Cap
- $530.21B
- Revenue Growth
- +7.7%
- EPS Growth
- -35.4%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.8%
Coverage: 258 bars · Jun 25, 2025 → Jun 24, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Kadokawa Corporation (KDKWF) is a Communication Services stock with a market cap of $530.21B and listed on OTC. The stock last traded around $19.82 and down 26.6% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 → Jun 24, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +7.7%, EPS growth of -35.4%, a dividend yield of 0.8%. What stands out right now is revenue +7.7%, EPS -35.4%, free cash flow +55.4% with operating margin 2.6% and ROIC 1.6%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 0.8%. Valuation already assumes a fairly strong business story at P/E 237.6 and price/sales 1.9. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines KDKWF price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Communication Services peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Above sector median
+7.7% vs +5.5% peer median
Operating Margin
Near sector median
+2.6% vs +3.6% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at +7.7% and EPS is at -35.4%, with operating margin around 2.6%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 0.8%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Benchmark Edge
KDKWF 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
KDKWF Max Drawdown
-33.70%
Trailing 1Y
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Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for KDKWF and SPY.
Company Overview
Kadokawa Corporation
Other OTC
Kadokawa Corporation operates in publishing, film, publishing rights, and digital content businesses in Japan. The company also engages in the planning, development, and operation of network entertainment service and contents; and operates video-sharing website. It also offers animation, videos, games, rights, and merchandising. The company was formerly known as Kadokawa Dwango Corporation. Kadokawa Corporation was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
- Leadership
- Takeshi Natsuno
- IPO Date
- Dec 9, 2021
- Employees
- 6.3k
- Street Address
- KADOKAWA Annex Building
- Mailing
- Tokyo, 102-8177
- Region
- Tokyo, JP
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- +81 3 6891 3200
- Last Updated
- May 1, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 237.6
- EV/EBITDA
- 22.2
- Price/Sales
- 1.9
- Price/Book
- 2.1
Growth
- Revenue
- +7.7%
- EPS
- -35.4%
- Free Cash Flow
- +55.4%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 34.1%
- Operating Margin
- 2.6%
- Net Margin
- 0.8%
- ROE
- 0.9%
- ROIC
- 1.6%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.05
- Current Ratio
- 2.28
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
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