Overview
Machinery

KITZ CORPORATION

KITZ Corporation is a comprehensive valve manufacturer that designs, manufactures, and sells a wide range of industrial valves including ball valves, butterfly valves, gate/globe/check valves, diaphragm valves, and bellows valves across various materials such as bronze/brass, cast iron, ductile iron, stainless steel, and special corrosion-resistant materials. The company serves diverse end markets including building equipment, petrochemicals, semiconductor manufacturing, water treatment, hydrogen/decarbonization infrastructure, and functional chemicals. With over 70 years of valve manufacturing expertise, KITZ leverages its global production network and strong technology base to deliver fluid control solutions across Japan and international markets.

Market Cap
¥158B
US$1.01B
EV
¥176B
US$1.12B
Stock¥1,814▼-1.25%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
7.6
x
LTM EV/EBIT
11.1
x
LTM PER
13.1
x
LTM PBR
1.3
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▼-14.4%pt
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Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
1Nov 12, 25Mid-term earnings concern selling
2Feb 3, 26Institutional dip buying
3Feb 13, 26Q3 earnings disappointment selling
4Mar 19, 26Fed policy change speculation selling
5Aug 7, 26Q2 FY2026/12 earnings announced
MC → EV Bridge
158BUS$1.01BMarket Cap55.5BUS$354M+ Debt33.2BUS$212M− Cash5.68BUS$36.2M− Inv. Sec.1.65BUS$10.5M+ NCI176BUS$1.12BEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
136US$866M'21/12160US$1.02B'22/12167US$1.06B'23/12172US$1.10B'24/12177US$1.13B'25/12
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
15.7US$100.0M'21/1217.9US$114M'22/1221.0US$134M'23/1221.2US$135M'24/1222.5US$143M'25/12
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
4.95US$31.6M'21/128.55US$54.5M'22/1210.6US$67.5M'23/1211.8US$75.4M'24/1211.5US$73.1M'25/12
Capital Structure
69%
31%
EquityD/E 0.45xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▼ Net Debt
CashInv. Sec.Debt
34.7US$221M28.4US$181M'21/1231.5US$201M36.6US$233M'22/1235.9US$229M36.4US$232M'23/1236.2US$231M26.0US$166M'24/1233.9US$216M37.0US$236M'25/12
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 45.1%
1
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd.
11.25%
2
Stock Ownership Association
6.41%
3
Nippon Life Insurance Company
4.93%
4
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd.
4.79%
5
Kitazawa Ikueikai Public Interest Foundation
3.93%
6
Sumitomo Life Insurance Company
3.91%
7
KITZ CORPORATION Business Partners' Stock Ownership Association
3.85%
8
BOFAS INC SEGREGATION ACCOUNT (Standing Proxy: BofA Securities Japan Co., Ltd.)
2.17%
9
SECOM General Insurance Co., Ltd.
1.95%
10
KITZ CORPORATION Employee Stock Ownership Association
1.95%
Management
10 officers
Yasuyuki HORITA
Director, Chairman of the Board
Mar 1978 Joined KITZ Corporation Jan 1997 General Manager, Chubu Branch, Sales Division Apr 2001 Plant Manager, Nagasaka Plant Oct 2001 Managing Director, KITZ SCT Corporation Jun 2004 Representative Director and President, KITZ SCT Corporation Apr 2006 Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Valve Division Apr 2007 Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Valve Division Jun 2007 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Valve Division Jun 2008 Representative Director, President, President Executive Officer, General Manager, Valve Division Apr 2009 Representative Director, President, President Executive Officer Mar 2021 Representative Director, Chairman of the Board, Chairman of the Board of Directors Jun 2021 Chairman, Kitazawa Museum of Art Public Interest Foundation (current) Mar 2024 Director, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Member of Nomination Committee, Member of Compensation Committee, Member of Risk Committee (current) Jun 2025 Chairman, Kitazawa Ikueikai Public Interest Foundation (current)
1955-06-18
Makoto KAWANO
Director, Representative Executive Officer, President
Apr 1988 Joined KITZ Corporation Aug 2008 General Manager, Project Sales Department, Overseas Sales Division, Valve Business Dec 2011 General Manager, Project Management Division Apr 2013 General Manager, Production Management Department, Production Division, Valve Business Operations Headquarters Apr 2015 General Manager, Business Planning Department, Valve Business Operations Headquarters Apr 2016 Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Headquarters, in charge of related businesses (copper alloy products business, service business) Apr 2017 CEO & Managing Director, KITZ Corporation of Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd., and Managing Director, KITZ Valve & Actuation Singapore Pte. Ltd. Apr 2019 Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Valve Business Operations Headquarters Jun 2019 Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Valve Business Operations Headquarters Mar 2021 Representative Director, President, President Executive Officer Mar 2024 Director, Representative Executive Officer, President (current)
