Overview
Transportation Equipment

DENSO CORPORATION

DENSO Corporation is a leading global automotive components supplier developing and manufacturing a broad range of products including thermal systems (HVAC, heat management), powertrain systems (fuel injection, engine components), mobility electronics (ECUs, ADAS sensors, telematics), electrification systems (inverters, power modules, battery management), and advanced devices (semiconductors, sensors). The company serves major automakers worldwide across internal combustion, hybrid, and battery electric vehicle platforms, with capabilities spanning hardware, software, and systems integration. Beyond automotive, DENSO also operates in industrial automation (FA robotics, barcode/RFID systems), food value chain solutions, and residential energy equipment including CO₂ heat pump water heaters and V2H systems.

Market Cap
¥4,647B
US$29.6B
EV
¥4,641B
US$29.6B
Stock¥1,853.5▼-0.43%
US$1 = ¥157.05 (2026-10-22)
LTM EV/EBITDA
5.1
x
LTM EV/EBIT
8.4
x
LTM PER
10.7
x
LTM PBR
0.9
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▼-41.2%pt
10012
Oct 22, 25 – Oct 22, 26StockTOPIX
1Oct 31, 25Denso-specific: Selling on earnings concerns
2Jul 31, 26Q1 FY2027/03 earnings announced
MC → EV Bridge
4,647BUS$29.6BMarket Cap1,395BUS$8.88B+ Debt1,429BUS$9.10B− Cash172BUS$1.10B− Inv. Sec.200BUS$1.28B+ NCI4,641BUS$29.6BEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
5,516US$35.1B'22/36,401US$40.8B'23/37,145US$45.5B'24/37,162US$45.6B'25/37,540US$48.0B'26/3
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
688US$4.38B'22/3791US$5.03B'23/3755US$4.81B'24/3896US$5.70B'25/3931US$5.93B'26/3
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
264US$1.68B'22/3315US$2.00B'23/3313US$1.99B'24/3419US$2.67B'25/3444US$2.83B'26/3
Capital Structure
79%
21%
EquityD/E 0.27xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash
CashInv. Sec.Debt
868US$5.53B991US$6.31B'22/3734US$4.67B889US$5.66B'23/3789US$5.03B851US$5.42B'24/3987US$6.28B739US$4.70B'25/31,189US$7.57B853US$5.43B'26/3
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 59.5%
1
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
22.24%
2
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
13.04%
3
TOYOTA INDUSTRIES CORPORATION
5.85%
4
TOYOTA FUDOSAN CO.,LTD.
4.94%
5
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
4.77%
6
Nippon Life Insurance Company (Standing Proxy: The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd.)
3.21%
7
DENSO Employee Shareholding Association
2.05%
8
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 505001 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
1.19%
9
National Mutual Insurance Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives (Standing Proxy: The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd.)
1.13%
10
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company (Standing Proxy: Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd.)
1.06%
Management
12 officers
Koji ARIMA
Director, Chairman of the Board
Apr 1981 Joined the Company Jun 2008 Managing Executive Officer of the Company Jun 2014 Senior Managing Executive Officer of the Company Jun 2015 Representative Director, President of the Company Jun 2023 Director, Chairman of the Board of the Company (current)
1958-02-23
Shinnosuke HAYASHI
Representative Director, President
Apr 1986 Joined the Company Jun 2015 Managing Executive Officer of the Company Jan 2021 Executive Officer of the Company Jun 2023 Representative Director, President of the Company (current)
1964-01-15
Yasushi MATSUI
Representative Director, Vice President
Apr 1987 Joined the Company Jun 2014 Managing Executive Officer of the Company Apr 2019 Executive Officer of the Company Jun 2021 Director and Executive Officer of the Company Jun 2023 Representative Director, Vice President of the Company (current)
1964-07-03
Yasuhiko YAMAZAKI
Representative Director, Vice President
Apr 1986 Joined the Company Jun 2014 Managing Executive Officer of the Company Apr 2019 Executive Officer of the Company Jan 2024 Senior Vice President of the Company Jun 2024 Director, Vice President of the Company (current)
1963-11-14
Yuko MITSUYA
Director
Apr 1981 Joined Hitachi, Ltd. Jul 2010 Representative Director, Cypher Co., Ltd. Mar 2014 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, ASICS Corporation Mar 2015 Outside Director, Fujita Kanko Inc. Apr 2015 Outside Director, Paloma Co., Ltd. Jun 2016 Representative Director, Japan Basketball Association (public interest incorporated foundation) Mar 2018 Representative Director, SORA Co., Ltd. (now PIT Co., Ltd.) Jun 2018 Outside Director, The Fukui Bank, Ltd. Jun 2019 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), JXTG Holdings, Inc. (now ENEOS Holdings, Inc.) Jun 2019 Outside Director of the Company (current) Jun 2021 Vice President, Japan Olympic Committee (current) Jun 2023 Outside Director, Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. (current)
1958-07-29
Joseph P. SCHMELZEIS, Jr.
Director
Jul 1984 Joined Bain & Company Jul 1988 Vice President, American Express International Apr 1998 Japan Representative, Fontworks International Dec 1999 Interim CEO, Crimson Ventures Nov 2001 Representative Director, JPS International Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2011 Director and General Manager, SEGA Corporation Jun 2015 Senior Advisor, Sega Sammy Holdings Inc. Feb 2018 Chief of Staff, U.S. Embassy in Japan Mar 2021 Executive Member, Cedarfield LLC (current) Jun 2022 Outside Director of the Company (current) Jun 2023 Outside Director, Central Japan Railway Company (current) Outside Director, Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. (current)
1962-11-02
Naoto INUZUKA
Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1987 Joined the Company Jan 2014 General Manager, Thermal Management Planning Office, Thermal Business Group of the Company (now Thermal Systems Planning Department) Apr 2020 Officer of the Company Jan 2021 Executive Officer of the Company; CEO, Asia-Oceania Region (current) Jan 2021 President, DENSO International Asia Co., Ltd. (DIAT) (current) Apr 2024 Senior Executive Officer of the Company Jan 2025 Managing Officer of the Company (current) Jun 2026 Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company
