Overview
Transportation Equipment

Kawasaki Heavy Industries,Ltd.

Kawasaki Heavy Industries is a diversified industrial conglomerate operating across six segments: Aerospace Systems (aircraft, jet engines, space equipment), Rolling Stock, Energy Solutions & Marine (gas turbines, hydrogen infrastructure, ships), Precision Machinery & Robot (hydraulic equipment, industrial robots), Power Sports & Engine (motorcycles, off-road vehicles, Jet Ski PWC), and Other. The company serves a broad range of end markets including defense, public transportation, energy, manufacturing automation, and consumer recreation. Kawasaki's competitive strengths lie in its deep engineering capabilities across heavy industries, a global manufacturing and sales network spanning Asia, the Americas, and Europe, and a growing focus on hydrogen energy solutions.

Market Cap
¥1,808B
US$11.5B
EV
¥2,685B
US$17.1B
Stock¥2,163▼-0.87%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
17.6
x
LTM EV/EBIT
55.8
x
LTM PER
15.1
x
LTM PBR
2.0
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▼-27.9%pt
10012
Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
1Oct 27, 25Strong interim results, FY guidance raised
2Feb 9, 26Major defense contract announcement
MC → EV Bridge
1,808BUS$11.5BMarket Cap889BUS$5.67B+ Debt73.3BUS$467M− Cash9.80BUS$62.5M− Inv. Sec.71.4BUS$455M+ NCI2,685BUS$17.1BEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
1,501US$9.57B'22/31,726US$11.0B'23/31,849US$11.8B'24/32,129US$13.6B'25/32,311US$14.7B'26/3
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
21.8US$139M'22/353.0US$338M'23/325.4US$162M'24/388.0US$561M'25/3108US$690M'26/3
Capital Structure
50%
50%
EquityD/E 1.00xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▼ Net Debt
CashInv. Sec.Debt
123US$785M500US$3.19B'22/3138US$883M493US$3.14B'23/384.2US$537M473US$3.01B'24/3133US$847M956US$6.10B'25/3115US$736M937US$5.97B'26/3
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 37.0%
1
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
13.57%
2
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
8.00%
3
Nippon Life Insurance Company
3.42%
4
Kawasaki Heavy Industries,Ltd. Employee Stock Ownership Association
2.67%
5
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Kyoeikai
2.12%
6
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 505001 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
2.08%
7
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 385781 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
1.34%
8
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
1.33%
9
HSBC HONG KONG-TREASURY SERVICES A/C ASIAN EQUITIES DERIVATIVES (Standing Proxy: The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Tokyo Branch)
1.24%
10
NORTHERN TRUST CO.(AVFC) RE FIDELITY FUNDS (Standing Proxy: The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Tokyo Branch)
1.20%
Management
13 officers
Yoshinori KANAHANA
Director, Chairman of the Board
Apr 1976 Joined the Company Oct 2007 General Manager, Project Headquarters, Rolling Stock Company Dec 2008 General Manager, Rolling Stock Business Center, Rolling Stock Company Apr 2009 Executive Officer, Vice President, Rolling Stock Company Apr 2011 Managing Executive Officer Apr 2012 General Manager, Marketing Headquarters Jun 2012 Managing Director Jun 2013 Managing Director (Representative Director), President, Rolling Stock Company Apr 2016 Executive Vice President (Representative Director), Assistant to the President Jun 2016 President (Representative Director) Apr 2018 President and Executive Officer, Chief Executive Officer Jun 2020 Chairman of the Board (Representative Director) Jun 2021 Chairman of the Board, Director (current) Director, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corporation (current)
1954-02-19
Yasuhiko HASHIMOTO
Representative Director, President and Executive Officer, Chief Executive Officer
Apr 1981 Joined the Company Apr 2009 Deputy General Manager, Robot Business Center Oct 2010 Deputy General Manager, Robot Business Center, Precision Machinery Company Apr 2012 General Manager, Robot Business Center, Precision Machinery Company Apr 2013 Executive Officer Apr 2016 Managing Executive Officer, in charge of Promotion of Automation; General Manager, Robot Business Center, Precision Machinery Company Apr 2018 President, Precision Machinery & Robot Company, in charge of Promotion of Automation Jun 2018 Director Apr 2020 Representative Director (current), Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, Assistant to the President Jun 2020 President and Executive Officer (current), Chief Executive Officer (current)
