Overview
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NH Foods Ltd.

NH Foods Ltd. is one of Japan's leading food companies, primarily engaged in the manufacture and sale of ham, sausages, processed foods, and fresh meat products through its Processed Foods and Meat divisions. The company operates an integrated supply chain from livestock farming (pork and broiler) to processing and nationwide distribution across Japan, complemented by international operations in Australia, the United States, Thailand, and the UK. Additional business segments include seafood and dairy products (via subsidiaries Hokko and Nippon Luna), as well as a ballpark entertainment business centered on the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters professional baseball team and Hokkaido Ballpark F Village.

Market Cap
¥593B
US$3.78B
EV
¥782B
US$4.98B
Stock¥2,105.5▲+1.03%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
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LTM EV/EBIT
—
LTM PER
17.2
x
LTM PBR
1.1
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▼-12.0%pt
10012
Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
1Nov 5, 25Strong H1 FY2026/3 results; FY net profit guidance raised 13%
2Aug 4, 26Q1 FY2027/03 earnings announced
MC → EV Bridge
593BUS$3.78BMarket Cap253BUS$1.61B+ Debt58.3BUS$372M− Cash22.6BUS$144M− Inv. Sec.16.1BUS$103M+ NCI782BUS$4.98BEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
1,174US$7.49B'22/31,260US$8.03B'23/31,303US$8.31B'24/31,371US$8.74B'25/31,457US$9.29B'26/3
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
48.0US$306M'22/316.6US$106M'23/328.1US$179M'24/326.6US$170M'25/335.1US$224M'26/3
Capital Structure
68%
32%
EquityD/E 0.47xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▼ Net Debt
CashInv. Sec.Debt
85.4US$544M108US$691M'22/365.0US$414M148US$945M'23/365.5US$418M150US$958M'24/371.6US$456M224US$1.43B'25/368.7US$438M229US$1.46B'26/3
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 50.0%
1
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
19.69%
2
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
7.57%
3
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUSTCOMPANY 505001 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
5.56%
4
The Hyakujushi Bank,Ltd.
3.94%
5
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company
3.90%
6
Nippon Life Insurance Company
2.96%
7
JPMorgan Securities Japan Co., Ltd.
1.73%
8
Kyoei Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd.
1.71%
9
Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities Co., Ltd.
1.48%
10
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 385781 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
1.48%
Management
13 officers
Nobuhisa IKAWA
Chairman of the Board, Director; Chair of the Board of Directors
Apr 1985 Joined the Company Mar 2007 General Manager, Food Service Policy Office, Food Service Division, Sales Headquarters, Processed Foods Business Division Apr 2008 General Manager, Food Service Planning Office, Food Service Division, Sales Headquarters, Processed Foods Business Division Mar 2013 General Manager, Kansai Food Service Department, Food Service Division, Sales Headquarters, Processed Foods Business Division Jan 2015 General Manager, Kansai Food Service Department and Kanto Food Service Department, Food Service Division, Sales Headquarters, Processed Foods Business Division Apr 2015 Executive Officer, General Manager, Food Service Division, Sales Headquarters, Processed Foods Business Division Apr 2016 Executive Officer, General Manager, Food Service Division, Sales Headquarters, Processed Foods Business Division; General Manager, Delicatessen Department Apr 2017 Executive Officer, General Manager, Food Service Division, Sales Headquarters, Processed Foods Business Division Apr 2018 Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Processed Foods Business Division Jun 2018 Director (Managing Executive Officer), General Manager, Processed Foods Business Division Apr 2020 Representative Director (Senior Managing Executive Officer), General Manager, Processed Foods Business Division Apr 2021 Representative Director, Executive Vice President (Executive Vice President Executive Officer), General Manager, Processed Foods Business Division; in charge of New Business Promotion Apr 2022 Representative Director, Executive Vice President (Executive Vice President Executive Officer), General Manager, Corporate Planning Headquarters; in charge of Central Research Institute, New Business Promotion and Hokkaido Project Promotion Apr 2023 Representative Director, President and Executive Officer Apr 2026 Chairman of the Board, Director; Chair of the Board of Directors (current)
1961-04-05
Fumio MAEDA
Representative Director, President and Executive Officer
