DIC Corporation (4631.T)
Tokyo, JP
DIC Corporation operates as a global producer and distributor of printing inks, organic pigments, and advanced polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) compounds. Its extensive operations are organized into three principal segments: Packaging & Graphic, Color & Display, and Functional Products. The Packaging & Graphic division supplies a broad array of printing consumables, encompassing diverse inks such as gravure, flexo, offset, news, security, jet, and metal decoration inks, alongside specialized packaging adhesives, coextruded multilayer films, polystyrene, and various other packaging-centric solutions. Within the Color & Display segment, the company provides an extensive selection of colorants, including organic pigments, specialized pigments for color filters and cosmetics, effect pigments, natural colorants, and health food ingredients, in addition to display materials like liquid crystal compounds. The Functional Products segment delivers high-performance materials featuring a diverse array of resins (e.g., coating, UV-curable, waterborne, acrylic, polyurethane, epoxy, phenolic, polyester/alkyd, unsaturated polyester), fluorochemicals, modifiers, alkylphenols, metal carboxylates, sulfur-based chemicals, and specialized textile and leather coloring agents. This segment further encompasses composite materials such as PPS and other functional compounds, masterbatches for fibers and films, industrial adhesive and magnetic tapes, hollow fiber membrane modules, construction materials, decorative papers, sheets, and films, as well as plastic pallets. Offerings also extend to DLP 3D printing materials and blue-green algal polysaccharides. DIC Corporation's varied product portfolio caters to numerous sectors, including electronics, automotive, packaging, healthcare, color and display technologies, home equipment/infrastructure, and the broader functional material industry. Established in Tokyo, Japan, in 1908, the company was formerly known as Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Incorporated, and rebranded as DIC Corporation in April 2008.
No mergers or acquisitions recorded for this company.
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| 1D | 5D | 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Max |
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| +6.41% | +22.58% | +19.24% | +4.03% | +15.90% | +23.09% | +65.76% | +78.43% | +54.28% | +73.85% | +31.41% |
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| Rating | 2026-05 | Change |
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| Strong Buy | 1 | 0 |
| Buy | 1 | 0 |
| Hold | 0 | -1 |
| Sell | 0 | 0 |
| Strong Sell | 0 | 0 |
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Revenue growth Chemicals - Specialty: +4.7%-1.8% Q1'26: +7.8% (vs Q1'25)
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EPS growth Chemicals - Specialty: +13.2%+51.8% ★ Q1'26: +214.7% (vs Q1'25)
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FCF margin FCF growth · Chemicals - Specialty: +44.1%+3.1% ★ Q1'26: +0.0% (vs Q1'25)
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EBIT margin Chemicals - Specialty: +8.8%+5.0% Q1'26: +8.7% (vs Q1'25)
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ROIC Chemicals - Specialty: +5.6%+3.8% Q1'26: +8.8% (vs Q1'25)
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Share dilution Chemicals - Specialty: +0.1%+0.0% Q1'26: +0.0% (vs Q1'25)
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Debt / EBITDA Net debt/EBITDA · Chemicals - Specialty: 0.18×4.28× Q1'26: 2.97× (vs Q1'25)
* These projections are based on analyst consensus estimates and user-defined valuation multiples. This table is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
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Dec 2027 3 Rev. Ana. 2 EPS Ana. |
Dec 2028 2 Rev. Ana. 2 EPS Ana. |
Dec 2029 1 Rev. Ana. 1 EPS Ana. |
Dec 2030 1 Rev. Ana. 1 EPS Ana. |
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| Revenue |
820.00B
est: 825.80B (-0.7%)
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751.44B
est: 751.80B (0.0%)
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789.43B
est: 790.48B (-0.1%)
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805.50B
est: 810.43B (-0.6%)
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768.57B
est: 783.15B (-1.9%)
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701.22B
est: 697.40B (+0.5%)
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855.38B
est: 848.80B (+0.8%)
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1.05T
est: 1.08T (-2.6%)
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1.04T
est: 1.06T (-2.2%)
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1.07T
est: 1.08T (-1.2%)
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1.05T
est: 1.06T (-0.4%)
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1.12T
1.07T – 1.17T
+5.6% YoY
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1.16T
1.09T – 1.25T
+4.1% YoY
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1.19T
1.13T – 1.27T
+2.4% YoY
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1.29T
