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YAKULT HONSHA CO.,LTD.

Yakult Honsha is a global health food and beverage company best known for its Yakult probiotic fermented milk drink, sold through a unique direct-sales model via approximately 106 domestic sales companies and a global network spanning over 40 countries. In addition to dairy and beverage products, the company manufactures and sells cosmetics and pharmaceuticals, and operates a professional baseball franchise (Tokyo Yakult Swallows). The company's core competitive strength lies in its proprietary Lactobacillus casei Shirota strain research, its distinctive 'Yakult Lady' home-delivery distribution model, and decades of accumulated probiotic science and consumer trust.

Market Cap
¥813B
US$5.19B
EV
¥696B
US$4.44B
Stock¥2,826▲+0.28%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
9.5
x
LTM EV/EBIT
14.5
x
LTM PER
17.6
x
LTM PBR
1.4
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▼-2.3%pt
1001
Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
1Nov 13, 25Dalton's shareholder proposal (¥100bn buyback)
MC → EV Bridge
813BUS$5.19BMarket Cap124BUS$789M+ Debt217BUS$1.38B− Cash74.5BUS$475M− Inv. Sec.50.5BUS$322M+ NCI696BUS$4.44BEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
415US$2.65B'22/3483US$3.08B'23/3503US$3.21B'24/3500US$3.19B'25/3486US$3.10B'26/3
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
77.0US$491M'22/391.4US$583M'23/391.2US$582M'24/385.4US$544M'25/374.0US$472M'26/3
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
44.9US$286M'22/350.6US$323M'23/351.0US$325M'24/345.5US$290M'25/344.2US$282M'26/3
Capital Structure
83%
EquityD/E 0.21xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash
CashInv. Sec.Debt
271US$1.73B80.6US$514M'22/3307US$1.96B74.7US$476M'23/3334US$2.13B89.4US$570M'24/3337US$2.15B105US$667M'25/3312US$1.99B114US$728M'26/3
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 31.6%
1
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
10.94%
2
FUJI MEDIA HOLDINGS,INC.
4.44%
3
Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. Retirement Benefit Trust, Mizuho Bank Account
3.39%
4
Kyoshinkai
2.74%
5
Matsunao Co., Ltd.
2.34%
6
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
1.87%
7
State Street Bank and Trust Company 505019 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
1.75%
8
City Index Eleventh Co., Ltd.
1.61%
9
State Street Bank and Trust Company 505103 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
1.33%
10
State Street Bank and Trust Company 505301 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
1.20%
Management
18 officers
Yutaka NARITA
Representative Director, President and Executive Officer
Apr 1974 Joined the Company Apr 2003 General Manager, International Division Jun 2003 General Manager, International Division Jun 2007 Director Jun 2010 Managing Director Jun 2011 Managing Executive Officer Jun 2012 Director, Managing Executive Officer Jun 2015 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer Jun 2021 Representative Director, President and Executive Officer (current)
1951-10-08
Hideaki HOSHIKO
Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer; General Manager, Administration Division
Apr 1981 Joined the Company Apr 2010 General Manager, Legal Office Jun 2014 Executive Officer Jun 2019 Managing Executive Officer Jun 2023 Director, Managing Executive Officer Apr 2024 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer (current)
1958-11-23
Junichi SHIMADA
Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer; General Manager, International Business Division
Apr 1984 Joined the Company Apr 2012 General Manager, International Division Jun 2016 Executive Officer Jun 2022 Managing Executive Officer Jun 2023 Director, Managing Executive Officer Apr 2026 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer (current)
1960-04-09
Hiroyuki KAWABATA
Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer; General Manager, Corporate Support Division
Apr 1981 Joined the Company Apr 2010 General Manager, General Affairs Department Jun 2016 Executive Officer Jun 2022 Managing Executive Officer Jun 2024 Director, Managing Executive Officer Apr 2026 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer (current)
1958-11-23
Shuichi WATANABE
Director, Managing Executive Officer
Apr 1980 Joined the Company Apr 2011 General Manager, Accounting Department Jun 2015 Executive Officer Jun 2021 Managing Executive Officer Jun 2024 Director, Managing Executive Officer (current)
1957-09-25
Akira KISHIMOTO
Director, Managing Executive Officer; General Manager, Food Business Division
Apr 1982 Joined the Company Apr 2010 General Manager, Home Delivery Sales Department Jun 2015 Executive Officer Apr 2023 Managing Executive Officer Jun 2025 Director, Managing Executive Officer (current)
1957-07-06
Naoko TOBE
Director
