Kobe Steel, Ltd.

DB:KST Stock Report

Market Cap: €4.2b

Kobe Steel Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

Kobe Steel has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 16.5%, while the Metals and Mining industry saw earnings declining at 1.1% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 6.3% per year. Kobe Steel's return on equity is 7.4%, and it has net margins of 3.8%.

Key information

16.53%

Earnings growth rate

15.25%

EPS growth rate

Metals and Mining Industry Growth29.18%
Revenue growth rate6.26%
Return on equity7.35%
Net Margin3.85%
Last Earnings Update31 Mar 2026

Recent past performance updates

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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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

Earnings and Revenue History

DB:KST Revenue, expenses and earnings (JPY Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Mar 262,436,58193,717258,06725,963
31 Dec 252,449,05087,667256,91825,121
30 Sep 252,487,922126,427237,05125,121
30 Jun 252,521,477123,304251,98525,121
31 Mar 252,555,031120,180231,87325,121
31 Dec 242,553,489102,637231,03023,422
30 Sep 242,537,86585,787226,30923,422
30 Jun 242,535,186108,145223,08523,422
31 Mar 242,543,142109,552219,55923,422
31 Dec 232,561,577134,783218,19720,975
30 Sep 232,556,684124,906216,00620,975
30 Jun 232,528,39076,979213,16320,975
31 Mar 232,472,50872,566208,37620,975
31 Dec 222,382,41653,495211,07519,754
30 Sep 222,280,05753,572205,69819,754
30 Jun 222,162,14662,202199,28519,754
31 Mar 222,082,58260,083195,21419,754
31 Dec 211,979,28873,518188,10717,028
30 Sep 211,901,34272,962182,17817,028
30 Jun 211,794,65955,320176,79117,028
31 Mar 211,705,56623,234170,83417,028
31 Dec 201,692,072-71,411172,86018,765
30 Sep 201,701,777-76,936178,99918,765
30 Jun 201,779,527-80,020188,57818,765
31 Mar 201,869,835-68,008196,91218,765
31 Dec 191,912,355-1,876191,36117,820
30 Sep 191,958,094-3,740191,76317,820
30 Jun 191,958,00922,126190,12517,820
31 Mar 191,971,86935,940189,20817,820
31 Dec 181,950,20052,398197,61814,137
30 Sep 181,932,33957,238192,50814,137
30 Jun 181,924,46850,838185,64214,137
31 Mar 181,881,15863,188178,38514,137
31 Dec 171,857,99569,256181,7650
30 Sep 171,787,79212,195209,7200
30 Jun 171,726,4124,031206,9720
31 Mar 171,695,864-23,045208,0000
31 Dec 161,686,431-44,184204,67213,635
30 Sep 161,709,306-30,875180,69113,635
30 Jun 161,767,179-35,504188,93713,635
31 Mar 161,822,805-21,556187,83513,635
31 Dec 151,866,6998,580182,67413,067
30 Sep 151,899,50457,862174,88913,067
30 Jun 151,902,19075,487169,87513,067

Quality Earnings: KST has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: KST's current net profit margins (3.8%) are lower than last year (4.7%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: KST's earnings have grown by 16.5% per year over the past 5 years.

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

Earnings vs Industry: KST had negative earnings growth (-22%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Metals and Mining industry average (18.5%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: KST's Return on Equity (7.4%) 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 Analysis2026/05/25 23:41
End of Day Share Price 2026/05/25 00:00
Earnings2026/03/31
Annual Earnings2026/03/31

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Kobe Steel, Ltd. is covered by 18 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Takashi EnomotoBofA Global Research
Minami MunakataCitigroup Inc
Jiro IokibeDaiwa Securities Co. Ltd.