1957-05-15
Katsuya YAMAMOTO
Representative Director, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer; Assistant to the President; Chief Financial Officer; in charge of Planning, Legal, Marketing and External Relations
Apr 1981 Joined the Company Apr 2009 General Manager, Planning Administration Department, Kawasaki Precision Machinery, Ltd. Oct 2010 General Manager, Planning Administration Department, Precision Machinery Company Apr 2011 General Manager, Planning Headquarters, Precision Machinery Company Apr 2015 Executive Officer Apr 2017 Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Planning Headquarters Jun 2017 Managing Director Apr 2018 Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Planning Headquarters, in charge of Risk Management Apr 2019 In charge of Corporate Planning, IR and Corporate Communications, Marine & Offshore Company, General Manager, Planning Headquarters Apr 2020 Representative Director (current), Executive Vice President and Executive Officer (current), Assistant to the President (current), in charge of Overall Finance and Personnel, Sustainability Promotion, IR and Corporate Communications Apr 2021 Assistant to the President, in charge of Overall Finance and Personnel, Sustainability Promotion, IR and Corporate Communications, General Manager, Human Resources Headquarters Apr 2022 Assistant to the President, in charge of Finance, Personnel, Legal, Compliance and Corporate Communications, General Manager, Human Resources Headquarters Apr 2024 Assistant to the President, Chief Financial Officer, in charge of Corporate Communications, Planning, Administration, Marketing and External Relations Apr 2026 Assistant to the President, Chief Financial Officer, in charge of Planning, Legal, Marketing and External Relations (current)
1957-11-21
Hiroshi NAKATANI
Representative Director, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer; Assistant to the President; in charge of Technology, Production, Quality Assurance, Procurement and DX Strategy
Apr 1984 Joined the Company Oct 2009 General Manager, Technology Planning Department, Technology Development Headquarters, Technology Planning Promotion Center Apr 2015 Deputy Director, Technology Planning Promotion Center, Technology Development Headquarters; General Manager, Technology Planning Department Apr 2016 Executive Officer; Deputy Head, Technology Development Headquarters; Director, Technology Research Institute Apr 2019 Managing Executive Officer; Head, Technology Development Headquarters; Director, Technology Research Institute; Director, Monozukuri Promotion Center; in charge of IT Strategy Apr 2020 In charge of Corporate Planning, Digital Transformation, Marine & Offshore Company; Head, Technology Development Headquarters Jun 2020 Director Nov 2020 In charge of Corporate Planning, Digital Transformation, Cybersecurity, Marine & Offshore Company; Head, Technology Development Headquarters Apr 2021 In charge of Corporate Planning, Digital Transformation, Cybersecurity; Head, Technology Development Headquarters Apr 2022 Representative Director (current), Executive Vice President and Executive Officer (current), Assistant to the President, in charge of Technology, Production, Procurement, TQM, General Affairs and DX Strategy, Task Force for North American Business, Head, Technology Development Headquarters Apr 2024 Assistant to the President, in charge of Technology, Production, Procurement, TQM and DX Strategy Apr 2026 Assistant to the President, in charge of Technology, Production, Quality Assurance, Procurement and DX Strategy (current)
1960-08-09
Hideo TSUJIMURA
Director
Apr 1980 Joined Suntory Ltd. Oct 2003 Director, Food Product Development Research Laboratory, Suntory Ltd. Mar 2004 Director, Suntory Ltd. Mar 2008 Managing Director, Suntory Ltd. Apr 2009 Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, R&D Planning Department, in charge of Intellectual Property Department, Suntory Holdings Limited Jan 2011 Senior Managing Director, Head of Technology Development Headquarters, Suntory Business Expert Limited (now Suntory Holdings Limited) Apr 2011 In charge of Intellectual Property Department and R&D Planning Department, Suntory Holdings Limited Apr 2013 In charge of Intellectual Property Department, Suntory Holdings Limited Mar 2015 Senior Managing Director, Suntory Holdings Limited; President and Representative Director, Suntory Business Expert Limited Apr 2015 In charge of Intellectual Property and R&D, Suntory Holdings Limited Sep 2015 Head, R&D Support Headquarters, Suntory Business Expert Limited Mar 2017 Vice President and Director, Suntory Foods International Limited (now Suntory Beverage & Food Limited) Apr 2017 Vice President and Director, Head of MONOZUKURI Headquarters, General Manager, R&D Department, Suntory Beverage & Food Limited Apr 2020 Advisor, Suntory Holdings Limited; Chairman, Suntory Foundation for Life Sciences Jun 2020 Director of the Company (current)
