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Nissan Chemical Corporation

Nissan Chemical Corporation is a diversified specialty chemical company operating across four core segments: Chemicals (including basic chemicals and fine chemicals such as epoxy resins and disinfectants), Functional Materials (display materials including liquid crystal alignment films, semiconductor materials such as anti-reflective coatings, and inorganic colloids), Agricultural Chemicals (herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, and plant growth regulators), and Healthcare (active pharmaceutical ingredients for cholesterol treatments and contract pharmaceutical development via Finetech). The company leverages proprietary material science and biological science R&D capabilities to serve electronics, semiconductor, agrochemical, and pharmaceutical industries globally.

Market Cap
¥1,084B
US$6.91B
EV
¥1,062B
US$6.77B
Stock¥8,122▲+1.17%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
12.8
x
LTM EV/EBIT
15.7
x
LTM PER
20.6
x
LTM PBR
4.3
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▲+28.5%pt
1001
Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
1Feb 10, 26¥100B M&A framework announced for semiconductors
MC → EV Bridge
1,084BUS$6.91BMarket Cap44.3BUS$283M+ Debt35.2BUS$224M− Cash35.4BUS$225M− Inv. Sec.3.95BUS$25.2M+ NCI1,062BUS$6.77BEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
208US$1.33B'22/3228US$1.45B'23/3227US$1.45B'24/3251US$1.60B'25/3280US$1.78B'26/3
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
61.1US$390M'22/363.2US$403M'23/361.9US$395M'24/371.2US$454M'25/379.0US$504M'26/3
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
38.8US$247M'22/341.1US$262M'23/338.0US$243M'24/343.0US$275M'25/349.7US$317M'26/3
Capital Structure
85%
EquityD/E 0.18xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash
CashInv. Sec.Debt
64.9US$414M22.7US$145M'22/357.0US$363M27.3US$174M'23/348.9US$312M41.0US$261M'24/351.8US$330M40.5US$258M'25/368.2US$435M38.4US$245M'26/3
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 51.9%
1
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
24.93%
2
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
12.00%
3
Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. (Retirement Benefit Trust, Mizuho Bank, Ltd. Account; Re-trustee: Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd.)
4.07%
4
Nissan Chemical Corporation Business Partners' Stock Ownership Association
2.80%
5
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 505103 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
1.40%
6
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company
1.39%
7
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 385781 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
1.37%
8
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 505001 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
1.35%
9
HSBC HONG KONG-TREASURY SERVICES A/C ASIAN EQUITIES DERIVATIVES (Standing Proxy: The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Tokyo Branch)
1.29%
10
JPMorgan Securities Japan Co., Ltd.
1.26%
Management
14 officers
Kojiro KINOSHITA
Representative Director, Chairman
Apr 1977 Joined the Company Jun 2002 Director, General Manager, Corporate Planning Department Jun 2006 Managing Director, General Manager, Corporate Planning Department Jun 2008 Representative Director, President Apr 2021 Representative Director, Chairman (current)
1948-04-19
Shinsuke YAGI
Representative Director, President
Apr 1985 Joined the Company Apr 2013 Deputy General Manager, Onoda Plant Apr 2016 Executive Officer, Plant Manager, Sodegaura Plant Apr 2018 Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Production Technology Department Apr 2020 Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Production Technology Department Jun 2020 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Production Technology Department Apr 2021 Representative Director, President (current)
1962-06-13
Hideki DAIMON
Director, Vice President
Apr 1988 Joined The Industrial Bank of Japan, Ltd. (now Mizuho Bank, Ltd.) Apr 2014 General Manager, Trust Business Division IV, Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. Apr 2016 Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate & Institutional Business Department, Mizuho Bank, Ltd. Apr 2018 Managing Executive Officer, Director in charge of Branch Management, Mizuho Bank, Ltd. Apr 2020 Executive Officer, General Manager, Finance Department, the Company Apr 2022 Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Sustainability & IR Department Jun 2022 Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Sustainability & IR Department Apr 2023 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Sustainability & IR Department Apr 2024 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Finance Department Apr 2025 Director, Vice President (current)
