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Kewpie Corporation

Kewpie Corporation is Japan's leading manufacturer and seller of mayonnaise, dressings, and processed food products, operating across retail (market), foodservice (institutional), and overseas segments. The company also produces egg-based ingredients, vinegar, salads and prepared foods, jams and fruit products (through Aohata), and hyaluronic acid and other fine chemicals derived from egg raw materials. With a strong brand heritage dating to 1925 and a growing international manufacturing and sales network spanning Asia, North America, and Europe, Kewpie leverages its proprietary egg-processing technology and brand recognition as key competitive strengths.

Market Cap
¥616B
US$3.93B
EV
¥538B
US$3.43B
Stock¥4,554▲+0.24%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
9.2
x
LTM EV/EBIT
13.0
x
LTM PER
23.9
x
LTM PBR
1.9
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▼-14.9%pt
100
Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
MC → EV Bridge
616BUS$3.93BMarket Cap29.7BUS$189M+ Debt57.4BUS$366M− Cash76.5BUS$488M− Inv. Sec.25.9BUS$165M+ NCI538BUS$3.43BEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
407US$2.60B'21/11430US$2.74B'22/11455US$2.90B'23/11484US$3.09B'24/11513US$3.27B'25/11
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
43.3US$276M'21/1141.5US$265M'22/1136.6US$234M'23/1151.9US$331M'24/1152.9US$337M'25/11
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
18.0US$115M'21/1116.0US$102M'22/1113.2US$84.0M'23/1121.4US$137M'24/1130.5US$195M'25/11
Capital Structure
92%
EquityD/E 0.09xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash
CashInv. Sec.Debt
102US$650M41.7US$266M'21/11103US$660M32.5US$207M'22/11116US$737M31.8US$203M'23/11129US$825M22.4US$143M'24/11121US$773M21.7US$138M'25/11
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 47.7%
1
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
13.13%
2
Nakajima Tou Shoten Co., Ltd.
8.40%
3
Tohka Co., Ltd.
8.16%
4
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
6.04%
5
Kieikai General Incorporated Foundation
3.12%
6
Nippon Life Insurance Company (Standing Proxy: The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd.)
2.24%
7
Nakatou Scholarship Foundation
1.83%
8
The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Limited (Standing Proxy: Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd.)
1.69%
9
Kewpie Corporation Stock Ownership Association
1.55%
10
T&A Co., Ltd.
1.50%
Management
14 officers
Shu NAKAJIMA
Director, Chairman of the Board of Directors; Chairman of the Brand Committee
Apr 1983 Nihon Kogyo Bank, Ltd. (now Mizuho Bank, Ltd.): joined Oct 1993 Nakajima Tou Shoten Co., Ltd.: joined; General Manager, Accounting Dept. Feb 1995 Nakajima Tou Shoten Co., Ltd.: Director Feb 1997 the Company: Director Jul 2000 the Company: General Manager, Legal Dept. Feb 2003 Nakajima Tou Shoten Co., Ltd.: Vice President Director Feb 2005 Nakajima Tou Shoten Co., Ltd.: Director; the Company: Managing Director; General Manager, Environment Office Jul 2005 the Company: General Manager, Social and Environmental Promotion Office Oct 2009 the Company: General Manager, CSR Promotion HQ Feb 2010 Nakajima Tou Shoten Co., Ltd.: President and Director Feb 2014 the Company: Senior Managing Director Feb 2016 the Company: Director and Chairman (current) Feb 2021 Nakajima Tou Shoten Co., Ltd.: Representative Director, President (current)
1959-09-26
Mitsuru TAKAMIYA
Representative Director, President and Executive Officer
Apr 1987 the Company: joined Jul 2005 the Company: General Manager, New Product Development Dept., Product Development HQ Jul 2012 the Company: General Manager, R&D HQ Feb 2013 the Company: Executive Officer Feb 2015 the Company: General Manager, Marketing HQ Feb 2017 the Company: in charge of Fine Chemicals Business Feb 2019 the Company: Senior Executive Officer Feb 2020 Kewpie Tamago Co., Ltd.: Representative Director, President Feb 2022 the Company: Representative Director (current) the Company: President and Executive Officer (current)
1961-04-22
Ryuta WATANABE