1954-06-06
Katsuhiko YOSHIDA
Director
Apr 1979 Joined Kao Soap Co., Ltd. (now Kao Corporation) Jun 2004 General Manager, Personal Care Business Division No. 2, Kao Corporation Apr 2007 General Manager, Human Health Care Business Unit, Kao Corporation Jun 2007 Executive Officer, General Manager, Human Health Care Business Unit, Kao Corporation Apr 2010 Executive Officer, General Manager, Fabric & Home Care Business Unit, Kao Corporation Jun 2012 Managing Executive Officer, Deputy Head, Consumer Products Business Division, Kao Corporation Mar 2013 Managing Executive Officer, Deputy Head, Consumer Products Business Division, Head of Asia Region, Kao Corporation Mar 2014 Managing Executive Officer (Representative Director), Head, Consumer Products Business Division, in charge of Kao Professional Services Co., Ltd., Kao Corporation Mar 2015 Senior Managing Executive Officer (Representative Director), Head, Consumer Products Business Division, in charge of Kao Professional Services Co., Ltd., Kao Corporation Jan 2017 Senior Managing Executive Officer (Representative Director), Head, Consumer Products Business Division, in charge of Kao Professional Services Co., Ltd., Head of Marketing & Development Division, President and Representative Director, Shohi Seikatsu Kenkyusho Co., Ltd. Jan 2018 Senior Managing Executive Officer (Representative Director), Head, Consumer Products Business Division, in charge of Kao Professional Services Co., Ltd., Head of Marketing & Development Division, President and Representative Director, Shohi Seikatsu Kenkyusho Co., Ltd., in charge of Health & Wellness Business and New Business Oct 2019 Chairman, Japan Child-Rearing Support Association (general incorporated association) (current) Jun 2022 Director, Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. (current); Director of the Company (current) Jun 2024 Director, Libredo Corporation (current)
1954-04-05
Melanie BROCK
Director
Mar 2003 Representative Director, AGENDA Inc. (now Melanie Brock Advisory Inc.) (current) Mar 2010 Board Member, Australia-Japan Foundation Apr 2010 Board Member, Australia-Japan Business Cooperation Committee (current) Oct 2010 Japan Representative, Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) Dec 2012 President, Australian Business Asia (ABA) Nov 2016 Honorary President, Australia and New Zealand Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ANZCCJ) (current) Jul 2018 Business Sydney Ambassador, New South Wales, Australia (current) Jun 2019 Director, Sega Sammy Holdings Inc. Jul 2019 Board Member, Australia-Japan Research Centre (AJRC) (current) Oct 2019 Global Ambassador, Advance (Australian government agency) (current) Jun 2022 Director, Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2023 Director of the Company (current) Mar 2024 Director, Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. (current)
1964-04-10
Atsuko KAKIHARA
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Apr 1985 Joined the Company Mar 2009 Completed Master's Program, Graduate School of Business Administration, Keio University Apr 2013 General Manager, CSR Department, CSR Promotion Headquarters Apr 2014 General Manager, CSR Department, Planning Headquarters Apr 2015 General Manager, CSR Department Apr 2017 Executive Officer (Officer), General Manager, CSR Department Aug 2017 General Manager, Market Research Department, Marketing Headquarters Sep 2017 General Manager, Market Research Department, Marketing Headquarters; General Manager, Overseas Division 1 Apr 2020 Executive Officer, Head of Sustainability Promotion Headquarters Apr 2022 Head of Marketing Headquarters Jul 2023 Head of Marketing & External Relations Headquarters Apr 2024 In charge of Special Assignments for the President Jun 2024 Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) (current)
1962-06-28
Ichiro IMAI
