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CANON INC.

Canon Inc. is a global technology company operating across four core business segments: Printing (office and consumer printers, MFPs, scanners), Medical (CT, MRI, X-ray, ultrasound, and ophthalmic equipment under Canon Medical Systems), Imaging (interchangeable-lens cameras, network cameras, cinema equipment, and MR systems), and Industrial (semiconductor and FPD lithography equipment, organic EL display manufacturing equipment). The company conducts end-to-end operations from R&D and manufacturing to sales and after-service, with production facilities across Japan, the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Canon's competitive strengths lie in its proprietary optical and imaging technologies, deep vertical integration, and a diversified portfolio spanning consumer, enterprise, healthcare, and advanced industrial markets.

Market Cap
¥4,154B
US$26.5B
EV
¥4,563B
US$29.1B
Stock¥4,891▼-0.14%
US$1 = ¥157.05 (2026-10-22)
LTM EV/EBITDA
6.4
x
LTM EV/EBIT
9.1
x
LTM PER
12.0
x
LTM PBR
1.2
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▼-13.4%pt
10012
Oct 23, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
1Oct 28, 25Canon Electronics TOB announced (67.1B yen)
2Jul 28, 26Q2 FY2026/12 earnings announced
MC → EV Bridge
4,154BUS$26.5BMarket Cap816BUS$5.20B+ Debt586BUS$3.73B− Cash104BUS$660M− Inv. Sec.282BUS$1.80B+ NCI4,563BUS$29.1BEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
3,513US$22.4B'21/124,031US$25.7B'22/124,181US$26.6B'23/124,510US$28.7B'24/124,625US$29.4B'25/12
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
503US$3.20B'21/12580US$3.69B'22/12614US$3.91B'23/12515US$3.28B'24/12695US$4.42B'25/12
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
215US$1.37B'21/12244US$1.55B'22/12265US$1.68B'23/12160US$1.02B'24/12332US$2.11B'25/12
Capital Structure
81%
19%
EquityD/E 0.24xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▼ Net Debt
CashInv. Sec.Debt
462US$2.94B225US$1.43B'21/12427US$2.72B299US$1.90B'22/12480US$3.06B389US$2.48B'23/12615US$3.91B523US$3.33B'24/12690US$4.39B816US$5.20B'25/12
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 35.7%
1
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
17.84%
2
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
5.78%
3
Mizuho Bank, Ltd. [Standing Proxy: Japan Custodian Bank, Ltd.]
2.66%
4
SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.
1.67%
5
Moxley and Company LLC (Note 1) [Standing Proxy: MUFG Bank, Ltd.]
1.52%
6
JPMorgan Chase Bank 385781 (Note 2) [Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.]
1.46%
7
State Street Bank and Trust Company 505001 (Note 2) [Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.]
1.32%
8
CANON INC. Employee Stock Ownership Association
1.24%
9
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company [Standing Proxy: Japan Custodian Bank, Ltd.]
1.23%
10
Japan Securities Finance Co.,Ltd.
