Consumer Defensive
Kirin Holdings Company, Limited(KNBWF)
Live Price
Offline$18.56
+0.00% today
1Y Change
+44.41%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 23, 2026
- Market Cap
- $2.02T
- Revenue Growth
- +4.2%
- EPS Growth
- +153.2%
- Dividend Yield
- 3.0%
Coverage: 249 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 23, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Kirin Holdings Company, Limited (KNBWF) is a Consumer Defensive stock with a market cap of $2.02T and listed on OTC. The stock last traded around $18.56 and up 44.4% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 23, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +4.2%, EPS growth of +153.2%, a dividend yield of 3.0%. What stands out right now is revenue +4.2%, EPS +153.2%, free cash flow +92.6% with operating margin 10.3% and ROIC 6.7%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 3.0%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 13.7 and price/sales 0.8. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a income-oriented value setup than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines KNBWF price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Consumer Defensive peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Above sector median
+4.2% vs +1.7% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+10.3% vs +6.6% peer median
P/E
Near sector median
13.7 vs 14.0 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on May 14, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +4.2% and EPS at +153.2%, with operating margin around 10.3%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 3.0%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged 0.0% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 0 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 14, 2026 | โ | +0.0% | +0.0% | +18.1% |
2026 Feb 13, 2026 | -14.9% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% |
2025 Nov 11, 2025 | -3.7% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +7.7% |
Benchmark Edge
KNBWF vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
KNBWF
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Normalized return
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
KNBWF Max Drawdown
-7.50%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for KNBWF and SPY.
Company Overview
Kirin Holdings Company, Limited
Other OTC
Kirin Holdings Company, Limited produces and sells alcoholic beverages, soft drinks, pharmaceuticals, and other related products in Japan and internationally. It operates through four segments: Japan Beer and Spirits Businesses, Japan Non-Alcoholic Beverages Business, Oceania Integrated Beverages Business, and Pharmaceuticals Business. The company's products include beer, happo-shu, wine, whiskey, spirits, soft drinks, dairy products, fruit juices, and other products. It also produces and sells pharmaceutical products, biochemical products, and other products. In addition, the company engages in the factories and theme park businesses; management and operation of a chain of Kirin City beer pubs; and manufacture and sale of amino acids and nucleic acids for pharmaceutical and industrial use bulk pharmaceuticals, as well as margarine, jams, and honey. Further, it is involved in the manufacture and sale of Coca-Cola products and other soft drinks, and sake and other food products; as well as manufacture and supply of Four Roses bourbon; and acts as an insurance agent. The company was formerly known as Kirin Brewery Company, Limited and changed its name to Kirin Holdings Company, Limited in July 2007. Kirin Holdings Company, Limited was founded in 1885 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
- Leadership
- Yoshinori Isozaki
- IPO Date
- Aug 13, 2012
- Employees
- 31.9k
- Street Address
- Nakano Central Park South
- Mailing
- Tokyo, 164-0001
- Region
- Tokyo, JP
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 81 3 6837 7000
- Last Updated
- May 1, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 13.7
- EV/EBITDA
- 8.0
- Price/Sales
- 0.8
- Price/Book
- 1.6
Growth
- Revenue
- +4.2%
- EPS
- +153.2%
- Free Cash Flow
- +92.6%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 47.6%
- Operating Margin
- 10.3%
- Net Margin
- 6.1%
- ROE
- 12.6%
- ROIC
- 6.7%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.72
- Current Ratio
- 1.37
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
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