Margins varied 49.6% around their average (limit 35%).
- 10y median
- 9.1%
- Worst year
- -1.4%
- Latest · 2026
- 10.9%
# Sumitomo (8053.JP) Canonical: https://gigainvestors.com/s/8053.JP Analysis as of: 2026-10-15T07:11:38.649Z. Financial observations: FY2013–FY2026. Listing currency: JPY. Reporting currency: JPY. ## Verdict Not a wonderful business Quality tests for Buy: not passed (profit record: pass; earnings resilience is evidence only). Published buy qualification: no. Share price: JPY 1,712.50 per share; close as of 2026-10-15. Estimated value: low JPY 1,642.87 per share, central JPY 1,844.78 per share, high JPY 2,113.56 per share. Buy at or below the central value JPY 1,844.78 per share. Valuation as of 2026-10-15T07:11:38.649Z; scenarios are not confidence intervals. Expected annual return: 10.6% at the stated quote. About 10.6% a year at today's price (required return 10.0%). required return 10.0% a year (10% floor; JP 10-year bond 2.9% + 4 points). ## Checklist ### understandable: fail - 3 revenue declines in the last 10 years (informational) - operating margin variation exceeds 0.35 - Financial history: 10 years - Years with declining revenue: 3 - Years with a net loss: 1 - Operating margin variation: 0.50× Chart: Operating margin; fiscal year observations. - FY2017: 0.04× - FY2018: 0.09× - FY2019: 0.08× - FY2020: 0.06× - FY2021: -0.01× - FY2022: 0.11× - FY2023: 0.11× - FY2024: 0.09× - FY2025: 0.11× - FY2026: 0.11× ### moat: fail - ROIC median below threshold - ROIC worst years below threshold (more than 1 bad year allowed) - ROIC, median of available years: 7.3% - ROIC, second-lowest year: 2.7% - Typical minus recent gross margin: -0.9 pp - Typical gross margin (annual median): 18.9% - Recent gross margin (lower of latest and 3-year median): 19.8% - Years with nonpositive capital: 0 - Capital spending / revenue: 1.4% - ROIC including acquisitions, ten-year median: 6.2% Chart: ROIC excluding acquisitions; fiscal year observations. - FY2017: 2.7% - FY2018: 7.2% - FY2019: 7.2% - FY2020: 4.2% - FY2021: -1.1% - FY2022: 9.5% - FY2023: 10.5% - FY2024: 7.3% - FY2025: 9.2% - FY2026: 9.3% ### economics: pass - Owner earnings / net income, 5-yr: 1.07× - Cash conversion uses consolidated totals: No - Owner earnings, five-year total: JPY 2.77T - Net income, five-year total: JPY 2.58T - Return on incremental invested capital: >100% - Working capital / revenue, annual change: -0.1 pp - Working capital / revenue, change between three-year averages: -0.1 pp - Working capital / revenue, final three-year average: 24.5% Chart: Annual owner cash / profit; fiscal year observations. - FY2022: 1.07× - FY2023: 1.07× - FY2024: 1.08× - FY2025: 1.07× - FY2026: 1.07× ### management: pass - Historical market-dollar context (not the management verdict): 2017 to 2026 (9 years) - buybacks leaned toward cheaper years (informational) - ROIC first 3 years vs last 3 years: 7.2% vs 9.2% - Per-share earnings: 136.91 to 463.66 (three-year endpoint medians) - Management verdict uses per-share economic progress: Yes - Ordinary dilution, 10-year annual growth: -0.4% - Ordinary dilution, 5-year annual growth: -0.8% - Market cap gain: JPY 1.27T - Cumulative retained earnings: JPY 1.66T - Diluted shares, 10-year annual growth: -0.4% - Diluted shares, 5-year annual growth: -0.8% - $1 test, starting fiscal year: FY2017 - $1 test, ending fiscal year: FY2026 - Per-share value growth: 16.5% - Per-share value change: JPY 326.75 - Per-share value, starting three-year median: JPY 136.91 - Per-share value, ending three-year median: JPY 463.66 - Buybacks concentrated in cheaper years (correlation): 1.00 - Average buyback yield: 4.4% - Buyback history: 4 years - Debt-funded buybacks: No - Acquisition spending: JPY 417B - Cumulative net income, 10 years: JPY 3.40T - ROIC, first three-year median: 7.2% - ROIC, last three-year median: 9.2% Chart: Earnings per share; fiscal year observations. - FY2017: JPY 136.91 - FY2018: JPY 247.13 - FY2019: JPY 256.68 - FY2020: JPY 