Overview
Chemicals

UBE Corporation

UBE Corporation operates two core business segments: Chemicals and Machinery. The Chemicals segment encompasses functional materials (polyimide films, separation membranes, ceramics), resins and chemical products (nylon polymers, caprolactam, elastomers, C1 chemicals such as DMC and EMC, and high-performance coatings), with manufacturing and sales operations spanning Japan, Spain, Thailand, and the United States. The Machinery segment, led by UBE Machinery Corporation, produces and sells molding machines (die-casting machines, extrusion presses, injection molding machines) and industrial machinery globally. UBE holds the world's No. 1 share in polyimide films for COF applications in liquid crystal displays, and generates approximately 54% of its revenues from overseas markets.

Market Cap
¥316B
US$2.01B
EV
¥404B
US$2.58B
Stock¥3,248▲+0.65%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
8.4
x
LTM EV/EBIT
17.9
x
LTM PER
13.3
x
LTM PBR
0.7
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▲+17.5%pt
1001
Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
1Aug 10, 26Q1 FY2027/03 earnings announced
MC → EV Bridge
316BUS$2.01BMarket Cap338BUS$2.16B+ Debt65.3BUS$416M− Cash202BUS$1.29B− Inv. Sec.17.8BUS$114M+ NCI404BUS$2.58BEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
655US$4.18B'22/3495US$3.16B'23/3468US$2.99B'24/3487US$3.10B'25/3462US$2.95B'26/3
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
80.5US$514M'22/341.8US$267M'23/349.0US$313M'24/345.2US$288M'25/344.6US$285M'26/3
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
24.5US$156M'22/3-7.01-US$44.7M'23/329.0US$185M'24/3-4.82-US$30.7M'25/323.9US$152M'26/3
Capital Structure
57%
43%
EquityD/E 0.77xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▼ Net Debt
CashInv. Sec.Debt
141US$901M242US$1.54B'22/3230US$1.46B218US$1.39B'23/3260US$1.66B213US$1.36B'24/3341US$2.18B331US$2.11B'25/3290US$1.85B358US$2.28B'26/3
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 36.9%
1
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
18.73%
2
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
5.46%
3
Sumitomo Life Insurance Company (Standing Proxy: Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd.)
2.06%
4
Nomura Trust and Banking Co., Ltd. (Investment Trust Account)
1.87%
5
Nippon Life Insurance Company (Standing Proxy: The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd.)
1.65%
6
The Yamaguchi Bank, Ltd. (Standing Proxy: The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd.)
1.58%
7
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 505001 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
1.55%
8
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 385781 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
1.41%
9
BNYM AS AGT/CLTS 10 PERCENT (Standing Proxy: MUFG Bank, Ltd.)
1.35%
10
The Norinchukin Bank
1.27%
Management
12 officers
Masato IZUMIHARA
Chairman of the Board and Director
Apr 1983 Joined the Company Apr 2010 Executive Officer Jun 2011 Director and Executive Officer Apr 2013 Director and Managing Executive Officer Apr 2018 Senior Managing Executive Officer Jun 2018 Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer Apr 2019 Representative Director, President and President Executive Officer, CEO Apr 2025 Chairman of the Board and Director (current)
1961-01-08
Yuki NISHIDA
Representative Director, President
Apr 1987 Joined the Company Apr 2016 Executive Officer Apr 2019 Managing Executive Officer Apr 2022 Senior Managing Executive Officer Jun 2024 Representative Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer Apr 2025 Representative Director, President and President Executive Officer, CEO (current)
1962-01-16
Hirotaka ISHIKAWA
Representative Director
Apr 1989 Joined the Company Apr 2023 Executive Officer, CFO Jun 2023 Director and Executive Officer, CFO Apr 2025 Representative Director and Managing Executive Officer, CFO Jul 2025 Representative Director and Managing Executive Officer, CFO and CRO (current)
1965-09-14
Ryo KAWAMURA
Director
Apr 1991 Joined the Company Apr 2023 Executive Officer Apr 2024 Executive Officer, CRO and CCO Jun 2025 Director and Executive Officer, CRO and CCO Apr 2026 Director and Managing Executive Officer, CHRO and CCO (current)
1967-06-13
Shino NAKATA
Director
Apr 1990 Joined the Company Apr 2026 Executive Officer (current) Jun 2026 Director
1968-02-05
Takefumi FUKUMIZU
Director
Apr 1976 Joined the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (now Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry) Jun 2004 Director-General, Kinki Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry Jul 2006 Deputy Minister for Regional Economic and Industrial Affairs Jul 2007 Commissioner, Small and Medium Enterprise Agency (retired Jul 2008) Jul 2008 Executive Director, New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) Aug 2009 Deputy President, NEDO (retired Jul 2011) Apr 2013 Vice President, Nihon Alcohol Sangyo Co., Ltd. (retired Jun 2016) Feb 2017 President, Building Materials Testing Center Foundation Jun 2022 Director of the Company (current)
1952-02-25
Jiro MITSUOKA
Director
Apr 1980 Joined Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (now IHI Corporation) Apr 2010 Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager, Aerospace Business Division, IHI Apr 2013 Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Aerospace Business Division, IHI Jun 2014 Director and Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Aerospace Business Division, IHI Apr 2016 Representative Director, President and Chief Operating Officer, IHI Apr 2017 Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, IHI Apr 2020 Representative Director, Chairman and President, Chief Executive Officer, IHI Jun 2020 Representative Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, IHI Mar 2021 Representative Director, Japan Aero Engine Association (general incorporated foundation) (current) Apr 2021 Representative Director, Chairman, IHI May 2022 Representative Director, Japan Aerospace Industry Association (general incorporated association) (retired May 2024) Jun 2023 Director of the Company (current) Apr 2024 Director and Chairman, IHI Apr 2026 Director, IHI (scheduled to retire Jun 2026) Jun 2026 Senior Advisor, IHI
1954-10-13
Yuki KANZAKI
Director
