Which companies are Nippon Hume's closest peers?

The cockpit's peer set: ASIA PILE (5288.T), Hubei Guochuang Hi-Tech Material (002377.SZ), Dongwu Cement International (0695.HK), Vertex (5290.T), Hanil (003300.KS), Lets (002398.SZ), Fujian SuperTech Advanced Material (688398.SS), Zhejiang Jianfeng (600668.SS).

Is Nippon Hume expensive compared with its peers?

On forward p/e it trades at 14.5× against a peer median of 16.3×, 4th cheapest of 9 in its peer set.

How has Nippon Hume stock performed?

Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -15.9% against -21.9% for the median peer; over one year -43.3%.

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Nippon Hume Corp.5262.TCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Japan · JPY·Materials›Construction Materials

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Mkt cap

$329M

US dollars, full cap

Free float

49%

of shares outstanding

$/day

$1.30M

20-day average traded

Fwd P/E

14.5×

forward earnings

ROIC−WACC

-2.0 pp

WACC 6.1%

Hurdle

n/a

no reverse DCF

Next earnings

5 days

11 Nov 2026

Close · JPY¥966

1D-5.8%

1W-5.4%

1M-9.1%

3M-7.1%

6M-15.9%

YTD-36.4%

1Y-43.3%

ATR %2.8%

52w lowhigh50.3% off high

What Nippon Hume does

Employees: 701

Nippon Hume at a glance

Size Nippon Hume (5262.T) is a Japan Materials company (Construction Materials) with a market value of $329M, the 1301st largest of 1,379 Japan companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ¥966 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 15.9%, against -21.9% for the median peer and +1.8% for the Japan market (cap-weighted) — 7th highest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 21.7% over the last twelve months (peer median -3.3%); the operating margin is 6.4% (peer median 6.7%).

Valuation It trades at 14.5× forward earnings against a peer median of 16.3× (4th cheapest of 9).

Capital Return on invested capital runs 2.0 points below its cost of capital (6.1% WACC).

Next results Next results expected around 11 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

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

Nippon Hume financials

Reported figures in JPY; fiscal year ends 2026-03-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
	TTM	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022
Revenue	¥43.9B	¥40.2B	¥37.1B	¥33.7B	¥31.9B
Revenue growth	—	+9%	+10%	+6%	—
Gross profit	¥8.57B	¥8.07B	¥7.26B	¥5.89B	¥5.37B
EBITDA	¥3.77B	¥3.40B	¥2.78B	¥2.08B	¥1.84B
Net income	¥3.78B	¥3.38B	¥3.05B	¥1.91B	¥1.64B
Free cash flow	n/a	-¥5.68B	-¥597M	¥2.07B	-¥38.2M
Capital expenditure	n/a	¥2.20B	¥1.49B	¥701M	¥688M
Total debt	¥4.40B	¥1.08B	¥920M	¥1.56B	¥1.07B

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Nippon Hume competitor charts

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Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

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

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

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

Nippon Hume competitors and peer comparison

How Nippon Hume 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.

Nippon Hume against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure	5262.T	Peer median	Rank in peer set
1-month return	-9.1%	-7.8%	10th lowest of 21
6-month return	-15.9%	-21.9%	7th highest of 21
Distance from 52-week high	-50.3%	-39.1%	3rd lowest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)	+21.7%	-3.3%	5th highest of 21
Operating margin	6.4%	6.7%	11th highest of 21
Forward P/E	14.5×	16.3×	4th cheapest of 9
ROIC minus cost of capital	-2.0 pp	-2.8 pp	10th highest of 21
EV / EBITDA	12.1×	6.6×	3rd most expensive of 13
Net debt / EBITDA	-1.8×	1.3×	2nd least indebted of 13

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	Forward P/E	Req g	Delivered g
Nippon Hume 5262.T	Japan	$329M	-16%	+22%	6%	14.5×	n/a	n/a
ASIA PILE 5288.T	Japan	$340M	+1%	+11%	10%	6.5×	-16.0%	+5.9%
Hubei Guochuang Hi-Tech Material 002377.SZ	China	$343M	-34%	+134%	43%	n/a	-12.6%	-12.8%
Dongwu Cement International 0695.HK	Hong Kong	$378M	-36%	-41%	-20%	n/a	n/a	n/a
Vertex 5290.T	Japan	$383M	-42%	+18%	14%	12.7×	-11.1%	+4.3%
Hanil 003300.KS	South Korea	$384M	-4%	-10%	7%	n/a	-3.7%	+4.7%
Lets 002398.SZ	China	$394M	-24%	-13%	1%	12.3×	-3.7%	-9.3%
Fujian SuperTech Advanced Material 688398.SS	China	$399M	-50%	+7%	5%	67.8×	42.2%	+14.2%
Zhejiang Jianfeng 600668.SS	China	$403M	-41%	-13%	-12%	n/a	n/a	n/a
Ibstock IBST.L	United Kingdom	$408M	-19%	-10%	3%	148.5×	n/a	n/a
NSL N02.SI	Singapore	$262M	+2%	+24%	10%	n/a	-17.3%	+9.3%
SAMPYO Cement 038500.KS	South Korea	$413M	-69%	-3%	10%	16.0×	4.7%	+4.5%
Lionhead Technology Development 600539.SS	China	$427M	-30%	-5%	-7%	n/a	n/a	n/a
CHC Resources 9930.TW	Taiwan	$433M	-17%	-2%	10%	n/a	-5.8%	+7.0%
Forterra FORT.L	United Kingdom	$445M	+11%	-5%	10%	16.5×	6.4%	+5.7%
Jiangsu Baoli Asphalt 300135.SZ	China	$470M	-17%	-4%	-2%	n/a	43.7%	-7.5%
Jiangxi Wannianqing Cement 000789.SZ	China	$471M	-21%	-28%	-9%	98.5×	24.3%	-18.3%
Tianjin Tianbao Infrastructure 000965.SZ	China	$476M	-23%	+65%	8%	n/a	n/a	n/a
International Cement KUO.SI	Singapore	$218M	-32%	+36%	27%	n/a	-17.0%	+21.7%
Fujian Cement 600802.SS	China	$502M	+29%	-22%	-23%	n/a	n/a	n/a
Qinglong Pipes Industry 002457.SZ	China	$507M	-12%	+4%	6%	n/a	0.0%	+5.1%

Questions

Which companies are Nippon Hume's closest peers?: The cockpit's peer set: ASIA PILE (5288.T), Hubei Guochuang Hi-Tech Material (002377.SZ), Dongwu Cement International (0695.HK), Vertex (5290.T), Hanil (003300.KS), Lets (002398.SZ), Fujian SuperTech Advanced Material (688398.SS), Zhejiang Jianfeng (600668.SS).
Is Nippon Hume expensive compared with its peers?: On forward p/e it trades at 14.5× against a peer median of 16.3×, 4th cheapest of 9 in its peer set.
How has Nippon Hume stock performed?: Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -15.9% against -21.9% for the median peer; over one year -43.3%.