137.18 - FY2021: JPY -122.42 - FY2022: JPY 370.79 - FY2023: JPY 452.63 - FY2024: JPY 315.87 - FY2025: JPY 463.66 - FY2026: JPY 499.09 ### accounting: pass - Sloan accruals: -1.6% - Receivables to sales index (DSRI): 1.18× - Restructuring years, last five: 0 - Stock compensation / operating cash flow: 0.0% - Earnings backed by cash: Yes - Operating cash / earnings: 1.36× - Accounting red flags: 0 - Goodwill and intangibles / equity: 0.22× Chart: Sloan accruals; fiscal year observations. - FY2017: -2.3% - FY2018: 0.2% - FY2019: 0.7% - FY2020: -1.9% - FY2021: -7.7% - FY2022: 2.8% - FY2023: 3.3% - FY2024: -2.0% - FY2025: -0.4% - FY2026: -1.6% ## Holders ## Price story Price needs cash profits to shrink 0.1% a year for ten years · sales +0.6% Story as of 2026-10-16T10:00:14.705Z; price observation 2026-10-15. Price needs cash profits to shrink 0.1% a year for ten years ### Sales · FY2025–2026 sales +0.6%; source https://disclosure2dl.edinet-fsa.go.jp/searchdocument/pdf/S100YARD.pdf; observed 2026-06-12. - FY2017: JPY 4.00T - FY2018: JPY 4.83T - FY2019: JPY 5.34T - FY2020: JPY 5.30T - FY2021: JPY 4.65T - FY2022: JPY 5.50T - FY2023: JPY 6.82T - FY2024: JPY 6.91T - FY2025: JPY 7.29T - FY2026: JPY 7.34T ### Gross margin · FY2026 gross margin 20.6%; source https://disclosure2dl.edinet-fsa.go.jp/searchdocument/pdf/S100YARD.pdf; observed 2026-06-12. - FY2017: 21.1% - FY2018: 19.8% - FY2019: 17.3% - FY2020: 16.5% - FY2021: 15.7% - FY2022: 18.4% - FY2023: 18.1% - FY2024: 19.4% - FY2025: 19.8% - FY2026: 20.6% ## Owner memo Memo as of 2026-10-16T08:06:05.509Z. ### How it makes money Operates in conglomerates; annual sales are JPY 7.3 trillion. - Source: https://disclosure2dl.edinet-fsa.go.jp/searchdocument/pdf/S100YARD.pdf (filed 2026-06-12); FY2026: revenue 7337259000000; grossProfit 1509657000000; margin = grossProfit / revenue. ### Why customers stay Margins ranged from 19.4% to 20.6% during 2024–26; it earns 7.3% on its capital. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-06-12); FY2024: grossProfit / revenue = 19.4%. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-06-12); FY2025: grossProfit / revenue = 19.8%. - Source: https://disclosure2dl.edinet-fsa.go.jp/searchdocument/pdf/S100YARD.pdf (filed 2026-06-12); FY2026: grossProfit / revenue = 20.6%. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-06-12); 10-year return on capital observations [[2017,0.027064278955686354],[2018,0.07236259776128122],[2019,0.07193136824278012],[2020,0.041593728132993155],[2021,-0.01060868411029908],[2022,0.09467995679351966],[2023,0.10535422672804656],[2024,0.0727519083519063],[2025,0.09213921239808444],[2026,0.0928770586010654]]; median 0.07255725305659376. ROIC follows the displayed moat series; financial companies use return on tangible equity. ### Where the cash goes Paid dividends in 10 of 10 years; bought back JPY 80 billion of shares. - Source: https://eodhd.com/api/fundamentals/SUMA.F.json#2017-03-31 (filed 2026-06-12); FY2017: growth capex 0; upkeep 73004000000; owner earnings 203104000000. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-06-12); FY2018: growth capex 0; upkeep 97762000000; owner earnings 329666000000. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-06-12); FY2019: growth capex 0; upkeep 110028000000; owner earnings 322333000000. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-06-12); FY2020: growth capex 0; upkeep 76935000000; owner earnings 259764000000. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-06-12); FY2022: growth capex 0; upkeep 69716000000; owner earnings 495976000000. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-06-12); FY2023: growth capex 0; upkeep 70295000000; cash acquisitions 0; owner earnings 607278000000. Growth capex plus acquisitions / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-06-12); FY2024: growth capex 0; upkeep 93380000000; cash acquisitions 58764000000; owner earnings 418434000000. Growth capex plus acquisitions / owner earnings = 0.14043791852478527. