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Kirin Holdings Company,Limited

Kirin Holdings operates as a pure holding company overseeing four core business segments: Alcoholic Beverages (beer and low-alcohol drinks in Japan via Kirin Brewery, and in Oceania/North America via LION PTY LTD), Beverages (soft drinks in Japan via Kirin Beverage and Coca-Cola products in the U.S. via Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast), Pharmaceuticals (biopharmaceuticals via listed subsidiary Kyowa Kirin), and Health Science (nutritional supplements and health foods via FANCL, Blackmores, and Kyowa Hakko Bio). The group leverages its fermentation and biotechnology expertise across all four segments to create synergies between food, beverage, and life science businesses. With operations spanning Japan, Oceania, North America, Europe, and Southeast Asia, Kirin Holdings pursues a diversified portfolio strategy underpinned by its CSV (Creating Shared Value) management philosophy.

Market Cap
¥2,375B
US$15.1B
EV
¥3,444B
US$22.0B
Stock¥2,980.5▲+1.38%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
9.2
x
LTM EV/EBIT
11.6
x
LTM PER
12.1
x
LTM PBR
1.7
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▲+12.9%pt
100
Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
MC → EV Bridge
2,375BUS$15.1BMarket Cap923BUS$5.89B+ Debt168BUS$1.07B− Cash4.85BUS$30.9M− Inv. Sec.319BUS$2.03B+ NCI3,444BUS$22.0BEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
1,822US$11.6B'21/121,989US$12.7B'22/122,134US$13.6B'23/122,338US$14.9B'24/122,433US$15.5B'25/12
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
149US$952M'21/12202US$1.29B'22/12238US$1.51B'23/12221US$1.41B'24/12312US$1.99B'25/12
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
59.8US$381M'21/12111US$708M'22/12113US$719M'23/1258.2US$371M'24/12148US$941M'25/12
Capital Structure
60%
40%
EquityD/E 0.68xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▼ Net Debt
CashInv. Sec.Debt
149US$953M551US$3.52B'21/1288.1US$562M523US$3.34B'22/12131US$838M656US$4.19B'23/12119US$756M931US$5.94B'24/12125US$799M1,003US$6.40B'25/12
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 36.0%
1
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
16.03%
2
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
5.42%
3
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company (Standing Proxy: Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd.)
3.73%
4
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 505001 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
3.04%
5
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 385781 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
1.46%
6
SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.
1.45%
7
JPMorgan Securities Japan Co., Ltd.
1.36%
8
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 505103 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
1.25%
9
Japan Securities Finance Co.,Ltd.
1.18%
10
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account 4)
1.08%
Management
17 officers
Yoshinori ISOZAKI
Representative Director, Chairman and CEO
Apr 1977 Joined the Company Mar 2004 Director, San Miguel Corporation Mar 2007 General Manager, Corporate Planning Department, the Company Mar 2008 Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Department, the Company Mar 2009 Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Department, the Company Mar 2010 Managing Director, the Company (retired Mar 2012) Mar 2012 Representative Director, President, Kirin Brewery Company, Limited (retired Jan 2015) Jan 2013 Representative Director, President, Kirin Company, Limited Mar 2015 Representative Director, President, the Company Sep 2021 Representative Director, President, Kirin Brewery Company, Limited (retired Jan 2022) Mar 2024 Representative Director, Chairman and CEO, the Company (current)
1953-08-09
Kenji MINAKATA
Representative Director, President and COO
Apr 1984 Joined the Company Mar 2012 General Manager, Corporate Planning Department, Kirin Brewery Company, Limited Jan 2013 Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Department, Kirin Company, Limited; Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Department, Kirin Brewery Company, Limited Mar 2015 Managing Executive Officer, Director in charge of Group Management Strategy, the Company; Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Department, Kirin Company, Limited Mar 2016 Managing Executive Officer, the Company (retired Mar 2018) Apr 2016 President, Myanmar Brewery Limited Mar 2018 Representative Director, President, Kyowa Hakko Bio Co., Ltd. (retired Dec 2021) Mar 2020 Managing Executive Officer, the Company Mar 2022 Director, Managing Executive Officer, the Company; Director, Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd. Apr 2022 Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Health Science Business Division, the Company Aug 2023 Director, Blackmores Limited Mar 2024 Representative Director, President and COO, the Company (current)