1.03%
Management
16 officers
Fujio MITARAI
Representative Director, Chairman and CEO
Apr 1961 Joined the Company Jan 1979 President, Canon U.S.A., Inc. Mar 1981 Director Mar 1985 Managing Director Jan 1989 In charge of Head Office administration Mar 1989 Senior Managing Director Mar 1993 Representative Director, Vice President Sep 1995 Representative Director, President Mar 2006 Representative Director, Chairman and President May 2006 Representative Director, Chairman Dec 2010 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings, Inc. (current) Mar 2012 Representative Director, Chairman and President Mar 2016 Representative Director, Chairman and President May 2020 Representative Director, Chairman Mar 2026 Representative Director, Chairman
1935-09-23
Toshizo TANAKA
Representative Director, Vice Chairman and CFO; Head of External Affairs Division; Head of Sustainability Promotion Division; Head of Corporate Governance Promotion Office
Apr 1964 Joined the Company Jan 1992 Deputy Head, Accounting Division Mar 1995 Director Apr 1995 Head of Accounting Division Mar 1997 Managing Director Mar 2001 Senior Managing Director Jan 2007 Head of Policy and Economic Research Division Mar 2007 Director, Vice President Mar 2008 Representative Director, Vice President Jan 2010 Head of General Affairs Division Mar 2010 Head of External Affairs Division Apr 2011 Head of Accounting Division Apr 2012 Head of Facilities Management Division Mar 2014 Head of Human Resources Division Apr 2017 Head of Facilities Management Division Mar 2018 Head of External Affairs Division (current) Apr 2018 Head of Accounting Division Jul 2023 Head of Corporate Governance Promotion Office (current) Apr 2025 Head of Sustainability Promotion Division (current) Mar 2026 Representative Director, Vice Chairman
1940-10-08
Toshio HONMA
Representative Director, Vice Chairman and CTO; In charge of Printing Group
Apr 1972 Joined the Company Jan 1995 Director of Copier Development Center Apr 2001 Deputy Head, i-Printer Business Division Mar 2003 Director Apr 2003 Head of Business Development Division Jul 2003 Head of L-Printer Business Promotion Division Jan 2007 Head of L-Printer Business Division Mar 2008 Managing Director Mar 2012 Senior Managing Director, Head of Procurement Division Mar 2016 Executive Vice President Apr 2016 Head of Imaging and Office Equipment Business Division Mar 2017 Executive Vice President Apr 2020 Representative Director, Executive Vice President, Head of Digital Printing Business Division Apr 2021 In charge of Printing Group (current) Mar 2026 Representative Director, Vice Chairman
1949-03-10
Kazuto OGAWA
Representative Director, President and COO; Head of Global Sales Strategy Promotion Division
Apr 1981 Joined the Company Apr 2005 President, Canon Singapore Pte. Ltd. Mar 2008 President, Canon Canada Inc. Apr 2011 Executive Officer Feb 2014 Executive Vice President, Canon (China) Co., Ltd. Apr 2016 Managing Executive Officer Apr 2018 President, Canon U.S.A., Inc. Apr 2021 Senior Managing Executive Officer Jan 2024 Head of Global Sales Strategy Promotion Division (current) Mar 2024 Director, Vice President Mar 2026 Representative Director, President
1958-04-05
Hiroaki TAKEISHI
Senior Managing Director; In charge of Industrial Group; Director, Chairman and CEO, Canon Tokki Corporation
Jul 1990 Joined the Company Jul 2008 Director of Semiconductor Equipment Design Center No. 2 Jul 2009 Director of Semiconductor Equipment PLM Center No. 1 Jan 2012 General Manager, Semiconductor Equipment Division, Optical Equipment Business Division Apr 2012 Executive Officer Jul 2016 Deputy Head, Optical Equipment Business Division Jan 2017 Head of Optical Equipment Business Division (current) Apr 2017 Managing Executive Officer Apr 2021 Senior Managing Executive Officer, in charge of Industrial Group (current) Apr 2021 Director, Chairman and CEO, Canon Tokki Corporation (current) Mar 2024 Senior Managing Director (current)
1964-03-20
Minoru ASADA
Senior Managing Director; Head of Accounting Division; Chief, PSI Optimization Project
Apr 1985 Joined the Company Apr 2016 Director, Group Management Integration Center, Accounting Division Apr 2017 Executive Officer Apr 2018 Deputy Head, Accounting Division Sep 2018 Vice President, Océ Technologies B.V. (now Canon Production Printing Netherlands B.V.) Dec 2018 President, Océ Holding B.V. (now Canon Production Printing Holding B.V.) Apr 2020 Managing Executive Officer Jan 2023 Head of Accounting Division (current) Apr 2023 Senior Managing Executive Officer Jan 2024 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Ohara Inc. (current) Mar 2024 Chief, PSI Optimization Project (current); Senior Managing Director (current)
