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Gunze Limited3002.TCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Japan · JPY·Consumer Discretionary›Textiles
Momentum leader 82
Mkt cap
$797M
US dollars, full cap
Free float
89%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$4.77M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
26.6×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
-2.8 pp
WACC 6.6%
Hurdle
+9 pp
Req g minus delivered
Next earnings
84 days
29 Jan 2027
Close · JPY¥4,240
1D+2.4%
1W+3.5%
1M+5.0%
3M+6.3%
6M+17.4%
YTD-1.1%
1Y+10.3%
ATR %1.6%
52w lowhigh11.0% off high

What Gunze does

Employees: 4,102

Gunze at a glance

Size Gunze (3002.T) is a Japan Consumer Discretionary company (Textiles) with a market value of $797M, the 843rd largest of 1,379 Japan companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ¥4,240 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares gained 17.4%, against -12.1% for the median peer and +1.8% for the Japan market (cap-weighted) — 3rd highest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue fell 4.4% over the last twelve months (peer median -0.2%); the operating margin is 5.0% (peer median 3.4%).

Valuation It trades at 26.6× forward earnings against a peer median of 14.0× (4th most expensive of 10).

Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 11% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +1%, so the hurdle is +9 pp: the price needs faster growth than the company has been delivering — of companies that just grew 25–50% a year, 93.8% slowed down over the next four years.

Capital Return on invested capital runs 2.8 points below its cost of capital (6.6% WACC).

Next results Next results expected around 29 Jan 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

8010012011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 20263002.T 118Peer median 87
Six months, rebased to 100: Gunze against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Gunze financials

Reported figures in JPY; fiscal year ends 2026-03-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue¥130B¥131B¥137B¥133B¥136B
Revenue growth—-5%+3%-2%—
Gross profit¥40.8B¥39.0B¥42.4B¥41.0B¥39.7B
EBITDA¥13.8B¥12.2B¥14.8B¥13.0B¥11.7B
Net income¥4.62B¥510M¥6.28B¥5.11B¥4.50B
Free cash flown/a¥4.87B¥1.06B¥2.79B-¥9.02B
Capital expendituren/a¥12.4B¥10.5B¥7.62B¥10.8B
Total debt¥19.4B¥14.0B¥8.99B¥9.08B¥15.3B

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Gunze competitor charts

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Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-40%-20%0%+20%+40%-20%-10%0%3201002674002042002201600617002206600626300067600370300819603130000782601599143460388929802000232700072600093614403002.T6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Gunze is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

-20%-10%0%+10%+20%20×40×60×00267400204200220630081960388929802000232700072614403002.TRevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. Gunze is the large dot.

Capital: growth delivered against growth the price implies

-20%0%+20%+40%-20%0%20%40%3201002674002042002201600617002206603130601599143400072614403002.TGrowth delivered (Del g) →Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) →
Above the diagonal = the price needs more growth than the company has been delivering; below = the price already allows for a slowdown. Gunze is the large dot.

Gunze competitors and peer comparison

How Gunze 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.

Gunze against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure3002.TPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return+5.0%-3.5%3rd highest of 21
6-month return+17.4%-12.1%3rd highest of 21
Distance from 52-week high-11.0%-34.3%3rd highest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)-4.4%-0.2%8th lowest of 21
Operating margin5.0%3.4%10th highest of 21
Forward P/E26.6×14.0×4th most expensive of 10
Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs)10.5%0.8%7th most demanding of 14
Growth delivered (Del g)+1.1%+2.6%6th lowest of 14
Hurdle (Req g minus delivered)+9.4 pp+0.7 pp5th most demanding of 14
ROIC minus cost of capital-2.8 pp-2.4 pp10th lowest of 21
EV / EBITDA9.8×n/a—
Net debt / EBITDA0.6×3.2×3rd least indebted of 6

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq gDelivered g
Gunze 3002.TJapan$797M+17%-4%5%26.6×10.5%+1.1%
Japan Wool Textile 3201.TJapan$792M+14%0%11%n/a-8.6%+2.6%
Xingye Leather Technology 002674.SZChina$807M+35%+7%8%30.9×14.3%+15.4%
Huafu Fashion 002042.SZChina$822M-31%-23%2%18.9×15.1%-10.8%
Jiangsu Jiuding New Material 002201.SZChina$760M-42%+6%9%n/a22.1%+1.4%
Shanxi Guoxin Energy Corporation Limited 600617.SSChina$838M-16%-9%3%n/a0.8%+4.5%
Zhejiang Hailide New Material 002206.SZChina$845M-18%-7%11%9.7×-2.2%+10.7%
Shanghai Shenda 600626.SSChina$745M-4%-2%1%n/a-1.0%-0.1%
Shanghai Anoky 300067.SZChina$853M-29%+36%3%n/an/an/a
Jiangsu Sanfame Polyester Material 600370.SSChina$857M-44%-13%-3%n/an/an/a
Jiangsu Jujie Microfiber Technology 300819.SZChina$734M-42%+5%9%66.9×n/an/a
Zhejiang Yunzhongma 603130.SSChina$867M-8%+4%4%n/a21.1%+18.8%
Guangdong Highsun Meida New Materials 000782.SZChina$728M-4%0%-5%n/an/an/a
Zhewen Pictures 601599.SSChina$884M+37%+4%1%n/a46.4%+13.9%
Formosa Taffeta 1434.TWTaiwan$888M+9%-7%2%n/a19.9%-0.9%
Zhejiang Xinao Textiles 603889.SSChina$908M-5%+20%13%10.2×n/an/a
Hyosung Tnc 298020.KSSouth Korea$911M-45%+8%5%5.1×n/an/a
Shenzhen Fuanna Bedding & Furnishing 002327.SZChina$951M-26%-5%12%14.0×-1.3%-2.1%
Lu Thai Textile 000726.SZChina$658M-9%-3%8%10.5×-20.4%+4.5%
Jiangsu Huaxicun 000936.SZChina$658M-31%+14%-5%n/an/an/a
Tainan Spinning 1440.TWTaiwan$639M+2%-21%-4%60.7×-0.5%-3.9%

Questions

Which companies are Gunze's closest peers?
The cockpit's peer set: Japan Wool Textile (3201.T), Xingye Leather Technology (002674.SZ), Huafu Fashion (002042.SZ), Jiangsu Jiuding New Material (002201.SZ), Shanxi Guoxin Energy Corporation Limited (600617.SS), Zhejiang Hailide New Material (002206.SZ), Shanghai Shenda (600626.SS), Shanghai Anoky (300067.SZ).
Is Gunze expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 26.6× against a peer median of 14.0×, 4th most expensive of 10 in its peer set. For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 11% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +1%, so the hurdle is +9 pp: the price needs faster growth than the company has been delivering — of companies that just grew 25–50% a year, 93.8% slowed down over the next four years.
How has Gunze stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned +17.4% against -12.1% for the median peer; over one year +10.3%.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.