Director, Managing Executive Officer; in charge of Global SCM
Apr 1987 the Company: joined Feb 2012 the Company: General Manager, Production Control Dept., Production HQ Oct 2012 the Company: General Manager, Production Planning Dept., Production HQ Feb 2015 the Company: Deputy General Manager, Production HQ Feb 2016 the Company: Executive Officer; General Manager, Production HQ Feb 2021 the Company: Director (current); Senior Executive Officer; in charge of Production and Quality Feb 2024 the Company: Managing Executive Officer (current) the Company: in charge of SCM; in charge of Supply Chain Management Feb 2026 the Company: in charge of Global SCM (current)
1964-07-17
Shinichiro YAMAMOTO
Director, Managing Executive Officer; in charge of Corporate
Apr 1985 the Company: joined Jul 2005 Toh Kewpie Co., Ltd.: General Manager, Advertising Dept. Oct 2007 Toh Ad Kewpie Co., Ltd.: General Manager, Advertising Dept. Dec 2010 Toh Ad Kewpie Co., Ltd.: Representative Director, President Feb 2020 Nakajima Tou Shoten Co., Ltd.: Director Jun 2022 the Company: Senior Executive Officer; in charge of Customer Success Sep 2022 the Company: Deputy in charge of Corporate Feb 2025 the Company: Director (current); in charge of Corporate (current); General Manager, Management Planning HQ the Company: Managing Executive Officer (current)
1962-06-09
Shinya HAMASAKI
Director, Managing Executive Officer; in charge of Group Sales; General Manager, Aftermarket Market
Apr 1988 the Company: joined Jul 2010 the Company: General Manager, Kanto Branch Jul 2014 the Company: Deputy General Manager, Overseas HQ Jul 2016 the Company: General Manager, Overseas HQ Feb 2017 the Company: Executive Officer Feb 2021 the Company: Senior Executive Officer; in charge of Overseas Sep 2022 the Company: Deputy General Manager, Aftermarket Oct 2024 the Company: General Manager, Group Sales Feb 2025 the Company: Director (current); General Manager, Aftermarket (current); in charge of Group Sales (current) the Company: Managing Executive Officer (current)
1964-05-16
Hitoshi KASHIWAGI
Outside Director
Apr 1981 Nihon Recruit Center Co., Ltd. (now Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.): joined Apr 1994 Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.: General Manager, Finance Dept. Jun 1997 Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.: Director Jun 2001 Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.: Director and Managing Executive Officer Apr 2003 Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.: Representative Director and Managing Executive Officer (COO) Jun 2003 Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.: Representative Director, President and COO Apr 2004 Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.: Representative Director, President and CEO Apr 2012 Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.: Director, Senior Advisor Dec 2012 Suntory Beverage & Food International Co., Ltd.: Outside Director Mar 2016 ASICS Corporation: Outside Director May 2016 Matsuya Co., Ltd.: Outside Director (current) Jun 2018 Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings, Inc. (now TBS Holdings, Inc.): Outside Director Feb 2021 the Company: Outside Director (current)
1957-09-06
Kuniko NISHIKAWA
Outside Director
Feb 1996 Citibank, N.A.: joined Sep 2000 A.T. Kearney K.K.: joined Aug 2010 Super Nurse Co., Ltd.: Representative Director, President Aug 2010 First Star Healthcare Co., Ltd.: Representative Director, President (current) Apr 2013 Regional Economy Vitalization Corporation of Japan: Outside Director Jun 2013 Benesse MCM Co., Ltd.: Representative Director, President Jun 2015 OMRON Corporation: Outside Director May 2017 FRONTEO Healthcare Inc.: Representative Director, President Jun 2018 AIG Japan Holdings Co., Ltd.: Outside Corporate Auditor Jun 2020 The Gunma Bank, Ltd.: Outside Director (current) Sorast Co., Ltd.: Outside Director AIG Japan Holdings Co., Ltd.: Outside Director Apr 2022 Panasonic Corporation: Outside Director Feb 2024 the Company: Outside Director (current)
1962-07-09
Kyoichi SHINDO
Full-time Corporate Auditor
