Watami Co., Ltd.

TSE:7522 Stock Report

Market Cap: JP¥37.2b

Watami Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Watami's CEO is Miki Watanabe, appointed in Sep 2019, has a tenure of 6.83 years. directly owns 24.34% of the company’s shares, worth ¥9.05B. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4.3 years and 17.1 years respectively.

Key information

Miki Watanabe

Chief executive officer

n/a

Total compensation

CEO salary percentagen/a
CEO tenure6.8yrs
CEO ownership24.3%
Management average tenure4.3yrs
Board average tenure17.1yrs

Recent management updates

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...

CEO

Miki Watanabe (67 yo)

6.8yrs
Tenure

Ms. Miki Watanabe founded WATAMI Co., Ltd. in May 1986 and serves as its President since October 2021 and Chief Executive Officer since September 2019. Ms. Watanabe served as the Chief Advisor of WATAMI Co...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Miki Watanabe
Chairman of the Board6.8yrsno data24.34%
¥ 9.0b
Shoya Watanabe
CFO, Managing Executive Officer & Director4.3yrsno data0.037%
¥ 13.9m
Kuniaki Shimizu
CHO, Executive VP & Representative Director2.3yrsno data0.072%
¥ 26.9m
Takeshi Okada
Executive Officer & Head of Brand Public Relationsno datano datano data
Akihiko Hijioka
Managing Executive Officer & Head of Home Delivery Business Divisionno datano datano data
Taiyo Yanagisawa
Executive Officer & Head of Izakaya Sales Divisionno datano datano data
Daisuke Suzuki
Executive Officer & Head of TGIno datano datano data
Toshikatsu Uchi
Executive Officer & Head of Food Service Sales Promotion Divisionno datano datano data
Shigeo Aoki
Executive Officer & Head of Chairman's Officeno datano datano data
Makoto Kimura
Executive Officer & Senior Director of Store Development Divisionno datano datano data
Hiroyuki Oobae
Executive Officer & Senior Director of YAKINIKU Operations Divisionno datano datano data
Tomohisa Aso
Executive Officer & SUBWAY FC Business Directorno datano datano data
4.3yrs
Average Tenure
56yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: 7522's management team is considered experienced (4.3 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Miki Watanabe
Chairman of the Board40.2yrsno data24.34%
¥ 9.0b
Shoya Watanabe
CFO, Managing Executive Officer & Director4.3yrsno data0.037%
¥ 13.9m
Kuniaki Shimizu
CHO, Executive VP & Representative Director17.1yrsno data0.072%
¥ 26.9m
17.1yrs
Average Tenure
56yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: 7522's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 17.1 years average tenure).


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/07/06 14:50
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.