1961-12-31
Junko TSUBOI
Director, Vice President
Apr 1985 Joined the Company Mar 2005 General Manager, Public Relations Department, Kirin Beverage Company, Limited Mar 2010 Representative Director, President, Yokohama Akarenga Co., Ltd. Mar 2012 General Manager, CSR Promotion Department and General Manager, Corporate Communications Department, the Company Nov 2012 General Manager, Corporate Communications Department, the Company Jan 2013 General Manager, Brand Strategy Department, CSV Division, Kirin Company, Limited Mar 2014 Executive Officer, General Manager, Brand Strategy Department, CSV Division, Kirin Company, Limited Mar 2019 Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Brand Strategy Department, the Company Jun 2020 Outside Director, FANCL Corporation Mar 2022 Managing Executive Officer, the Company Mar 2023 Director, Managing Executive Officer, the Company Mar 2024 Director, Vice President, the Company (current)
1962-08-08
Toru YOSHIMURA
Director, Managing Executive Officer
Apr 1988 Joined the Company Mar 2016 General Manager, Corporate Planning Department, Kirin Company, Limited Mar 2017 Director in charge of Group Alliance Strategy, the Company; Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Department, Kirin Company, Limited Mar 2018 Executive Officer, Director in charge of Group Alliance Strategy, the Company; Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Department, Kirin Company, Limited Mar 2019 Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Department, the Company; Director, Kirin Beverage Company, Limited Mar 2021 Director, Kirin Brewery Company, Limited Jan 2022 Managing Executive Officer, the Company; Representative Director, President, Kirin Beverage Company, Limited Mar 2024 Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Health Science Business Division, the Company (current) Director, Blackmores Limited
1964-06-08
Shinjiro AKIEDA
Director, Managing Executive Officer
Apr 1988 Joined the Company Mar 2010 Chairman and General Manager, Kirin Brewery Taiwan Co., Ltd. Mar 2013 Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Department, Mercian Corporation Mar 2015 Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Department, Kirin Beverage Company, Limited Mar 2017 Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Department, Kirin Beverage Company, Limited Mar 2018 Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Department, Kirin Brewery Company, Limited Mar 2019 Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Department, the Company Mar 2020 Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Department, and General Manager, DX Strategy Promotion Office, the Company Jan 2022 Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Department, the Company; Director, Kirin Brewery Company, Limited Mar 2022 Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Department, the Company Mar 2023 Managing Executive Officer, the Company Mar 2024 Director, Managing Executive Officer, the Company (current); Director, Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd. (current) Mar 2025 Director, LION PTY LTD
1965-07-18
Hiroyuki YANAGI
Director
Apr 1978 Joined Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. Mar 2010 Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. Jan 2018 Representative Director, Chairman, Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. Mar 2019 Outside Director, the Company (current); Outside Director, AGC Inc. (current) Mar 2021 Director, Chairman, Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. Jun 2021 Outside Director, Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. (current) Jan 2022 Director, Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. Mar 2022 Advisor, Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. Jun 2022 Outside Director, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (current)
1954-11-20
Noriko SHIONO
Director
Aug 1983 Joined Nihon New Media Co., Ltd. Mar 2010 Representative Director, President, SS Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Jan 2014 Representative Director, President, Konami Sports & Life Co., Ltd. May 2016 Director, Chairman, Konami Sports Co., Ltd. Oct 2017 Representative Director, President, Wydex Co., Ltd. Mar 2018 Outside Director, Kirin Company, Limited Mar 2019 Strategic Advisor, the Company Mar 2020 Outside Director, the Company (current) Jan 2024 Advisor, Wydex Co., Ltd. Jun 2024 Outside Director, Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd. (current); Outside Director, Bengo4.com, Inc. (current)
