Basic Materials
Live Price
Offline$3.55
+1.14% today
1Y Change
-2.43%
Window
Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 15, 2026
Coverage: 246 bars ยท Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 15, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Nippon Steel Corporation (NPSCY) is a Basic Materials stock with a market cap of $2.99T and listed on OTC. The stock last traded around $3.55 and down 2.4% across the available one-year price window (Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 15, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -1.9%, EPS growth of -33.5%, a dividend yield of 12.6%. What stands out right now is revenue -1.9%, EPS -33.5%, free cash flow -33.7% with operating margin 0.6% and ROIC -0.4%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 12.6%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at price/sales 0.3. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines NPSCY 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
Near sector median
-1.9% vs 0.0% peer median
Operating Margin
Below sector median
+0.6% vs +10.5% 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 13, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at -1.9% and EPS is at -33.5%, with operating margin around 0.6%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 12.6%, 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 +2.5% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 2 of those reports.
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 13, 2026 | โ | -2.5% | -4.4% | -5.5% |
2026 Feb 5, 2026 | -13.1% | +7.1% | +10.7% | -7.3% |
2025 Nov 6, 2025 | +125.6% | +2.3% | +1.0% | +2.8% |
Benchmark Comparison
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NPSCY Max Drawdown
-54.18%
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Company Overview
Nippon Steel Corporation
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Nippon Steel Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in steelmaking and steel fabrication, engineering and construction, chemicals and materials, and system solutions businesses in Japan and internationally. The company's steelmaking and steel fabrication business offers steel plates, sheets, and slags; bar and rod materials; structural steel; pipes and tubes; titanium and stainless products; and railway, automotive, and machinery parts for applications in automotive, energy, infrastructure, and consumer electronics markets. Its engineering and construction business cover the manufacture and sale of industrial machinery; equipment and steel structures; construction projects under contract; waste processing and recycling; and supply of electricity, gas, and heat. The company's chemicals and materials comprise the manufacture and sale of coal-based chemical products, petrochemicals, electronic materials, materials and components for semiconductors and electronic parts, carbon fiber and composite products, and products that utilize technologies for metal processing. Its system solutions business includes computer systems engineering and consulting services; and IT-enabled outsourcing and other services. The company was formerly known as Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation and changed its name to Nippon Steel Corporation in April 2019. Nippon Steel Corporation was founded in 1950 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
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Next Step
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