1964-02-22
Motoaki ISHIKAWA
Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Functional Materials Business Division
Apr 1986 Joined the Company Jun 2009 General Manager, Display Materials Department, Electronic Materials Business Division Jun 2012 General Manager, Display Materials Research Department, Electronic Materials Research Laboratory Jun 2015 General Manager, Business Promotion Department, Functional Materials Business Division Apr 2016 Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager, Functional Materials Business Division, and General Manager, Business Promotion Department Apr 2020 Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Functional Materials Business Division Apr 2022 Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Functional Materials Business Division Jun 2022 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Functional Materials Business Division (current)
1964-01-23
Yuji SATO
Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Agrochemicals Business Division
Apr 1990 Joined the Company Mar 2013 General Manager, Overseas Department, Agrochemicals Business Division Apr 2018 General Manager, Overseas Headquarters, Agrochemicals Business Division Apr 2020 Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager, Agrochemicals Business Division, and General Manager, Overseas Headquarters Apr 2022 Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Agrochemicals Business Division Apr 2024 Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Agrochemicals Business Division Jun 2025 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Agrochemicals Business Division (current)
1965-11-12
Ken MATSUOKA
Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Department
May 1996 Joined the Company Apr 2017 Head, CSR & Public Relations Office, Corporate Planning Department Apr 2019 Executive Officer, General Manager, Internal Audit Department Apr 2021 Executive Officer, General Manager, Chemicals Business Division Apr 2022 Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Department Jun 2022 Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Department (current)
1965-03-13
Miyuki NAKAGAWA
Director
Apr 1990 Prosecutor, Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office Apr 2008 Counsellor, Judicial System Planning Division, Minister's Secretariat, Ministry of Justice Jan 2011 Councillor, Office of the Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat Apr 2013 Prosecutor, Tokyo High Public Prosecutors Office Aug 2013 General Affairs Head, Saitama District Public Prosecutors Office Apr 2015 Specially Appointed Professor, Graduate School of Law, Chuo University (seconded prosecutor) Mar 2019 Retired as Prosecutor Apr 2019 Registered as Attorney-at-Law Apr 2019 Professor, Graduate School of Law, Chuo University (current) May 2019 Opened Kosui Law Office (current) Jun 2019 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Nitto Kogyo Corporation (current) Jun 2021 Outside Director of the Company (current) Jun 2021 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, FANCL Corporation Jun 2022 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Shinsei Bank, Ltd. (now SBI Shinsei Bank, Ltd.) (current) Aug 2022 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, ASKUL Corporation Aug 2025 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), ASKUL Corporation (current)
1964-11-22
Wataru KAWASHIMA
Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1990 Joined the Company Jun 2020 General Manager, Health Promotion Office, Human Resources Department Apr 2021 Executive Officer, General Manager, Human Resources Department, and General Manager, Health Promotion Office (current)
1968-01-02
Kazunori KATAOKA
Director
Apr 1979 Research Assistant, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Tokyo Women's Medical University Aug 1988 Associate Professor, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Tokyo Women's Medical University Oct 1994 Professor, Faculty of Engineering Science, Tokyo University of Science Apr 1998 Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo Jul 2004 Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo Jul 2015 Center Director, Nano Medical Innovation Center, Kawasaki Foundation for Industrial Promotion (current) Apr 2016 Project Professor, The University of Tokyo Jun 2016 Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo (current) Jul 2016 Vice Chairman, Kawasaki Foundation for Industrial Promotion (current) Jun 2020 Outside Director of the Company (current) Jun 2020 Outside Director, NanoCarrier Co., Ltd. (now NANO Holdings Co., Ltd.)
