Consumer Defensive
Yakult Honsha Co.,Ltd.(YKLTY)
Live Price
Offline$8.01
-3.73% today
1Y Change
-8.64%
Window
Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 9, 2026
- Market Cap
- $901.73B
- Revenue Growth
- -0.7%
- EPS Growth
- -8.4%
- Dividend Yield
- 2.3%
Coverage: 242 bars ยท Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 9, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Yakult Honsha Co.,Ltd. (YKLTY) is a Consumer Defensive stock with a market cap of $901.73B and listed on OTC. The stock last traded around $8.01 and down 8.6% across the available one-year price window (Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 9, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -0.7%, EPS growth of -8.4%, a dividend yield of 2.3%. What stands out right now is revenue -0.7%, EPS -8.4%, free cash flow +246.1% with operating margin 9.4% and ROIC 4.0%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 2.3%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 20.8 and price/sales 1.9. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines YKLTY 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
Below sector median
-0.7% vs +1.7% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+9.4% vs +6.6% peer median
P/E
Above sector median
20.8 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 11, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at -0.7% and EPS is at -8.4%, with operating margin around 9.4%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 2.3%, 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 -7.9% 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 11, 2026 | โ | +0.0% | -17.3% | -14.4% |
2026 Feb 12, 2026 | โ | +0.0% | -9.4% | -1.5% |
2025 Nov 10, 2025 | โ | -3.0% | +3.2% | -12.0% |
Benchmark Comparison
Normalized Performance vs SPY
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YKLTY Max Drawdown
-26.49%
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Calendar-Year Returns
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Company Overview
Yakult Honsha Co.,Ltd.
Other OTC
Yakult Honsha Co.,Ltd. manufactures and sells food and beverage products, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and others. It operates through Food and Beverages (Japan), Food and Beverages (The Americas), Food and Beverages (Asia and Oceania), Food and Beverages (Europe), Pharmaceuticals, and Others segments. The company offers fermented milk drinks, juices, noodles, etc. through its home delivery and retail store channels. It also provides pharmaceutical products, such as Elplat, an antineoplastic drug, as well as generic anti-cancer agents, including Gemcitabine Yakult, Capecitabine, and Gefitinib Yakult tablets. In addition, the company offers cosmetics; and operates the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, a professional baseball team. Yakult Honsha Co.,Ltd. was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
- Leadership
- Hiroshi Natsume
- IPO Date
- Sep 13, 2013
- Employees
- 29.6k
- Street Address
- 10-30, Kaigan, 1-chome
- Mailing
- Tokyo, 105-8660
- Region
- Tokyo, JP
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 81 3 6625 8960
- Last Updated
- May 6, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 20.8
- EV/EBITDA
- 7.5
- Price/Sales
- 1.9
- Price/Book
- 1.6
Growth
- Revenue
- -0.7%
- EPS
- -8.4%
- Free Cash Flow
- +246.1%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 58.5%
- Operating Margin
- 9.4%
- Net Margin
- 9.0%
- ROE
- 7.7%
- ROIC
- 4.0%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.17
- Current Ratio
- 2.30
Earnings Reports
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Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
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