Consumer Defensive
Unicharm Corporation(UNICY)
Live Price
Offline$2.84
-2.41% today
1Y Change
-23.04%
Window
Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026
- Market Cap
- $1.59T
- Revenue Growth
- +0.2%
- EPS Growth
- -18.9%
- Dividend Yield
- 2.0%
Coverage: 249 bars ยท Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Unicharm Corporation (UNICY) is a Consumer Defensive stock with a market cap of $1.59T and listed on OTC. The stock last traded around $2.84 and down 23.0% across the available one-year price window (Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +0.2%, EPS growth of -18.9%, a dividend yield of 2.0%. What stands out right now is revenue +0.2%, EPS -18.9%, free cash flow +10.3% with operating margin 11.5% and ROIC 7.6%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 2.0%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 24.1 and price/sales 1.7. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines UNICY 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
Near sector median
+0.2% vs +1.7% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+11.5% vs +6.6% peer median
P/E
Above sector median
24.1 vs 14.0 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report was closer to in-line
2026 was reported on May 8, 2026 with revenue below estimates by -99.4%.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at +0.2% and EPS is at -18.9%, with operating margin around 11.5%.
The next real check-in already has a date
The next earnings event is scheduled for Aug 4, 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 +1.3% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 1 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 8, 2026 | โ | -4.2% | -3.9% | -7.4% |
2026 Feb 12, 2026 | โ | +7.9% | +9.8% | -10.1% |
2025 Nov 7, 2025 | โ | +3.2% | -1.9% | -9.7% |
Benchmark Comparison
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UNICY Max Drawdown
-25.47%
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Company Overview
Unicharm Corporation
Other OTC
Unicharm Corporation engages in the manufacture and sale of baby and childcare, feminine care, health care, cosmetic, household, and pet care products in Japan and internationally. Its baby and child care products, including disposable diapers and baby wipes under the Moony, MamyPoko, Oyasumiman, and Torepanman brands; and feminine care products comprise napkins, tampons, panty liners, sanitary short, and other feminine care products under the Sofy, Center-In, and Unicharm brands. The company's wellness care products include napkin-type incontinence pads, pants-type diapers, tape-type diapers, pants-type specialized urine pads, and tape-type specialized urine pads under the Lifree and Charmnap brand; and masks under the Unicharm brands. It also provides home care products, including cleaning sheets under the Wave brand; cosmetic cotton and wet wipes under the Silcot brand; and paper towels under the Cook Up brand. In addition, the company offers pet care products that include pet foods, excrement cleanup sheets, system toilets, and disposable diapers under the Grand Deli, Best Balance, Physicalife Dog, Silver Plate, Manner Wear, Deo Sheet, Silver Spoon, AllWell, Physicalife Cat, Deo Toilet, Deo Sand, Deo Clean, Aiken Genki, and Neko Genki brands. Further, it is involved in the manufacture and sale of industrial materials, food-packaging materials, etc. The company was incorporated in 1941 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
- Leadership
- Takahisa Takahara
- IPO Date
- Oct 8, 2010
- Employees
- 1.4k
- Street Address
- Sumitomo Fudosan Mita Twin Bldg.
- Mailing
- Tokyo
- Region
- Tokyo, JP
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 81 3 3451 5111
- Last Updated
- May 5, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 24.1
- EV/EBITDA
- 8.6
- Price/Sales
- 1.7
- Price/Book
- 2.0
Growth
- Revenue
- +0.2%
- EPS
- -18.9%
- Free Cash Flow
- +10.3%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 37.6%
- Operating Margin
- 11.5%
- Net Margin
- 6.9%
- ROE
- 8.5%
- ROIC
- 7.6%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.01
- Current Ratio
- 2.43
Earnings Reports
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Official Releases
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