Japanese builder-landlord that constructs and manages rental apartments nationwide, plus resort hotels in Guam.
Japanese builder-landlord that constructs and manages rental apartments nationwide, plus resort hotels in Guam.
Leases whole buildings from the landlords it built them for, guaranteeing the rent, then sublets rooms to tenants, so profit is the gap between rent collected and rent paid and depends on occupancy. A 2018 disclosure of faulty construction in some buildings led to remediation work and a restructuring that has reshaped the business.
In one line: A cross between a homebuilder and a landlord's property manager.
Moat: narrow (installed base, distribution). Large existing managed-unit base and landlord relationships, but building/leasing itself is not differentiated.
Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan · Founded: 1973 · Employees: 4,150
Size Leopalace21 (8848.T) is a Japan Real Estate company (Real Estate Development) with a market value of $1.99B, the 484th largest of 1,379 Japan companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ¥988 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 51.5%, against -5.4% for the median peer and +1.8% for the Japan market (cap-weighted) — highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 3.3% over the last twelve months (peer median +8.5%); the operating margin is 8.0% (peer median 19.1%).
Valuation It trades at 13.0× forward earnings against a peer median of 13.3× (9th cheapest of 17).
Next results Next results expected around 13 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ¥449B | ¥445B | ¥432B | ¥423B | ¥406B |
| Revenue growth | — | +3% | +2% | +4% | — |
| Gross profit | ¥90.7B | ¥88.4B | ¥76.7B | ¥68.1B | ¥52.3B |
| EBITDA | ¥39.3B | ¥39.2B | ¥32.7B | ¥28.0B | ¥16.5B |
| Net income | ¥21.4B | ¥14.9B | ¥17.9B | ¥42.1B | ¥19.8B |
| Free cash flow | n/a | ¥37.6B | ¥24.5B | ¥20.2B | ¥10.2B |
| Capital expenditure | n/a | ¥997M | ¥489M | ¥319M | ¥610M |
| Total debt | ¥32.4B | ¥32.6B | ¥31.6B | ¥30.9B | ¥31.8B |
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| Company | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopalace21 8848.T | $1.99B | +52% | +3% | 8% | 13.0× | n/a |
| Daito Trust Construction 1878.T | $7.10B | -7% | +6% | 7% | 9.7× | n/a |
| Sekisui House 1928.T | $14.1B | +2% | -2% | 9% | 10.0× | -5.1% |
| Sekisui Chemical 4204.T | $6.61B | +9% | +6% | 9% | 13.4× | n/a |
| Token 1766.T | $1.07B | -1% | +5% | 6% | 8.2× | n/a |
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 | 8848.T | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -1.6% | +1.4% | 7th lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +51.5% | -5.4% | highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -6.8% | -24.2% | highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +3.3% | +8.5% | 8th lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 8.0% | 19.1% | 6th lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 13.0× | 13.3× | 9th cheapest of 17 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopalace21 8848.T | Japan | $1.99B | +52% | +3% | 8% | 13.0× | n/a | n/a |
| China Enterprise 600675.SS | China | $1.98B | -15% | -35% | 4% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Nanjing Gaoke 600064.SS | China | $2.00B | -4% | +4% | -18% | 5.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Fabege FABG.ST | Sweden | $2.02B | -16% | +27% | 59% | 14.7× | n/a | n/a |
| Metrovacesa MVC.MC | Spain | $1.95B | -5% | +58% | 13% | 26.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Argan ARG.PA | France | $1.95B | +14% | +5% | 78% | 11.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Zhaojin International Gold 000506.SZ | China | $1.95B | -13% | +42% | 27% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Neinor Homes HOME.MC | Spain | $2.04B | +10% | +165% | 10% | 13.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Entra ENTRA.OL | Norway | $1.95B | -4% | -9% | 82% | 15.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Altarea SCA ALTA.PA | France | $2.05B | -31% | -20% | 9% | 9.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Brigade Enterprises BRIGADE.NS | India | $1.93B | -4% | -4% | 23% | 20.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Poly Property Services 6049.HK | Hong Kong | $1.92B | -14% | +8% | 11% | 7.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Shanghai Industrial 0363.HK | Hong Kong | $1.89B | -14% | -28% | 15% | 7.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Inmocemento IMC.MC | Spain | $1.88B | -4% | +10% | 29% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Winnovation Culturaltainment Development Limited 000620.SZ | China | $2.12B | -6% | +14% | -39% | 66.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Country Garden Services 6098.HK | Hong Kong | $2.13B | -21% | +11% | 4% | 7.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Hufvudstaden HUFV-A.ST | Sweden | $2.14B | -5% | -4% | 47% | 20.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Sirius Real Estate SRE.L | United Kingdom | $2.14B | +1% | +13% | 41% | 13.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Lumo Homes LUMO.HE | Finland | $2.14B | -3% | +1% | 59% | 15.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Hang Lung 0010.HK | Hong Kong | $2.14B | -25% | +9% | 53% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Newmark NMRK | United States | $2.16B | -29% | +16% | 7% | 6.1× | n/a | n/a |