Overview
Fishery, Agriculture and Forestry

SAKATA SEED CORPORATION

Sakata Seed Corporation is a global horticultural seed company engaged in the breeding, production, and wholesale distribution of vegetable seeds, flower seeds, bulbs, seedlings, and agricultural gardening materials. The company operates across four segments: domestic wholesale (supplying seed companies and growers in Japan), overseas wholesale (serving international seed companies and growers worldwide), retail (selling to home gardening enthusiasts via home improvement retailers and mail order), and other services including landscaping, staffing, and contract R&D. With a strong proprietary breeding program and an extensive global network spanning over 30 overseas subsidiaries, Sakata holds leading market positions in key vegetable and ornamental flower varieties.

Market Cap
¥177B
US$1.13B
EV
¥139B
US$887M
Stock¥4,210▲+0.96%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
7.8
x
LTM EV/EBIT
11.5
x
LTM PER
16.5
x
LTM PBR
1.0
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▼-16.7%pt
100
Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
MC → EV Bridge
177BUS$1.13BMarket Cap12.9BUS$82.0M+ Debt29.0BUS$185M− Cash22.7BUS$145M− Inv. Sec.0.52BUS$3.31M+ NCI139BUS$887MEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
73.0US$466M'22/577.3US$493M'23/588.7US$566M'24/592.9US$593M'25/5104US$665M'26/5
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
14.6US$93.4M'22/514.7US$93.9M'23/515.0US$95.4M'24/516.9US$108M'25/518.6US$119M'26/5
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
12.3US$78.2M'22/59.49US$60.5M'23/516.2US$103M'24/59.71US$61.9M'25/512.2US$77.6M'26/5
Capital Structure
93%
EquityD/E 0.07xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash
CashInv. Sec.Debt
42.1US$269M1.49US$9.50M'22/545.2US$288M1.47US$9.34M'23/556.9US$363M3.64US$23.2M'24/548.0US$306M5.62US$35.8M'25/550.5US$322M8.65US$55.2M'26/5
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 40.7%
1
TM Kosan Ltd.
15.60%
2
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
7.77%
3
Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (Standing Proxy: Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd.)
3.54%
4
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
3.52%
5
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
2.89%
6
BNP PARIBAS LUXEMBOURG/2S/JASDEC/FIM/LUXEMBOURG FUNDS/UCITS ASSETS (Standing Proxy: The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Tokyo Branch)
1.63%
7
KIKKOMAN CORPORATION
1.60%
8
Jun NOMURA (Standing Proxy: Mita Securities Co., Ltd.)
1.50%
9
TOKYO SEIKA CO.,LTD.
1.33%
10
YOKOREI CO.,LTD.
1.31%
Management
10 officers
Hiroshi SAKATA
Representative Director, Chairman
Apr 1981 Joined the Company Mar 1990 General Manager, Sakata Seed Europe B.V. (now European Sakata Holding S.A.S.) Apr 1995 General Manager, Materials Department, the Company Aug 1997 Manager, President's Office, the Company Aug 1998 Director, the Company Aug 2005 Managing Director, General Manager of Administration Division, the Company Jun 2007 Representative Director, President, the Company; President Executive Officer, the Company Jun 2017 Representative Director, President, the Company Aug 2025 Representative Director, Chairman, the Company (current)
1952-02-14
Tsutomu KAGAMI
Representative Director, President
Apr 1987 Joined the Company Aug 2002 General Manager, Research Division, the Company Jun 2007 Executive Officer, General Manager of Research Division, the Company May 2008 General Manager of Research Division and General Manager of Genetic Resources Office, the Company Aug 2011 Director, Executive Officer, the Company Aug 2013 Managing Director, Managing Executive Officer, the Company Aug 2015 Officer responsible for internal control evaluation, the Company Aug 2016 In charge of Overseas Sales Division, the Company Jun 2021 Director, Managing Executive Officer, the Company Aug 2025 Representative Director, President, the Company (current); President Executive Officer, the Company (current)
1962-01-17
Toshihiko FURUKI
Director
Apr 1988 Joined the Company Dec 2001 Seconded to Sakata Seed America, Inc. Aug 2006 General Manager, Breeding Department No. 1, Kakegawa Comprehensive Research Center, the Company Jun 2007 Director, Kakegawa Comprehensive Research Center, the Company Jun 2013 Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager of Research Division, the Company Aug 2015 Director, Executive Officer, the Company Jun 2016 General Manager of Research Division, the Company Jun 2017 Director, Senior Executive Officer, the Company Jun 2018 Officer responsible for internal control evaluation, the Company Jun 2021 Director, Managing Executive Officer, in charge of Research Division, the Company Aug 2021 In charge of Administration Division, the Company Aug 2023 In charge of Supply Chain Division, the Company Aug 2025 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, in charge of Group Governance, the Company (current)
1966-02-15
Zen TAKAMIYA
Director
Apr 1986 Joined the Company Jan 1998 Seconded to Sakata Seed America, Inc. Apr 2012 General Manager, General Affairs Department, the Company Jun 2015 Executive Officer, the Company Jan 2017 General Manager, Human Resources Planning Department, the Company Nov 2018 Deputy General Manager of Administration Division and General Manager of Human Resources Planning Department, the Company Jun 2021 Senior Executive Officer, General Manager of Administration Division and General Manager of Human Resources Planning Department, the Company Jun 2022 Senior Executive Officer, General Manager of Administration Division, the Company Aug 2023 Director, Managing Executive Officer, in charge of Administration Division, the Company Aug 2025 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, in charge of IR and Compliance, the Company (current)
1964-02-26
Kunihiko SUGAWARA
Director
Mar 1979 Registered as Certified Public Accountant Jun 1997 Representative Partner, Tohmatsu & Co. (now Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC) Aug 2013 Representative, Kunihiko Sugawara Certified Public Accountant Office (current) Aug 2013 Director, the Company (current) May 2023 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Takashimaya Company, Limited May 2026 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Takashimaya Company, Limited (current)
1952-03-08
Yukimasa OZAKI
Director
