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Japanese maker of optical fiber, electric wire/cable, and auto parts, tracing to the historic Furukawa zaibatsu.
Japanese maker of optical fiber, electric wire/cable, and auto parts, tracing to the historic Furukawa zaibatsu.
Sells cable, fiber and wire to carriers, utilities and automakers under long supply relationships. Its US arm, OFS, makes optical fiber and cable for American networks and data centers, which gives it a foothold in the biggest fiber-buying market.
In one line: A smaller Corning/Sumitomo Electric peer.
Moat: narrow (scale, process know-how). Long manufacturing history and fiber/cable scale, but competes with larger domestic and global peers on commodity-like products.
Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan · Founded: 1884 · Employees: 49,112
Size Furukawa Electric (5801.T) is a Japan Industrials company (Electrical Products) with a market value of $8.75B, the 156th largest of 1,379 Japan companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ¥1,960 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 53.7%, against -19.9% for the median peer and +1.8% for the Japan market (cap-weighted) — 3rd lowest of 19 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 12.9% over the last twelve months (peer median +12.4%); the operating margin is 5.9% (peer median 13.5%).
Valuation It trades at 11.9× forward earnings against a peer median of 15.8× (4th cheapest of 21).
Capital Return on invested capital runs 9.0 points below its cost of capital (16.3% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 9 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ¥1.38T | ¥1.31T | ¥1.20T | ¥1.06T | ¥1.07T |
| Revenue growth | — | +9% | +14% | -1% | — |
| Gross profit | ¥248B | ¥229B | ¥200B | ¥157B | ¥156B |
| EBITDA | ¥125B | ¥107B | ¥88.4B | ¥50.3B | ¥54.9B |
| Net income | ¥89.6B | ¥72.5B | ¥33.4B | ¥6.51B | ¥15.9B |
| Free cash flow | n/a | -¥18.0B | ¥23.1B | -¥4.52B | ¥638M |
| Capital expenditure | n/a | ¥52.1B | ¥41.5B | ¥40.3B | ¥39.3B |
| Total debt | ¥353B | ¥333B | ¥322B | ¥349B | ¥339B |
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| Company | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Furukawa Electric 5801.T | $8.75B | -54% | +13% | 6% | 11.9× | n/a |
| Sumitomo Electric Industries 5802.T | $27.3B | -47% | +14% | 9% | 11.4× | 13.3% |
| Fujikura 5803.T | $33.0B | -50% | +28% | 19% | 14.3× | 28.9% |
| Corning GLW | $91.4B | -43% | +19% | 17% | 25.4× | 24.7% |
| Prysmian PRY.MI | $33.9B | -35% | +17% | 8% | 20.2× | 13.1% |
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.
| Measure | 5801.T | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -56.4% | -6.2% | lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -53.7% | -19.9% | 3rd lowest of 19 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -68.6% | -40.2% | 2nd lowest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +12.9% | +12.4% | 11th highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 5.9% | 13.5% | 2nd lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 11.9× | 15.8× | 4th cheapest of 21 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -9.0 pp | +4.4 pp | 2nd lowest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 13.5× | 13.6× | 5th cheapest of 10 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.3× | -0.1× | 3rd most indebted of 11 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Furukawa Electric 5801.T | Japan | $8.75B | -54% | +13% | 6% | 11.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Anker Innovations Technology 0668.HK | Hong Kong | $8.68B | n/a | +28% | 11% | 14.8× | 22.2% | +25.8% |
| Goldwind Science & Technology 002202.SZ | China | $8.58B | -45% | +11% | 6% | 16.6× | n/a | n/a |
| SUPCON Technology 688777.SS | China | $8.58B | -9% | -6% | -3% | 116.4× | n/a | n/a |
| China XD Electric 601179.SS | China | $8.51B | -35% | +7% | 8% | 36.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Sigenergy Technology 6656.HK | Hong Kong | $8.31B | -51% | +577% | 36% | 11.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Smiths SMIN.L | United Kingdom | $9.45B | +5% | -34% | 16% | 22.6× | 15.2% | -4.2% |
| Bizlink 3665.TW | Taiwan | $8.00B | -54% | +33% | 17% | 14.2× | 5.3% | +25.9% |
| Acuity AYI | United States | $9.59B | +10% | +7% | 16% | 15.1× | 6.6% | +6.0% |
| Zhejiang Chint Electrics 601877.SS | China | $7.97B | -24% | +4% | 14% | 10.1× | -8.3% | +12.1% |
| Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric 3898.HK | Hong Kong | $7.95B | -24% | +17% | 14% | 7.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Fuji Electric 6504.T | Japan | $9.68B | -18% | +9% | 12% | 13.1× | 11.3% | +7.0% |
| Hd Hyundai Electric 267260.KS | South Korea | $9.71B | -71% | +21% | 25% | 15.0× | 0.7% | +17.6% |
| Hongfa Technology 600885.SS | China | $7.81B | +8% | +34% | 14% | 22.9× | 9.0% | +17.2% |
| Havells India HAVELLS.NS | India | $7.47B | -11% | +16% | 7% | 44.0× | 39.8% | +16.6% |
| Shenzhen Kedali Industry 002850.SZ | China | $7.46B | -9% | +40% | 12% | 22.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Ngk 5333.T | Japan | $7.43B | -13% | +10% | 16% | 13.1× | 4.4% | +8.2% |
| China Shipbuilding Industry Group Power 600482.SS | China | $10.3B | -21% | +13% | 7% | 23.4× | -19.6% | +16.5% |
| Innio INIO | United States | $10.3B | n/a | +22% | 13% | 17.5× | 6.5% | +22.1% |
| Goneo Group Co., Ltd.Class A 603195.SS | China | $10.4B | -15% | -2% | 25% | 17.4× | -2.1% | +9.8% |
| Generac GNRC | United States | $10.4B | -34% | +6% | 13% | 14.6× | 20.1% | +11.1% |