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Lion Corporation

Lion Corporation is a leading Japanese consumer goods company that develops, manufactures, and markets daily-use products including oral care (toothbrushes, toothpaste), household cleaners (dishwashing, laundry, bathroom), personal care products, and pharmaceuticals (e.g., Bufferin). The company serves mass-market consumers primarily through retail channels in Japan and across Asia, with a strong focus on improving everyday habits and health through science-backed product innovation. Lion's competitive strengths lie in its deep consumer research capabilities, well-established brand portfolio, and integrated R&D platform spanning oral health, hygiene, and surface care.

Market Cap
¥510B
US$3.25B
EV
¥467B
US$2.98B
Stock¥1,844▲+0.71%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
7.0
x
LTM EV/EBIT
10.1
x
LTM PER
15.8
x
LTM PBR
1.5
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▼-2.9%pt
10012
Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
1Mar 3, 26Market-wide: TOPIX -3.2% decline
2Aug 10, 26Q2 FY2026/12 earnings announced
MC → EV Bridge
510BUS$3.25BMarket Cap31.8BUS$203M+ Debt83.4BUS$532M− Cash17.3BUS$110M− Inv. Sec.25.8BUS$165M+ NCI467BUS$2.98BEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
366US$2.34B'21/12390US$2.49B'22/12403US$2.57B'23/12413US$2.63B'24/12422US$2.69B'25/12
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
45.4US$290M'21/1246.5US$297M'22/1240.7US$260M'23/1249.5US$316M'24/1257.5US$367M'25/12
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
23.8US$152M'21/1221.9US$140M'22/1214.6US$93.3M'23/1221.2US$135M'24/1231.0US$198M'25/12
Capital Structure
91%
EquityD/E 0.10xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash
CashInv. Sec.Debt
97.3US$620M6.57US$41.9M'21/12101US$645M30.6US$195M'22/1285.5US$545M30.2US$193M'23/12102US$652M29.7US$190M'24/1288.1US$562M28.3US$180M'25/12
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 40.1%
1
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
13.17%
2
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
10.50%
3
JAPAN ACTIVATION CAPITAL I L.P. (Standing Proxy: MUFG Bank, Ltd.)
4.48%
4
Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. (Retirement Benefit Trust, Mizuho Bank, Ltd. Account; Re-trustee: Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd.)
2.98%
5
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 505001 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
2.77%
6
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company (Standing Proxy: Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd.)
1.33%
7
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 385781 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
1.29%
8
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 505103 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
1.28%
9
BNY GCM CLIENT ACCOUNT JPRD AC ISG (FE-AC; Standing Proxy: MUFG Bank, Ltd.)
1.13%
10
Dai Nippon Printing Co.,Ltd.
1.13%
Management
16 officers
Masayuki TAKEMORI
Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
Apr 1993 Joined the Company Jan 2014 Brand Manager, Fabric Care Business Division, Health & Home Care Business Headquarters Jan 2018 General Manager, Fabric Care Business Division, Health & Home Care Business Headquarters Jan 2021 Executive Officer; Head of Health & Home Care Business Headquarters Jan 2022 Senior Executive Officer; Head of Health & Home Care Business Headquarters Mar 2023 Representative Director and President Executive Officer; Chief Operating Officer Mar 2024 Representative Director and President Executive Officer; Chief Executive Officer (current)
1970-02-24
Kengo FUKUDA
Representative Director and Vice President Executive Officer; in charge of Corporate Planning, Accounting, Human Resources, Corporate Support, Reliability Assurance, Public Relations, and Global Oral Healthcare Business Development Center; Risk Management; Corporate Ethics
