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Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (2802.T)

JPY5,721.00 +19.00 (+0.33%)
JP JPX Consumer Defensive Packaged Foods
Address 15-1, Kyobashi 1-chome 104-8315
Tokyo, JP
CEO Shigeo Nakamura
IPO 2000-01-04
ISIN JP3119600009

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Also trades on Other OTC · AJINF (USD) Other OTC · AJINY (USD) Tokyo Stock Exchange · 2802.T (JPY)
Description

Ajinomoto Co., Inc. is a Japanese multinational corporation with a global presence, specializing in three main business areas: seasonings and food products, frozen culinary items, and a diverse healthcare and specialty chemicals portfolio. Its Seasonings and Foods division offers an extensive range of sauces and seasonings, featuring well-known brands such as AJI-NO-MOTO, HON-DASHI, Cook Do, Ajinomoto KK Consommé, Pure Select Mayonnaise, Ros Dee, Masako, Aji-ngon, Sazón, Sajiku, and CRISPY FRY. This segment also provides tailored ingredient solutions for both consumer packaged goods and the food service industry. Beyond culinary staples, it includes popular instant noodle brands like Knorr Cup Soup and YumYum, various coffee products under the Birdy and Blendy labels, the Birdy 3in1 powdered drink, MAXIM products, and Chyotto Zeitakuna Kohiten items. Additionally, it supplies gift sets and office amenities, including coffee vending machines and tea servers. Within the Frozen Foods segment, the company produces a variety of convenient meal options such as Chinese dumplings, cooked rice dishes, noodles, desserts, shumai, and processed chicken products. The Healthcare and Other segment demonstrates significant diversification. It supplies amino acids for a range of applications in the pharmaceutical, food, and cosmetic industries, alongside sports nutrition products and personal care ingredients. This division also provides sterile products and specialized contract manufacturing services for pharmaceutical intermediates and active ingredients. A notable offering is the Ajinomoto Build-up Film, an advanced interlayer insulating material crucial for semiconductor packages. Ajinomoto Co., Inc. was established in 1909 and maintains its headquarters in Tokyo, Japan.

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Merger & Acquisition History

No mergers or acquisitions recorded for this company.

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JPY5,721.00 +19.00 (+0.33%)
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Liquidity & share structure
Average Volume
5M
Beta
0.38
Float Shares
827.25M
Free Float %
86.3%
Price Performance
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+0.46% +10.34% +17.45% +25.44% +41.92% +64.38% +68.12% +125.27% +352.04% +339.94% +869.65%
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Market Data

Price Targets & DCF
Current price
5,721.00
DCF (Unlevered) 3,775.92 -34.0%
DCF (Levered) 7,653.59 +33.8%
Ratings Trend (MoM) 64% Bullish
Rating 2026-05 Change
Strong Buy 4 0
Buy 5 0
Hold 5 0
Sell 0 0
Strong Sell 0 0
Quality scores
Altman Z-Score
5.04
Safe zone
Piotroski F-Score
8 / 9
Strong
MOAT Score
4 / 10
Developing
Composite Rating
B+
Overall Score
3 / 5
Medium
DCF Score
4 / 5
High
ROE Score
4 / 5
High
ROA Score
5 / 5
High
D/E Score
2 / 5
Medium
P/E Score
2 / 5
Medium
P/Book Score
1 / 5
Low
Operational MOAT
✗ Below peers
  • Revenue growth Packaged Foods: +5.3%
    +6.4% Q1'26: +10.5% (vs Q1'25)
  • EPS growth Packaged Foods: +8.0%
    -58.3% Q1'26: +480.8% (vs Q1'25)
  • FCF margin Packaged Foods: +15.4%
    +5.2% Q1'26: +13.1% (vs Q1'25)
  • EBIT margin Packaged Foods: +7.7%
    +8.0% Q1'26: +8.0% (vs Q1'25)
  • ROIC Packaged Foods: +7.3%
    +7.7% Q1'26: +9.3% (vs Q1'25)
  • Share dilution Packaged Foods: +0.0%
    +93.5% Q1'26: -4.1% (vs Q1'25)
  • Debt / EBITDA Packaged Foods: 0.29×
    2.37× Q1'26: 1.84× (vs Q1'25)
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Market assumptions
WACC components (optional)
Ke (Cost of Equity) = Rf + β (0.41) × ERP
WACC = 93% × Ke + 7% × Kd (4.0%) × (1−t)

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Business assumptions
Intrinsic value (base): 3,748.60 Current price: 5,721.00
Enterprise Value: Equity Value: Terminal Value: TV as % of EV:

Base values reflect the latest available data for this company and market conditions.

