Should ITOCHU’s ¥149.9 Billion Buyback Completion Require Action From ITOCHU (TSE:8001) Investors?

• ITOCHU has now completed its previously announced share buyback program, repurchasing a total of 18,371,700 shares, or 1.3%, for ¥149,999.98 million by December 16, 2025.
• This sizable capital return reduces the share count and may strengthen perceptions of management confidence and commitment to long-term shareholder value.
• We’ll now examine how the completion of this ¥149,999.98 million buyback could influence ITOCHU’s investment narrative and capital allocation outlook.

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ITOCHU Investment Narrative Recap

To own ITOCHU, you need to believe its shift toward higher margin, non resource businesses and steady capital returns can offset commodity exposure and macro swings. The completion of the ¥149,999.98 million buyback modestly supports the near term earnings per share and returns story, but does not change the key short term catalysts or the main risks around resource price sensitivity and reliance on one off gains.

Among recent announcements, the May 2, 2025 decision to authorize up to 28,000,000 shares for repurchase up to ¥150,000 million is most relevant. The now completed buyback fits within a broader capital allocation framework that also includes higher dividends, which supports the EPS growth and shareholder return catalyst while leaving questions about dividend sustainability and future free cash flow intact.

Yet against this supportive capital return picture, investors should still be aware of...

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ITOCHU's narrative projects ¥16,471.1 billion in revenue and ¥981.5 billion in earnings by 2028. This requires 3.9% yearly revenue growth and an earnings increase of about ¥23.9 billion from ¥957.6 billion today.

Uncover how ITOCHU's forecasts yield a ¥10175 fair value, a 8% upside to its current price.

Exploring Other Perspectives

Three members of the Simply Wall St Community see ITOCHU’s fair value between ¥8,339 and ¥10,175, illustrating how far views on upside can stretch. You can weigh those opinions against the company’s exposure to volatile resource prices and cyclical earnings, and consider what that might mean for its ability to sustain current profitability over time.

Explore 3 other fair value estimates on ITOCHU - why the stock might be worth as much as 8% more than the current price!

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