Pilot (W53) Stock Overview

Engages in the manufacturing, purchase, and sale of writing instruments, toys, and other stationery goods in Japan, the United States, Europe, and Asia. More details

W53 fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	2/6
Future Growth	1/6
Past Performance	1/6
Financial Health	6/6
Dividends	5/6

Rewards

Price-To-Earnings ratio (13.3x) is below the German market (16.9x)

Earnings are forecast to grow 8.4% per year

Pays a reliable dividend of 2.58%

Risk Analysis

No risks detected for W53 from our risk checks.

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Pilot
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	JP¥25.02
52 Week High	JP¥25.48
52 Week Low	JP¥23.24
Beta	-0.28
1 Month Change	1.36%
3 Month Change	n/a
1 Year Change	n/a
3 Year Change	n/a
5 Year Change	n/a
Change since IPO	4.64%

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

	W53	DE Commercial Services	DE Market
7D	-0.3%	-3.0%	-2.6%
1Y	n/a	-1.2%	-1.4%

Return vs Industry: Insufficient data to determine how W53 performed against the German Commercial Services industry.

Return vs Market: Insufficient data to determine how W53 performed against the German Market.

Price Volatility

Is W53's price volatile compared to industry and market?
W53 volatility
W53 Average Weekly Movement	3.8%
Commercial Services Industry Average Movement	7.4%
Market Average Movement	5.9%
10% most volatile stocks in DE Market	13.2%
10% least volatile stocks in DE Market	2.7%

Stable Share Price: W53 has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the German market.

Volatility Over Time: Insufficient data to determine W53's volatility change over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1918	3,175	Fumio Fujisaki	www.pilot.co.jp

Pilot Corporation engages in the manufacturing, purchase, and sale of writing instruments, toys, and other stationery goods in Japan, the United States, Europe, and Asia. The company offers fountain pens, ballpoint pens, mechanical pencils, markers, and other products. It also provides stationery goods, such as planners and notebooks, as well as toys, ceramics products, and rings.

Pilot Corporation Fundamentals Summary

How do Pilot's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
W53 fundamental statistics
Market cap	€923.97m
Earnings (TTM)	€69.53m
Revenue (TTM)	€695.02m

13.3x

P/E Ratio

1.3x

P/S Ratio

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Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
W53 income statement (TTM)
Revenue	JP¥128.80b
Cost of Revenue	JP¥64.15b
Gross Profit	JP¥64.65b
Other Expenses	JP¥51.76b
Earnings	JP¥12.89b

Last Reported Earnings

Mar 31, 2026

Next Earnings Date

Aug 06, 2026

Earnings per share (EPS)	367.30
Gross Margin	50.19%
Net Profit Margin	10.00%
Debt/Equity Ratio	4.6%

How did W53 perform over the long term?

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Dividends

2.6%

Current Dividend Yield

35%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2026/06/10 14:56
End of Day Share Price	2026/06/10 00:00
Earnings	2026/03/31
Annual Earnings	2025/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

Package	Data	Timeframe	Example US Source ^*
Company Financials	10 years	Income statement Cash flow statement Balance sheet	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates	+3 years	Forecast financials Analyst price targets	Analyst Research Reports Blue Matrix
Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

^* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

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Analyst Sources

Pilot Corporation is covered by 2 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

Analyst	Institution
Masatoshi Nagata	Ichiyoshi Research Institute Inc.
Satoshi Sakae	Nomura Securities Co. Ltd.

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