Apr 1986 the Company: joined Oct 2016 the Company: General Manager, Legal Dept., Management Planning HQ Feb 2023 the Company: Full-time Corporate Auditor (current)
1963-01-05
Yoshikazu ISONO
Full-time Corporate Auditor
Apr 1988 the Company: joined Jul 2013 the Company: General Manager, Processed Food Development Dept., Product Development Research Institute, R&D HQ Jul 2018 the Company: General Manager, Group R&D Promotion Dept., R&D HQ Jul 2021 the Company: Director, Food Creation Research Institute, R&D HQ Feb 2024 the Company: Executive Officer; General Manager, Intellectual Property Office Feb 2026 the Company: Full-time Corporate Auditor (current)
1964-07-03
Mika KUMAHIRA
Outside Corporate Auditor
Apr 1985 Kumahira Seisakusho Co., Ltd.: joined May 1989 Kumahira Seisakusho Co., Ltd.: Director Jun 1990 Tokyo Kumahira Co., Ltd.: Managing Director Apr 1993 The Bear Group Inc.: President and Director Apr 1997 Ateq Kumahira Co., Ltd.: Representative Director (current) Apr 2004 Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd.: Outside Director Apr 2011 Kumahira Security Foundation: Representative Director (current) Apr 2014 Showa Women's University Diversity Promotion Organization, Career College: Dean (current) Sep 2015 Institute for 21st Century Learning: Representative Director (current) Jun 2019 Nittan Valve Co., Ltd. (now NITTAN Corporation): Outside Director (current) Cybozu, Inc.: Outside Director (current) Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.: Outside Director (current) Jun 2025 the Company: Outside Corporate Auditor (current)
1960-09-22
Akihiro ITO
Outside Corporate Auditor
Apr 1983 Kirin Brewery Co., Ltd. (now Kirin Holdings Company, Limited): joined Jan 2013 Kirin Holdings Company, Limited: Executive Officer, Group Finance Director Mar 2014 Kirin Holdings Company, Limited: Director, CFO Mar 2015 Kirin Holdings Company, Limited: Director, Managing Executive Officer Apr 2016 Brasil Kirin: Director Mar 2018 Kirin Holdings Company, Limited: Full-time Corporate Auditor Jun 2022 Kameda Seika Co., Ltd.: Outside Corporate Auditor (current) Mar 2025 the Company: Outside Corporate Auditor (current) Lion Corporation: Outside Director (current)
1960-12-19
Tsuyoshi UNEMOTO
Outside Corporate Auditor
Apr 1989 Public Prosecutor: joined Jul 2009 Public Prosecutor: appointed (Nagoya District Public Prosecutors Office) Deputy Head, Special Investigation Dept., Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office Aug 2012 Head, Special Investigation Dept., Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office Jul 2014 Senior Instructor, Prosecutorial Instructors Office, Legal Training and Research Institute Apr 2016 Chief Public Prosecutor, Kanazawa District Public Prosecutors Office Jun 2017 Deputy Chief Public Prosecutor, Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office Nov 2019 Deputy Chief Prosecutor, Osaka High Public Prosecutors Office Apr 2021 Chief Public Prosecutor, Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office Jun 2022 Chief Prosecutor, Takamatsu High Public Prosecutors Office Nov 2023 Registered as attorney-at-law (Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association) (current) Ohashi Law Office: joined (current) Jun 2025 Sony Life Insurance Co., Ltd.: Outside Director (current) Feb 2026 the Company: Outside Director (current)
1960-07-17
Atsuko FUKUSHIMA
Outside Director
Apr 1985 Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting Co., Ltd.: joined Apr 1988 NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation): Contract Newscaster Oct 1993 Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc. (now TBS Television, Inc.): Contract Newscaster Apr 2005 TV Tokyo Corporation: Newscaster for Economic Programs Apr 2006 Shimane University (national university corporation): Member, Management Council Dec 2006 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (now Panasonic Holdings Corporation): Management Advisor Jul 2012 Hulic Co., Ltd.: Outside Director (current) Jun 2015 Nagoya Railroad Co., Ltd.: Outside Director Jun 2015 Calbee, Inc.: Outside Director Oct 2017 Resona Future Foundation: Director (current) Member, Forestry Council, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Feb 2022 the Company: Outside Director (current)