1962-06-18
Yusuke KAWAMURA
Director
Apr 1977 Joined Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd. Jan 1997 Director of Syndicate Department, Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd. Apr 2000 Professor, Graduate School of Economics, Nagasaki University Apr 2010 Managing Director, Daiwa Institute of Research Ltd. Jan 2011 Member, Fiscal System Council, Ministry of Finance Apr 2012 Deputy President, Daiwa Institute of Research Ltd. Feb 2013 Member, Business Accounting Council, Financial Services Agency Jun 2017 Outside Director, Mitsui Sugar Co., Ltd. (now DM Mitsui Sugar Co., Ltd.) Apr 2019 Special Adviser, Japan Securities Dealers Association Apr 2020 Representative Director, Glocal Policy Research Institute (current) Jun 2020 Outside Director, Toyo Aluminium K.K. (current) Mar 2021 Director of the Company (current) Apr 2021 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), DM Mitsui Sugar Holdings Co., Ltd. (now DM Mitsui Sugar Co., Ltd.) (current) Jun 2024 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Shoko Chukin Bank, Ltd. (current)
1953-12-05
Masayuki IKEGAMI
Director
Apr 1977 Appointed Public Prosecutor Jun 2006 Chief Secretary, Ministry of Justice Oct 2008 Public Prosecutor, Supreme Public Prosecutors Office Aug 2011 Deputy Prosecutor General, Supreme Public Prosecutors Office Jul 2012 Chief Prosecutor, Nagoya High Public Prosecutors Office Jan 2014 Chief Prosecutor, Osaka High Public Prosecutors Office Oct 2014 Justice, Supreme Court of Japan Aug 2021 Retired as Justice, Supreme Court of Japan Mar 2023 Registered as Attorney-at-law (current) Mar 2024 Director of the Company (current)
1951-08-29
Masanori SUZUKI
Director
Apr 1978 Joined the Ministry of Finance Jul 2007 Director-General for Policy Coordination, Ministry of Finance Jul 2008 Deputy Vice-Minister, Ministry of the Environment Sep 2012 Secretary-General, Ministry of the Environment Jul 2014 Vice-Minister for Environment, Ministry of the Environment Jul 2015 Retired from Ministry of the Environment Oct 2015 Representative Director and Chairman, AEON Bank, Ltd. Jun 2016 Representative Director and Chairman, AEON Financial Service Co., Ltd. Mar 2017 Executive Officer in charge of Financial Services Business, AEON Co., Ltd. Jun 2023 Outside Director, FP Partners Co., Ltd. (current) Mar 2024 Director of the Company (current) Aug 2024 Outside Director, Ohba Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2025 Director (part-time), Hankyu Hanshin Properties Co., Ltd. (current)
1955-04-18
Akiko ITO
Director
Apr 1984 Joined the Ministry of Construction Sep 2014 Deputy Director-General, Secretariat for Regional Revitalization, Cabinet Secretariat Jun 2016 Deputy Director-General, Minister's Secretariat, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Jul 2017 Director-General, Housing Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Jul 2018 Assistant Deputy Director-General, Secretariat for Regional Revitalization, Cabinet Secretariat Jul 2019 Commissioner, Consumer Affairs Agency Jul 2022 Retired from Consumer Affairs Agency Jun 2023 Outside Director, Itochu Corporation (current) Mar 2024 Director of the Company (current)
1962-02-28
Mitsumi ARIMA
Director
Apr 1986 Joined The Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank, Ltd. (now Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.) Apr 2014 Executive Officer, Corporate Advisory Department Head, Mizuho Bank, Ltd. Apr 2016 Executive Officer, Head of International Sales Department, Mizuho Bank, Ltd. Dec 2017 Resigned from Mizuho Bank, Ltd. May 2020 Outside Director, Takashimaya Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2021 Outside Director, Seibu Holdings Inc. (current) Jun 2024 Outside Director, Shoko Chukin Bank, Ltd. (current) Mar 2026 Director of the Company
1962-08-11
Ikuko NARUSE
Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1985 Joined the Company Jan 2011 Director, Corporate System Commercialization Promotion Department, Imaging and Office Equipment Business Division Jul 2017 Deputy Director, NVS Business Integration Center, NVS Business Promotion Division Jul 2018 Director, NVS Business Promotion Center, Image Solutions Business Division Jan 2026 Senior Staff, Third IMG Business Department, Imaging Business Division Mar 2026 Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member
1962-10-16
Tsuyoshi MORIKAWA
Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1990 Joined the Company Sep 2010 Head of Human Resources, Canon (China) Co., Ltd. Apr 2018 Deputy Director, External Affairs Center Jan 2022 Director, External Affairs Center; Secretary-General, Economic Security Office Mar 2025 Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member (current)