Consensus Estimates
Metric Mar 2015
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Mar 2016
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Mar 2017
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Mar 2018
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Mar 2019
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Mar 2021
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Mar 2026
14 Rev. Ana.
12 EPS Ana.
Mar 2027
10 Rev. Ana.
14 EPS Ana.
Mar 2028
13 Rev. Ana.
13 EPS Ana.
Mar 2029
6 Rev. Ana.
6 EPS Ana.
Mar 2030
3 Rev. Ana.
2 EPS Ana.
Revenue
1.01T
est: 1.01T (-0.4%)
1.15T
est: 1.22T (-6.1%)
1.09T
est: 1.10T (-1.1%)
1.11T
est: 1.15T (-3.2%)
1.11T
est: 1.14T (-2.0%)
1.10T
est: 1.11T (-1.1%)
1.07T
est: 1.08T (-0.3%)
1.15T
est: 1.15T (+0.2%)
1.36T
est: 1.37T (-0.8%)
1.44T
est: 1.47T (-1.8%)
1.53T
est: 1.54T (-0.8%)
1.58T
1.55T – 1.62T
+2.7% YoY
1.69T
1.68T – 1.73T
+6.8% YoY
1.79T
1.75T – 1.84T
+5.9% YoY
1.89T
1.89T – 1.89T
+5.5% YoY
1.98T
1.94T – 2.03T
+4.6% YoY
EBITDA
126.77B
est: 160.47B (-21.0%)
155.82B
est: 194.41B (-19.8%)
137.17B
est: 175.29B (-21.7%)
140.07B
est: 182.86B (-23.4%)
114.24B
est: 180.53B (-36.7%)
118.79B
est: 176.64B (-32.8%)
168.07B
est: 170.77B (-1.6%)
197.67B
est: 182.27B (+8.4%)
226.85B
est: 217.63B (+4.2%)
232.76B
est: 235.23B (-1.1%)
209.22B
est: 247.70B (-15.5%)
254.28B
249.46B – 259.76B
+2.7% YoY
271.65B
269.30B – 277.47B
+6.8% YoY
287.63B
280.73B – 295.59B
+5.9% YoY
303.43B
303.30B – 303.56B
+5.5% YoY
317.40B
312.16B – 325.21B
+4.6% YoY
EBIT
81.19B
est: 103.85B (-21.8%)
104.97B
est: 125.82B (-16.6%)
90.90B
est: 113.44B (-19.9%)
88.28B
est: 118.34B (-25.4%)
61.76B
est: 116.83B (-47.1%)
56.80B
est: 114.32B (-50.3%)
105.02B
est: 110.52B (-5.0%)
131.44B
est: 117.96B (+11.4%)
155.03B
est: 140.85B (+10.1%)
154.46B
est: 153.91B (+0.4%)
122.76B
est: 162.07B (-24.3%)
166.38B
163.22B – 169.96B
+2.7% YoY
177.74B
176.20B – 181.55B
+6.8% YoY
188.20B
183.68B – 193.40B
+5.9% YoY
198.53B
198.44B – 198.62B
+5.5% YoY
207.67B
204.25B – 212.78B
+4.6% YoY
Net Income
46.50B
est: 77.97B (-40.4%)
71.29B
est: 59.09B (+20.6%)
53.07B
est: 42.90B (+23.7%)
60.12B
est: 51.16B (+17.5%)
29.70B
est: 18.42B (+61.2%)
18.84B
est: 23.65B (-20.3%)
59.42B
est: 44.68B (+33.0%)
75.73B
est: 65.79B (+15.1%)
94.07B
est: 83.33B (+12.9%)
87.12B
est: 158.92B (-45.2%)
70.27B
est: 94.81B (-25.9%)
134.68B
118.36B – 137.82B
+42.0% YoY
136.89B
125.04B – 155.09B
+1.6% YoY
158.85B
149.41B – 197.13B
+16.0% YoY
185.62B
178.71B – 231.04B
+16.9% YoY
234.49B
229.46B – 242.00B
+26.3% YoY
SGA
est: 242.79B (-100.0%)
268.72B
est: 294.15B (-8.6%)
265.57B
est: 265.21B (+0.1%)
275.13B
est: 276.67B (-0.6%)
273.43B
est: 273.14B (+0.1%)
274.60B
est: 267.26B (+2.7%)
268.50B
est: 258.38B (+3.9%)
281.12B
est: 275.78B (+1.9%)
313.51B
est: 329.28B (-4.8%)
339.73B
est: 351.21B (-3.3%)
366.85B
est: 369.82B (-0.8%)
379.66B
372.46B – 387.83B
+2.7% YoY
405.58B
402.08B – 414.27B
+6.8% YoY
429.45B
419.14B – 441.33B
+5.9% YoY
453.03B
452.84B – 453.23B
+5.5% YoY
473.89B
466.07B – 485.56B
+4.6% YoY
EPS
78.54
est: 77.41 (+1.5%)
121.23
est: 58.67 (+106.6%)
92.81
est: 42.60 (+117.9%)
106.84
est: 50.79 (+110.4%)
53.62
est: 18.29 (+193.2%)
34.37
est: 23.48 (+46.4%)
108.36
est: 44.36 (+144.3%)
139.42
est: 65.32 (+113.5%)
175.97
est: 82.29 (+113.8%)
167.44
est: 162.40 (+3.1%)
69.77
est: 96.89 (-28.0%)
133.42
121.59 – 141.58
+37.7% YoY
147.29
128.46 – 159.33
+10.4% YoY
173.99
153.49 – 202.52
+18.1% YoY
205.57
183.59 – 237.35
+18.2% YoY
240.90
235.73 – 248.61
+17.2% YoY
Historical Ratings (3M)
Date Rating Overall DCF ROE ROA D/E P/E P/B
2026-05-08 B+ 3/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 2/5 1/5
2026-05-07 B- 3/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 2/5 1/5 2/5
2026-05-01 B- 3/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 2/5 1/5 2/5
2026-04-30 B- 3/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 2/5 1/5 2/5
2026-04-28 B- 3/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 2/5 1/5 2/5
2026-04-27 B- 2/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 2/5
2026-04-24 B- 2/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 2/5
2026-04-23 B- 2/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 2/5
2026-04-22 B- 2/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 2/5
2026-04-21 B- 2/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 2/5
2026-04-20 B- 2/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 2/5
2026-04-17 B- 2/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 2/5
2026-04-16 B- 2/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 2/5
2026-04-15 B- 2/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 2/5
2026-04-14 B- 2/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 2/5
2026-04-13 B- 3/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 1/5 2/5 2/5
2026-04-10 B- 3/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 1/5 2/5 2/5

