Shin-Etsu Chemical (4063) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What 4063 does

Shin-Etsu Chemical (4063) is a Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed company in the Basic Materials sector, Chemicals industry, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It supplies infrastructure, electronics, and functional materials through segments including Electronic Materials; Living environment basic materials; Functional materials; and Processing, trading and technical services. The company offers products such as polyvinyl chloride resin, caustic soda, methanol, chloromethanes, polyvinyl alcohol, semiconductor silicon, rare earth magnets, semiconductor encapsulating materials, LED packaging materials, photoresists, photomask blanks, and synthetic quartz products. It also sells silicones, cellulose derivatives, silicon metal, synthetic pheromones, vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer, liquid fluoroelastomers, pellicles, and silicon anode material for lithium-ion batteries, and is involved in processed plastics, export of technologies and plants, import and export of products, and engineering activities. Formerly known as Shin-Etsu Nitrogen Fertilizer Co., Ltd., the company changed its name in 1940 and was incorporated in 1926.

Key numbers explained

• Price (5,889 JPY) is the most recent trading price of one share on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
• Price change today (-0.24%) shows the percentage move relative to the previous close; a negative number means the share closed lower.
• Market capitalisation (10.69T JPY) is the total value of all outstanding shares, calculated as share price multiplied by shares outstanding.
• Trailing P/E ratio (23.3) divides the current share price by the last 12 months' earnings per share (252.64 JPY); it indicates how much investors pay per unit of recent earnings.
• Forward P/E ratio (17.9) uses expected future earnings instead of past earnings, offering a look at valuation relative to analyst expectations.
• Dividend yield (1.97%) shows the annual dividend as a percentage of the share price; the ex-dividend date is Sep 29, 2026, and 42% of earnings are paid out as dividends.
• Beta (1.06) measures the share's sensitivity to overall market moves; a value near 1 suggests similar volatility to the market.
• The 52-week range (4,366 – 7,930) and the 52-week price change (23.3%) show the lowest and highest prices over the past year and the total move from one year ago.

What to watch

Shin-Etsu Chemical (4063) operates in the chemicals industry, where demand is tied to industrial production, construction, and electronics cycles. Investors often monitor raw-material costs, energy prices, and global manufacturing trends because they can affect margins. The company's exposure to semiconductor materials and lithium-ion battery anodes may make it sensitive to shifts in the tech and EV sectors. Regulatory changes in Japan or major export markets, currency movements (especially JPY), and trade policies can also influence results. As a component of the Nikkei 225, its performance may be compared with peers such as Pacific Metals (5541), Tōkai Carbon (5301), Kobe Steel (5406), Resonac (4004), Nissan Chemical Industries (4021), Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings (4188), and Tokuyama (4043). The next earnings release is scheduled for Oct 27, 2026.