1.22T – 1.37T
+8.5% YoY
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1.31T
1.24T – 1.40T
+1.6% YoY
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| EBITDA |
84.43B
est: 63.43B (+33.1%)
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87.00B
est: 57.75B (+50.7%)
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88.35B
est: 60.72B (+45.5%)
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81.37B
est: 62.25B (+30.7%)
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74.01B
est: 60.16B (+23.0%)
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72.39B
est: 53.57B (+35.1%)
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80.94B
est: 65.20B (+24.1%)
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88.48B
est: 83.18B (+6.4%)
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71.04B
est: 119.92B (-40.8%)
|
98.45B
est: 122.39B (-19.6%)
|
107.16B
est: 119.27B (-10.2%)
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125.93B
120.68B – 132.64B
+5.6% YoY
|
131.12B
122.60B – 141.25B
+4.1% YoY
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134.25B
127.06B – 143.04B
+2.4% YoY
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145.62B
137.82B – 155.16B
+8.5% YoY
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147.88B
139.96B – 157.57B
+1.6% YoY
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| EBIT |
51.07B
est: 23.97B (+113.0%)
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54.18B
est: 21.83B (+148.2%)
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56.48B
est: 22.95B (+146.1%)
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48.39B
est: 23.53B (+105.6%)
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40.78B
est: 22.74B (+79.4%)
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39.66B
est: 20.25B (+95.9%)
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42.89B
est: 24.64B (+74.1%)
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39.68B
est: 31.44B (+26.2%)
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17.94B
est: 54.18B (-66.9%)
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44.52B
est: 55.29B (-19.5%)
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52.19B
est: 53.88B (-3.1%)
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56.89B
54.52B – 59.92B
+5.6% YoY
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59.24B
55.39B – 63.81B
+4.1% YoY
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60.65B
57.40B – 64.62B
+2.4% YoY
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65.79B
62.26B – 70.10B
+8.5% YoY
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66.81B
63.23B – 71.18B
+1.6% YoY
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| Net Income |
37.39B
est: 33.54B (+11.5%)
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34.77B
est: 31.91B (+9.0%)
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38.60B
est: 39.91B (-3.3%)
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32.03B
est: 34.61B (-7.5%)
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23.50B
est: 22.41B (+4.9%)
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13.23B
est: 15.54B (-14.8%)
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4.37B
est: 22.60B (-80.7%)
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17.61B
est: 21.90B (-19.6%)
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-39.86B
est: -34.44B (-15.7%)
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21.31B
est: 16.39B (+30.0%)
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32.35B
est: 32.35B (+0.0%)
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35.70B
29.00B – 43.00B
+10.3% YoY
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53.70B
49.24B – 58.16B
+50.4% YoY
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37.85B
34.00B – 41.70B
-29.5% YoY
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44.00B
40.94B – 47.75B
+16.2% YoY
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46.30B
43.08B – 50.24B
+5.2% YoY
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| SGA |
121.66B
est: 107.84B (+12.8%)
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114.16B
est: 98.17B (+16.3%)
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114.71B
est: 103.22B (+11.1%)
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114.34B
est: 105.83B (+8.0%)
|
112.08B
est: 102.27B (+9.6%)
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105.10B
est: 91.07B (+15.4%)
|
120.92B
est: 110.84B (+9.1%)
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144.40B
est: 141.41B (+2.1%)
|
151.24B
est: 154.34B (-2.0%)
|
161.36B
est: 157.51B (+2.4%)
|
159.81B
est: 153.51B (+4.1%)
|
162.07B
155.32B – 170.71B
+5.6% YoY
|
168.76B
157.79B – 181.79B
+4.1% YoY
|
172.78B
163.52B – 184.10B
+2.4% YoY
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187.42B
177.38B – 199.69B
+8.5% YoY
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190.32B
180.13B – 202.79B
+1.6% YoY
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| EPS |
389.40
est: 354.26 (+9.9%)
|
366.72
est: 337.03 (+8.8%)
|
407.56
est: 421.55 (-3.3%)
|
338.39
est: 365.58 (-7.4%)
|
248.29
est: 236.65 (+4.9%)
|
139.81