Apr 1988 Joined the Company Oct 2002 Seconded to Suehiro Restaurant System Co., Ltd., as Representative Director, President Mar 2010 General Manager, Domestic Pork Department, Domestic Meat Business Division, Meat Business Headquarters Mar 2012 General Manager, Domestic Pork Department and Domestic Products Department, Domestic Meat Business Division, Meat Business Headquarters Jun 2012 General Manager, Domestic Pork Department, Domestic Products Department and Oil and Feed By-Products Department, Domestic Meat Business Division, Meat Business Headquarters Apr 2013 Executive Officer, General Manager, Domestic Meat Business Division, Meat Business Headquarters Apr 2016 Executive Officer, General Manager, Food and Logistics Business Division, Meat Business Headquarters Apr 2017 Executive Officer, General Manager, Ham and Sausage Business Division, Processed Foods Business Headquarters Apr 2018 Executive Officer, General Manager, Ham and Sausage Business Division and Delicatessen Products Business Division, Processed Foods Business Headquarters Apr 2019 Executive Officer, General Manager, Product Control Department, Processed Foods Business Headquarters Apr 2020 Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Headquarters; in charge of Central Research Institute Jun 2020 Director (Senior Managing Executive Officer), General Manager, Corporate Planning Headquarters; in charge of Central Research Institute Apr 2021 Director (Senior Managing Executive Officer), General Manager, Corporate Planning Headquarters; in charge of Central Research Institute and Hokkaido Project Promotion Apr 2022 Director (Managing Executive Officer), General Manager, Processed Foods Business Headquarters Apr 2023 Director (Managing Executive Officer), General Manager, Meat Business Headquarters Apr 2024 Director (Senior Managing Executive Officer), General Manager, Meat Business Headquarters Apr 2025 Director, Executive Vice President (Executive Vice President Executive Officer); in charge of Corporate Planning Department, Accounting and Finance Department and Growth Strategy Project Apr 2026 Representative Director, President and Executive Officer (current)
1965-11-30
Kohei AKIYAMA
Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer; in charge of General Affairs Department, Public Relations and Sustainability Department, Secretariat, Corporate Communication Project and Ideal Management Structure Project
Apr 1987 Joined the Company Apr 2015 General Manager, Human Resources Department, Corporate Headquarters Apr 2018 Executive Officer, General Manager, Human Resources Department, Corporate Headquarters Apr 2020 Executive Officer; in charge of Human Resources, Legal, General Affairs and Secretariat Departments Apr 2021 Executive Officer; in charge of Human Resources, Legal, General Affairs, IR and PR Departments and Secretariat; in charge of Corporate Communication Promotion Apr 2022 Managing Executive Officer; in charge of Human Resources, Legal, IR and PR, Secretariat, Internal Audit and Compliance Departments; Head of Group Audit and Supervisory Board Office; in charge of Corporate Communication Promotion Apr 2023 Managing Executive Officer; in charge of Human Resources, Legal, General Affairs, IR and PR Departments and Secretariat Jun 2023 Director (Managing Executive Officer); in charge of Human Resources, Legal, General Affairs, IR and PR Departments and Secretariat Apr 2025 Director (Managing Executive Officer); in charge of Human Resources, Legal, General Affairs, PR Department and Secretariat Apr 2026 Director (Senior Managing Executive Officer); in charge of General Affairs Department, Public Relations and Sustainability Department, Secretariat, Corporate Communication Project and Ideal Management Structure Project (current)
1964-06-21
Akiyuki ASAYAMA
Director, Executive Officer; in charge of Management Strategy Department, Accounting and Finance Department and Medium-Term Plan Project
Apr 1996 Joined the Company Apr 2020 General Manager, Frozen Pork Department, Imported Meat Business Division, Meat Business Headquarters Apr 2021 General Manager, Imported Products Department, Imported Meat Business Division, Meat Business Headquarters Apr 2022 Seconded to Nippon White Farm Co., Ltd., as Representative Director, President Apr 2024 Seconded to NH Foods Australia, as Director and Executive Vice President Apr 2025 Executive Officer, General Manager, Australia Business Division, Meat Business Headquarters; President and Director, NH Foods Australia Apr 2026 Executive Officer; in charge of Management Strategy Department, Accounting and Finance Department and Medium-Term Plan Project Jun 2026 Director (Executive Officer); in charge of Management Strategy Department, Accounting and Finance Department and Medium-Term Plan Project
1971-04-16
Yuko MIYAZAKI
Director