1966-03-10
Toshiyuki MURASAWA
Director
Mar 1981 Joined KITZ Corporation Apr 2001 General Manager, Corporate Planning Department Apr 2009 Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Department, in charge of Public Relations/IR Office and related businesses Oct 2011 Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Headquarters Apr 2014 Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Headquarters, in charge of related businesses (copper alloy products business, service business) Apr 2016 Executive Officer, General Manager, Administration Headquarters, in charge of Internal Audit Office and Group Risk Management Jun 2016 Director, Executive Officer, General Manager, Administration Headquarters, in charge of Internal Audit Office and Group Risk Management Jun 2017 Director, Executive Officer, General Manager, Administration Headquarters, in charge of Internal Audit Office, Internal Control and Group Risk Management Apr 2019 Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Administration Headquarters, in charge of Internal Audit Office, Internal Control, ESG and Group Risk Management Jan 2021 Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Administration Headquarters, in charge of Internal Audit Office and Internal Control Jan 2022 Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Headquarters, in charge of related businesses (copper alloy products business, service business), ESG, Internal Audit Office and Internal Control Mar 2024 Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member (full-time), Member of Risk Committee (current)
1959-02-09
Chino KIKUMA
Outside Director
Apr 1995 Joined Fuji Television Network, Inc. Dec 2011 Registered as attorney-at-law Jan 2012 Joined Matsuo Sogo Law Office Dec 2014 Outside Director, Noevir Holdings Co., Ltd. Jun 2018 Outside Director, Kose Corporation (now KOSE Holdings Corporation) (current) May 2020 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Takihyo Co., Ltd. Jun 2020 Outside Director, Alconix Corporation (current); Outside Director, KITZ Corporation (current) Jan 2022 Representative Attorney (Member Attorney), Matsuo Sogo Law Office (current) Feb 2024 Outside Director, Money Forward, Inc. (current) Mar 2024 Chairman, Risk Committee, KITZ Corporation (current) Jun 2024 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Tokio Marine & Nichido Anshin Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (current)
1972-03-05
Ayako KOBAYASHI
Outside Director
Oct 2000 Registered as attorney-at-law; joined Kataoka Sogo Law Office (now Katayama Sogo Law Office, LPC) Jan 2009 Partner, Kataoka Sogo Law Office (now Katayama Sogo Law Office, LPC) (current) Sep 2013 Part-time Lecturer, Keio University Law School Jun 2019 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, KITZ Corporation Jun 2021 Outside Director, Musashino Bank, Ltd. (current) Apr 2023 Professor, Keio University Law School (current) Mar 2024 Outside Director, KITZ Corporation (current), Audit Committee Member, Risk Committee Member Mar 2026 Chairman, Audit Committee, KITZ Corporation (current)
1975-10-14
Toichi MAEDA
Outside Director
Apr 1981 Joined Ebara Corporation Apr 2007 Executive Officer, Ebara Corporation Apr 2010 Managing Executive Officer, Ebara Corporation Jun 2011 Director, Ebara Corporation Apr 2012 Director, President, Turbomachinery Company, Ebara Corporation Apr 2013 Representative Director, President, Ebara Corporation Jun 2015 Representative Executive Officer, President, Ebara Corporation Mar 2019 Chairman of the Board, Ebara Corporation Mar 2024 Outside Director, KITZ Corporation (current), Member of Nomination Committee, Member of Risk Committee Jun 2025 Chief Representative Director, Ebara Hatakeyama Memorial Cultural Property Public Interest Foundation (current); Outside Director, Teijin Limited (current) Mar 2026 Chairman, Nomination Committee, KITZ Corporation (current)
1955-12-24
Yasunobu SUZUKI
Outside Director
Apr 1982 Joined Mitsubishi Metal Corporation (now Mitsubishi Materials Corporation) Jun 2011 Executive Officer, Vice President, Copper Business Company, General Manager, Sales Department, Mitsubishi Materials Corporation Apr 2015 Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Business Strategy Division, Mitsubishi Materials Corporation Jun 2016 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Business Strategy Division, Mitsubishi Materials Corporation Oct 2018 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, President, High-Performance Products Company, Mitsubishi Materials Corporation Jun 2019 Director, Senior Executive Officer, President, High-Performance Products Company, Mitsubishi Materials Corporation Apr 2020 Executive Vice President, Executive Officer, President, High-Performance Products Company, Mitsubishi Materials Corporation Apr 2023 Advisor, Metals Business, Mitsubishi Materials Corporation Mar 2024 Outside Director, KITZ Corporation (current), Member of Compensation Committee Mar 2026 Chairman, Compensation Committee, KITZ Corporation (current)