1950-11-27
Yuko TAKEOKA
Director
Apr 2001 Research Assistant, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Sophia University Nov 2002 Researcher, PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency Apr 2006 Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Sophia University Apr 2010 Associate Professor, Department of Materials and Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Sophia University Apr 2018 Professor, Department of Materials and Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Sophia University (current) Apr 2023 Director, Research Promotion Center, Sophia University (current) Jun 2023 Outside Director of the Company (current)
1973-10-07
Itsuo HAMA
Director
Apr 1977 Joined Lion Yushi Co., Ltd. (now Lion Corporation) Mar 2008 Director, General Manager, Household Products Division, Lion Corporation Mar 2010 Managing Director, Lion Corporation; in charge of Healthcare, Household Products and Special Sales Divisions, and Advertising, Consumer Research, Distribution Policy and Sales Development Departments Jan 2012 Representative Director, President, Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, in charge of Risk Management, Lion Corporation Jan 2019 Representative Director, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, Lion Corporation Jun 2022 Outside Director, Nichirei Corporation (current) Mar 2023 Adviser, Lion Corporation (current) Jun 2025 Outside Director of the Company (current)
1954-03-14
Shigeru TAKAHAMA
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Oct 1986 Joined Chuo Aoyama Audit Corporation Mar 1990 Registered as Certified Public Accountant Sep 2006 Representative Partner, Asta Audit Corporation (now PwC Japan LLC) (currently Partner) Jul 2010 Head of Osaka Office, Asta Audit Corporation (now PwC Japan LLC) Jun 2013 President, Kinki Chapter, Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants Jul 2013 Vice President, Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants Jul 2019 Chairman, Ethics Committee, Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants Jun 2024 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current) Jul 2024 Opened Takahama Certified Public Accountant Office (current)
1964-01-22
Yukie KINUKAWA
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1988 Joined Fuji Bank, Ltd. (now Mizuho Bank, Ltd.) Aug 2004 General Manager, Market Sales Department IV, Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. Apr 2017 Executive Officer, General Manager, Nagoya Branch, Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. Apr 2019 Executive Officer, in charge of Retail & Corporate Business Division Sales, Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. Apr 2021 Representative Director, President, Mizuho Business Partner Co., Ltd. Jun 2023 Outside Director, Nagoya Bank, Ltd. (current) Apr 2025 Adviser, Mizuho Business Partner Co., Ltd. Jun 2025 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Riken Technos Corporation (current) Jun 2025 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current) Jun 2025 Outside Director, Takachiho Koeki Co., Ltd. (current)
1964-11-26
Yukimi OZEKI
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1999 Full-time Lecturer, Faculty of Economics, Nagasaki University Oct 1999 Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Nagasaki University Aug 2000 Visiting Scholar, University of Michigan Law School Apr 2004 Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Komazawa University Apr 2010 Professor, Seikei University Law School Sep 2015 Visiting Scholar, UC Berkeley School of Law Jun 2016 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. Jun 2019 Outside Director, Bourbon Corporation (current) Apr 2021 Professor, Graduate School of Law, Chuo University (current)
1970-09-13
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Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
TDnet
2026-08-07
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2027
EDINET
2026-06-24
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
EDINET
2026-05-15
中期経営計画
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2026-04-21
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-03-19
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-02-09
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-11-11
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-10-21
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-09-19
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2025-08-08
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-06-25
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
EDINETAmended
2025-06-25
Amended Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Mar 2024
EDINETAmended
2025-06-25
Amended Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2022 – Mar 2023
EDINET
2025-05-15
中期経営計画
EDINET
2025-05-15
中期経営計画
TDnet
2025-02-07
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-11-12
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2024-08-09
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-06-27
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Mar 2024
EDINET
2024-02-13
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2023 – Dec 2023
EDINET
2023-11-13
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jul 2023 – Sep 2023
EDINET
2023-08-10
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Jun 2023
EDINET
2023-06-28
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2022 – Mar 2023
EDINETAmended
2023-02-21
Amended Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jul 2022 – Sep 2022
EDINET
2023-02-13
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2022 – Dec 2022
EDINET
2022-11-14
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-08-12
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-06-28
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2022-05-01
中期経営計画
EDINET
2022-02-10
Quarterly Securities Report
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