Apr 1996 Completed legal training at the Supreme Court of Japan; registered as attorney-at-law; joined Showa Law Office (now Jones Day) Dec 2001 Joined Asahi Koma Law Offices (now Nishimura & Asahi) Sep 2004 Joined Davis Wright Tremaine LLP (Seattle, U.S.A.) Jan 2005 Registered as attorney in the State of New York Apr 2006 Returned to Asahi Koma Law Offices (now Nishimura & Asahi) May 2007 General Manager, Legal Division, Dell K.K.; Japan Lead Legal Counsel Apr 2013 General Manager, Legal and Compliance Division, Alcon Japan Ltd. Apr 2014 Part-time Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Keio University Jul 2017 Executive Officer, General Counsel, 3M Japan Limited Jun 2021 Representative Director, President, 3M Japan Limited Jan 2024 Counsel, GIT Law Office (current) Jun 2024 Outside Director of the Company (current); Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Marubeni Corporation (current) Jun 2025 Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, Dream Incubator Inc. (current)
1969-12-17
Nobuo ODA
Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1987 Joined the Company Mar 2010 General Manager, Imported Frozen Foods Department, Imported Meat Business Division, Meat Business Headquarters Sep 2011 General Manager, Imported Frozen Foods Department and Imported Products Department, Imported Meat Business Division, Meat Business Headquarters Mar 2012 General Manager, Imported Frozen Foods Department and Frozen Beef Department, Imported Meat Business Division, Meat Business Headquarters Apr 2013 General Manager, Imported Frozen Foods Department and Imported Broiler Department, Imported Meat Business Division, Meat Business Headquarters Apr 2015 Executive Officer, General Manager, Management Control Department, Meat Business Headquarters; General Manager, Business Planning Office; General Manager, Meat Inspection Office Apr 2016 Executive Officer, General Manager, Delicatessen Products Business Division, Processed Foods Business Headquarters Apr 2018 Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Department Apr 2019 Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Department; in charge of Central Research Institute Apr 2020 Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Overseas Business Headquarters Apr 2021 Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Overseas Business Headquarters and Business Management Department Apr 2024 Managing Executive Officer; in charge of Group Strategy Promotion Division and Corporate Planning Department; Head of Tokyo Branch; in charge of Growth Strategy Project Apr 2025 Advisor Jun 2025 Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member (current)
1965-02-07
Yoshitaka HASEGAWA
Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1987 Joined the Company Apr 2016 General Manager, Accounting and Finance Department, Corporate Headquarters Apr 2021 Executive Officer, General Manager, Accounting and Finance Department; in charge of General Affairs Department Apr 2023 Executive Officer; in charge of Internal Audit Department and Compliance Department; Head of Group Audit and Supervisory Board Office Apr 2024 Managing Executive Officer; in charge of Internal Audit Department and Compliance Department; Head of Group Audit and Supervisory Board Office Apr 2026 Advisor Jun 2026 Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member
1963-02-26
Tokuji YAMAZAKI
Director
Apr 1985 Joined Meiji Seika Kaisha, Ltd. (now Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd.) Jul 1989 Joined Daiwa Securities Research Institute Co., Ltd. (now Daiwa Institute of Research Ltd.); Analyst, Corporate Research Department Apr 2001 Food Sector Analyst, Corporate Research Department, Daiwa Securities Research Institute Co., Ltd. Jan 2008 Food Sector Analyst, Corporate Research Department, Daiwa Securities SMBC Co., Ltd. (now Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd.) Feb 2015 Strategist, Investment Strategy Department, Daiwa Securities SMBC Co., Ltd. Oct 2015 Product Manager, Equity Research Department, Daiwa Securities SMBC Co., Ltd. Mar 2019 Retired from Daiwa Securities SMBC Co., Ltd. Jun 2019 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company Jun 2022 Outside Director of the Company (current)
1961-02-16
Masahiko KOYAMA
Director
Mar 1979 Joined Prince Hotels, Inc. (now Seibu Realty Solutions Co., Ltd.) Jun 2018 Representative Director, President and Executive Officer, Seibu Realty Solutions Co., Ltd. Dec 2021 Representative Director, Seibu Prince Hotels Worldwide Co., Ltd. Apr 2022 Representative Director, President and Executive Officer, Seibu Prince Hotels Worldwide Co., Ltd. Jul 2024 Advisor, Field Management Co., Ltd. (current) Apr 2025 Representative Director, President, NW Corporation (current) Jun 2025 Outside Director of the Company (current) Councilor, Japan Hotel Education Center (current) Councilor, Ritsumeikan Educational Foundation (current)
1956-04-09
Hiroko OTANI
Director
Apr 1987 Joined Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (now NTT, Inc.) Sep 2014 Executive Officer, Head of Marketing, Kellogg Japan LLC Mar 2019 Director and Executive Officer, Deputy Head of Marketing Strategy Headquarters, Lawson, Inc. Mar 2020 Executive Officer, Deputy Head of Marketing Strategy Headquarters and Deputy Head of Product Headquarters, Lawson, Inc. Mar 2022 Executive Officer, Head of CS Promotion Office, Lawson, Inc. Mar 2023 Director and Vice President, Häagen-Dazs Japan, Inc.; Managing Director, Japan, General Mills, Inc. Jun 2026 Outside Director of the Company
