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4118.TSE Kaneka Corporation
TSE JPY Basic Materials
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As of 30 Oct 2026
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Market facts
- Market cap
- 362B
- P/E ratio
- 10.43
- Analyst target
- 5541.6665
- Dividend yield
- 2.6%
- Beta
- 0.34
Profile
Instrument facts
- Exchange
- TSE
- Currency
- JPY
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Industry
- Specialty Chemicals
- ISIN
- JP3215800008
- Market cap
- 362B
- P/E ratio
- 10.43
- Analyst target
- 5541.6665
- Dividend yield
- 2.6%
- Beta
- 0.34
About
About Kaneka Corporation
Kaneka Corporation engages in the manufacture and sale of polyvinyl chloride (PVC), crosslinked PVC, PVC-PVAc polymers, paste PVC, acryl grafted-vinyl chloride copolymer, and chlorinated PVC in Japan, Asia, North America, Europe, and internationally. It offers impact modifiers, processing aids, specialty additives, toughener for thermosetting resins, silyl-terminated polyether, acrylic silicon, terminally reactive liquid acrylic, biodegradable polymer, engineering resin for injection molding, acrylic film, and isobutylene-based thermoplastic elastomer products. The company also offers polypropylene and kanelite foams, extruded polystyrene foam insulation, polyimide film, transparent film for optical use, high thermal conductive graphite sheets, multi-layer insulation, transparent conductive film, and thermo-resistant, and light-resistant transparent resin products. In addition, it provides photovoltaic power generation systems for residences, public, and industrial installations; eco fur, flame-retardant, hair accessory, and new materials; and organic EL lighting panels, lithium-ion battery, and biosurfactant. Further, the company offers intervention, blood purification, gastroenterology intervention, testing equipment, regenerative medicine and cell therapy, and genetic diagnostic products; and low molecular pharmaceutical materials, affinity chromatography resin for purification of a monoclonal antibody, biopharmaceuticals, transdermal medicine, and innerwear with shock-absorbing pad. Additionally, it provides dairy products, yogurt, margarine, fat and oils, whipping cream, filling, baker's yeast/ dough improver, processed fruits, butter, shortening, cacao butter alternatives, cream for kneading and other uses, frozen dough, spices, antifreeze materials; and pharma and supplemental nutrition solutions, which include coenzyme, probiotics, and dietary ingredients, as well as fertilizers. The company was incorporated in 1949 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
Research context
Kaneka Corporation appears in PyInvesting’s Tokyo Stock catalogue. The price history above describes this recorded instrument; it does not by itself identify a company’s business or establish a continuous investment return.
- Currency
- JPY
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Industry
- Specialty Chemicals
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5 years, 7 months ago
Kaneka Corporation is currently in a long term uptrend where the price is trading 13.5% above its 200 day moving average.
From a valuation standpoint, the stock is 33.8% cheaper than other stocks from the Basic Materials sector with a price to sales ratio of 0.5.
Kaneka Corporation's total revenue rose by 1.4% to $155B since the same quarter in the previous year.
Its net income has increased by 125.5% to $7B since the same quarter in the previous year.
Based on the above factors, Kaneka Corporation gets an overall score of 4/5.