Nidec (6594) Stock Overview
Develops, manufactures, and sells motors, electronics and optical components, and other related products in Japan and internationally. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 3/6 |
| Future Growth | 2/6 |
| Past Performance | 4/6 |
| Financial Health | 6/6 |
| Dividends | 0/6 |
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | JP¥2,722.00 |
| 52 Week High | JP¥3,296.00 |
| 52 Week Low | JP¥1,797.00 |
| Beta | 1.01 |
| 1 Month Change | 12.06% |
| 3 Month Change | 18.35% |
| 1 Year Change | 0.54% |
| 3 Year Change | -23.22% |
| 5 Year Change | -57.12% |
| Change since IPO | 3,198.54% |
Recent News & Updates
Narrative Update • May 02
6594: Governance Reforms And Business Reorganization Will Ultimately Unlock Upside Potential
Analysts have trimmed their Nidec price target from ¥3,700 to ¥3,500, pointing to a slightly higher discount rate and modestly lower future P/E expectations, even as revenue growth and profit margin assumptions remain relatively steady. What's in the News Nidec plans to postpone the disclosure of financial results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026, while it works on corrections to financial statements for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 and subsequent years, following a third party investigation into inappropriate accounting treatment.
Narrative Update • Apr 18
6594: R&D Reorganization And Governance Reset Will Support Future Upside
Analysts have trimmed their price target on Nidec from ¥2,995 to ¥2,596, with the change tied to updated assumptions for fair value, discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E. What's in the News Nidec plans to dissolve the Kyoto Development Center on April 1, 2026, with several development and production engineering departments moving directly under the Business Unit, and the Purchasing Department and Sales Administration Department set to be dissolved (company announcement).Narrative Update • Apr 04
6594: Governance Investigation Resolution Will Ultimately Unlock Upside Potential
Analysts have trimmed their 12 month price target for Nidec from ¥3,800 to ¥3,700, citing slightly lower profit margin assumptions and a higher future P/E estimate as key drivers of the revision. What's in the News Nidec scheduled a board meeting for March 13, 2026 to establish an Executive Responsibility Investigation Committee, focusing on accountability following recent findings from an external review (Key Developments).Recent updates
Narrative Update • May 02
6594: Governance Reforms And Business Reorganization Will Ultimately Unlock Upside Potential
Analysts have trimmed their Nidec price target from ¥3,700 to ¥3,500, pointing to a slightly higher discount rate and modestly lower future P/E expectations, even as revenue growth and profit margin assumptions remain relatively steady. What's in the News Nidec plans to postpone the disclosure of financial results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026, while it works on corrections to financial statements for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 and subsequent years, following a third party investigation into inappropriate accounting treatment.Narrative Update • Apr 18
6594: R&D Reorganization And Governance Reset Will Support Future Upside
Analysts have trimmed their price target on Nidec from ¥2,995 to ¥2,596, with the change tied to updated assumptions for fair value, discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E. What's in the News Nidec plans to dissolve the Kyoto Development Center on April 1, 2026, with several development and production engineering departments moving directly under the Business Unit, and the Purchasing Department and Sales Administration Department set to be dissolved (company announcement).Narrative Update • Apr 04
6594: Governance Investigation Resolution Will Ultimately Unlock Upside Potential
Analysts have trimmed their 12 month price target for Nidec from ¥3,800 to ¥3,700, citing slightly lower profit margin assumptions and a higher future P/E estimate as key drivers of the revision. What's in the News Nidec scheduled a board meeting for March 13, 2026 to establish an Executive Responsibility Investigation Committee, focusing on accountability following recent findings from an external review (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Mar 20
6594: Future Governance Cleanup And R&D Reorganization Will Unlock Upside Potential
Analysts have reduced their price target for Nidec from ¥4,100 to ¥3,800. This reflects an updated view that combines a slightly higher assumed discount rate with marginally stronger projections for revenue growth, profit margin, and future P/E.