Apr 1987 Joined the Company Jan 2014 General Manager, Corporate Planning Department Jan 2017 Executive Officer; Head of Business Strategy Headquarters Jan 2020 Executive Officer; Representative Director and President, Lion Hygiene Co., Ltd. Jan 2022 Senior Executive Officer; Assistant to the President Mar 2022 Director and Executive Officer; in charge of Risk Management, Corporate Planning, Accounting, Customer Center, Reliability Assurance, and Legal Affairs Jan 2023 Director and Executive Officer; in charge of Risk Management, Corporate Planning, Accounting, Customer Center, Reliability Assurance, and Legal Affairs Mar 2023 Director and Senior Executive Officer; in charge of Accounting (shared), Risk Management, Corporate Planning, Customer Center, Reliability Assurance, and Legal Affairs Jan 2025 Director and Senior Executive Officer; in charge of Corporate Planning, Accounting, Customer Center, Reliability Assurance, and Legal Affairs (shared); Risk Management Mar 2025 Representative Director and Vice President Executive Officer; in charge of Corporate Planning, Accounting, Human Resources Development Center, General Affairs, Management Support, Sustainability Promotion, Reliability Assurance, and Legal Affairs (shared); Risk Management; Corporate Ethics Jan 2026 Representative Director and Vice President Executive Officer; in charge of Corporate Planning, Accounting, Human Resources, Corporate Support, Reliability Assurance, Public Relations, and Global Oral Healthcare Business Development Center (shared); Risk Management; Corporate Ethics (current)
1965-04-01
Hitoshi SUZUKI
Representative Director and Vice President Executive Officer; in charge of Overseas Business Unit (shared) and overseas business overall
Apr 1985 Joined the Company Jan 2014 Deputy General Manager, International Business Headquarters; General Manager, Second Business Promotion Department Jan 2015 Deputy General Manager, International Business Headquarters; Head of New Area Preparation Office Jan 2016 Executive Officer; Head of International Business Headquarters; Head of Oleochemical Business Promotion Office; Head of New Area Preparation Office Jan 2017 Executive Officer; Head of International Business Headquarters; General Manager, Corporate Strategy Department May 2017 Executive Officer; Head of International Business Headquarters Mar 2019 Senior Executive Officer; Head of International Business Headquarters Mar 2021 Director and Executive Officer; in charge of International Business Headquarters (shared) Jan 2023 Director and Executive Officer; in charge of overseas business overall, Northeast Asia Business Headquarters (shared), Southeast and South Asia Business Headquarters (shared), and Overseas Strategy Planning Department Mar 2023 Director and Vice President Executive Officer; in charge of Overseas Strategy Planning Department, Northeast Asia Business Headquarters, and Southeast and South Asia Business Headquarters (shared), and overseas business overall Jan 2024 Director and Vice President Executive Officer; in charge of Northeast Asia Business Headquarters and Southeast and South Asia Business Headquarters (shared), and overseas business overall Mar 2025 Representative Director and Vice President Executive Officer; in charge of Northeast Asia Business Headquarters and Southeast and South Asia Business Headquarters (shared), and overseas business overall Jan 2026 Representative Director and Vice President Executive Officer; in charge of Overseas Business Unit (shared) and overseas business overall (current) Concurrent positions: Representative, Southern Lion Sdn. Bhd.; Representative, PNB Consolidated Pty Ltd
1963-03-24
Fumitomo NORITAKE
Director and Senior Executive Officer; in charge of Digital Strategy Department, Production Technology Center (shared), and Chemicals Business overall
Apr 1988 Joined the Company Jan 2012 General Manager, Mail-Order Business Department, Specialty Sales Business Headquarters Jan 2016 Executive Officer; Head of Wellness Direct Business Headquarters; General Manager, Sales Promotion Department Jan 2017 Executive Officer; Head of Wellness Direct Business Headquarters Jan 2018 Executive Officer; Head of Research & Development Headquarters Jan 2019 Executive Officer; in charge of Chemicals Business overall, Head of Research & Development Headquarters, Intellectual Property Department, and Safety & Disaster Prevention Office Mar 2019 Director and Executive Officer; in charge of SCM Headquarters (shared), Production Technology Research Headquarters (shared), Procurement Headquarters (shared), Production Headquarters (shared), Chemicals Business overall, Head of Research & Development Headquarters, Intellectual Property Department, and Safety & Disaster Prevention Office Jan 2020 Director and Executive Officer; in charge of SCM Headquarters, Production Technology Research Headquarters, Procurement Headquarters, Research & Development Headquarters (shared), Production