Industrials
West Japan Railway Company(WJRYF)
Live Price
Offline$17.35
+0.00% today
1Y Change
-27.29%
Window
Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 15, 2026
- Market Cap
- $1.30T
- Revenue Growth
- +8.8%
- EPS Growth
- +16.5%
- Dividend Yield
- 3.4%
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
West Japan Railway Company (WJRYF) is a Industrials stock with a market cap of $1.30T and listed on OTC. The stock last traded around $17.35 and down 27.3% across the available one-year price window (Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 15, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +8.8%, EPS growth of +16.5%, a dividend yield of 3.4%. What stands out right now is revenue +8.8%, EPS +16.5%, free cash flow -71.9% with operating margin 10.7% and ROIC 4.4%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 3.4%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 9.8 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 WJRYF price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Industrials peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Above sector median
+8.8% vs +3.6% peer median
Operating Margin
Below sector median
+10.7% vs +16.9% peer median
P/E
Below sector median
9.8 vs 36.7 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 Apr 30, 2026 with an EPS surprise of +195.1% and a revenue surprise of -1.1%.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +8.8% and EPS at +16.5%, with operating margin around 10.7%.
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 +0.4% 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 Apr 30, 2026 | +195.1% | +0.0% | -8.5% | -9.7% |
2026 Feb 3, 2026 | -18.4% | +0.0% | +17.2% | +16.9% |
2025 Nov 4, 2025 | -7.1% | +0.0% | -7.4% | -6.2% |
Benchmark Comparison
Normalized Performance vs SPY
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WJRYF Max Drawdown
-37.51%
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Calendar-Year Returns
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Company Overview
West Japan Railway Company
Other OTC
West Japan Railway Company provides passenger railway transport services in Japan. The company operates through Transportation Operations, Retail Business, Real Estate Business, and Other Businesses segments. It operates a route length of 4,903.1 kilometers, comprising Shinkansen route of 812.6 kilometers and conventional lines of 4,090.5 kilometers; and 1,174 stations, as well as bus and ferry services. The company also engages in the selling of goods and food services; wholesaling; and other retail businesses. It is also involved in the operation of department stores, convenience stores, restaurants, souvenir shops, shopping centers, and others; selling and leasing of real estate; hotel; credit cards and electronic money; and travel, rolling stock and equipment, electrical contracting, electrical equipment, construction, information services, advertising, and other businesses. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.
- Leadership
- Kazuaki Hasegawa
- IPO Date
- Apr 17, 2014
- Employees
- 44.4k
- Street Address
- 4-24, Shibata 2-chome
- Mailing
- Osaka, 530-8341
- Region
- Osaka, JP
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 81 5 7000 8691
- Last Updated
- May 6, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 9.8
- EV/EBITDA
- 7.1
- Price/Sales
- 0.7
- Price/Book
- 1.0
Growth
- Revenue
- +8.8%
- EPS
- +16.5%
- Free Cash Flow
- -71.9%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 25.0%
- Operating Margin
- 10.7%
- Net Margin
- 6.9%
- ROE
- 10.8%
- ROIC
- 4.4%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 1.28
- Current Ratio
- 1.03
Earnings Reports
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