Apr 1985 Registered as attorney-at-law (Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association) Apr 1989 Joined Fukasawa Law Office (now Fukasawa Sogo Law Office) Apr 2002 Mediation Commissioner, Tokyo Family Court (current) Sep 2005 Legal Consultant, Kiyose City Gender Equality Center, Tokyo Apr 2012 Partner, Fukasawa Sogo Law Office Jun 2019 Director of the Company (current) Apr 2024 Representative, Fukasawa Sogo Law Office (current)
1957-12-15
Yumiko NAGASAWA
Director
Apr 1984 Joined Nikko Securities Co., Ltd. (now SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.) Jul 1998 Joined Citibank, N.A. Dec 2004 Founded Foster Forum (Association for Nurturing Quality Financial Products) Jun 2017 Director, Japan Industrial Association (general incorporated foundation) Jun 2018 Caretaker, Foster Forum (current) Jun 2018 Representative Director and Vice Chairman, Japan Consumer Advisors, Consultants and Counselors Association (public interest incorporated association) Jun 2018 Outside Director, The Yamaguchi Bank, Ltd. Apr 2020 Part-time Lecturer, Graduate School of Ochanomizu University (current) Jun 2020 Outside Director, Yamaguchi Financial Group, Inc. Jun 2021 Director of the Company (current) Jun 2023 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Yamaguchi Financial Group, Inc. (current) Jun 2024 Director, Japan Consumer Advisors, Consultants and Counselors Association (current) Oct 2024 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), GL Techno Holdings Co., Ltd. (current)
1959-11-06
Satoshi AKUTSU
Director
May 1998 Ph.D. in Business Administration, University of California, Berkeley Dec 1998 Full-time Lecturer, Faculty of Commerce, Hitotsubashi University Jun 2002 Associate Professor, Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy, Hitotsubashi University Apr 2010 Visiting Professor, Research Center for Strategic Management, National Institute of Informatics Apr 2010 Professor, Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy (now Graduate School of Business Administration), Hitotsubashi University (current) Sep 2013 Outside Director, ADASTRIA Holdings Co., Ltd. (now &ST Holdings Co., Ltd.) Jun 2017 Outside Director, Nojima Corporation Jul 2021 Outside Director, Shinka Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2022 Director of the Company (current)
1966-07-11
Toshihiko FUKUZAWA
Director
Apr 1979 Joined The Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank, Ltd. (now Mizuho Bank, Ltd.) Mar 2006 Executive Officer and General Manager, Corporate Planning Department, Mizuho Bank, Ltd. Apr 2008 Managing Executive Officer, Mizuho Bank, Ltd. Apr 2013 Representative Director and Vice President, Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. Jun 2015 Representative Director and President, Yushu Tatemono Co., Ltd. (now Yushu Corporation) May 2016 Director, Aflac Incorporated Jun 2018 Representative Director and President, Chuo Fudosan Co., Ltd. (now Chuo Nippon Tochi Tatemono Group Co., Ltd.) Apr 2020 Representative Director and Vice President, Chuo Nippon Tochi Tatemono Group Co., Ltd. Jun 2022 Special Advisor, Chuo Nippon Tochi Tatemono Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2024 Director of the Company (current)
1956-12-30
Tsuyoshi OSUMI
Director
Apr 1987 Joined Shibusawa Warehouse Co., Ltd. Apr 2012 Executive Officer and General Manager, Corporate Planning Department, Administration Division, Shibusawa Warehouse Co., Ltd. Jun 2015 Director, Managing Executive Officer, in charge of Logistics Sales, Shibusawa Warehouse Co., Ltd. Jun 2017 Representative Director, President and Executive Officer, in charge of Logistics Sales, Shibusawa Warehouse Co., Ltd. Apr 2023 Representative Director, President and Executive Officer, in charge of Logistics, Shibusawa Warehouse Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2025 Director of the Company (current)
1964-08-22
Manabu NAITO
Director
Apr 1983 Joined Dentsu Inc. Apr 1987 Joined the Company Jul 1989 Director, Mito Yakult Sales Co., Ltd. Aug 1995 Joined Dentsu Kyushu Inc. Jul 2004 General Manager, First Sales Bureau, Dentsu Kyushu Inc. May 2008 Senior Managing Director, Mito Yakult Sales Co., Ltd. May 2010 Representative Director and President, Mito Yakult Sales Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2022 Director of the Company (current)
1960-01-09
Hideyuki KAWANA
Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1984 Joined the Company Jul 2014 General Manager, Legal Office Apr 2018 Director attached to Corporate Support Division Jun 2020 Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member (current)
1960-11-12
Emi MACHIDA
