Communication Services
LY Corporation(YAHOF)
Live Price
Offline$2.49
+0.00% today
1Y Change
-31.41%
Window
Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 12, 2026
- Market Cap
- $2.88T
- Revenue Growth
- +5.7%
- EPS Growth
- +39.1%
- Dividend Yield
- 1.7%
Coverage: 245 bars ยท Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 12, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
LY Corporation (YAHOF) is a Communication Services stock with a market cap of $2.88T and listed on OTC. The stock last traded around $2.49 and down 31.4% across the available one-year price window (Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 12, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +5.7%, EPS growth of +39.1%, a dividend yield of 1.7%. What stands out right now is revenue +5.7%, EPS +39.1%, free cash flow +71.0% with operating margin 14.5% and ROIC 3.1%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 1.7%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 13.8 and price/sales 1.4. Stock Foundry combines YAHOF 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
Near sector median
+5.7% vs +5.5% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+14.5% vs +3.6% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report came in below the EPS bar
2026 was reported on May 8, 2026 with an EPS surprise of -63.0% and a revenue surprise of +4.0%.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +5.7% and EPS at +39.1%, with operating margin around 14.5%.
The next real check-in already has a date
The next earnings event is scheduled for Jul 30, 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 May 8, 2026 | -63.0% | +1.3% | +1.3% | -8.5% |
2026 Feb 4, 2026 | +60.4% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -12.1% |
2025 Aug 4, 2025 | +19.6% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -16.5% |
Benchmark Comparison
Normalized Performance vs SPY
Compare this ticker against a broad index, growth benchmark, or sector ETF using a shared 1Y normalization window.
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Relative to SPY
YAHOF Max Drawdown
-41.89%
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Calendar-Year Returns
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Company Overview
LY Corporation
Other OTC
LY Corp. engages in the management of group companies and related operations. It operates through the following segments: Media and Commerce. The Media segment covers the advertisement related services that include search linked advertisement and display advertisement. The Commerce segment handles the commerce related services in Yahoo Auction!, Yahoo! Shopping, ASKUL Corp., and Yahoo! Premium. It also provides the settlement finance related services. The company was founded on January 31, 1996 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
- Leadership
- Takeshi Idezawa
- IPO Date
- Sep 12, 2014
- Employees
- 28.2k
- Street Address
- Kioi Tower
- Mailing
- Tokyo, 102-8282
- Region
- Tokyo, JP
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 81 3 67794900
- Last Updated
- May 6, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 13.8
- EV/EBITDA
- 7.4
- Price/Sales
- 1.4
- Price/Book
- 1.0
Growth
- Revenue
- +5.7%
- EPS
- +39.1%
- Free Cash Flow
- +71.0%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 74.0%
- Operating Margin
- 14.5%
- Net Margin
- 10.5%
- ROE
- 7.1%
- ROIC
- 3.1%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.66
- Current Ratio
- 0.85
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
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