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Apr 1987 Joined the Company Aug 2016 General Manager, Corporate Planning Department, Planning Headquarters Apr 2017 Executive Officer (Officer), General Manager, Corporate Planning Department, Planning Headquarters Apr 2019 Deputy Head, Administration Headquarters Apr 2022 Executive Officer, Head of Administration Headquarters Apr 2026 In charge of Special Assignments for the President Jun 2026 Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) (current)
1963-06-22
Susumu TSUKUI
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Apr 1995 Registered as attorney-at-law; joined Kobe Kaito Law Office Apr 1999 Joined Ashiya Law Office Apr 2002 Established Ashiya Nishinomiya Citizens' Law Office Attorney Corporation; Representative Partner Attorney (current) Apr 2006 Vice President, Hyogo Bar Association Jun 2020 Substitute Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company Apr 2021 President, Hyogo Bar Association Jun 2022 Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company (current)
1969-05-03
Tomoko AMAYA
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Apr 1986 Joined Ministry of Finance (now Ministry of Finance, Japan) Jul 1992 Director, Onomichi Tax Office, Hiroshima Regional Taxation Bureau, National Tax Agency Jul 2006 Head of Investigation Office, General Affairs Division, Inspection Bureau, National Tax Agency Jul 2010 Director, Financial Penalties and Disclosure Inspection Division, Secretariat of the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission, National Tax Agency Jul 2011 Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Tokyo Jul 2013 Director, Preparation Office for Revised Deposit Insurance Act, Deposit Insurance Corporation of Japan Jul 2015 Deputy Director-General, General Affairs and Planning Bureau (in charge of Inspection Bureau), Financial Services Agency; concurrently Secretary-General, Certified Public Accountants and Auditing Oversight Board Jul 2017 Deputy Director-General, Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission, Financial Services Agency Jul 2019 Deputy Director-General, Comprehensive Policy Bureau (in charge of International and Supervisory Bureaus), Financial Services Agency Apr 2020 Chief Coordinator for International Affairs, Comprehensive Policy Bureau, Financial Services Agency Jul 2021 Deputy Commissioner for International Affairs, Financial Services Agency Jun 2024 Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), East Japan Railway Company (current); Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company (current)
1963-06-08
Toshiaki ITAGAKI
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Apr 1983 Joined Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Jan 2007 General Manager, Finance & Accounting Department, Chugai Pharmaceutical Apr 2010 General Manager, Corporate Planning & Research Department, Chugai Pharmaceutical Apr 2012 General Manager, Marketing Planning Department, Chugai Pharmaceutical Jan 2015 Executive Officer, General Manager, Finance & Accounting Department, Chugai Pharmaceutical Jan 2017 Executive Officer, General Manager, IT Division and Finance & Accounting Department, Chugai Pharmaceutical Apr 2018 Senior Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, General Manager, Finance Division and IT Division, Chugai Pharmaceutical Mar 2022 Director, Senior Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chugai Pharmaceutical Mar 2024 Advisor, Chugai Pharmaceutical (current) Mar 2025 Director, Bridgestone Corporation (current) Jun 2025 Director, Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. (current); Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company (current)
1960-11-23
Setsuko INO
Director
Apr 1988 Joined Suntory Ltd. Jun 1994 Completed Master of Business Administration (MBA), Harvard Business School Sep 1994 Joined PepsiCo, Inc. (USA) Jul 2003 Director, Head of Finance & Accounting, Sun Microsystems Japan K.K. Nov 2006 Representative Director, Chief Financial Officer, SAP Japan Co., Ltd. Mar 2012 CFO, Retail Division, Amazon Japan Jun 2017 CFO, Ashurion Japan K.K. Jan 2024 Venture Partner, Eight Roses Ventures Japan (current) Jun 2024 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (current) Mar 2025 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Kubota Corporation (current) Jun 2026 Director of the Company (current)
1964-03-18
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