Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

TSE:6981 Stock Report

Market Cap: JP¥20.2t

Murata Manufacturing Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Murata Manufacturing's CEO is Norio Nakajima, appointed in Jun 2020, has a tenure of 6.08 years. total yearly compensation is ¥175.00M, comprised of 40% salary and 60% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.004% of the company’s shares, worth ¥811.62M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4.1 years and 2.1 years respectively.

Key information

Norio Nakajima

Chief executive officer

JP¥175.0m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage40.00%
CEO tenure6.1yrs
CEO ownership0.004%
Management average tenure4.1yrs
Board average tenure2.1yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Analysis Article • Nov 16

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Predictions

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ( TSE:6981 ) just released its half-yearly report and things are looking bullish. It was...
Analysis Article • Aug 20

Murata Manufacturing (TSE:6981) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of ¥30.00

The board of Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ( TSE:6981 ) has announced that it will pay a dividend of ¥30.00 per share...
Analysis Article • Aug 17

Murata Manufacturing (TSE:6981) Has A Rock Solid Balance Sheet

TSE:6981 1 Year Share Price vs Fair Value Explore Murata Manufacturing's Fair Values from the Community and select...
Analysis Article • Aug 01

Earnings Update: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (TSE:6981) Just Reported Its First-Quarter Results And Analysts Are Updating Their Forecasts

Investors in Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ( TSE:6981 ) had a good week, as its shares rose 4.3% to close at JP¥2,309...
Analysis Article • Jul 24

Murata Manufacturing (TSE:6981) Will Pay A Dividend Of ¥30.00

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ( TSE:6981 ) will pay a dividend of ¥30.00 on the 25th of November. This makes the...
Analysis Article • Jul 10

Murata Manufacturing (TSE:6981) Has Announced A Dividend Of ¥30.00

The board of Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ( TSE:6981 ) has announced that it will pay a dividend on the 25th of...

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Norio Nakajima's remuneration changed compared to Murata Manufacturing's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Mar 31 2026JP¥175mJP¥70m

JP¥234b

Dec 31 2025n/an/a

JP¥190b

Sep 30 2025n/an/a

JP¥236b

Jun 30 2025n/an/a

JP¥217b

Mar 31 2025JP¥154mJP¥70m

JP¥234b

Dec 31 2024n/an/a

JP¥208b

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

JP¥186b

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

JP¥197b

Mar 31 2024JP¥140mJP¥70m

JP¥181b

Dec 31 2023n/an/a

JP¥216b

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

JP¥218b

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

JP¥229b

Mar 31 2023JP¥129mJP¥70m

JP¥254b

Dec 31 2022n/an/a

JP¥276b

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

JP¥307b

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

JP¥312b

Mar 31 2022JP¥151mJP¥70m

JP¥314b

Dec 31 2021n/an/a

JP¥311b

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

JP¥305b

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

JP¥275b

Mar 31 2021JP¥107mJP¥63m

JP¥237b

Compensation vs Market: Norio's total compensation ($USD1.08M) is about average for companies of similar size in the JP market ($USD1.43M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Norio's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Norio Nakajima (65 yo)

6.1yrs
Tenure
JP¥175,000,000
Compensation

Mr. Norio Nakajima has been President at Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. since June 2020 and its Director of Communication and Sensor Business Unit since July 2022 and serves as its CEO. He served as Senior...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Norio Nakajima
CEO, President6.1yrsJP¥175.00m0.0043%
¥ 877.3m
Masanori Minamide
CFO, Executive Deputy President & Representative Director9yrsJP¥113.00m0.0015%
¥ 310.6m
Hiroshi Iwatsubo
Executive VPno dataJP¥115.00m0.0033%
¥ 669.6m
Toshiyuki Kanbayashi
Administrative Managerno datano datano data
Eiichi Morimoto
SVP of Global Sales & Mkg. Unitno datano datano data
Nagato Omori
Executive VP of Ceramic Capacitor Business Unit7.5yrsno datano data
Ken Tonegawa
Executive Vice President of Energy Business Unit7.5yrsno datano data
Noriyuki Kubodera
Senior VP of Materials Technology Center - Corporate Technology & Business Development Unitno datano datano data
Takanori Toi
Senior Vice President of Corporate Administration Unit ESG Group1.5yrsno datano data
Hiroshi Izumitani
Executive VP & Directorless than a yearno data0.00026%
¥ 52.4m
Takaki Murata
Executive VP of Corporate Technology & Business Development Unit and Director2.1yrsno data0.17%
¥ 33.7b
Fumiyuki Suchi
Senior Vice President of Corporate Management DX Unit1.5yrsno datano data
4.1yrs
Average Tenure
62yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: 6981's management team is considered experienced (4.1 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Norio Nakajima
CEO, President13.1yrsJP¥175.00m0.0043%
¥ 877.3m
Masanori Minamide
CFO, Executive Deputy President & Representative Director7.1yrsJP¥113.00m0.0015%
¥ 310.6m
Hiroshi Iwatsubo
Executive VP11.1yrsJP¥115.00m0.0033%
¥ 669.6m
Hiroshi Izumitani
Executive VP & Director2.1yrsno data0.00026%
¥ 52.4m
Takaki Murata
Executive VP of Corporate Technology & Business Development Unit and Director2.1yrsno data0.17%
¥ 33.7b
Yuko Yasuda
Independent Outside Director8.1yrsno datano data
Mayo Mita
Outside Independent Directorless than a yearno datano data
Takashi Nishijima
Independent Outside Chairman of the Board4.1yrsno datano data
Asako Yamagami
Outside Independent Directorless than a yearno datano data
Hiroyuki Ina
Independent Outside Director2.1yrsno datano data
Seiichi Enomoto
Independent Outside Director2.1yrsno datano data
Kaori Kitasumi
GM of Strategic Finance Departmentless than a yearno datano data
2.1yrs
Average Tenure
63yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: 6981's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.1 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/07/06 15:31
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

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. is covered by 29 analysts. 18 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
George ChangAletheia Analyst Network Limited
Masaru KoshitaBarclays
Masashi KubotaBofA Global Research