NH Foods (2282) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What 2282 does

NH Foods (2282) is a Tokyo Stock Exchange stock in the Consumer Defensive sector, Packaged Foods industry. The company manufactures and sells ham, sausage, processed food, meat, and dairy products in Japan and internationally, operating under brands such as SCHAU ESSEN, Chuka Meisai, Ishigama Kobo, Hokkaido Carl Ramon, and Kamakura Ham Tomioka. It also handles fresh meat production, slaughtering, processing, and distribution, and operates a football club, a baseball club, and a ballpark. Formerly known as Nippon Meat Packers Inc., the company changed its name to NH Foods Ltd. in June 2014 and was founded in 1942, with headquarters in Osaka, Japan. It employs 15,790 people.

Key numbers explained

• The current price is 6,044 JPY, up +0.08% today, with a 52-week range of 5,547 – 7,420 JPY and a 3% price change over the last year.
• The trailing P/E ratio of 16.7 shows how much investors pay per unit of recent earnings; the forward P/E ratio of 17.6 reflects the same idea based on expected future earnings.
• The dividend yield of 2.98% indicates the annual dividend as a percentage of the current price, with 44% of earnings paid out as dividends and an ex-dividend date of 30 mar. 2027.
• Earnings per share (trailing 12 months) is 361,43 JPY, meaning the portion of profit attributable to each share over the last year.
• The beta of 0.06 suggests the stock's price tends to move much less than the overall market.
• Revenue (trailing 12 months) is 1,49 tril. JPY, growing 8.7% year over year, with a profit margin of 2.3% and an operating margin of 4.5%.
• The debt-to-equity ratio of 46 and price-to-book of 1.06 provide a sense of financial leverage and how the market values the company relative to its book value.
• NH Foods is part of the Nikkei 225 index, which tracks large Japanese equities.

What to watch

Investors typically monitor consumer staples stocks like NH Foods (2282) for changes in input costs, currency movements, consumer demand, and competitive dynamics within the Packaged Foods industry. Because the company operates both domestically and internationally, shifts in trade policy, food safety regulations, and commodity prices can be relevant. Earnings reports, such as the upcoming one on 2 nov. 2026, often prompt closer attention to guidance and margin trends. Comparing NH Foods with peers such as Japan Tobacco (2914), Nichirei (2871), Kikkoman (2801), Seven & I Holdings (3382), Meiji Holdings (2269), Sapporo Holdings (2501), and Nisshin Seifun Group (2002) can provide context, though such comparisons are not recommendations.