Narrative Update • Mar 06
6594: Dividend Suspension And Accounting Probe Will Pressure Future Earnings Quality
Analysts have kept their Nidec price target broadly steady at around ¥1,800, citing small refinements to the discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and forward P/E assumptions rather than any major shift in their view. What's in the News Nidec held a press conference classified as an Analyst/Investor Day, giving the market an opportunity to hear directly from management about current issues and plans (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Feb 19
6594: Future R&D Reorganization Will Weigh On Earnings Quality
Analysts have revised their price target on Nidec from ¥2,600 to ¥1,800. This change reflects updated views on fair value, discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin, and future P/E assumptions.Narrative Update • Feb 05
6594: Organizational Overhaul Will Resolve Accounting Probe And Unlock Future Upside
Analysts have trimmed their price target for Nidec from ¥3,195 to ¥2,995, reflecting updated assumptions for slightly lower revenue growth, profit margins, and future P/E multiples, alongside a modestly higher discount rate. What's in the News Nidec plans to separate its Technology Strategy Planning Department and establish a CTO Technology Planning Department and an Intellectual Property Department, effective January 1, 2026 (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Jan 22
6594: Future R&D Reorganization And Urban Air Mobility Projects Will Unlock Upside Potential
Analysts have reduced their price target on Nidec to ¥4,100 from about ¥4,722, citing updated assumptions that reflect a higher discount rate, slightly stronger revenue growth and profit margins, and a lower future P/E multiple in their models. What's in the News Nidec plans organizational changes effective January 1, 2026, including separating the Technology Strategy Planning Department to create a CTO Technology Planning Department and an Intellectual Property Department within its R&D structure (company announcement).Narrative Update • Jan 07
6594: Accounting Probe Resolution Will Unlock Future Upside Potential
Analysts have kept their fair value estimate for Nidec steady at ¥3,195, citing only small tweaks to assumptions such as a slightly higher discount rate and a marginally adjusted future P/E outlook. What's in the News Nidec has announced a series of organizational changes effective January 1, 2026, including new CTO Technology Planning and Intellectual Property departments, a dedicated Urban Air Mobility Project and Inverter System Development Project within the Product Technology R&D Center, and a new Business Strategy and Sales Department within the Automotive Motor & Electronic Control Business unit (company announcement).Narrative Update • Dec 15
6594: Arkansas Expansion And Index Exit Will Shape Future Upside Potential
Analysts have trimmed their price target on Nidec slightly, lowering it by ¥60 to ¥3,195 as they factor in a modestly higher long term revenue growth outlook, alongside slightly softer margin and valuation assumptions. What's in the News Nidec Corporation has been dropped from the Nikkei 225 Index, removing the stock from one of Japan's key equity benchmarks (index review announcement).Narrative Update • Dec 01
6594: New Arkansas Facility Expansion Will Drive Future Performance Momentum
Analysts have decreased their price target for Nidec from ¥3,330 to ¥3,255, citing slightly lower projections for revenue growth and profit margin in their updated outlook. What's in the News Nidec Corporation has been dropped from the Nikkei 225 Index (Key Developments) The company revised its consolidated earnings guidance for the next fiscal periods to "undetermined" due to ongoing investigations into suspected inappropriate accounting practices (Key Developments) The Board of Directors resolved not to pay a surplus dividend (interim dividend) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026, citing ongoing investigations (Key Developments) Nidec announced organizational and personnel changes effective October 1, 2025, including the formation of new business divisions and departments (Key Developments) The company is expanding its facility in Mena, Arkansas, with a $19 million investment that will create 35 new jobs over five years (Key Developments) Valuation Changes Consensus analyst price target has decreased slightly from ¥3,330 to ¥3,255.Narrative Update • Nov 17
6594: New Facility Investment And Business Reorganization Will Drive Momentum
Nidec's analyst price target has been slightly lowered from ¥3,364 to ¥3,330. This change reflects analysts' updated expectations as improving revenue growth projections are balanced by a modest reduction in forecast profit margins.Narrative Update • Nov 02
6594: New Arkansas Expansion Will Drive Positive Momentum Into 2027
Analysts have slightly reduced their price target for Nidec from ¥3,422 to ¥3,364. This change reflects cautious adjustments in valuation based on updated assumptions for discount rates and growth metrics.Narrative Update • Oct 19
Expanding Data Center Cooling And EV Demand Will Create Opportunities
Analysts have revised their fair value estimate for Nidec to ¥3,422, down from ¥3,522. This change reflects minor adjustments to discount rate and margin assumptions.Narrative Update • Oct 05
Expanding Data Center Cooling And EV Demand Will Create Opportunities
Analysts have slightly lowered their price target for Nidec from ¥3,570.63 to ¥3,522.00. They cite modest adjustments to discount rates and anticipated profit margins based on their latest models.Narrative Update • Sep 20
Expanding Data Center Cooling And EV Demand Will Create Opportunities
Nidec’s fair value estimate was marginally reduced, as both its future P/E and discount rate remained essentially stable, resulting in only a slight decrease in the consensus analyst price target from ¥3618 to ¥3571. What's in the News Nidec will hold a Board Meeting with an agenda to consider establishing a third-party committee.Narrative Update • Sep 05
Expanding Data Center Cooling And EV Demand Will Create Opportunities
With both the Discount Rate and Future P/E ratio for Nidec showing only slight increases, consensus analyst valuation has been effectively maintained, resulting in a marginally higher price target from ¥3581 to ¥3618. What's in the News Nidec's board is meeting to consider establishing a third-party committee.Analysis Article • Aug 10
Is It Time To Consider Buying Nidec Corporation (TSE:6594)?
