Watami Co., Ltd.

TSE:7522 Stock Report

Market Cap: JP¥37.2b

Watami Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 2/6

Watami is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 1.07% that is well covered by earnings.

Key information

1.1%

Dividend yield

n/a

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yieldn/a
Future Dividend Yield1.1%
Dividend Growth3.3%
Next dividend pay daten/a
Ex dividend daten/a
Dividend per sharen/a
Payout ratio12%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Analysis Article Feb 15

Watami (TSE:7522) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of ¥10.00

Watami Co., Ltd.'s ( TSE:7522 ) investors are due to receive a payment of ¥10.00 per share on 30th of June. Based on...
Analysis Article Jan 03

Watami (TSE:7522) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of ¥10.00

Watami Co., Ltd. ( TSE:7522 ) has announced that it will pay a dividend of ¥10.00 per share on the 30th of June. This...
Analysis Article Dec 20

Watami (TSE:7522) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of ¥10.00

Watami Co., Ltd. ( TSE:7522 ) has announced that it will pay a dividend of ¥10.00 per share on the 30th of June. This...
Analysis Article Nov 28

Watami (TSE:7522) Has Announced A Dividend Of ¥10.00

The board of Watami Co., Ltd. ( TSE:7522 ) has announced that it will pay a dividend on the 30th of June, with...

Recent updates

Analysis Article Feb 15

Watami (TSE:7522) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of ¥10.00

Watami Co., Ltd.'s ( TSE:7522 ) investors are due to receive a payment of ¥10.00 per share on 30th of June. Based on...
Analysis Article Jan 03

Watami (TSE:7522) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of ¥10.00

Watami Co., Ltd. ( TSE:7522 ) has announced that it will pay a dividend of ¥10.00 per share on the 30th of June. This...
Analysis Article Dec 20

Watami (TSE:7522) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of ¥10.00

Watami Co., Ltd. ( TSE:7522 ) has announced that it will pay a dividend of ¥10.00 per share on the 30th of June. This...
Analysis Article Nov 28

Watami (TSE:7522) Has Announced A Dividend Of ¥10.00

The board of Watami Co., Ltd. ( TSE:7522 ) has announced that it will pay a dividend on the 30th of June, with...
Analysis Article Nov 25

We Think Watami's (TSE:7522) Profit Is Only A Baseline For What They Can Achieve

Watami Co., Ltd. ( TSE:7522 ) just reported healthy earnings but the stock price didn't move much. Our analysis...
Analysis Article Nov 14

Watami's (TSE:7522) Dividend Will Be ¥10.00

Watami Co., Ltd. ( TSE:7522 ) has announced that it will pay a dividend of ¥10.00 per share on the 30th of June. Based...
Analysis Article May 26

We Think You Can Look Beyond Watami's (TSE:7522) Lackluster Earnings

The market for Watami Co., Ltd.'s ( TSE:7522 ) shares didn't move much after it posted weak earnings recently. We did...
Analysis Article Apr 08

The Return Trends At Watami (TSE:7522) Look Promising

If we want to find a potential multi-bagger, often there are underlying trends that can provide clues. Firstly, we'd...
Analysis Article Nov 25

We Think Watami's (TSE:7522) Profit Is Only A Baseline For What They Can Achieve

Investors were underwhelmed by the solid earnings posted by Watami Co., Ltd. ( TSE:7522 ) recently. Our analysis says...
Analysis Article May 21

Shareholders Will Be Pleased With The Quality of Watami's (TSE:7522) Earnings

The subdued stock price reaction suggests that Watami Co., Ltd.'s ( TSE:7522 ) strong earnings didn't offer any...

Stability and Growth of Payments

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Stable Dividend: 7522's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.

Growing Dividend: 7522's dividend payments have not increased over the past 10 years.


Dividend Yield vs Market

Watami Dividend Yield vs Market
How does 7522 dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (7522)1.1%
Market Bottom 25% (JP)1.8%
Market Top 25% (JP)3.8%
Industry Average (Hospitality)1.0%
Analyst forecast (7522) (up to 3 years)1.1%

Notable Dividend: 7522's dividend (1.07%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the JP market (1.79%).

High Dividend: 7522's dividend (1.07%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the JP market (3.83%).


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its low payout ratio (12.5%), 7522's dividend payments are thoroughly covered by earnings.


Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: With its low cash payout ratio (9.2%), 7522's dividend payments are thoroughly covered by cash flows.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/07/06 07:44
End of Day Share Price 2026/07/06 00:00
Earnings2026/03/31
Annual Earnings2026/03/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • 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

Watami Co., Ltd. is covered by 7 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Masao OkadaCitigroup Inc
Fumihiko ShimizuDaiwa Securities Co. Ltd.
Seiichiro SamejimaIchiyoshi Research Institute Inc.