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Major Japanese automaker producing passenger cars, SUVs and EVs, part of the Renault-Nissan alliance.
Major Japanese automaker producing passenger cars, SUVs and EVs, part of the Renault-Nissan alliance.
Sells cars mainly in North America, China and Japan and finances customer purchases through its own sales-finance arm, so volumes and incentives in the US matter most. Under a restructuring plan announced in 2025 it is cutting factories and jobs, and it shares some costs with Renault and Mitsubishi in an alliance.
In one line: A global mass-market automaker like Ford/GM.
Moat: none (brand, scale). Global scale and brand recognition but facing intense competitive and profitability pressure.
Headquarters: Yokohama, Japan · Founded: 1933 · Employees: 120,079
Size Nissan Motor (7201.T) is a Japan Consumer Discretionary company (Motor Vehicles) with a market value of $5.98B, the 209th largest of 1,379 Japan companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ¥270 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 24.2%, against -12.9% for the median peer and +1.8% for the Japan market (cap-weighted) — 9th lowest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue fell 0.6% over the last twelve months (peer median +11.0%); the operating margin is 1.8% (peer median 2.6%).
Valuation It trades at 23.1× forward earnings against a peer median of 15.9× (5th most expensive of 16).
Capital Return on invested capital runs 3.8 points below its cost of capital (5.0% WACC).
Credit Nissan Motor has 25 bonds outstanding ($26.6B), rated BB- by the agencies and trading like BB- at a weighted spread of 279 bp.
Next results Next results expected around 11 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ¥12.3T | ¥12.0T | ¥12.6T | ¥12.7T | ¥10.6T |
| Revenue growth | — | -5% | 0% | +20% | — |
| Gross profit | ¥1.77T | ¥1.49T | ¥1.62T | ¥2.00T | ¥1.65T |
| EBITDA | ¥863B | ¥687B | ¥768B | ¥1.25T | ¥1.07T |
| Net income | -¥414B | -¥533B | -¥671B | ¥427B | ¥222B |
| Free cash flow | -¥672B | -¥839B | -¥1.16T | -¥667B | ¥87.5B |
| Capital expenditure | ¥1.59T | ¥1.63T | ¥1.91T | ¥1.63T | ¥1.13T |
| Total debt | ¥9.19T | ¥8.92T | ¥8.10T | ¥7.81T | ¥7.04T |
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| Company | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nissan Motor 7201.T | $5.98B | -24% | -1% | 2% | 23.1× | n/a |
| Toyota Motor 7203.T | $251B | +10% | +7% | 7% | 10.6× | n/a |
| Honda Motor 7267.T | $45.2B | +45% | +4% | -1% | 11.7× | 18.2% |
| Ford Motor F | $48.8B | +2% | -1% | 2% | 7.0× | 25.6% |
| Renault RNO.PA | $9.39B | +2% | +6% | 6% | 4.9× | 3.4% |
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 | 7201.T | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -6.0% | +1.3% | 6th lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -24.2% | -12.9% | 9th lowest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -42.1% | -30.9% | 8th lowest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | -0.6% | +11.0% | 4th lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 1.8% | 2.6% | 10th lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 23.1× | 15.9× | 5th most expensive of 16 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -3.8 pp | -2.9 pp | 8th lowest of 18 |
| EV / EBITDA | 9.7× | 7.4× | 2nd most expensive of 9 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 8.1× | 1.1× | most indebted of 11 |
| Bond spread | 279 bp | n/a | — |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nissan Motor 7201.T | Japan | $5.98B | -24% | -1% | 2% | 23.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Guangzhou Automobile 601238.SS | China | $6.22B | -32% | +5% | -18% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Zhejiang Leapmotor Technology 9863.HK | Hong Kong | $6.34B | -25% | +71% | -1% | 16.1× | -14.5% | +150.7% |
| Iveco IVG.MI | Italy | $5.55B | +3% | -5% | 3% | 12.7× | n/a | n/a |
| Federal Signal FSS | United States | $6.92B | -4% | +24% | 17% | 20.1× | 11.8% | +14.0% |
| ARCHION 543A.T | Japan | $5.11B | -9% | +9% | 5% | 2.4× | 7.4% | +0.9% |
| Loncin Motor 603766.SS | China | $4.97B | +5% | +2% | 9% | 15.9× | -5.5% | +12.7% |
| Zhejiang CFMoto Power 603129.SS | China | $7.23B | +16% | +40% | 11% | 19.9× | -3.9% | +34.5% |
| Chongqing Afari Technology 601777.SS | China | $4.94B | -35% | +17% | -11% | 208.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Jardine Cycle & Carriage C07.SI | Singapore | $7.36B | -28% | -11% | 10% | 8.2× | -7.8% | +8.9% |
| Ather Energy ATHERENERG.NS | India | $7.57B | +101% | +63% | -7% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| VinFast Auto VFS | United States | $7.60B | -25% | +74% | -86% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| NIO 9866.HK | Hong Kong | $7.60B | -46% | +70% | -4% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Mazda Motor 7261.T | Japan | $4.52B | +12% | +4% | 3% | 6.9× | -14.8% | +11.3% |
| Oshkosh OSK | United States | $8.19B | -3% | +4% | 7% | 11.2× | 4.7% | +8.7% |
| FAW Jiefang 000800.SZ | China | $4.11B | -17% | +22% | -1% | 29.5× | n/a | n/a |
| BAIC BluePark New Energy Technology 600733.SS | China | $4.02B | -41% | +54% | -19% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Porsche Automobil Holding SE Pref PAH3.DE | Germany | $8.98B | -19% | +13% | 108% | 33.4× | 9.4% | +2.4% |
| Isuzu Motors 7202.T | Japan | $9.26B | -1% | +5% | 6% | 8.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Renault RNO.PA | France | $9.39B | +2% | +6% | 6% | 4.9× | 3.4% | +5.9% |
| Chongqing Changan Automobile 000625.SZ | China | $9.51B | -25% | -7% | 0% | 28.5× | n/a | n/a |
Nissan Motor has 25 bonds outstanding with $26.6B face value. The agencies rate it BB-; its bonds trade like BB-. Weighted yield 7.04%, a spread of 279 bp over government bonds.