Unicharm Corporation

DB:UN4 Stock Report

Market Cap: €8.8b

Unicharm Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

Unicharm has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 3.9%, while the Household Products industry saw earnings growing at 14.7% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 5.5% per year. Unicharm's return on equity is 7.6%, and it has net margins of 6.3%.

Key information

3.92%

Earnings growth rate

4.46%

EPS growth rate

Household Products Industry Growth2.58%
Revenue growth rate5.51%
Return on equity7.56%
Net Margin6.31%
Next Earnings Update05 Aug 2026

Recent past performance updates

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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Unicharm makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

DB:UN4 Revenue, expenses and earnings (JPY Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Mar 26951,93360,062234,69614,439
31 Dec 25945,26865,212233,35613,611
30 Sep 25961,15483,006229,99710,797
30 Jun 25965,42284,027230,83210,304
31 Mar 25980,22088,921231,34810,839
31 Dec 24988,98181,842227,61710,304
30 Sep 24976,41184,612241,847436
30 Jun 24975,58291,014217,3119,818
31 Mar 24957,23287,366208,0739,818
31 Dec 23941,79086,053202,6009,818
30 Sep 23930,90576,127198,7828,270
30 Jun 23930,34570,511194,5698,270
31 Mar 23914,48867,298193,1258,270
31 Dec 22898,02267,608190,4058,270
30 Sep 22865,39363,271187,6768,184
30 Jun 22827,37764,546180,8888,184
31 Mar 22805,08169,467176,2258,184
31 Dec 21782,72372,745172,4468,184
30 Sep 21764,87974,219169,4447,808
30 Jun 21747,88273,029165,5477,808
31 Mar 21725,70253,233160,0107,808
31 Dec 20727,47552,344159,3877,808
30 Sep 20723,96640,693158,7957,584
30 Jun 20728,28840,096161,0127,584
31 Mar 20729,41052,630160,8317,584
31 Dec 19714,23346,116159,5947,584
30 Sep 19714,91659,763166,1696,621
30 Jun 19705,10356,650163,8376,621
31 Mar 19695,96559,876160,4626,621
31 Dec 18688,29061,353157,7046,621
30 Sep 18674,17056,236155,6596,554
30 Jun 18665,35257,575152,9146,554
31 Mar 18656,32455,361162,8830
31 Dec 17641,64752,772150,0796,554
30 Sep 17665,66458,241180,7630
30 Jun 17662,46651,777202,7970
31 Mar 17684,15947,206225,9370
31 Dec 16604,65346,971137,8926,071
30 Sep 16720,52952,450249,7120
30 Jun 16730,37742,175251,7590
31 Mar 16734,21443,250251,7870
31 Dec 15738,70740,511249,0190

Quality Earnings: UN4 has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: UN4's current net profit margins (6.3%) are lower than last year (9.1%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: UN4's earnings have grown by 3.9% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: UN4's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: UN4 had negative earnings growth (-32.5%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Household Products industry average (-1.4%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: UN4's Return on Equity (7.6%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/07/23 03:07
End of Day Share Price 2026/07/23 00:00
Earnings2026/03/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

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Company Financials10 years
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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • 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

Unicharm Corporation is covered by 25 analysts. 13 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Mitsuko MiyasakoBarclays
Kentaro HosodaBofA Global Research
Hiroki WatanabeCitigroup Inc