1962-01-17
Harold George MAY
Outside Director
Jan 1987 Nihon Lever K.K. (now Unilever Japan K.K.): joined Apr 1990 Heineken Japan K.K.: joined Apr 2000 Sunstar Inc.: Executive Officer, Oral Care Business Sep 2006 Coca-Cola (Japan) Company, Limited: Vice President; Head of Marketing HQ Jun 2015 Takara Tomy Co., Ltd.: Representative Director, President and CEO May 2018 New Japan Pro-Wrestling Co., Ltd.: Representative Director, President and CEO Mar 2019 Earth Corporation: Outside Director (current) Nov 2020 Sanrio Co., Ltd.: Advisor Dec 2021 Arinamin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.: Outside Director Dec 2021 COLOPL, Inc.: Outside Director Apr 2022 Panasonic Corporation: Outside Director Dec 2022 the Company: Advisor Apr 2025 the Company: Outside Director (current) Panasonic Corporation: Advisor (current)
1963-12-04
Large Shareholding Reports
Nakashima Tadashi Shoten Co., Ltd.
2026-05-19
8.09%→8.09%
Correction filing (name/detail fix only) — ratio carried over from the original filing
Annual report (as of 2026-05-31): 8.40%
Nakashima Tadashi Shoten Co., Ltd.
2026-05-08
8.09%→8.09%
Annual report (as of 2026-05-31): 8.40%
Nakashima Tadashi Shoten Co., Ltd.
2026-03-04
7.98%→8.09%
Annual report (as of 2026-05-31): 8.40%
Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.
2025-11-21
4.36%→4.29%
Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.
2025-10-21
4.30%→4.36%
Amova Asset Management Co., Ltd.
2025-09-19
1.09%→2.07%
Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.
2025-09-19
4.52%→4.30%
Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.
2025-08-21
4.71%→4.52%
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
TDnet
2026-10-08
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Nov 2026
EDINET
2026-07-13
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Dec 2025 – Nov 2026
TDnet
2026-07-09
Q2 Earnings Flash
FY ending Nov 2026
EDINETAmended
2026-05-19
Change Report
EDINET
2026-05-08
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-04-09
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Nov 2026
EDINET
2026-03-04
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-02-24
Annual Securities Report
Period: Dec 2024 – Nov 2025
EDINET
2025-11-21
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-10-21
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2025-10-02
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Nov 2025
EDINET
2025-09-19
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-09-19
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-08-21
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-07-14
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Dec 2024 – Nov 2025
TDnet
2025-04-03
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Nov 2025
EDINET
2025-02-28
Annual Securities Report
Period: Dec 2023 – Nov 2024
EDINET
2024-07-12
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Mar 2024 – May 2024
EDINET
2024-04-12
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Dec 2023 – Feb 2024
EDINET
2024-02-29
Annual Securities Report
Period: Dec 2022 – Nov 2023
EDINETAmended
2024-02-29
Amended Annual Securities Report
Period: Dec 2021 – Nov 2022
TDnet
2024-01-10
Full-Year Earnings Flash
FY ending Nov 2023
EDINET
2023-10-13
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jun 2023 – Aug 2023
EDINET
2023-07-14
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Mar 2023 – May 2023
EDINET
2023-04-14
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Dec 2022 – Feb 2023
EDINETAmended
2023-04-06
Amended Annual Securities Report
Period: Dec 2021 – Nov 2022
EDINET
2023-02-24
Annual Securities Report
Period: Dec 2021 – Nov 2022
EDINETAmended
2023-02-06
Amended Annual Securities Report
Period: Dec 2020 – Nov 2021
EDINETAmended
2023-02-06
Amended Annual Securities Report
Period: Dec 2019 – Nov 2020
EDINETAmended
2023-02-06
Amended Annual Securities Report
Period: Dec 2016 – Nov 2017
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