Headquarters (shared), Chemicals Business overall, Intellectual Property Department, and Safety & Disaster Prevention Office Jan 2021 Director and Executive Officer; in charge of SCM Headquarters, Production Technology Research Headquarters, Procurement Headquarters, Research & Development Headquarters (shared), Production Headquarters (shared), Chemicals Business overall, DX Promotion Department, Intellectual Property Department, and Safety & Disaster Prevention Office Jan 2022 Director and Executive Officer; in charge of Supply Chain Planning Headquarters (shared), Manufacturing Innovation Headquarters (shared), Procurement Headquarters (shared), Research & Development Headquarters (shared), Production & Logistics Headquarters (shared), Chemicals Business overall, DX Promotion Department, Intellectual Property Department, and Safety & Disaster Prevention Office Jan 2023 Director and Executive Officer; in charge of Supply Chain Planning Headquarters (shared), Manufacturing Innovation Headquarters (shared), Procurement Headquarters (shared), Research & Development Headquarters (shared), Production & Logistics Headquarters (shared), Chemicals Business overall, Digital Strategy Department, Intellectual Property Department, and Safety & Disaster Prevention Office Mar 2023 Director and Senior Executive Officer; in charge of Supply Chain Planning Headquarters, Manufacturing Innovation Headquarters, Procurement Headquarters, Research & Development Headquarters, Production & Logistics Headquarters (shared), Chemicals Business overall, Digital Strategy Department, Intellectual Property Department, and Safety & Disaster Prevention Office Apr 2024 Director and Senior Executive Officer; in charge of Digital Strategy Department, Supply Chain Planning Headquarters, Manufacturing Innovation Headquarters, Procurement Headquarters, Research & Development Headquarters, Production & Logistics Headquarters (shared), Chemicals Business overall, Intellectual Property Department, and Safety & Disaster Prevention Office Jan 2025 Director and Senior Executive Officer; in charge of Digital Strategy Department, Intellectual Property Department, Supply Chain Planning Headquarters, Manufacturing Innovation Headquarters, Procurement Headquarters, Research & Development Headquarters, Production & Logistics Headquarters (shared), and Chemicals Business overall Mar 2025 Director and Senior Executive Officer; in charge of Digital Strategy Department, Supply Chain Planning Headquarters, Production & Logistics Headquarters (shared), and Chemicals Business overall Jan 2026 Director and Senior Executive Officer; in charge of Digital Strategy Department, Production Technology Center (shared), and Chemicals Business overall (current)
1963-08-20
Ayako SUZUKI
Director and Senior Executive Officer; in charge of Research & Technology Center (shared), Legal & Intellectual Property Department, and Marketing Design Center
Apr 1997 Joined the Company Nov 2008 Joined The Coca-Cola Company (Japan) Feb 2010 Rejoined the Company Aug 2012 Brand Manager, Living Care Business Division, Health & Home Care Business Headquarters Jan 2019 Director, Living Care Research Laboratories, Research & Development Headquarters Jan 2022 Director, Fabric Care Research Laboratories, Research & Development Headquarters Jan 2023 Executive Officer; Head of Research & Development Headquarters Jan 2025 Senior Executive Officer; in charge of Intellectual Property Department; Head of Research & Development Headquarters Mar 2025 Director and Senior Executive Officer; in charge of Manufacturing Innovation Headquarters, Procurement Headquarters, Research & Development Headquarters (shared), and Intellectual Property Department Jan 2026 Director and Senior Executive Officer; in charge of Research & Technology Center (shared), Legal & Intellectual Property Department, and Marketing Design Center (current)
1972-08-31
Takayuki KAWANISHI
Director and Executive Officer; in charge of Domestic Business Unit (shared)