est: 164.10 (-14.8%)
|
46.11
est: 238.75 (-80.7%)
|
186.05
est: 230.67 (-19.3%)
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-421.05
est: -363.78 (-15.7%)
|
225.11
est: 171.82 (+31.0%)
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341.71
est: 328.46 (+4.0%)
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377.06
306.29 – 454.20
+14.8% YoY
|
567.17
520.11 – 614.22
+50.4% YoY
|
399.75
359.10 – 440.40
-29.5% YoY
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464.70
432.35 – 504.28
+16.2% YoY
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489.00
454.96 – 530.65
+5.2% YoY
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| Date | Rating | Overall | DCF | ROE | ROA | D/E | P/E | P/B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | A- | 4/5 | 5/5 | 4/5 | 4/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-14 | A- | 4/5 | 5/5 | 4/5 | 4/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-13 | A- | 4/5 | 5/5 | 4/5 | 4/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-12 | A- | 4/5 | 5/5 | 4/5 | 4/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-11 | A- | 4/5 | 5/5 | 4/5 | 4/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-08 | A- | 4/5 | 5/5 | 4/5 | 4/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-07 | A- | 4/5 | 5/5 | 4/5 | 4/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-01 | A | 4/5 | 5/5 | 4/5 | 5/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-04-30 | A | 4/5 | 5/5 | 4/5 | 5/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-04-28 | A | 4/5 | 5/5 | 4/5 | 5/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-04-27 | A | 4/5 | 5/5 | 4/5 | 5/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-04-24 | A | 4/5 | 5/5 | 4/5 | 5/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-04-23 | A | 4/5 | 5/5 | 4/5 | 5/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-04-22 | A | 4/5 | 5/5 | 4/5 | 5/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-04-21 | A | 4/5 | 5/5 | 4/5 | 5/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-04-20 | A | 4/5 | 5/5 | 4/5 | 5/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-04-17 | A | 4/5 | 5/5 | 4/5 | 5/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-04-16 | A | 4/5 | 5/5 | 4/5 | 5/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
Owner Earnings
Ownership Overview
Ownership breakdown not available.
No beneficial ownership filings recorded.
Institutional Activity (13F)
Institutional history not available.
Top holders not available.
ETF Ownership
| # | ETF | Weight | Est. AUM exposure | TER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF AVDV | 0.35% | 66.29M | 0.36% |
| 2 | Dimensional - International Small Cap Value ETF DISV | 0.27% | 12.87M | 0.42% |
| 3 | WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund DFJ | 0.21% | 815.0K | 0.58% |
| 4 | Avantis Global Small Cap Value UCITS ETF AVGS.L | 0.17% | 1.80M | 0.39% |
| 5 | iShares MSCI Japan Small Cap UCITS ETF IDJP.L | 0.16% | 924.3K | 0.58% |
| 6 | iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF SCJ | 0.16% | 416.6K | 0.50% |
| 7 | FlexShares Morningstar Developed Markets ex-US Factor Tilt Index Fund TLTD | 0.13% | 836.0K | 0.41% |
| 8 | Avantis International Small Cap Equity ETF AVDS | 0.09% | 292.4K | 0.30% |
| 9 | WisdomTree Dynamic International SmallCap Equity ETF DDLS | 0.08% | 359.0K | 0.48% |
| 10 | WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund DLS | 0.08% | 851.5K | 0.58% |
Insider Activity
No insider activity available.
Insider history not available.
No recent insider transactions.
Executive team
Executive compensation
Executive compensation not available.
No CEO compensation history available.
Proxy statements
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Recent SEC filings
No SEC filings available for this company yet.
Executive team
| Name | Title | Compensation | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Takashi Ikeda | President, Group CEO & Representative Director | 108M | male |
| Kiyofumi Takano | Managing Executive Officer & GM of New Business Development Headquarters | — | male |
| Koji Asada | Managing Executive Officer & Head of IT Strategy Unit | — | male |
| Masamichi Sota | MEO, President of Packaging & Graphic Business Group & GM of Printing Material Business Div. | — | male |
| Masaya Nakafuji | Senior MEO, Head of General Affairs & Legal Division and Director | — | male |
| Matthew Goldberg | Executive Officer & Group CHRO | — | — |
| Myron Petruch | Managing Executive Officer & President of Color and Display Business Group | — | male |
| Shuji Furuta | Executive Vice President, Assistant to President & Chief Executive Officer and Representative Director | — | male |
| Takeshi Asai | Sr. Managing EO, Group CFO, Head of Finance & Acc Unit and Director | — | male |
| Toshiro Ariga | Managing Executive Officer, GM of Technical Management Unit & Group CTO | — | — |
| Keisuke Miyake | General Manager of Corporate Communications Department | — | — |
| Yoshinari Akiyama | Managing Exec officer, VP of Color & GM of Display Buss Grp and Color Material BussDiv | — | male |
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