Which companies are Kyokuyo's closest peers?

The cockpit's peer set: Lifeway Foods (LWAY), Marudai Food (2288.T), Xinjiang Talimu Agriculture Development (600359.SS), Guangdong Yantang Dairy (002732.SZ), Joyvio Food (300268.SZ), Panda Dairy (300898.SZ), Canada Packers (CPKR.TO), Heritage Foods (HERITGFOOD.NS).

Is Kyokuyo expensive compared with its peers?

On ev / sales it trades at 0.4× against a peer median of 1.2×, 4th cheapest of 21 in its peer set.

How has Kyokuyo stock performed?

Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -2.8% against -6.9% for the median peer; over one year -10.5%.

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Kyokuyo Co., Ltd.1301.TCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Japan · JPY·Consumer Staples›Food: Meat/Fish/Dairy

Momentum neutral 49

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Mkt cap

$331M

US dollars, full cap

Free float

74%

of shares outstanding

$/day

$1.70M

20-day average traded

Fwd P/E

n/m

no positive forecast

ROIC−WACC

-0.3 pp

WACC 5.0%

Hurdle

n/a

no reverse DCF

Close · JPY¥4,380

1D-6.8%

1W-2.1%

1M-2.9%

3M-2.9%

6M-2.8%

YTD-10.2%

1Y-10.5%

ATR %2.2%

52w lowhigh19.6% off high

What Kyokuyo does

Employees: 2,542

Kyokuyo at a glance

Size Kyokuyo (1301.T) is a Japan Consumer Staples company (Food: Meat/Fish/Dairy) with a market value of $331M, the 1298th largest of 1,379 Japan companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ¥4,380 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 2.8%, against -6.9% for the median peer and +1.8% for the Japan market (cap-weighted) — 10th highest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 11.1% over the last twelve months (peer median +8.2%); the operating margin is 3.2% (peer median 3.2%).

Valuation It trades at 0.4× enterprise value to sales against a peer median of 1.2× (4th cheapest of 21).

Capital Return on invested capital runs 0.3 points below its cost of capital (5.0% WACC).

Relative performance

Six months, rebased to 100: Kyokuyo against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Kyokuyo financials

Reported figures in JPY; fiscal year ends 2026-03-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
	TTM	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022
Revenue	¥345B	¥335B	¥303B	¥262B	¥272B
Revenue growth	—	+11%	+16%	-4%	—
Gross profit	¥42.4B	¥41.3B	¥38.8B	¥33.4B	¥31.0B
EBITDA	¥14.3B	¥13.9B	¥13.8B	¥11.2B	¥10.3B
Net income	¥7.32B	¥6.84B	¥6.74B	¥5.94B	¥5.78B
Free cash flow	n/a	-¥3.98B	-¥315M	-¥7.06B	-¥8.54B
Capital expenditure	n/a	¥3.23B	¥6.16B	¥5.34B	¥2.30B
Total debt	¥91.9B	¥93.0B	¥80.7B	¥74.6B	¥69.0B

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Kyokuyo competitor charts

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Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Kyokuyo is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. Kyokuyo is the large dot.

Kyokuyo competitors and peer comparison

How Kyokuyo compares with its peers

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.

Kyokuyo against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure	1301.T	Peer median	Rank in peer set
1-month return	-2.9%	-2.2%	11th highest of 21
6-month return	-2.8%	-6.9%	10th highest of 21
Distance from 52-week high	-19.6%	-25.0%	10th highest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)	+11.1%	+8.2%	9th highest of 21
Operating margin	3.2%	3.2%	11th highest of 21
EV / Sales	0.4×	1.2×	4th cheapest of 21
ROIC minus cost of capital	-0.3 pp	-1.2 pp	9th highest of 21
Net debt / EBITDA	5.8×	0.7×	2nd most indebted of 15

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
Company	Market	Market cap	6M return	Revenue growth	Op. margin	EV / Sales	Req g	Delivered g
Kyokuyo 1301.T	Japan	$331M	-3%	+11%	3%	0.4×	n/a	n/a
Lifeway Foods LWAY	United States	$327M	-15%	+26%	6%	1.4×	n/a	n/a
Marudai Food 2288.T	Japan	$325M	-10%	+1%	3%	0.2×	n/a	n/a
Xinjiang Talimu Agriculture Development 600359.SS	China	$348M	-20%	-20%	-5%	6.4×	n/a	n/a
Guangdong Yantang Dairy 002732.SZ	China	$310M	-20%	-5%	3%	1.2×	n/a	n/a
Joyvio Food 300268.SZ	China	$308M	-31%	-60%	1%	4.2×	n/a	n/a
Panda Dairy 300898.SZ	China	$356M	-20%	+15%	10%	2.3×	17.4%	+3.4%
Canada Packers CPKR.TO	Canada	$300M	-23%	-7%	3%	0.5×	-0.2%	+3.9%
Heritage Foods HERITGFOOD.NS	India	$366M	+2%	+14%	3%	0.7×	n/a	n/a
Hunan Xiangjia Animal Husbandry 002982.SZ	China	$425M	-4%	+8%	2%	0.9×	n/a	n/a
Parag Milk Foods PARAGMILK.NS	India	$435M	+42%	+13%	5%	1.2×	n/a	n/a
HaiXin Foods 002702.SZ	China	$444M	-10%	+11%	-1%	2.0×	22.8%	-1.0%
Xinjiang Terun Dairy 600419.SS	China	$465M	+2%	+5%	5%	1.4×	-4.3%	+9.4%
Binggrae 005180.KS	South Korea	$472M	+9%	+4%	9%	0.3×	n/a	n/a
Masoval AS MAS.OL	Norway	$508M	+16%	-1%	4%	3.1×	28.2%	+22.3%
High Liner Foods HLF.TO	Canada	$536M	+91%	+14%	5%	0.8×	3.5%	+5.3%
Australian Agricultural AAC.AX	Australia	$553M	+2%	+9%	-47%	3.1×	n/a	n/a
Henan Huaying Agricultural Development 002321.SZ	China	$569M	-16%	+24%	1%	1.0×	n/a	n/a
Starzen 8043.T	Japan	$574M	+36%	+4%	2%	0.3×	n/a	n/a
Dodla Dairy DODLA.NS	India	$625M	-14%	+17%	4%	1.2×	33.7%	+16.2%
Mama's Creations MAMA	United States	$632M	+2%	+54%	5%	2.4×	17.6%	+33.3%

Questions

Which companies are Kyokuyo's closest peers?: The cockpit's peer set: Lifeway Foods (LWAY), Marudai Food (2288.T), Xinjiang Talimu Agriculture Development (600359.SS), Guangdong Yantang Dairy (002732.SZ), Joyvio Food (300268.SZ), Panda Dairy (300898.SZ), Canada Packers (CPKR.TO), Heritage Foods (HERITGFOOD.NS).
Is Kyokuyo expensive compared with its peers?: On ev / sales it trades at 0.4× against a peer median of 1.2×, 4th cheapest of 21 in its peer set.
How has Kyokuyo stock performed?: Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -2.8% against -6.9% for the median peer; over one year -10.5%.