Recruit Holdings (6098) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What 6098 does

Recruit Holdings (6098) is a Tokyo-based company that provides HR technology and business solutions. It operates through three segments: HR Technology, which connects job seekers with employers via online platforms; Staffing, which offers temporary and professional staffing services in Japan, Europe, the United States, and Australia; and Marketing Matching Technologies, which delivers platform services for beauty, travel, dining, SaaS, housing, real estate, automobiles, bridal, education, and other lifestyle solutions. The company was formerly known as Recruit Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. in October 2012. It is part of the Nikkei 225 index and operates alongside peers such as Dentsū (4324), CyberAgent (4751), and Softbank Corp (9434).

Key numbers explained

• 16,335 JPY is the current share price — the last traded price on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
• +2.09% is the price change today, showing the percentage move from the previous close.
• The trailing P/E ratio of 46.9 divides the current price by the last 12 months of earnings per share (347.94 JPY), indicating how much investors pay per unit of recent earnings.
• The forward P/E ratio of 54 uses expected future earnings, which can be higher if the market prices in growth.
• 0.16% is the dividend yield, calculated as the annual dividend per share divided by the price; the ex-dividend date is Sep 29, 2026.
• 7% is the share of earnings paid out as dividends, meaning the company returns a small portion of its profit to shareholders.
• Beta of 0.95 suggests the stock’s price tends to move slightly less than the overall market.
• 105.3% is the price change over the last 52 weeks, reflecting the move from the 52-week low of 6,040 JPY to the current level, with the 52-week high at 18,215 JPY.

What to watch

• Revenue growth of 18.9% year over year and 3.86T JPY in trailing 12-month revenue show the scale of the business.
• Operating margin of 24.4% and profit margin of 15% indicate how efficiently the company converts sales into operating and net profit.
• A debt-to-equity ratio of 10% points to a low level of debt relative to equity.
• Return on equity of 36.2% measures how effectively the company generates profit from shareholders’ equity.
• The price-to-book ratio of 12.81 compares the market price to the company’s book value per share.
• The next earnings report is scheduled for Nov 11, 2026, which can drive short-term price movement.
• Investors often compare Recruit Holdings with other Japanese internet and technology names such as Nexon Corporation (3659), KDDI (9433), and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (9432).