Kato Sangyo Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 4/6

Kato Sangyo is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 2.55% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 23rd December, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 29th September, 2025.

Key information

2.5%

Dividend yield

0.0006%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield2.5%
Future Dividend Yieldn/a
Dividend Growth9.5%
Next dividend pay date23 Dec 25
Ex dividend date29 Sep 25
Dividend per sharen/a
Payout ratio29%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Kato Sangyo's (TSE:9869) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Mar 25
Kato Sangyo's (TSE:9869) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Kato Sangyo (TSE:9869) Is Increasing Its Dividend To ¥70.00

Feb 12
Kato Sangyo (TSE:9869) Is Increasing Its Dividend To ¥70.00

Recent updates

We Think That There Are Some Issues For Kato Sangyo (TSE:9869) Beyond Its Promising Earnings

May 23
We Think That There Are Some Issues For Kato Sangyo (TSE:9869) Beyond Its Promising Earnings

We Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And Kato Sangyo (TSE:9869) Passed With Ease

May 09
We Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And Kato Sangyo (TSE:9869) Passed With Ease

Kato Sangyo (TSE:9869) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Apr 12
Kato Sangyo (TSE:9869) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Kato Sangyo's (TSE:9869) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Mar 25
Kato Sangyo's (TSE:9869) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Kato Sangyo (TSE:9869) Is Increasing Its Dividend To ¥70.00

Feb 12
Kato Sangyo (TSE:9869) Is Increasing Its Dividend To ¥70.00

Kato Sangyo (TSE:9869) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At ¥70.00

Jan 20
Kato Sangyo (TSE:9869) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At ¥70.00

Kato Sangyo's (TSE:9869) Dividend Will Be Increased To ¥70.00

Jan 06
Kato Sangyo's (TSE:9869) Dividend Will Be Increased To ¥70.00

We Think That There Are Issues Underlying Kato Sangyo's (TSE:9869) Earnings

Nov 21
We Think That There Are Issues Underlying Kato Sangyo's (TSE:9869) Earnings

Kato Sangyo's (TSE:9869) Dividend Will Be Increased To ¥65.00

Sep 25
Kato Sangyo's (TSE:9869) Dividend Will Be Increased To ¥65.00

Kato Sangyo's (TSE:9869) Dividend Will Be Increased To ¥58.00

Aug 09
Kato Sangyo's (TSE:9869) Dividend Will Be Increased To ¥58.00

Kato Sangyo's (TSE:9869) Dividend Will Be Increased To ¥58.00

Jul 22
Kato Sangyo's (TSE:9869) Dividend Will Be Increased To ¥58.00

Kato Sangyo's (TSE:9869) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Jul 01
Kato Sangyo's (TSE:9869) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Kato Sangyo (TSE:9869) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To ¥58.00

Jun 17
Kato Sangyo (TSE:9869) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To ¥58.00

Kato Sangyo (TSE:9869) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

May 27
Kato Sangyo (TSE:9869) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Concerns Surrounding Kato Sangyo's (TSE:9869) Performance

May 22
Concerns Surrounding Kato Sangyo's (TSE:9869) Performance

Kato Sangyo's (TSE:9869) Dividend Will Be Increased To ¥58.00

May 13
Kato Sangyo's (TSE:9869) Dividend Will Be Increased To ¥58.00

Kato Sangyo's (TSE:9869) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Mar 22
Kato Sangyo's (TSE:9869) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Kato Sangyo's (TSE:9869) Dividend Will Be Increased To ¥55.00

Feb 27
Kato Sangyo's (TSE:9869) Dividend Will Be Increased To ¥55.00

Upcoming Dividend Payment

TodayJun 13 2025Ex Dividend DateSep 29 2025Dividend Pay DateDec 23 202585 days from Ex DividendBuy in the next 107 days to receive the upcoming dividend

Stability and Growth of Payments

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Stable Dividend: 9869's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.

Growing Dividend: 9869's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.


Dividend Yield vs Market

Kato Sangyo Dividend Yield vs Market
How does 9869 dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (9869)2.5%
Market Bottom 25% (JP)1.9%
Market Top 25% (JP)4.1%
Industry Average (Consumer Retailing)1.7%
Analyst forecast (9869) (up to 3 years)n/a

Notable Dividend: 9869's dividend (2.55%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the JP market (1.91%).

High Dividend: 9869's dividend (2.55%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the JP market (4.05%).


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (29.3%), 9869's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.


Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: With its high cash payout ratio (102.8%), 9869's dividend payments are not well covered by cash flows.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/06/14 03:51
End of Day Share Price 2025/06/13 00:00
Earnings2025/03/31
Annual Earnings2024/09/30

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Ownership10 years
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  • Insider trading
Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Kato Sangyo Co., Ltd. is covered by 5 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Tokushi YamasakiDaiwa Securities Co. Ltd.
Yumiko KaiIchiyoshi Research Institute Inc.
Kenji SakaiMizuho Securities Co., Ltd.