West Japan Railway (9021) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What 9021 does

West Japan Railway (9021) is a Japan-based railway operator listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange stocks. Together with its subsidiaries, it runs passenger rail services and operates station-based retail outlets such as convenience stores, restaurants, and souvenir shops. The company also develops and manages shopping centers and hotels, leases and sells condominiums and other properties, and provides travel arrangement services including train reservations and package tours. Additional activities cover credit cards, electronic money, construction, advertising, department stores, and spatial information consulting. West Japan Railway was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Kita, Japan. It is part of the Nikkei 225 index and operates in the same Industrials sector as peers such as Kawasaki Heavy Industries (7012), Kajima Corporation (1812), and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (9104).

Key numbers explained

• 3,037 JPY is the current share price, the latest traded level on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
• +1.03% is the price change today, showing the session’s move relative to the prior close.
• 11 is the trailing P/E ratio, which compares the current price to the last 12 months of earnings per share (275.05 JPY).
• 12.9 is the forward P/E ratio, based on expected future earnings rather than past results.
• 3.21% is the dividend yield, the annual dividend relative to the current price.
• 35% is the share of earnings paid out as dividends, indicating how much of profit is returned to shareholders.
• 0.07 is the beta, a measure of how much the stock tends to move compared with the broader market.
• 1.38T JPY is the market capitalization, the total value of all outstanding shares.

What to watch

• The 1.84T JPY trailing 12-month revenue and -0.6% year-over-year growth show how top-line performance has evolved recently.
• 6.4% profitMargin and 13.2% operatingMargin describe how much of each revenue unit remains as profit after costs.
• 9.3% returnOnEquity reflects how effectively the company generates earnings from shareholders’ capital.
• 115.3% debt-to-equity ratio indicates the level of debt relative to equity, a common measure of financial leverage.
• 1.13 priceToBook compares the market price to the company’s book value per share.
• The 2,453 – 3,528 JPY 52-week range and -6.8% price change over the last 52 weeks show recent price volatility and the year-long trend.
• The Sep 29, 2026 ex-dividend date and Nov 5, 2026 next earnings date are key calendar markers for income and results-driven investors.