Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

TSE:6981 Stock Report

Market Cap: JP¥5.8t

Murata Manufacturing Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

Murata Manufacturing's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -5%, while the Electronic industry saw earnings growing at 12.7% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 0.5% per year. Murata Manufacturing's return on equity is 9.1%, and it has net margins of 13.4%.

Key information

-5.00%

Earnings growth rate

-4.33%

EPS growth rate

Electronic Industry Growth13.80%
Revenue growth rate0.50%
Return on equity9.08%
Net Margin13.38%
Next Earnings Update02 Feb 2026

Recent past performance updates

Murata Manufacturing's (TSE:6981) Soft Earnings Don't Show The Whole Picture

Feb 10
Murata Manufacturing's (TSE:6981) Soft Earnings Don't Show The Whole Picture

Recent updates

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

Nov 16
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Predictions

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

Aug 20
Murata Manufacturing (TSE:6981) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of ¥30.00

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

Aug 17
Murata Manufacturing (TSE:6981) Has A Rock Solid Balance Sheet

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

Aug 01
Earnings Update: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (TSE:6981) Just Reported Its First-Quarter Results And Analysts Are Updating Their Forecasts

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

Jul 24
Murata Manufacturing (TSE:6981) Will Pay A Dividend Of ¥30.00

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

Jul 10
Murata Manufacturing (TSE:6981) Has Announced A Dividend Of ¥30.00

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.'s (TSE:6981) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 81% Above Its Share Price

May 20
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.'s (TSE:6981) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 81% Above Its Share Price

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (TSE:6981) Yearly Results Just Came Out: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For This Year

May 05
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (TSE:6981) Yearly Results Just Came Out: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For This Year

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.'s (TSE:6981) Stock Retreats 28% But Earnings Haven't Escaped The Attention Of Investors

Apr 07
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.'s (TSE:6981) Stock Retreats 28% But Earnings Haven't Escaped The Attention Of Investors

Murata Manufacturing's (TSE:6981) Soft Earnings Don't Show The Whole Picture

Feb 10
Murata Manufacturing's (TSE:6981) Soft Earnings Don't Show The Whole Picture

Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (TSE:6981) After Its Third-Quarter Results

Feb 05
Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (TSE:6981) After Its Third-Quarter Results

Are Investors Undervaluing Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (TSE:6981) By 32%?

Jan 03
Are Investors Undervaluing Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (TSE:6981) By 32%?

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

Dec 18
Murata Manufacturing (TSE:6981) Has A Rock Solid Balance Sheet

Murata Manufacturing's (TSE:6981) Returns On Capital Not Reflecting Well On The Business

Dec 03
Murata Manufacturing's (TSE:6981) Returns On Capital Not Reflecting Well On The Business

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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

Earnings and Revenue History

TSE:6981 Revenue, expenses and earnings (JPY Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 251,762,649235,781236,540153,704
30 Jun 251,737,799217,167279,197151,241
31 Mar 251,743,352233,764233,399149,274
31 Dec 241,721,903207,648266,859142,532
30 Sep 241,713,289185,991217,021139,730
30 Jun 241,694,171197,105251,943137,623
31 Mar 241,640,158180,835201,422132,502
31 Dec 231,597,338216,374239,843131,610
30 Sep 231,576,922218,483249,449128,412
30 Jun 231,617,833228,582253,353126,296
31 Mar 231,686,796253,685253,143124,239
31 Dec 221,772,262275,509252,854121,241
30 Sep 221,824,671306,687241,822119,200
30 Jun 221,809,621312,102237,997114,923
31 Mar 221,812,521314,119229,621111,297
31 Dec 211,789,001311,167229,174108,790
30 Sep 211,786,262304,981215,660104,974
30 Jun 211,742,952274,688214,915103,964
31 Mar 211,630,193237,053207,234101,727
31 Dec 201,583,538212,552212,451101,852
30 Sep 201,525,112192,140211,516102,115
30 Jun 201,503,287175,766224,693101,220
31 Mar 201,534,045183,008225,729102,486
31 Dec 191,530,178185,294237,147102,269
30 Sep 191,547,570189,351242,242102,672
30 Jun 191,587,074214,767231,848101,675
31 Mar 191,575,026206,926231,822101,589
31 Dec 181,554,705194,000213,608101,115
30 Sep 181,540,614163,313209,84899,878
30 Jun 181,442,386151,930197,42698,506
31 Mar 181,371,842146,083187,95094,181
31 Dec 171,302,735149,563176,22289,639
30 Sep 171,193,226162,430163,61386,012
30 Jun 171,149,563151,521154,23883,454
31 Mar 171,135,524156,060149,37181,809
31 Dec 161,127,288154,631145,28681,161
30 Sep 161,162,952173,111143,78080,385
30 Jun 161,190,938194,891144,16179,910
31 Mar 161,210,841203,776145,39977,982
31 Dec 151,215,315212,637144,16176,815
30 Sep 151,176,766214,562143,23773,409
30 Jun 151,106,382187,343141,00870,058
31 Mar 151,043,542167,711134,81164,990
31 Dec 14975,468149,745129,94059,930

Quality Earnings: 6981 has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: 6981's current net profit margins (13.4%) are higher than last year (10.9%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: 6981's earnings have declined by 5% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: 6981's earnings growth over the past year (26.8%) exceeds its 5-year average (-5% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: 6981 earnings growth over the past year (26.8%) exceeded the Electronic industry 8.7%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: 6981's Return on Equity (9.1%) 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 Analysis2025/11/26 23:00
End of Day Share Price 2025/11/26 00:00
Earnings2025/09/30
Annual Earnings2025/03/31

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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
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  • Insider trading
Management10 years
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  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. is covered by 30 analysts. 17 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
Warren LauAletheia Analyst Network Limited
Masaru KoshitaBarclays