Nomura Holdings (8604) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What 8604 does

Nomura Holdings (8604) is a stock listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange stocks in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Capital Markets industry. The company provides investment, financing, and related services to individual, institutional, and government clients worldwide through three segments: Wealth Management, Investment Management, and Wholesale. The Wealth Management segment offers asset management services, the Investment Management segment provides investment trusts, discretionary services, and fund management for institutional investors, while the Wholesale segment handles sales and trading of debt and equity securities, foreign exchange, investment banking, underwriting, and financial advisory. Nomura Holdings was incorporated in 1925 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, employing 28,677 people. It is part of the Nikkei 225 index.

Key numbers explained

• The current price of 1,586 JPY represents the most recent trading price; the +2.36% price change today shows the intraday move relative to the previous close.
• The trailing P/E ratio of 12.1 divides the current share price by the last 12 months of earnings per share (130.62 JPY), indicating how much investors pay per unit of recent earnings.
• The forward P/E ratio of 17.4 uses expected future earnings instead of past earnings, reflecting analyst estimates of what the company will earn going forward.
• The dividend yield of 3.22% shows the annual dividend as a percentage of the current price; the ex-dividend date is 30 mar. 2026, and 38% of trailing earnings are paid out as dividends.
• The beta of 0.61 suggests the stock tends to move less than the overall market, with a 1% market move associated with roughly a 0.61% move in the stock.
• The 52-week range of 1,029 – 1,688 JPY shows the lowest and highest prices over the past year; the current price sits near the upper end of that range, with a 47.3% price change over the last 52 weeks.
• The debt-to-equity ratio of 945.6% expresses total debt as a percentage of shareholders' equity, a metric often used to compare financial leverage across companies in the sector alongside peers such as Shizuoka Financial Group (5831) and Resona Holdings (8308).

What to watch

• Earnings reports and the next earnings date of 28 oct. 2026 can drive short-term price moves and revise forward P/E expectations.
• The ex-dividend date of 30 mar. 2026 is the key date for investors seeking the upcoming dividend payment.
• Revenue growth of 31.2% year over year and a profit margin of 17.3% reflect the company's top-line trajectory and cost control, while the operating margin of 30.8% and return on equity of 11.2% show how efficiently it converts sales and shareholder capital into operating profit.
• The price-to-book ratio of 1.21 compares the market price to the company's book value per share, a common way to assess whether a stock trades at a premium or discount to its accounting net worth.
• Broader factors for this kind of stock include interest rate movements, capital market activity levels, and regulatory changes in the financial services industry, which can affect trading volumes, advisory fees, and asset management flows.