Apr 1989 Joined the Company Jan 2014 General Manager, Business Management Department, Health & Home Care Business Headquarters Mar 2019 General Manager, Business Management Department, Health & Home Care Business Headquarters; Director, Cross-Border Business Promotion Office Jan 2020 Deputy Head, Health & Home Care Business Headquarters; General Manager, Business Management Department; Director, Cross-Border Business Promotion Office Jan 2021 Deputy Head, Health & Home Care Business Headquarters; General Manager, Business Management Department Jan 2022 Head of Business Development Center; General Manager Jan 2025 Executive Officer; Special Assignment to the President; in charge of Corporate Communications Center, Customer Center, and Global Oral Healthcare Business Development Department Mar 2025 Director and Executive Officer; in charge of Business Development Center, Health & Home Care Business Headquarters (shared), Corporate Communications Center, Customer Center, and Global Oral Healthcare Business Development Department Jan 2026 Director and Executive Officer; in charge of Domestic Business Unit (shared) (current)
1967-02-02
Masatoshi MATSUZAKI
Director; Chairman of the Board of Directors
Apr 1976 Joined Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd. (now Konica Minolta, Inc.) Oct 2003 Director, Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc. Apr 2005 Executive Officer, Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. (now Konica Minolta, Inc.); President and Representative Director, Konica Minolta Technology Center, Inc. Apr 2006 Managing Executive Officer, Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. (now Konica Minolta, Inc.) Jun 2006 Director and Managing Executive Officer, Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. Apr 2009 Director and Representative Executive Officer, President, Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. Apr 2014 Director and Chairman of the Board, Konica Minolta, Inc. May 2016 Outside Director, Ichigo Inc. Jun 2016 Outside Director, Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.; Outside Director, Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. Jan 2019 Member, Advisory Committee, the Company Jun 2019 Outside Director and Chairman of the Board, LIXIL Group Corporation (now LIXIL Corporation) Jun 2022 Special Advisor, Konica Minolta, Inc. Mar 2023 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company Jun 2023 Honorary Advisor, Konica Minolta, Inc. (current) Mar 2025 Outside Director and Chairman of the Board, the Company (current) Concurrent positions: Outside Director and Chairman of the Board, Ushio Inc.
1950-07-21
Kazunari UCHIDA
Director
Jan 1985 Joined Boston Consulting Group Jun 2000 Japan Representative, Boston Consulting Group Mar 2006 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Suntory Holdings Limited Apr 2006 Professor, Faculty of Commerce, Waseda University Feb 2012 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Kewpie Corporation Jun 2012 Outside Director, Mitsui-Soko Holdings Co., Ltd.; Outside Director, Lifenet Insurance Company Aug 2012 Outside Director, ERI Holdings Co., Ltd. Feb 2015 Outside Director, Kewpie Corporation Mar 2016 Outside Director, the Company (current) Apr 2022 Professor Emeritus, Waseda University (current) Concurrent positions: Outside Director, Brother Industries, Ltd.
1951-10-31
Takashi SHIRAISHI
Director
Jun 1979 Associate Professor, Department of International Relations, College of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo Jan 1996 Professor, Department of Asian Studies and Department of History, Cornell University Jul 1996 Professor, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University Apr 2005 Professor and Vice President, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) May 2007 Director, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) Jan 2009 Member, Council for Science and Technology, Cabinet Office Apr 2011 President, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) Jan 2013 Member, Advisory Committee, the Company Mar 2017 Outside Director, the Company (current) Apr 2017 Special Visiting Professor, Ritsumeikan University May 2017 Professor Emeritus, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) (current) Apr 2018 President, Kumamoto Prefectural University Mar 2024 Special Distinguished Professor, Kumamoto Prefectural University (current)
1950-02-22
Takako SUGAYA
Director
Oct 2002 Registered as attorney-at-law (Daini Tokyo Bar Association); joined Yamada Hideo Law Office (now Yamada & Ozaki Law Office) Apr 2010 Associate Professor, Graduate School of Law, Toin Yokohama University, Toin Gakuen Jun 2018 Outside Director, Haruyama Holdings Inc. Mar 2019 Outside Director, the Company (current) Jan 2024 Established Sugaya Partners Law Office; Representative Attorney (current) Concurrent positions: Outside Director, Kyokuto Securities Co., Ltd.