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Oct 1986 Joined Sanwa, Tohmatsu & Aoki Audit Corporation (now Deloitte Tohmatsu LLC) Mar 1990 Registered as Certified Public Accountant Jun 2004 Partner, Deloitte Tohmatsu LLC Aug 2012 Established Machida Certified Public Accountant Office Apr 2013 Part-time Auditor, Deposit Insurance Corporation of Japan Jul 2013 Part-time Lecturer, Graduate School of International Social Sciences, Yokohama National University Jun 2016 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Nisshin OilliO Group, Ltd. Jun 2020 Outside Director, Nisshin OilliO Group, Ltd. Jun 2020 Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current)
1964-02-07
Koichi OKAWAUCHI
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1981 Joined Tsumura & Co. Apr 2004 Deputy General Manager, Shanghai Tsumura Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Apr 2010 General Manager, Accounting Department, Tsumura & Co. Jun 2017 Director (Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Tsumura & Co. Jun 2024 Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current)
1958-10-08
Satoko KITAMURA
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1999 Registered as attorney-at-law (Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association) Aug 2012 Partner, Hanzomon Sogo Law Office (current) Oct 2018 Director, Japan Insurance Academic Society (current) Apr 2019 Instructor, Legal Training and Research Institute, Supreme Court of Japan (Civil Litigation) Jul 2019 Outside Director, Sakura Saku Plus Inc. (current) May 2021 Outside Director, CareerLink Co., Ltd. (current) Apr 2023 Managing Director, Japan Federation of Bar Associations Apr 2023 Vice President, Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association Jul 2023 Auditor, National Mutual Insurance Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives (current) Jun 2024 Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current)
1970-11-29
Yoshiaki ONOZUKA
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1995 Joined The Daiwa Bank, Ltd. (now Resona Bank, Ltd.) Oct 1997 Director, Osaka Higashi Yakult Sales Co., Ltd. Apr 2002 Senior Managing Director, Osaka Higashi Yakult Sales Co., Ltd. May 2014 Representative Director and President, Osaka Higashi Yakult Sales Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2024 Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current)
1971-07-11
Matthew DIGBY
Director
May 1973 B.A., University of Notre Dame Jun 1975 M.A., Sophia University May 1978 J.D., Columbia Law School Aug 1979 Admitted to the New York State Bar Jun 1984 Admitted to the California State Bar Sep 2009 Registered as Gaikokuho Jimu Bengoshi (Foreign Lawyer) Dec 2009 Registered as attorney-at-law (Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association) Jan 2019 Senior Partner, Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP (current) Jun 2023 Director of the Company (current)
1951-11-10
Large Shareholding Reports
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
2026-09-07
3.27%
BlackRock Fund Advisors
2025-10-03
1.45%→1.63%
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
EDINET
2026-09-07
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-07-31
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2027
EDINET
2026-07-31
Securities Registration Statement
EDINET
2026-06-19
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
TDnet
2026-02-10
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-11-14
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Sep 2025
EDINET
2025-10-03
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2025-07-29
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINETAmended
2025-06-27
Amended Securities Registration Statement
EDINETAmended
2025-06-25
Amended Securities Registration Statement
EDINET
2025-06-23
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
EDINETAmended
2025-06-23
Amended Securities Registration Statement
EDINET
2025-05-13
Securities Registration Statement
TDnet
2025-02-14
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-11-13
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2024-07-30
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-06-20
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Mar 2024
EDINET
2024-02-13
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2023 – Dec 2023
EDINET
2023-11-14
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jul 2023 – Sep 2023
EDINET
2023-08-09
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Jun 2023
EDINET
2023-06-22
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2022 – Mar 2023
EDINET
2023-02-10
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2022 – Dec 2022
EDINET
2022-11-11
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-08-10
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-06-23
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2022-02-10
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-11-12
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-08-11
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-06-24
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2021-02-09
Quarterly Securities Report
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