1960-10-18
Shinya KATANOSAKA
Director
Apr 1979 Joined All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. (now ANA Holdings Inc.) Apr 2013 Representative Director, Executive Vice President, All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. Apr 2015 Representative Director, President, All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. Jun 2020 Outside Director, Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. (current) Apr 2022 Representative Director, Chairman, ANA Holdings Inc. Mar 2023 Outside Director, the Company (current) Apr 2024 Director, Chairman, ANA Holdings Inc. (current)
1955-07-04
Yoshiko ANDO
Director
Apr 1982 Joined the Ministry of Labour Apr 2003 Vice Governor, Shiga Prefecture Jul 2006 Director, Employment Policy Division, Equal Employment, Children and Families Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Jul 2011 Director-General, Saitama Labour Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Jul 2013 Director-General, Labour Standards Compensation Department, Labour Standards Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Jul 2014 Director-General, Equal Employment, Children and Families Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Oct 2015 Senior Councillor for Policy Coordination (Labour), Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Jun 2016 Senior Councillor for Policy Coordination (Statistics and Information Policy), Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Jul 2017 Director-General for Human Resources Development, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Mar 2019 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company Jun 2019 Outside Director, Sanseiko Technologies Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2020 Outside Director, JFE Holdings, Inc. (current) Mar 2024 Outside Director, the Company (current)
1959-03-17
Shingo KONOMOTO
Director
Apr 1985 Joined Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. Jun 2015 Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. Apr 2016 Representative Director, President, Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. Jun 2019 Representative Director, Chairman and President, Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. Apr 2024 Representative Director, Chairman, Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. Jun 2024 Director, Chairman, Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. (current); Outside Director, Sony Group Corporation (current) Mar 2025 Outside Director, the Company (current)
1960-02-11
Naoko MIKAMI
Director
Apr 1983 Joined Ajinomoto Co., Inc. Jan 2010 Joined C'BON COSMETICS Co., Ltd. Jun 2019 Representative Director, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, C'BON COSMETICS Co., Ltd. Jun 2021 Outside Director, Showa Sangyo Co., Ltd. (current) Mar 2022 Outside Director, Earth Corporation (current) Mar 2024 Outside Director, Kuraray Co., Ltd. (current) Mar 2025 Outside Director, the Company (current)
1961-03-12
Kenichi FUJINAWA
Director
Apr 1980 Registered as attorney-at-law; joined Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu Oct 1988 Partner, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu Jan 2000 Partner, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu Jan 2004 Managing Partner, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu Jan 2015 Representative, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu Jan 2020 Senior Counsel, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu Mar 2022 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company Jan 2025 Established Fujinawa Law Office; attorney-at-law (current) Mar 2026 Outside Director, the Company (current)
1955-02-18
Toru ISHIKURA
Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1989 Joined the Company Mar 2015 General Manager, Technology Management Department, R&D Division, Kirin Company, Limited Apr 2015 General Manager, R&D Promotion Department, R&D Division, Kirin Company, Limited Mar 2018 Executive Officer, General Manager, R&D Promotion Department, R&D Division, Kirin Company, Limited Apr 2019 Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager, R&D Division, and General Manager, R&D Promotion Department, the Company Mar 2020 Director, Kyowa Hakko Bio Co., Ltd. Apr 2020 Executive Officer, General Manager, Health Business Promotion Office, Corporate Planning Department, the Company Apr 2022 Executive Officer, General Manager, Health Science Business Department, Health Science Business Division, the Company Mar 2023 Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company (current); Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd.