1972-09-20
Reiko YASUE
Director
Apr 1991 Joined Matsushita Electric Information Systems Nagoya Laboratory (now Panasonic Advanced Technology Co., Ltd.) Dec 1999 Joined Motorola, Inc. Jun 2004 Joined Seven Networks, Inc. Sep 2005 Joined Qualcomm Inc. Jul 2009 Joined Fuji Soft Inc. Apr 2015 Managing Executive Officer, Fuji Soft Inc. Jan 2018 Joined CyberNet Systems Co., Ltd.; Vice President Executive Officer Mar 2018 Representative Director and Vice President Executive Officer, CyberNet Systems Co., Ltd. Mar 2019 Representative Director, President and Executive Officer, Chief Executive Officer, CyberNet Systems Co., Ltd. Jan 2020 Representative Director, President and Executive Officer, CyberNet Systems Co., Ltd. Mar 2021 Outside Director, the Company (current) Mar 2024 Advisor, JSR Corporation Jun 2024 Senior Executive Officer, JSR Corporation (current) Concurrent positions: Outside Director, Takara Tomy Co., Ltd.; Outside Director, Dentsu Soken Inc.
1968-01-26
Naoki MIIDERA
Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1986 Joined the Company Apr 2013 Special Assignment Manager, Business Planning Department Jan 2017 Special Assignment Manager, Business Planning Department, Business Strategy Headquarters Jan 2019 General Manager, Legal Affairs Department; Special Assignment Manager, Business Planning Department, Business Strategy Headquarters Aug 2019 General Manager, Legal Affairs Department Jan 2023 Special Assignment to the President Mar 2023 Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member (current)
1963-11-19
Yoshitada ISHII
Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1986 Joined the Company Aug 2020 Acting General Manager, Accounting Department Aug 2022 Accounting Department Jan 2023 Special Assignment to the President Mar 2023 Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member (current)
1963-06-03
Akemi SUNAGA
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Oct 1989 Joined Aoyama Audit Corporation (now PwC Japan LLC) Feb 1991 Joined Chuo Audit Corporation Aug 1993 Registered as Certified Public Accountant Oct 1994 Registered as Certified Tax Accountant Nov 1994 Opened Sunaga CPA Office; Director (current) Nov 1996 Established Marunouchi Business Consulting Co., Ltd.; Representative Director (current) Jan 2012 Established Marunouchi Business Consulting Tax Corporation; Representative Partner (current) Jun 2016 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Matsumotokiyoshi Holdings Co., Ltd. Jun 2017 Chief Representative Partner, Marunouchi Audit Corporation Mar 2019 Substitute Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company Jan 2022 Representative Partner, Marunouchi Audit Corporation (current) Mar 2023 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company (current) Concurrent positions: Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Ushio Inc.; Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Yomeishu Seizo Co., Ltd.; Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Prima Meat Packers, Ltd.; Outside Director, Kayaba Corporation
1961-08-14
Akihiro ITO
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1983 Joined Kirin Brewery Company, Limited (now Kirin Holdings Company, Limited) Jan 2013 Executive Officer and Group Finance Director, Kirin Holdings Company, Limited Mar 2014 Director and CFO, Kirin Holdings Company, Limited Mar 2015 Director and Managing Executive Officer, Kirin Holdings Company, Limited Mar 2018 Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Kirin Holdings Company, Limited Mar 2025 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company (current) Concurrent positions: Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Kameda Seika Co., Ltd.; Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Kewpie Corporation
1960-12-19
Yumiko HIRAI
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1982 Joined Suntory Ltd. (now Suntory Holdings Limited) Apr 2015 Representative Director and President, Suntory Publicity Service Ltd. Apr 2018 Representative Director and President, Sunrive Co., Ltd. (now Suntory Field Expert Ltd.) Jan 2020 Representative Director and President, Haagen-Dazs Japan, Inc. Mar 2025 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company (current)
1960-03-30
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