Kobe Steel, Ltd.

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11.20+0.05 (+0.49%)today

As of Oct 21, 9:55 AM CEST · May be delayed up to 15 min · EUR

Key statistics

Previous close11.14

Open11.22

Day range11.2011.22

52-week range9.7612.64

Off day high−0.18%

Off 52-week high−11.40%

Volume500

Avg. volume (3M)25.00

Market cap4.43B

EPS (TTM)0.9500

Forward P/E—

P/E ratio (TTM)11.78

Dividend yield4.04% (0.4500)

Beta (5Y)0.56

Shares outstanding395.45M

Short interest—

Earnings dateAug 5, 2026 (est.)

Analyst target—

Profit margin2.75%

Against its peers

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	KST.F	NPS.F	5440.T	2031.TW	KCO.HM	GNV.F
Market cap	4.43B	19.38B	83.44B	15.35B	1.29B	1.03B
P/E (TTM)	11.8	12.4	9.2	7.4	—	—
Forward P/E	—	—	7.7	11.8	—	—
Price/book	0.6	0.6	0.4	1.3	1.0	0.2
Dividend yield	4.04%	3.64%	4.70%	5.27%	1.56%	—
1-year change	+12.78%	+0.43%	−12.04%	+16.75%	+128.25%	−49.57%
Today	+0.49%	−0.05%	+0.31%	+0.84%	+0.62%	0.00%

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The businesses closest to Kobe Steel's by what they do, from their descriptions, with the same industry weighted in.

Company	Mkt cap	Price	Today
Nippon Steel CorporationNPS.F · Steel	19.38B	3.7080	−0.05%
Kyoei Steel Ltd.5440.T · Steel	83.44B	1,920.00	+0.31%
Hsin Kuang Steel Company Limited2031.TW · Steel	15.35B	47.80	+0.84%
Klöckner & Co SEKCO.HM · Steel	1.29B	12.90	+0.62%
Angang Steel Company LimitedGNV.F · Steel	1.03B	0.1100	0.00%
Steel Dynamics, Inc.STLD · Steel	35.03B	244.37	−0.33%
Tiangong International Company Limited34T1.F · Steel	779.06M	0.2860	−0.69%
Metallus Inc.MTUS · Steel	854.68M	20.62	−0.87%

Other companies in Steel, closest in size first.

Company	Mkt cap	Price	Today
Grupo Simec, S.A.B. de C.V.SIM · Guadalajara, JA	4.29B	27.95	0.00%
Acerinox, S.A.ACX.MC · Madrid, Spain	4.22B	16.95	+1.19%
Vraj Iron and Steel LimitedVRAJ.NS · Raipur, India	4.06B	123.06	−1.51%
Sims LimitedSGM.AX · Sydney, NSW	3.94B	20.41	−0.68%
TMT Steel Public Company LimitedTMT-R.BK · Bangkok, Thailand	3.88B	4.4600	0.00%
Vallourec S.A.VK.PA · Meudon, France	4.90B	18.40	+0.33%
Takasago Tekko K.K.5458.T · Itabashi, Japan	3.87B	1,290.00	+0.78%
Çemtas Çelik Makina Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.CEMTS.IS · Bursa, Turkey	3.42B	6.83	−3.80%

Basic Materials companies of a similar market value (4.41B).

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UFP Industries, Inc.UFPI · Lumber & Wood Production	4.40B	79.83	+2.06%
Tosoh CorporationTOS.F · Chemicals	4.40B	14.30	−1.38%
Fortuna Mining Corp.FVI.TO · Gold	4.31B	14.56	−2.41%
Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd.WDO.TO · Gold	4.38B	30.48	−1.96%
Perimeter Solutions, Inc.PRM · Specialty Chemicals	4.43B	27.07	+2.73%
Warrior Met Coal, Inc.HCC · Coking Coal	4.44B	84.13	−1.00%
Tianqi Lithium Corporation2220.F · Specialty Chemicals	4.34B	2.5330	+0.92%
Plastiblends India LimitedPLASTIBLEN.NS · Specialty Chemicals	4.31B	165.72	−3.49%

Also based in Kobe, Japan, then elsewhere in Japan.

Company	Mkt cap	Price	Today
ASICS Corporation7936.T · Kobe, Japan	3.39T	4,780.00	−1.87%
Sysmex Corporation6869.T · Kobe, Japan	1.18T	1,960.50	+4.81%
Kamigumi Co., Ltd.9364.T · Kobe, Japan	469.93B	4,821.00	−0.17%
Daiei Kankyo Co., Ltd.9336.T · Kobe, Japan	387.52B	3,880.00	0.00%
ARE Holdings, Inc.5857.T · Kobe, Japan	279.75B	3,255.00	+0.77%
TOCALO Co.,Ltd.3433.T · Kobe, Japan	168.53B	2,834.00	+1.21%
G-7 Holdings Inc.7508.T · Kobe, Japan	60.07B	1,373.00	−1.15%
WDB Holdings Co., Ltd.2475.T · Kobe, Japan	33.15B	1,728.00	+0.12%

Companies that serve the same markets: utilities, industrial, construction, mining & metals, chemicals & materials, insurance.

Company	Mkt cap	Price	Today
GE Power India LimitedGVPIL.NS · utilities · chemicals & materials · construction	40.25B	598.75	−3.76%
China National Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd601117.SS · utilities · chemicals & materials · construction	41.76B	6.84	−1.01%
Doosan Skoda Power a.s.DSPW.PR · utilities · chemicals & materials · construction	14.45B	453.00	0.00%
Himadri Speciality Chemical LimitedHSCL.BO · chemicals & materials · construction · mining & metals	271.33B	537.75	−11.23%
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.TWL.F · chemicals & materials · construction · mining & metals	6.50B	158.60	−1.31%
Dyno Nobel LimitedDNL.AX · chemicals & materials · construction · mining & metals	7.02B	4.0100	−0.50%
Terex CorporationTEX · utilities · construction · mining & metals	6.02B	52.64	+3.70%
Koppers Holdings Inc.KOP · utilities · chemicals & materials · construction	788.61M	41.70	−2.82%

The stocks whose daily moves over the past year went most closely with Kobe Steel's: the correlation of their daily returns, where 1 would be moving as one.

Company	Mkt cap	Price	Today
Kobe Steel LtdKST.MU · Correlation 0.74	—	11.31	+0.32%
Nippon Steel CorporationNPS.F · Correlation 0.50	19.38B	3.7080	−0.05%
Kyoei Steel Ltd.5440.T · Correlation 0.32	83.44B	1,920.00	+0.31%

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Kobe Steel, Ltd. engages in the manufacture, production, and sale of iron and steel. It operates through the following business segments: Aluminum and Steel, Welding, Materials, Machinery, Engineering, Construction Machinery, and…

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Kobe Steel, Ltd. engages in the materials, machinery, and electric power businesses worldwide. The company offers steel sheet products, including high-tensile strength, hot and cold rolled, electro-galvanized, and hot-dipped galvanized steel sheets; steel wire rods and bars; and aluminum and steel plates. It also provides steel casting and forging products, such as crankshafts, marine parts, chemical processing equipment, and rolls; materials for plastic molding; and titanium products, copper sheets and strips, and…

SectorBasic Materials

IndustrySteel

Chief executiveYoshihiko Katsukawa

Employees38,614

HeadquartersKobe, Japan

Websitekobelco.co.jp

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