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UNICHARM CORPORATION

Unicharm Corporation is a leading Japanese consumer goods company engaged in the manufacture and sale of personal care and pet care products across four core categories: Wellness Care (adult incontinence), Feminine Care, Baby Care, and Pet Care. The company markets well-known brands including Lifree, Sofy, MamyPoko, and Deo Clean, serving consumers across Japan and numerous international markets. Unicharm differentiates itself through continuous product innovation—such as proprietary odor-control and skin-friendly technologies—and a broad global manufacturing and distribution network spanning Asia, the Middle East, and beyond.

Market Cap
¥1,754B
US$11.2B
EV
¥1,614B
US$10.3B
Stock¥1,019.5▲+1.44%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
9.8
x
LTM EV/EBIT
13.0
x
LTM PER
27.2
x
LTM PBR
2.2
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▼-17.7%pt
100
Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
MC → EV Bridge
1,754BUS$11.2BMarket Cap40.6BUS$259M+ Debt254BUS$1.62B− Cash21.6BUS$138M− Inv. Sec.95.4BUS$608M+ NCI1,614BUS$10.3BEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
783US$4.99B'21/12898US$5.73B'22/12942US$6.01B'23/12989US$6.31B'24/12945US$6.03B'25/12
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
160US$1.02B'21/12161US$1.03B'22/12171US$1.09B'23/12185US$1.18B'24/12157US$999M'25/12
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
72.7US$464M'21/1267.6US$431M'22/1286.1US$549M'23/1281.8US$522M'24/1265.2US$416M'25/12
Capital Structure
95%
EquityD/E 0.05xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash
CashInv. Sec.Debt
188US$1.20B69.3US$442M'21/12217US$1.38B45.7US$292M'22/12254US$1.62B34.4US$220M'23/12261US$1.66B58.3US$372M'24/12253US$1.61B40.6US$259M'25/12
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 61.1%
1
Unitec Co., Ltd.
27.01%
2
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
10.04%
3
Takahara Fund Co., Ltd.
4.90%
4
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
4.55%
5
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON 140042 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
4.45%
6
The Iyo Bank, Ltd. (Standing Proxy: Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd.)
2.67%
7
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 505223 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
2.53%
8
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 505103 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
1.75%
9
Nippon Life Insurance Company (Standing Proxy: The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd.)
1.70%
10
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON AS DEPOSITARY BANK FOR DEPOSITARY RECEIPT HOLDERS (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
1.50%
Management
6 officers
Takehisa TAKAHARA
Representative Director, President and Executive Officer
Apr 1991: Joined the Company Jun 1995: Director Apr 1996: Director; General Manager, Purchasing Headquarters; Deputy General Manager, International Headquarters Jun 1997: Managing Director Apr 1998: Managing Director; General Manager, Sanitary Business Headquarters Oct 2000: Managing Director; in charge of Management Strategy Jun 2001: Representative Director, President Jun 2004: Representative Director, President and Executive Officer (current)
1961-07-12
Kenji TAKAKU
Director, Senior Managing Director
Apr 1983: Joined the Company Apr 1997: Marketing Director, Sanitary Business Group, Marketing Headquarters Oct 2000: Marketing Director, Marketing Department, Baby Business Headquarters Apr 2002: Deputy General Manager and Head of Marketing, Shanghai Unicharm Co., Ltd. Oct 2005: Deputy General Manager, Global Marketing Headquarters; General Manager, Feminine Care Business Division Apr 2008: Executive Officer; General Manager, Global Marketing Headquarters Dec 2014: Managing Executive Officer; General Manager, Global Marketing Headquarters; Country President, UNICHARM DO BRASIL INDÚSTRIA E COMÉRCIO DE PRODUTOS DE HIGIENE LTDA. Jul 2017: Managing Executive Officer; Managing Director, Unicharm India Private Ltd. Jan 2022: Senior Managing Executive Officer; Co-CMO (Chief Marketing Officer); Chairman, Unicharm India Private Ltd.; in charge of Unicharm Gulf Hygienic Industries Co. Ltd. and Unicharm Middle East & North Africa Hygienic Industries Company S.A.E. Mar 2023: Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer; in charge of Marketing and Sales Jul 2023: Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer; in charge of Lifetime Value Promotion Department Jan 2024: Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer; in charge of Uni-Charm Corporation Sdn. Bhd. Jan 2025: Director, Senior Managing Director; Co-CMO (Chief Marketing Officer); in charge of Marketing and Sales Jan 2025: Director, Senior Managing Director; in charge of PT. UNI-CHARM INDONESIA Tbk and DSG International (Thailand) Public Company Limited (current) Feb 2026
1960-10-05
Tetsuya SHITE
Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Co-CIO (Chief Inclusion Officer)
Apr 1985: Joined the Company Apr 1993: Sales Planning Department, Sales Headquarters Apr 2010: Deputy General Manager, Global Human Resources & General Affairs Headquarters Jan 2016: Executive Officer; General Manager, Global Human Resources & General Affairs Headquarters Jan 2019: Executive Officer; General Manager, Global Human Resources & General Affairs Headquarters; General Manager, CSR Headquarters; Head of Corporate Ethics Office Jan 2021: Managing Executive Officer; CQO (Chief Quality Officer); General Manager, Global Human Resources & General Affairs Headquarters; in charge of ESG Headquarters, Consumer Relations Center and Global Quality Assurance Department Jan 2022: Senior Managing Executive Officer; Co-CIO (Chief Inclusion Officer); General Manager, Planning Headquarters; in charge of Consumer Relations Center and Global Quality Assurance Department Jan 2024: Senior Managing Executive Officer; Co-CIO (Chief Inclusion Officer); General Manager, Global Human Resources & General Affairs Headquarters; in charge of Secretariat (current) Mar 2025: Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer; Co-CIO (Chief Inclusion Officer) (current)
1962-08-16
Hiroaki SUGITA
Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Apr 1983: Joined Nihon Kotsu Kosha Co., Ltd. (now JTB Corp.) Apr 1994: Joined The Boston Consulting Group K.K. (now Boston Consulting Group GK) Jan 2001: Partner & Managing Director, Boston Consulting Group K.K. Nov 2006: Head of Japan Office, Boston Consulting Group K.K. May 2007: Senior Partner & Managing Director, Boston Consulting Group K.K. Jan 2014: Leader, Asia Pacific Client Team, Boston Consulting Group K.K. Jan 2016: Japan Country Head, Boston Consulting Group K.K. Jan 2021: Managing Director & Senior Partner, Boston Consulting Group K.K. Mar 2021: Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), the Company (current) Mar 2022: Outside Director, Kaizen Platform, Inc. Jan 2023: Senior Advisor, Boston Consulting Group GK (current) Oct 2024: Outside Director, Luup, Inc. (current) Jun 2025: Outside Director, Calbee, Inc. (current) Jun 2025: Outside Director, exa Wizards Inc. (current)
1961-02-14
Noriko LUZONKA
Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Nov 2000: Joined Allstate Insurance Company (U.S.) May 2005: Associate Market Manager, Marketing Analytics, W. W. Grainger, Inc. (U.S.) Jun 2006: Deputy Manager, Marketing Business Analytics Department, CFJ LLC May 2008: Director, Consumer Marketing Business Analytics Department, Nikko City Business Services Co., Ltd. (now Citigroup Services Japan GK) Sep 2008: Vice President, Decision Management, Individual Financial Services, Citibank Japan Ltd. (dissolved Oct 2017) May 2014: Marketing Director, Aegon Direct & Affinity Marketing Services K.K. (now Aegon Insight Japan K.K.) May 2015: Assistant Vice President; Head of Advanced Data Analytics Department, MetLife Insurance K.K. Nov 2017: Executive Officer; Head of Data Analytics Department and in charge of CX Design Department, Sony Bank Inc. Jun 2019: Executive Officer; Head of Marketing Science Department and in charge of Content Planning Department, Sony Bank Inc. Apr 2020: Executive Officer; in charge of DX Strategy Department and Content Planning Department, Sony Bank Inc. Apr 2021: Executive Officer; Head of Content Planning Department and in charge of DX Strategy Department, Sony Bank Inc. Nov 2021: Executive Officer; CDO (Chief Digital Officer); Head of Corporate DX Strategy Department, Cosmo Energy Holdings Co., Ltd. Apr 2022: Managing Executive Officer; CDO; in charge of Corporate DX Strategy, Corporate Communications and IT Promotion Departments, Cosmo Energy Holdings Co., Ltd. (current) Mar 2023: Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), the Company (current)
1968-07-16
Shigeru ASADA
Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Apr 1973: Joined Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (now Panasonic Holdings Corporation) Mar 1994: Managing Director; Chief Financial Officer, Panasonic Brasil Ltda. Apr 1999: Group Manager, Tax & Insurance Group, Accounting Department, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Apr 2004: Managing Director; Chief Financial Officer, Panasonic Europe Ltd. Apr 2006: Director; General Manager, Internal Audit Department, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Apr 2009: Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member, IPS Alpha Technology, Ltd. (dissolved Sep 2023) Feb 2013: Advisor, Audit & Supervisory Board Office, the Company Apr 2013: Executive Officer; General Manager, Accounting & Finance Headquarters, the Company Mar 2017: Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), the Company Apr 2019: Advisor, Audit and Supervisory Committee Office, the Company Mar 2021: Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), the Company (current)
1949-03-20
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2026-10-21
6.24%→4.88%
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2026-06-05
5.01%→6.24%
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2026-05-22
5.01%
Disclosures
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Primary Source Filings
EDINET
2026-10-21
Large Shareholding Report
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2026-08-06
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2026 – Dec 2026
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2026-08-05
Q2 Earnings Flash
FY ending Dec 2026
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2026-06-05
Large Shareholding Report
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2026-05-22
Large Shareholding Report
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2026-05-08
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Dec 2026
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2026-03-23
Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2025 – Dec 2025
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2026-02-12
中期経営計画
TDnet
2025-11-07
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Dec 2025
EDINET
2025-08-06
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2025 – Dec 2025
TDnet
2025-05-09
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Dec 2025
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2025-03-21
Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
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2024-08-09
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
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2024-05-08
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Period: Jan 2024 – Mar 2024
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2024-03-28
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Period: Jan 2023 – Dec 2023
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2023-11-08
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Period: Jul 2023 – Sep 2023
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2023-08-07
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Period: Apr 2022 – Jun 2023
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2023-05-09
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Period: Jan 2023 – Mar 2023
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2023-03-27
Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2022 – Dec 2022
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2022-11-08
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2022-08-05
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2022-05-11
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EDINET
2022-03-28
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2021-11-08
Quarterly Securities Report
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2021-08-05
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-05-14
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-03-29
Annual Securities Report
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