1963-11-30
Hajime KOBAYASHI
Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1989 Joined the Company Apr 2011 Director, General Manager, Corporate Planning Department, Interfood Shareholding Company Mar 2020 General Manager, Internal Audit Department, the Company Mar 2022 Executive Officer, General Manager, Internal Audit Department, the Company Mar 2024 Full-time Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd. Mar 2026 Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company (current)
1965-07-05
Kaoru KASHIMA
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Nov 1981 Joined Showa Ota & Co. (now EY ShinNihon LLC) Apr 1985 Registered as certified public accountant Jun 1996 Partner, Ota Showa & Co. (now EY ShinNihon LLC) Jun 2002 Senior Partner, ShinNihon & Co. (now EY ShinNihon LLC) Jul 2006 Human Resources, Human Resources Development Division, ShinNihon & Co. Sep 2010 Managing Director, in charge of Corporate Culture Promotion Office and Public Relations Office, ShinNihon LLC (now EY ShinNihon LLC) Jul 2012 Managing Director, Knowledge Division, ShinNihon LLC Jul 2013 Representative Director, President, EY Institute Co., Ltd. Jun 2019 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (now NTT, Inc.) Mar 2020 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company (current) Jun 2021 Outside Director, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. (now Mitsui Trust Group, Inc.) (current) Jun 2025 Outside Director, NTT, Inc. (current)
1958-01-20
Yoko TOCHI
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1987 Joined The Tokyo Bank, Ltd. (now MUFG Bank, Ltd.) Sep 1996 Joined the World Bank Group May 2001 Joined Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA Jan 2015 General Manager, Global Treasury & Investor Relations, Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA Mar 2018 Chief Staff, IR and Shareholder Group, Accounting Division, Toyota Motor Corporation Nov 2018 Joined SoftBank Group Corp.; Managing Director, General Manager, Investor Relations Department, Finance Division Feb 2020 Managing Partner, SoftBank Group International Ltd. Jun 2020 Outside Director, Nippon Sanyo Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2023 Outside Director, Rinnai Corporation (current) Mar 2024 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company (current)
1964-10-03
Tim LESTER
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Sep 1992 Joined Parker & Parker (now Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer) Aug 1993 Registered as attorney in Western Australia Jun 1995 Joined Hogan Lovells Feb 1996 Registered as solicitor in England and Wales and attorney in Hong Kong Mar 2004 Managing Partner, Hogan Lovells (Tokyo Office) Mar 2008 Joined Allens; Partner, Corporate Finance and Japan Practice Leader Mar 2015 Managing Partner, Hogan Lovells (Sydney and Perth Offices) Apr 2019 Established Jameson Boyce Partners Pty Ltd; Chairman of the Board (current) Apr 2025 Director, Bia Energy Solutions Ltd (current) Mar 2026 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company (current)
1968-08-09
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Disclosures
M&A / Other
2026-08-07
Primary Source Filings
EDINET
2026-10-06
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-08-25
中期経営計画
TDnet
2026-08-07
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FY ending Dec 2026
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2026-08-07
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Period: Jan 2026 – Dec 2026
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2026-08-07
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EDINETAmended
2026-08-03
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Period: Jan 2025 – Dec 2025
TDnet
2026-05-14
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Dec 2026
EDINET
2026-04-21
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-03-27
Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2025 – Dec 2025
EDINET
2026-03-18
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2025-11-11
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Dec 2025
EDINET
2025-09-19
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-08-08
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2025 – Dec 2025
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2025-05-13
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Dec 2025
EDINET
2025-03-28
Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
EDINET
2025-02-14
中期経営計画
EDINET
2025-02-14
中期経営計画
EDINET
2024-08-08
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
EDINET
2024-05-13
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jan 2024 – Mar 2024
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2024-03-28
Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2023 – Dec 2023
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2023-11-10
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jul 2023 – Sep 2023
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2023-08-09
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Jun 2023
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2023-05-12
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jan 2023 – Mar 2023
EDINET
2023-03-30
Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2022 – Dec 2022
EDINET
2022-11-11
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-08-10
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-05-13
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-03-30
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2021-11-11
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EDINET
2021-08-11
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