Furukawa Electric (5801) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What 5801 does

Furukawa Electric (5801) is a large-cap stock listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in the Industrials sector, specifically the Electrical Equipment & Parts industry. Headquartered in Chiyoda, Japan, the company employs 49,112 people and operates worldwide. It provides a broad range of products across Optical Solutions, Digital Infrastructure Components, Energy Infrastructure, Automotive Systems, and Metal Solutions. Its business is organized into four segments: Infrastructure; Electrical and Electronic; Functional Products; and Services and Developments. The company’s offerings include optical fiber and optical active components, optical fiber cable, optical connectors, fusion splicers, broadband systems, routers, network equipment, tape for semiconductor processes, cable conduit materials, heat insulators, LED reflectors, power cable, wiring materials, and submarine water pipe, among other products.

Key numbers explained

• The current price is 3,826 JPY, up +0.5% today.
• The trailing P/E ratio of 37.2 shows how much investors pay per unit of the last twelve months’ earnings; a higher number can reflect strong growth expectations.
• The forward P/E ratio of 12.9 uses expected future earnings and is often seen as a more forward-looking valuation measure.
• The dividend yield of 0.58% indicates the annual dividend as a percentage of the current price; it is relatively modest, and the ex-dividend date is Sep 29, 2026.
• The company pays out 20% of its earnings as dividends, retaining the rest for reinvestment.
• The beta of 1.16 suggests the stock tends to move about 16% more than the overall market.
• The 52-week range of 863.4 – 6,241 shows the lowest and highest traded prices in the past year, with the current price closer to the lower end of that range.
• The price-to-book ratio of 6.16 compares the market price to the company’s book value per share.

What to watch

Furukawa Electric is part of the Nikkei 225, so movements in that index can influence its price. As a peer in the Japanese industrials space, it is often compared with companies like Keisei Dentetsu (9009), Kawasaki Heavy Industries (7012), Kyocera (6971), Kajima Corporation (1812), Yokogawa Electric (6841), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (7011), and Itōchū Shōji (8001). Key factors to monitor include global demand for optical and electrical components, currency fluctuations affecting JPY-denominated earnings, interest rate environments that influence forward P/E multiples, and the company’s next earnings report on Nov 9, 2026.