Owner Earnings

Owner's Earnings (history) From To
Owner alignment
Owner's Earnings TTM
164.88B
OE per share TTM
170.15
Owner's Yield
3.40%
Maintenance CapEx ratio
7.50%
Maint CapEx / Avg PPE
41.3%

Ownership Overview

Ownership breakdown

Ownership breakdown not available.

At a glance
Institutional holders
Total invested
Insider transactions (90d)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)

No beneficial ownership filings recorded.

Institutional Activity (13F)

Institutional ownership trend

Institutional history not available.

Top institutional holders

Top holders not available.

Insider Activity

Insider Activity — Latest Quarter

No insider activity available.

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Insider history not available.

Recent insider transactions

No recent insider transactions.

Executive team

Top executives
EBIT / Employee
4.96M
Shares Outstanding
958.44M

Executive compensation

Executive compensation (annual)

Executive compensation not available.

CEO compensation breakdown

No CEO compensation history available.

Proxy statements

Proxy statements (DEF 14A)

No proxy statements available for this company yet.

Recent SEC filings

Recent SEC filings

No SEC filings available for this company yet.

Executive team

NameTitleCompensationGender
Michael Lish Executive Officer & Deputy GM of Bio & Fine Chemicals Division 170M
Taro Fujie Executive Chairman 100M male
Ikuo Kira Executive MD & Managing Executive Officer 97M male
Shigeo Nakamura President, Chief Executive Officer, Representative Executive Officer & Director 83M male
Hiroshi Shiragami EVP, Representative Executive Officer, Chief Innovation Officer, R&D Head and Director 69M
Naralice Fuzinelli Global Technology Manager female
Saburosuke Suzuki Founder male
Shino Kayahara Executive Officer and In charge of Diversity & HR
Takayuki Koda Executive Officer, Senior Vice President & Chief Digital Officer male
Takayuki Tahara Executive Officer, VP & Deputy GM of Food Products Div, Supervision of Food Products Sales male
Ayumu Kamiya Executive Officer & Deputy GM of Food Products Division
Yosuke Kakihara Executive Officer of Legal & Compliance
ESG Score History

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