Apr 1989 Registered as Attorney-at-Law; joined Ozaki Law Office (current) Mar 2015 Outside Director, Oenon Holdings, Inc. (current) Apr 2017 Vice President, First Tokyo Bar Association; Managing Director, Japan Federation of Bar Associations Aug 2019 Director, the Company (current)
1959-09-02
Masako WATANABE
Director
Apr 1984 Joined The Fuji Bank, Ltd. (now Mizuho Bank, Ltd.) Oct 1990 Joined Tohmatsu & Co. (now Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC) Aug 1994 Registered as Certified Public Accountant Jul 2007 Partner, Tohmatsu & Co. (now Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC) Aug 2020 Representative, Masako Watanabe Certified Public Accountant Office (current) Jun 2021 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited (current) Aug 2021 Director, the Company (current)
1962-01-29
Jumpei TSUSHIMA
Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1982 Joined The Mitsui Bank, Ltd. (now Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation) Oct 2004 Senior Inspector, Internal Audit Department, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Sep 2014 Joined the Company; General Manager, Internal Audit Office, the Company Aug 2020 Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company (current)
1959-08-14
Akinori BO
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1977 Joined The Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank, Ltd. (now Mizuho Bank, Ltd.) Mar 2006 Executive Officer, Branch Manager of Ginza Branch, Mizuho Bank, Ltd. Apr 2007 Managing Executive Officer, Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. Jun 2007 Managing Director, Managing Executive Officer, Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. Apr 2010 Senior Managing Executive Officer, Ando Corporation Apr 2012 Director, Executive Officer, Executive Vice President, Ando Corporation Apr 2013 Senior Managing Executive Officer, ULVAC, Inc. Jul 2015 Director, Executive Officer, Executive Vice President, ULVAC, Inc. Jul 2018 Director, ULVAC, Inc. Aug 2019 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company (current)
1953-12-09
Kimiko TANAKA
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
May 1981 Joined Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. Jan 2011 Joined CMIC Holdings Co., Ltd. Apr 2012 Executive Officer, Office of the President, CMIC Holdings Co., Ltd. Apr 2016 Joined Terakura Warehouse Co., Ltd. Mar 2019 Outside Director, Toho Lemac Co., Ltd. Sep 2019 Advisor, Takumi Sosei Co., Ltd. Sep 2020 Part-time Lecturer, Faculty of Nursing, Wayo Women's University Sep 2021 Outside Director, Charm Care Corporation Co., Ltd. (current) Sep 2021 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Storage King Co., Ltd. Apr 2022 Visiting Lecturer, Nihon Pharmaceutical University Apr 2024 Outside Director, Imura & Co., Ltd. (current) Aug 2024 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company (current) Apr 2025 Outside Director, Storage King Co., Ltd. (current)
1957-07-06
Large Shareholding Reports
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
2026-06-22
3.30%→3.30%
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
2026-06-05
3.28%→3.28%
Annual report (as of 2026-05-31): 3.52%
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
2026-06-05
3.30%→3.30%
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
2026-05-22
3.28%
Annual report (as of 2026-05-31): 3.52%
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
2026-04-22
3.30%→3.30%
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
2026-04-07
3.30%→3.30%
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
2026-03-23
3.30%→3.30%
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
2026-03-06
3.30%→3.30%
Yugen Kaisha TM Kosan
2026-02-19
14.55%→14.55%
Annual report (as of 2026-05-31): 15.60%
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
2025-12-22
3.30%→3.30%
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
2025-12-05
3.30%→3.30%
Yugen Kaisha TM Kosan
2025-12-05
16.39%→14.55%
Annual report (as of 2026-05-31): 15.60%
Yugen Kaisha TM Kosan
2025-11-14
14.94%→16.39%
Annual report (as of 2026-05-31): 15.60%
Yugen Kaisha TM Kosan
2025-11-14
16.39%→16.39%
Annual report (as of 2026-05-31): 15.60%
Yugen Kaisha TM Kosan
2025-10-14
16.39%
Annual report (as of 2026-05-31): 15.60%
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
2025-09-22
3.30%→3.30%
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
2025-09-05
3.23%→3.30%
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
TDnet
2026-10-06
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending May 2027
EDINET
2026-08-21
Annual Securities Report
Period: Jun 2025 – May 2026
TDnet
2026-07-13
Full-Year Earnings Flash
FY ending May 2026
EDINET
2026-06-22
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-06-05
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-06-05
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-05-22
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-04-22
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-04-07
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-04-07
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending May 2026
EDINET
2026-03-23
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-03-06
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-02-19
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-01-14
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Jun 2025 – May 2026
EDINET
2025-12-22
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-12-05
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-12-05
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-11-14
Large Shareholding Report
EDINETAmended
2025-11-14
Change Report
EDINET
2025-10-14
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2025-10-07
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending May 2026
EDINET
2025-09-22
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-09-05
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-08-25
Annual Securities Report
Period: Jun 2024 – May 2025
EDINET
2025-07-18
Securities Registration Statement
TDnet
2025-04-08
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending May 2025
EDINET
2025-01-14
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Jun 2024 – May 2025
TDnet
2024-10-04
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending May 2025
EDINETAmended
2024-09-06
Amended Annual Securities Report
Period: Jun 2023 – May 2024
EDINET
2024-08-27
Annual Securities Report
Period: Jun 2023 – May 2024
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