1964-11-25
Masayuki KITAGUCHI
Part-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Nov 1997 Joined Century Audit Corporation (now EY ShinNihon LLC) Apr 2002 Registered as Certified Public Accountant Jun 2003 Left ShinNihon & Co. (now EY ShinNihon LLC) Jul 2003 Principal, Kitaguchi Certified Public Accountant Office (current) Jan 2013 Registered as attorney-at-law, Osaka Bar Association; Principal, Kitaguchi Law Office Jan 2015 Representative, Shokyo Law Office (current) Jun 2016 Substitute Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company Jun 2019 Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current)
1967-04-28
Shigeru NISHIYAMA
Part-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1984 Joined Sanwa Audit Office (now Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC) Mar 1987 Registered as Certified Public Accountant Aug 1995 Left Tohmatsu & Co. (now Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC) Apr 2002 Associate Professor, Graduate School of Waseda University Apr 2006 Professor, Graduate School of Waseda University (current) Jun 2019 Substitute Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company Jun 2021 Outside Director, Tokyo Enesys Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2022 Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current) Feb 2026 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Money Forward, Inc. (current)
1961-10-27
Katsumi NAKAMURA
Part-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1993 Joined All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. Apr 1997 Dispatched to Institute of Fiscal and Monetary Policy, Ministry of Finance, International Exchange Office Apr 1999 Joined Legal Department, All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. Oct 2006 Registered as attorney-at-law; joined Kunihiro & Partners Dec 2007 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Nihon Nobel Co., Ltd. (current) Jan 2012 Partner, Kunihiro & Partners (current) Aug 2020 Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, U.M.C. Electronics Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2021 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Will Group, Inc. (current) Jun 2022 Substitute Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company Jun 2023 Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current)
1970-10-28
Large Shareholding Reports
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.
2026-05-07
1.78%
Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.
2026-04-06
8.64%→7.54%
Amova Asset Management Co., Ltd.
2025-09-19
3.56%→3.63%
Marathon Asset Management Limited
2025-08-07
5.18%
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd.
2025-08-04
1.86%→2.00%
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
TDnet
2026-08-07
Q1 Earnings Flash
TDnet
2026-08-03
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2027
EDINET
2026-06-23
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
EDINET
2026-05-07
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-04-06
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-02-06
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
TDnet
2026-02-02
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-11-10
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-09-19
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2025-08-07
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-08-07
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-08-04
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2025-08-01
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-06-24
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2025-02-07
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
TDnet
2025-01-31
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-11-08
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2024-08-08
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
TDnet
2024-08-01
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-06-26
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Mar 2024
EDINET
2024-02-08
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2023 – Dec 2023
EDINET
2023-11-08
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jul 2023 – Sep 2023
EDINET
2023-08-08
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Jun 2023
EDINET
2023-06-28
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2022 – Mar 2023
EDINET
2023-02-07
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2022 – Dec 2022
EDINET
2022-11-08
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-08-08
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINETAmended
2022-08-08
Amended Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2022-06-27
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2022-02-07
Quarterly Securities Report
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