1964-04-14
Katsunori HAYASHI
Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1988 Joined the Company Jan 2011 General Manager, Engine Equipment Planning Office, Engine Equipment Business Division of the Company (now Engine Components Business Planning Office) Jan 2017 General Manager, Electrified Components Business Division, Electrified Equipment Planning Office (now Powertrain Business Planning Department 2) Apr 2018 General Manager, Secretariat Office, Corporate Center of the Company (now Secretariat Office, General Affairs & Human Resources Division) Jun 2025 Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current)
1965-04-17
Yasuko GOTO
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1980 Joined the Ministry of Transport (now Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism) Jun 2004 Director, New York Office, Japan National Tourism Organization Oct 2005 Vice Governor, Yamagata Prefecture Jul 2008 Director-General, Hokuriku-Shinetsu Regional Transport Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Jul 2013 Director-General, National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Jun 2015 Managing Director, Kyushu Railway Company; Deputy General Manager, Railway Business Division, and General Manager, Travel Business Division Jun 2017 Managing Director in charge of Finance Department, Kyushu Railway Company Jun 2018 Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Kyushu Railway Company Mar 2019 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Shiseido Company, Limited Jun 2019 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current) Jun 2023 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (current) Mar 2024 Outside Director, Shiseido Company, Limited (current)
1958-02-19
Noriko KINOSHITA
Director
Apr 1989 Joined the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (now Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications) Apr 2016 Executive Officer, Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd. Jun 2020 Senior Executive Officer, Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd. Apr 2021 Managing Executive Officer, Japan Post Co., Ltd. Jun 2024 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Japan Post Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2026 Outside Director of the Company
1964-07-30
Kumiko BABA
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1989 Joined Toshiba Corporation Apr 2014 Joined JFE Engineering Corporation Apr 2018 Managing Executive Officer, JFE Engineering Corporation Apr 2019 Standing Adviser, JFE Holdings, Inc.; Non-Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member, JFE Engineering Corporation; Non-Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member, JFE Shoji Corporation Jun 2019 Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member, JFE Holdings, Inc. Jun 2022 Managing Executive Officer, JFE Engineering Corporation Apr 2025 Adviser, JFE Engineering Corporation (current) Jun 2025 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), SWCC Corporation (current) Mar 2026 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), AGC Inc. (current) Jun 2026 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company
1965-10-10
Masato YAMAGAMI
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Oct 1997 Joined Aoyama Audit Corporation Aug 2006 Joined PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata LLC (now PwC Japan LLC) Jul 2010 Partner, PwC Japan LLC Sep 2019 Managing Executive Officer in charge of Manufacturing, Distribution and Services Division, PwC Japan LLC Mar 2024 Representative Executive Officer, PwC Risk Advisory LLC Jul 2025 Senior Executive Officer, PwC Japan LLC (current; scheduled to retire on Jun 12, 2026) Jun 2026 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company
1973-07-14
Large Shareholding Reports
Toyota Real Estate Co., Ltd.
2026-06-25
4.58%→4.58%
Annual report (as of 2026-03-31): 4.94%
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.
2026-06-05
1.45%
Toyota Industries Corporation
2026-06-05
6.35%→6.35%
Annual report (as of 2026-03-31): 5.85%
Toyota Industries Corporation
2026-05-15
6.35%→6.35%
Annual report (as of 2026-03-31): 5.85%
Toyota Motor Corporation
2026-05-13
19.00%→20.57%
Annual report (as of 2026-03-31): 22.24%
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
TDnet
2026-07-31
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2027
EDINET
2026-06-25
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-06-11
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
EDINET
2026-06-05
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-06-05
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-06-02
公開買付報告書
EDINET
2026-05-15
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-05-13
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-04-30
公開買付届出書
EDINET
2026-03-31
中期経営計画
TDnet
2026-02-03
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-11-05
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
TDnet
2025-07-31
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-06-11
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2025-01-31
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-11-05
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2024-07-31
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-06-20
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Mar 2024
EDINET
2024-02-09
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2023 – Dec 2023
EDINET
2023-11-07
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jul 2023 – Sep 2023
EDINET
2023-08-04
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Jun 2023
EDINET
2023-06-20
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2022 – Mar 2023
EDINET
2023-02-10
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2022 – Dec 2022
EDINET
2022-11-04
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-08-12
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-06-21
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2022-02-09
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-11-05
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-08-06
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-06-22
Annual Securities Report
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