Mar 1992 Joined Kirin Brewery Company, Limited (now Kirin Holdings Company, Limited) Mar 2015 Executive Officer, General Manager, Kobe Plant, Production Division, Kirin Brewery Mar 2017 Executive Officer, General Manager, Yokohama Plant, Production Division, Kirin Brewery Mar 2019 Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Yokohama Plant, Production Division, Kirin Brewery Mar 2020 Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Department, Kyowa Hakko Bio Co., Ltd. Jan 2022 Representative Director and President, Kyowa Hakko Bio Co., Ltd. Mar 2022 Managing Executive Officer, Kirin Holdings Company, Limited, and Representative Director and President, Kyowa Hakko Bio Co., Ltd. Mar 2025 Outside Director, Daifuku Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2025 Outside Director, Toyobo Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2026 Director of the Company
1963-04-24
Masayuki FUJII
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Apr 1985 Joined the Company Apr 2015 Executive Officer, Group CFO Apr 2019 Managing Executive Officer, CFO Jun 2019 Director and Managing Executive Officer, CFO Apr 2023 Director Jun 2023 Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) (current)
1963-03-09
Tamesaburo YAMAMOTO
Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Apr 1998 Professor, Faculty of Law, Keio University (retired Mar 2023) Jan 2006 Examiner, Certified Public Accountant Examination (retired Feb 2010) Nov 2006 Examiner, New Bar Examination (retired Oct 2007) Jun 2010 Director, Trust Law Association of Japan (retired Jun 2024) Oct 2015 Director, Japan Private Law Association (retired Oct 2019) Jun 2022 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company (current) Apr 2023 Professor Emeritus, Keio University (current)
1958-03-19
Tomoko SUZUKI
Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Oct 1996 Joined Tohmatsu Audit Corporation (now Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC) Sep 2003 Registered as Certified Public Accountant Aug 2005 Opened Tomoko Suzuki Certified Public Accountant Office, Representative (current) Mar 2006 Registered as Certified Tax Accountant Sep 2012 Director, Specified Nonprofit Corporation NPO Accounting and Tax Professionals Network Jul 2015 Supervisory Director, Ichigo Hotel REIT Investment Corporation (retired Oct 2024) Jun 2019 Outside Director, Bulldog Sauce Co., Ltd. (retired Jun 2023) Jun 2022 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company (current) Jun 2023 Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Member, Helios Techno Holding Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2024 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Sojitz Corporation (current)
1973-11-22
Tatsuya TANAKA
Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Apr 1980 Joined Fujitsu Limited Apr 2005 Director and Deputy General Manager, Fujitsu (China) Information Systems Co., Ltd. Apr 2012 Executive Officer, General Manager, Industry Business Division, Fujitsu Limited May 2013 Executive Officer, General Manager, Industry Business Division, Industry and Distribution Sales Group, Fujitsu Limited Apr 2014 Senior Managing Executive Officer, Head of Asia Region, Fujitsu Limited Jan 2015 Executive Vice President, Head of Asia Region, Fujitsu Limited Feb 2015 Executive Vice President, Fujitsu Limited Jun 2015 Representative Director and President, Fujitsu Limited Jun 2019 Director and Chairman, Fujitsu Limited Apr 2020 Director and Chairman, Fujitsu Marketing Limited Oct 2020 Director and Chairman, Fujitsu Japan Limited Jun 2021 Outside Director, Nippon Light Metal Holdings Company, Ltd. (current) Apr 2022 Senior Advisor, Fujitsu Japan Limited (retired Mar 2023) Dec 2022 Adviser, Tsukishima Kikai Co., Ltd. (now Tsukishima Holdings Co., Ltd.) Jun 2023 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company (current) Jul 2023 Outside Director, The Asahi Mutual Life Insurance Company (current) Jun 2025 Outside Director, Tsukishima Holdings Co., Ltd. (current)
1956-09-11
Large Shareholding Reports
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management Co., Ltd.
2026-10-21
3.30%→2.47%
Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.
2026-07-06
5.01%→5.89%
Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.
2026-04-21
4.97%→5.01%
Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.
2026-04-06
4.41%→4.97%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management Co., Ltd.
2025-09-19
3.00%→3.30%
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
EDINET
2026-10-21
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-08-07
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2027
EDINET
2026-07-06
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-06-18
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
EDINET
2026-04-21
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-04-06
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-02-04
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-11-11
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-09-19
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2025-08-05
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-06-20
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2025-02-05
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-11-11
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2024-08-05
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-06-21
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Mar 2024
EDINET
2024-02-09
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2023 – Dec 2023
EDINET
2023-11-10
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jul 2023 – Sep 2023
EDINETAmended
2023-09-08
Amended Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2022 – Mar 2023
EDINET
2023-08-10
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Jun 2023
EDINET
2023-06-29
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2022 – Mar 2023
EDINET
2023-02-09
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2022 – Dec 2022
EDINET
2022-11-10
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-08-10
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-06-29
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2022-02-09
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-11-09
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-08-11
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-06-29
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2021-02-08
Quarterly Securities Report
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