1958-09-23
Tomoharu SUMISEKI
Outside Director
Apr 1979 Joined Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. Jan 1997 Director, Raychem K.K. Nov 2001 Representative Director, Tyco Electronics Raychem K.K. Apr 2003 Executive Officer, D&M Holdings Inc. Nov 2004 Representative Director and CEO, OCC Corporation Mar 2007 Executive Officer and COO, Sumida Corporation Sep 2010 Representative Executive Officer, President, Sumida Corporation Mar 2020 Director, Sumida Corporation Jun 2021 Outside Director, MISUMI Group Inc. (current) Mar 2026 Outside Director, KITZ Corporation, Member of Nomination Committee, Member of Risk Committee (current)
1957-02-18
Yoshihide HATA
Outside Director
Apr 1981 Joined Nippon Ham Co., Ltd. Apr 2008 General Manager, Accounting & Finance Department, Nippon Ham Co., Ltd. Apr 2009 Executive Officer, General Manager, Accounting & Finance Department, Nippon Ham Co., Ltd. Apr 2011 Executive Officer, General Manager, Accounting & Finance Department, in charge of Information Planning Department, Nippon Ham Co., Ltd. Jun 2011 Director, Executive Officer, General Manager, Accounting & Finance Department, in charge of Information Planning Department, Nippon Ham Co., Ltd. Apr 2012 Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Group Management Headquarters, in charge of Accounting & Finance Department and IT Strategy Department, Nippon Ham Co., Ltd. Apr 2015 Representative Director, Executive Vice President, Executive Vice President Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Headquarters, Nippon Ham Co., Ltd. Jan 2018 Representative Director, President, President Executive Officer, Nippon Ham Co., Ltd. Apr 2023 Director, Nippon Ham Co., Ltd. Jun 2023 Senior Advisor, Nippon Ham Co., Ltd. Mar 2026 Outside Director, KITZ Corporation, Audit Committee Member (current)
1958-05-20
Yumiko HOSOI
Outside Director
Oct 1993 Joined Asahi Audit Corporation (now Azsa LLC) Apr 1997 Registered as Certified Public Accountant in Japan Jul 2010 Partner, Azsa LLC Jun 2025 Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, Isuzu Motors Limited (current) Mar 2026 Outside Director, KITZ Corporation, Compensation Committee Member, Risk Committee Member (current)
1967-01-01
Large Shareholding Reports
Kitazawakai Shareholding Association (Chairman: Tsunehiro SENGA)
2025-08-07
5.22%→6.22%
Correction filing (name/detail fix only) — ratio carried over from the original filing
Kitazawakai Shareholding Association (Chairman: Tsunehiro SENGA)
2025-08-04
5.22%→6.22%
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
EDINET
2026-08-07
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2026 – Dec 2026
TDnet
2026-08-07
Q2 Earnings Flash
FY ending Dec 2026
TDnet
2026-05-13
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Dec 2026
EDINET
2026-03-19
Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2025 – Dec 2025
TDnet
2025-11-12
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Dec 2025
EDINET
2025-08-08
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2025 – Dec 2025
EDINETAmended
2025-08-07
Change Report
EDINET
2025-08-04
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2025-05-08
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Dec 2025
EDINET
2025-03-27
Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
EDINETAmended
2024-08-09
Amended Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2023 – Dec 2023
EDINET
2024-08-09
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
EDINET
2024-05-14
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jan 2024 – Mar 2024
EDINET
2024-03-28
Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2023 – Dec 2023
EDINET
2023-11-10
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jul 2023 – Sep 2023
EDINET
2023-08-10
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Jun 2023
EDINET
2023-05-15
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jan 2023 – Mar 2023
EDINET
2023-03-29
Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2022 – Dec 2022
EDINET
2022-11-11
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-08-08
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-05-13
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-03-29
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2021-11-11
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-08-06
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-05-13
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-03-30
Annual Securities Report
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