Kobe Steel Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Kobe Steel's CEO is Yoshihiko Katsukawa, appointed in Apr 2024, has a tenure of 1.75 years. total yearly compensation is ¥169.00M, comprised of 43.2% salary and 56.8% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.011% of the company’s shares, worth $645.89K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 7 years and 3.6 years respectively.
Key information
Yoshihiko Katsukawa
Chief executive officer
JP¥169.0m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 43.20% |
| CEO tenure | 1.8yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.01% |
| Management average tenure | 7yrs |
| Board average tenure | 3.6yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | JP¥126b |
| Jun 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | JP¥123b |
| Mar 31 2025 | JP¥169m | JP¥73m | JP¥120b |
Compensation vs Market: Yoshihiko's total compensation ($USD1.10M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD8.00M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Yoshihiko's compensation with company performance.
CEO
Yoshihiko Katsukawa
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 1.8yrs | JP¥169.00m | 0.011% $ 645.9k | |
| Executive Vice President and Director | no data | JP¥109.00m | no data | |
| Head of Rugby Cen & Exe Off of Legal Dep | 4.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP & Head of the Steel & Aluminum Business | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive Officer & Head of the Electric Power Business | 7.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Managing Executive Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior Managing Executive Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| EVP & Head of Steel and Aluminum Business | 7.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP & Representative Director | no data | no data | 0.011% $ 627.1k | |
| Executive Officer & GM of Kakogawa Works | 7yrs | no data | no data | |
| Managing Executive Officer & GM of the Compressor Division - Machinery Business | 7yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive Officer & Head of the Engineering Business | 3yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: KBST.F's management team is seasoned and experienced (7 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 7.6yrs | JP¥169.00m | 0.011% $ 645.9k | |
| Executive VP & Representative Director | 5.6yrs | no data | 0.011% $ 627.1k | |
| Executive Officer & Director | 2.6yrs | no data | 0.0046% $ 259.4k | |
| Executive Officer & Director | 2.6yrs | no data | 0.00079% $ 45.0k | |
| Independent Director | 5.6yrs | no data | 0.0016% $ 94.1k | |
| Independent Director | 5.6yrs | no data | 0.0016% $ 94.1k | |
| Independent Director | 6.6yrs | no data | 0.0023% $ 131.7k | |
| Director | 2.6yrs | no data | 0.00061% $ 34.8k | |
| Director | 1.6yrs | no data | 0.0084% $ 477.7k | |
| Executive Officer | 1.6yrs | no data | 0.0071% $ 402.5k | |
| Independent Director | 3.6yrs | no data | 0.0014% $ 78.1k | |
| Independent Director | 3.6yrs | no data | 0.00064% $ 36.5k |
Experienced Board: KBST.F's board of directors are considered experienced (3.6 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/01/30 09:04 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/01/14 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/03/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Kobe Steel, Ltd. is covered by 19 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Takashi Enomoto | BofA Global Research |
| Minami Munakata | Citigroup Inc |
| Jiro Iokibe | Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd. |