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-06-12); FY2025: growth capex 0; upkeep 102799000000; cash acquisitions 269378000000; owner earnings 601289000000. Growth capex plus acquisitions / owner earnings = 0.44800087811351946. - Source: https://disclosure2dl.edinet-fsa.go.jp/searchdocument/pdf/S100YARD.pdf (filed 2026-06-12); FY2026: growth capex 0; upkeep 105910000000; cash acquisitions 0; owner earnings 644620000000. Growth capex plus acquisitions / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-06-12); Dividend observations: [[2017,62407000000],[2018,66160000000],[2019,88653000000],[2020,103675000000],[2021,87461000000],[2022,99985000000],[2023,153139000000],[2024,147326000000],[2025,155019000000],[2026,162876000000]]. Zero only counted when supported by a complete cash-flow statement. - Source: https://disclosure2dl.edinet-fsa.go.jp/searchdocument/pdf/S100YARD.pdf (filed 2026-06-12); FY2026: cash repurchases 80011000000 JPY. ### What the price says The price assumes cash profits shrink 0.1% yearly over ten years; actual growth was 3.4%. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-06-12); Ten-year compound average after fade. Initial solved rate -0.014698976620715787. Price 1712.5; FX 1; discount 0.1; same standard ten-year fade to terminal 0.03. FY2016 owner earnings/share 384.0119950097926 → FY2026 535.9073379152272. Closing-price date 2026-10-15. ## Monthly share-price history (JPY per share) - 2016-11: JPY 341.25 per share - 2016-12: JPY 343.88 per share - 2017-01: JPY 354.00 per share - 2017-02: JPY 377.38 per share - 2017-03: JPY 374.38 per share - 2017-04: JPY 372.13 per share - 2017-05: JPY 353.13 per share - 2017-06: JPY 365.50 per share - 2017-07: JPY 372.88 per share - 2017-08: JPY 389.13 per share - 2017-09: JPY 404.63 per share - 2017-10: JPY 408.38 per share - 2017-11: JPY 435.88 per share - 2017-12: JPY 478.75 per share - 2018-01: JPY 469.75 per share - 2018-02: JPY 472.25 per share - 2018-03: JPY 447.75 per share - 2018-04: JPY 492.38 per share - 2018-05: JPY 456.88 per share - 2018-06: JPY 455.00 per share - 2018-07: JPY 458.75 per share - 2018-08: JPY 450.88 per share - 2018-09: JPY 473.63 per share - 2018-10: JPY 428.38 per share - 2018-11: JPY 435.88 per share - 2018-12: JPY 390.38 per share - 2019-01: JPY 420.38 per share - 2019-02: JPY 400.13 per share - 2019-03: JPY 382.75 per share - 2019-04: JPY 397.38 per share - 2019-05: JPY 392.13 per share - 2019-06: JPY 408.13 per share - 2019-07: JPY 405.88 per share - 2019-08: JPY 398.13 per share - 2019-09: JPY 422.00 per share - 2019-10: JPY 440.75 per share - 2019-11: JPY 412.25 per share - 2019-12: JPY 406.00 per share - 2020-01: JPY 409.50 per share - 2020-02: JPY 386.13 per share - 2020-03: JPY 309.75 per share - 2020-04: JPY 307.13 per share - 2020-05: JPY 324.50 per share - 2020-06: JPY 308.63 per share - 2020-07: JPY 292.50 per share - 2020-08: JPY 343.63 per share - 2020-09: JPY 314.63 per share - 2020-10: JPY 286.13 per share - 2020-11: JPY 321.63 per share - 2020-12: JPY 341.38 per share - 2021-01: JPY 346.75 per share - 2021-02: JPY 385.13 per share - 2021-03: JPY 394.25 per share - 2021-04: JPY 372.00 per share - 2021-05: JPY 382.00 per share - 2021-06: JPY 372.00 per share - 2021-07: JPY 370.75 per share - 2021-08: JPY 388.63 per share - 2021-09: JPY 395.38 per share - 2021-10: JPY 404.25 per share - 2021-11: JPY 386.50 per share - 2021-12: JPY 425.13 per share - 2022-01: JPY 442.75 per share - 2022-02: JPY 468.50 per share - 2022-03: JPY 529.75 per share - 2022-04: JPY 515.38 per share - 2022-05: JPY 462.50 per share - 2022-06: JPY 464.25 per share - 2022-07: JPY 466.13 per share - 2022-08: JPY 491.25 per share - 2022-09: JPY 450.63 per share - 2022-10: JPY 473.88 per share - 2022-11: JPY 561.75 per share - 2022-12: JPY 549.00 per share - 2023-01: JPY 580.75 per share - 2023-02: JPY 580.75 per share - 2023-03: JPY 585.25 per share - 2023-04: JPY 606.75 per share - 2023-05: JPY 659.13 per share - 2023-06: JPY 760.25 