TSE:6594 1 Year Share Price vs Fair Value Explore Nidec's Fair Values from the Community and select yours Today we're...Analysis Article • Jul 19
Nidec Corporation's (TSE:6594) Earnings Haven't Escaped The Attention Of Investors
When close to half the companies in Japan have price-to-earnings ratios (or "P/E's") below 13x, you may consider Nidec...Analysis Article • Jun 21
Nidec (TSE:6594) Is Experiencing Growth In Returns On Capital
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New Narrative • Nov 07
The Future Is Bright For EV Components And Global Expansion Driving Growth
Nidec expects future revenue growth from its focus on EV automotive components and joint ventures in expanding EV markets.Shareholder Returns
| 6594 | JP Electrical | JP Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 5.8% | -12.5% | -0.5% |
| 1Y | 0.5% | 127.5% | 41.3% |
Return vs Industry: 6594 underperformed the JP Electrical industry which returned 127.5% over the past year.
Return vs Market: 6594 underperformed the JP Market which returned 41.3% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| 6594 volatility | |
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| 6594 Average Weekly Movement | 9.0% |
| Electrical Industry Average Movement | 7.6% |
| Market Average Movement | 5.0% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in JP Market | 9.7% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in JP Market | 2.5% |
Stable Share Price: 6594's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months compared to the JP market.
Volatility Over Time: 6594's weekly volatility (9%) has been stable over the past year, but is still higher than 75% of JP stocks.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 104,285 | Mitsuya Kishida | www.nidec.com |
Nidec Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and sells motors, electronics and optical components, and other related products in Japan and internationally. The company offers medium- and large-size motors, small-size and precision motors, fans and blowers, motor-related products, units and modules, automotive components, mechanical equipment/machine tools, inspection and measuring equipment, electronic devices, as well as mold, molding, cutting, and machining components. Its products are used for applications in robotics, IoT products, home appliances, automotive components, logistics/agriculture, information technology, office automation, mobile optical components, medical and health care products, housing equipment, commercial and professional products, industrial machinery, and processing/inspection equipment.
Nidec Corporation Fundamentals Summary
| 6594 fundamental statistics | |
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| Market cap | JP¥3.01t |
| Earnings (TTM) | JP¥120.10b |
| Revenue (TTM) | JP¥2.62t |
26.0x
P/E Ratio1.2x
P/S RatioIs 6594 overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| 6594 income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | JP¥2.62t |
| Cost of Revenue | JP¥2.11t |
| Gross Profit | JP¥506.86b |
| Other Expenses | JP¥386.76b |
| Earnings | JP¥120.10b |
Last Reported Earnings
Sep 30, 2025
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 104.77 |
| Gross Margin | 19.37% |
| Net Profit Margin | 4.59% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 40.1% |
How did 6594 perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/05/22 07:40 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/05/22 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/03/31 |
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.
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* 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
Nidec Corporation is covered by 29 analysts. 12 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 |
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| George Chang | Aletheia Analyst Network Limited |
| Masaru Koshita | Barclays |
| Masashi Kubota | BofA Global Research |