Watami Co., Ltd.

TSE:7522 Stock Report

Market Cap: JP¥36.3b

Watami Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

Watami has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 61.2%, while the Hospitality industry saw earnings growing at 37.2% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 8.9% per year. Watami's return on equity is 13.5%, and it has net margins of 3.9%.

Key information

61.16%

Earnings growth rate

61.45%

EPS growth rate

Hospitality Industry Growth7.31%
Revenue growth rate8.88%
Return on equity13.46%
Net Margin3.89%
Next Earnings Update14 Aug 2026

Recent past performance updates

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...

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...

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Watami makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

TSE:7522 Revenue, expenses and earnings (JPY Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Mar 2693,2683,62747,1520
31 Dec 2591,9353,20744,6990
30 Sep 2590,0433,32244,1790
30 Jun 2589,4111,83743,8890
31 Mar 2588,7133,04143,7920
31 Dec 2485,8734,40543,7350
30 Sep 2485,3742,10743,7140
30 Jun 2484,0253,62943,6850
31 Mar 2482,3023,71042,8790
31 Dec 2381,3113,07241,6020
30 Sep 2379,1861,24441,2580
30 Jun 2379,7692,57441,1090
31 Mar 2377,9221,67440,7050
31 Dec 2276,8271,43240,6670
30 Sep 2274,7824,51239,6360
30 Jun 2268,22479437,3170
31 Mar 2264,362-1,84436,5420
31 Dec 2161,032-4,40535,6100
30 Sep 2160,855-7,53336,8160
30 Jun 2162,115-8,76738,4860
31 Mar 2160,852-11,56139,2660
31 Dec 2067,634-11,13241,8720
30 Sep 2074,198-9,53744,5870
30 Jun 2080,814-7,43047,6440
31 Mar 2090,928-2,94551,0410
31 Dec 1992,40521251,6270
30 Sep 1993,5371,39151,6770
30 Jun 1994,4341,61651,6180
31 Mar 1994,7011,37351,5310
31 Dec 1895,53864251,4620
30 Sep 1895,493-19051,6520
30 Jun 1895,9205052,0010
31 Mar 1896,45815052,4030
31 Dec 1798,798-84053,5630
30 Sep 1799,525-71854,2100
30 Jun 1799,490-1,39654,9440
31 Mar 17100,312-1,83356,0450
31 Dec 1699,781-2,73854,6520
30 Sep 16106,8808,52356,3540
30 Jun 16118,1908,70758,9600
31 Mar 16128,2467,81061,4720
31 Dec 15140,3402,66066,6160
30 Sep 15147,248-10,81270,0380
30 Jun 15150,370-13,40773,0900

Quality Earnings: 7522 has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: 7522's current net profit margins (3.9%) are higher than last year (3.4%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: 7522 has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 61.2% per year.

Accelerating Growth: 7522's earnings growth over the past year (19.3%) is below its 5-year average (61.2% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: 7522 earnings growth over the past year (19.3%) exceeded the Hospitality industry 11.1%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: 7522's Return on Equity (13.5%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/06/05 23:26
End of Day Share Price 2026/06/05 00:00
Earnings2026/03/31
Annual Earnings2026/03/31

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Management10 years
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Analyst Sources

Watami Co., Ltd. is covered by 7 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
Masao OkadaCitigroup Inc
Fumihiko ShimizuDaiwa Securities Co. Ltd.
Seiichiro SamejimaIchiyoshi Research Institute Inc.