per share - 2023-07: JPY 761.75 per share - 2023-08: JPY 749.75 per share - 2023-09: JPY 746.00 per share - 2023-10: JPY 734.63 per share - 2023-11: JPY 775.00 per share - 2023-12: JPY 769.00 per share - 2024-01: JPY 853.75 per share - 2024-02: JPY 876.75 per share - 2024-03: JPY 915.75 per share - 2024-04: JPY 1,038.75 per share - 2024-05: JPY 1,020.25 per share - 2024-06: JPY 1,004.25 per share - 2024-07: JPY 944.50 per share - 2024-08: JPY 861.50 per share - 2024-09: JPY 798.50 per share - 2024-10: JPY 811.25 per share - 2024-11: JPY 802.00 per share - 2024-12: JPY 857.00 per share - 2025-01: JPY 841.00 per share - 2025-02: JPY 838.50 per share - 2025-03: JPY 843.00 per share - 2025-04: JPY 874.50 per share - 2025-05: JPY 925.50 per share - 2025-06: JPY 932.25 per share - 2025-07: JPY 965.00 per share - 2025-08: JPY 1,036.75 per share - 2025-09: JPY 1,072.00 per share - 2025-10: JPY 1,121.50 per share - 2025-11: JPY 1,224.50 per share - 2025-12: JPY 1,353.00 per share - 2026-01: JPY 1,562.25 per share - 2026-02: JPY 1,665.75 per share - 2026-03: JPY 1,445.00 per share - 2026-04: JPY 1,460.00 per share - 2026-05: JPY 1,774.75 per share - 2026-06: JPY 1,549.00 per share - 2026-07: JPY 1,670.00 per share - 2026-08: JPY 1,791.50 per share - 2026-09: JPY 1,770.00 per share - 2026-10: JPY 1,734.00 per share ## Annual estimated value (JPY per share) - FY2018: low JPY 2,604.72 per share, central JPY 2,900.83 per share, high JPY 3,295.02 per share - FY2019: low JPY 3,264.73 per share, central JPY 3,653.74 per share, high JPY 4,171.60 per share - FY2020: low JPY 3,283.45 per share, central JPY 3,669.46 per share, high JPY 4,183.32 per share - FY2021: low JPY 2,468.16 per share, central JPY 2,752.65 per share, high JPY 3,131.38 per share - FY2022: low JPY 3,398.40 per share, central JPY 3,798.18 per share, high JPY 4,330.36 per share - FY2023: low JPY 4,896.89 per share, central JPY 6,816.75 per share, high JPY 7,934.68 per share - FY2024: low JPY 4,172.25 per share, central JPY 4,687.81 per share, high JPY 5,374.13 per share - FY2025: low JPY 5,774.11 per share, central JPY 6,521.90 per share, high JPY 7,517.37 per share - FY2026: low JPY 6,571.48 per share, central JPY 7,379.12 per share, high JPY 8,454.25 per share Historical values use today's bond yield for every fiscal year Historical values use today's FX rate into trading currency for every fiscal year Historical values use current restated fundamentals and current commodity classification; they are not point-in-time estimates ## Sources [Original EDINET filing](https://disclosure2dl.edinet-fsa.go.jp/searchdocument/pdf/S100YARD.pdf); period 2026-03-31, filed 2026-06-12. Estimates depend on assumptions and are not guarantees or investment advice. Underlying data remains subject to its source licenses; public reading does not grant bulk redistribution rights.
8053 · JP
Nikkei 225 · TOPIX Large70
Not a wonderful business
1 quality test fails. A lower price would not fix the business.
Margins varied 49.6% around their average (limit 35%).
Capital return excluding acquisitions: median 7.3% (minimum 15%), and the second-worst year 2.7% (minimum 10%).
Each $1 of profit left $1.07 for owners over five years (minimum $0.80).
Per-share value rose from 136.91 to 463.66, comparing three-year medians at each end (must rise and stay positive).
Profits were backed by cash: accruals were -1.6% of assets (limit 10%).
Profit record · pass 1 loss year in 10 (at most 2), mean operating margin 7.9%, three-year average owner earnings per share 458.07 JPY.
| Value range | JPY 1,642.87 – JPY 2,113.56 |
|---|---|
| Buy at or below | Central value JPY 1,844.78 |
| Discount to value | 1 − 1712.50 / 1844.78 = 7.2% |
| Return / year | About 10.6% a year at today's price (required return 10.0%) |
| Cash-flow inputs | Owner cash JPY 133.98/share; 0.0% growth for 5 years, then fades to 3.0%; excess cash JPY 178.47/share today. |
| Required return | 10.0% / year, earned by construction at the central value |