Kubota Corporation

DB:KUO1 Stock Report

Market Cap: €11.8b

Kubota Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Kubota's CEO is Ken Kitao, appointed in Jan 2020, has a tenure of 5.33 years. total yearly compensation is ¥279.00M, comprised of 35.8% salary and 64.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.013% of the company’s shares, worth €1.58M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5.3 years and 4.2 years respectively.

Key information

Ken Kitao

Chief executive officer

JP¥279.0m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage35.84%
CEO tenure5.3yrs
CEO ownership0.01%
Management average tenure5.3yrs
Board average tenure4.2yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Ken Kitao's remuneration changed compared to Kubota's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Mar 31 2025n/an/a

JP¥199b

Dec 31 2024JP¥279mJP¥100m

JP¥230b

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

JP¥254b

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

JP¥260b

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

JP¥242b

Dec 31 2023JP¥291mJP¥100m

JP¥238b

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

JP¥205b

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

JP¥194b

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

JP¥176b

Dec 31 2022JP¥228mJP¥96m

JP¥156b

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

JP¥162b

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

JP¥164b

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

JP¥173b

Dec 31 2021JP¥213mJP¥89m

JP¥176b

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

JP¥179b

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

JP¥172b

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

JP¥160b

Dec 31 2020JP¥212mJP¥102m

JP¥129b

Compensation vs Market: Ken's total compensation ($USD1.91M) is below average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD5.20M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Ken's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Ken Kitao (68 yo)

5.3yrs

Tenure

JP¥279,000,000

Compensation

Mr. Yuichi Kitao, also known as Ken, has been the President at Kubota Corporation since January 1, 2020 and its Representative Director since January 01, 2019. Mr. Kitao served as General Manager of Innova...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Yuichi Kitao
President & Representative Director5.3yrsJP¥279.00m0.013%
€ 1.6m
Hideo Takigawa
MEO, GM of Adm Divno datano datano data
Shinichi Yamada
Executive Officer and GM of Corporate Compliance & Risk Management Headquarters1.3yrsno datano data
Shunji Ohta
MEO, GM of HRno datano datano data
Nobuyuki Ishii
Senior Managing Executive Officer & President of Kubota North America Corpno datano datano data
Yoshimitsu Ishibashi
Sr MEO, Dty GM of Farm & Indus Mach Cons Div and GM of ASEAN Farm & Indus Mach Str & Op HQno datano datano data
Yasukazu Kamada
Managing Executive Officerno datano datano data
Hiroto Kimura
Sr MEO, Dty GM of Farm5.3yrsno data0.0034%
€ 399.1k
Katsuhiko Yukawa
Senior Managing Executive Officer & GM of Construction Machinery Divisionno datano datano data
Koichiro Kan
Senior Executive Officer & GM of Quality Assurance Headquartersno datano datano data
Hirohiko Arai
Managing Executive Officer & GM of Procurement Headquartersno datano datano data
Tomohiro Iitsuka
Managing Executive Officer & GM of Customer Solutions Divisionno datano datano data

5.3yrs

Average Tenure

63.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: KUO1's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.3 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Yuichi Kitao
President & Representative Director10.9yrsJP¥279.00m0.013%
€ 1.6m
Yasukazu Kamada
Managing Executive Officerno datano datano data
Hiroto Kimura
Sr MEO, Dty GM of Farm3.2yrsno data0.0034%
€ 399.1k
Shingo Hanada
EVP, GM of Farm1.3yrsJP¥105.00m0.0015%
€ 174.3k
Yutaro Shintaku
Independent Outside Director7.2yrsno data0.0013%
€ 153.1k
Dai Watanabe
Director6.2yrsJP¥142.00m0.0091%
€ 1.1m
Masato Yoshikawa
Director8.2yrsJP¥150.00m0.0076%
€ 891.3k
Yasuhiko Hiyama
Full Time Audit & Supervisory Board Member7.2yrsno data0.0023%
€ 266.1k
Eiji Yoshioka
Director2.2yrsno data0.0036%
€ 420.3k
Kumi Arakane
Independent Outside Director4.2yrsno data0.00096%
€ 113.0k
Yuri Furusawa
Independent Outside Directorless than a yearno data0.00052%
€ 61.2k
Koichi Kawana
Independent Outside Director2.1yrsno data0.00043%
€ 50.6k

4.2yrs

Average Tenure

66yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: KUO1's board of directors are considered experienced (4.2 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/19 03:33
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/16 00:00
Earnings2025/03/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Kubota Corporation is covered by 24 analysts. 11 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Tsutomu KijimaBarclays
Christopher CintaveyBNP Paribas Securities (Asia)
Kenjin HottaBofA Global Research