Kawasaki Heavy Industries (7012) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What 7012 does

Kawasaki Heavy Industries (7012) is a diversified conglomerate listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and a component of the Nikkei 225. It operates across aerospace systems, vehicles, energy solutions, marine equipment, precision machinery and robotics, and powersports and engines. Its businesses span airplanes, helicopters, space products, railway vehicles, ships, crushers, snow removal equipment, power generation and energy storage systems, hydrogen-related facilities, gas turbines, boilers, industrial steam turbines, motorcycles, off-road vehicles, personal watercraft, and jet skis.

Key numbers explained

• 2,408 JPY is the current share price, the amount required to buy one share today.
• The trailing P/E ratio of 18.6 divides the current price by the last 12 months of earnings per share (129.31 JPY), showing how much investors pay per unit of recent earnings.
• The forward P/E ratio of 4.2 uses expected future earnings, often a more forward-looking valuation measure.
• The dividend yield of 1.66% indicates the annual dividend relative to the share price; the ex-dividend date is 29 Sept. 2026.
• 26% of earnings are paid out as dividends, reflecting the portion of profit returned to shareholders.
• Beta of 0.89 suggests the stock tends to move less than the overall market.
• The 52-week range of 1,840.4 – 3,766 JPY shows the lowest and highest traded prices in the past year, with the current price near the lower end.
• 23% is the price change over the last 52 weeks, from one year ago to today.

What to watch

• Revenue growth of 11.3% year over year and revenue of 2.37T JPY show top-line momentum, but the profit margin of 5.1% and operating margin of 5.2% indicate modest profitability relative to sales.
• The debt-to-equity ratio of 92.9% highlights meaningful leverage, which can amplify returns but also risk.
• The price-to-book of 2.27 compares the market price to the company's book value per share.
• The return on equity of 14.4% measures how effectively the company generates profit from shareholders' equity.
• The next earnings report is scheduled for 11 Nov. 2026, a common catalyst for price movement.
• As a large Japanese industrial, Kawasaki Heavy Industries (7012) can be influenced by currency moves, global industrial demand, and policy shifts in Japan and its key export markets. Peers such as IHI (7013), Mitsubishi Electric (6503), and Sumitomo Heavy Industries (6302) operate in adjacent industrial segments.