1966-11-20
Yutaka TANAKA
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1975 Appointed Judge Apr 1986 Judge, Tokyo District Court Apr 1987 Instructor, Legal Training and Research Institute, Supreme Court of Japan Apr 1992 Research Official, Supreme Court of Japan Apr 1996 Registered as Attorney-at-law (current) Apr 2004 Professor, Keio University Law School Jan 2012 Director, Legal Compliance Investigation Office, Financial Services Agency (current) Mar 2019 Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current)
1949-03-11
Yuka SHIGETOMI
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Oct 1993 Joined Ota Showa & Co. (now EY ShinNihon LLC) Apr 1997 Registered as Certified Public Accountant in Japan (current) Nov 1998 Transferred to Ernst & Young Hong Kong office Aug 2001 Registered as U.S. Certified Public Accountant (current) Jan 2002 Registered as Hong Kong Certified Public Accountant (current) Jun 2006 Partner, Ernst & Young Hong Kong office; Partner, ShinNihon & Co. (now EY ShinNihon LLC); Head of Japanese Business Services, Ernst & Young Hong Kong and South China Feb 2007 Registered as Hong Kong Certified Public Accountant (practicing) Jun 2015 Senior Partner, ShinNihon LLC (now EY ShinNihon LLC) May 2018 Head of Japanese Business Assurance Services, Ernst & Young Greater China (Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan) Jun 2024 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. (current) Jul 2024 Senior Adviser, Ernst & Young Hong Kong office (current) Mar 2025 Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current)
1970-06-17
Kaori ASAKURA
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1991 Joined The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Limited Apr 2009 Head of Investment Research Office, Equity Investment Department, Dai-ichi Life Apr 2014 Head of Equity Investment Department, Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Limited Apr 2015 Head of Finance Department, Dai-ichi Life Apr 2017 Head of Economic Research Department, Dai-ichi Life Research Institute Inc. Apr 2018 Head of Economic Research Department and Head of Life Design Research Department, Dai-ichi Life Research Institute Inc. Apr 2020 Director, Head of Planning and General Affairs Department, Dai-ichi Life Apr 2022 Managing Director, Head of Planning and General Affairs Department, Dai-ichi Life Apr 2024 Managing Director, Dai-ichi Life Apr 2025 Senior Managing Director, Dai-ichi Life Mar 2026 Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company
1968-08-26
Large Shareholding Reports
BlackRock Fund Advisors
2026-06-05
1.55%→1.53%
Disclosures
M&A / Other
2026-04-01
M&A / Other
2026-02-25
M&A / Other
2026-01-20
M&A / Other
2025-12-24
M&A / Other
2025-11-28
M&A / Other
2023-09-26
M&A / Other
2023-08-29
M&A / Other
2023-08-10
Primary Source Filings
EDINET
2026-08-06
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2026 – Dec 2026
TDnet
2026-07-27
Q2 Earnings Flash
FY ending Dec 2026
EDINET
2026-06-05
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-04-30
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Dec 2026
TDnet
2026-04-23
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Dec 2026
TDnet
2026-04-01
M&A / Other
EDINET
2026-03-25
Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2025 – Dec 2025
TDnet
2026-02-25
M&A / Other
TDnet
2026-01-20
M&A / Other
EDINET
2026-01-15
中期経営計画
TDnet
2025-12-24
M&A / Other
TDnet
2025-11-28
M&A / Other
TDnet
2025-10-30
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Dec 2025
TDnet
2025-10-27
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Dec 2025
EDINET
2025-08-07
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2025 – Dec 2025
TDnet
2025-04-30
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Dec 2025
TDnet
2025-04-24
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Dec 2025
EDINET
2025-03-28
Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
EDINET
2024-08-08
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
EDINET
2024-05-10
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
TDnet
2023-09-26
M&A / Other
TDnet
2023-08-29
M&A / Other
TDnet
2023-08-10
M&A / Other
EDINET
2023-08-09
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Jun 2023
EDINET
2023-05-11
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jan 2023 – Mar 2023
EDINET
2023-03-30
Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2022 – Dec 2022
TDnet
2023-01-30
Full-Year Earnings Flash
FY ending Dec 2022
EDINET
2022-11-10
Quarterly Securities Report
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