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  • Price (JPY)366.20
  • Today's Change1.40 / 0.38%
  • Shares traded6.23m
  • 1 Year change-2.40%
  • Beta0.5927
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About the company

Sumitomo Chemical Co Ltd is a Japan-based company mainly engaged in the chemical business. It has five business segments. Essential Chemicals segment manufactures and sells synthetic resins, synthetic fiber raw materials, various industrial chemicals, methacrylics and others. Energy and Functional Materials segment manufactures and sells alumina products, aluminum, chemical products, additives and others. Information Technology (IT)-related Chemicals segment manufactures and sells optical products, semiconductor process materials, and others. Health and Agriculture-related segment manufactures and sells pesticides, fertilizers, agricultural materials, insecticides, feed additives, pharmaceutical raw materials and others. The Pharmaceuticals segment manufactures and sells medical drugs and radioactive diagnostic agents. It also provides electricity and steam supply, design and construction supervision of chemical industry facilities, transportation and warehousing services and others.

  • Revenue in JPY (TTM)2.61tn
  • Net income in JPY38.59bn
  • Incorporated1925
  • Employees29.28k
  • Location
    Sumitomo Chemical Co LtdTokyo Sumitomo Twin Bldg. East Kan2-27-1, ShinkawaCHUO-KU 103-6020JapanJPN
  • Phone+81 352010200
  • Fax+81 352010430
  • Websitehttps://www.sumitomo-chem.co.jp/
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Mergers & acquisitions

Acquired companyDeal statusDateDate /
Deal status
4005:TYO since
announced
Transaction
value
Syensqo SA-Liquid Crystal Polymer Resin BusinessDeal completed10 Feb 202510 Feb 2025Deal completed8.54%--
Philagro Holding SADeal completed30 Jan 202530 Jan 2025Deal completed9.35%--
Kenogard SADeal completed30 Jan 202530 Jan 2025Deal completed9.35%--
Data delayed at least 15 minutes, as of Jul 14 2025 07:30 BST.

Peer analysis

Key Information
CompanyRevenue (TTM)Net income (TTM)Market capEmployeesPrice/earnings (TTM)Price/book value (MRQ)Price/cash flow (TTM)Price/sales (TTM)EPS (excl. extraordinary items, TTM)EPS (incl. extraordinary items, TTM)Revenue per share (TTM)Book value per share (MRQ)Asset turnover (TTM)Inventory turnover (TTM)Receivables turnover (TTM)Revenues per employee (TTM)Return on avg assets (TTM)Return on avg assets (5 yr avg)Return on investment (TTM)Return on investment (5 yr avg)Gross margin (TTM)Gross margin
(5 yr avg)
Net profit margin (TTM)Net Profit margin
(5 yr avg)
Quick ratio (MRQ)Interest coverage (TTM)Total debt to capital (MRQ)Payout ratio
(5 yr avg)
Revenue
(YOY change %)
Revenue
(5 yr growth rate)
Net income
(YOY change %)
Net income
(5 yr growth rate)
Capital expenditure
(5 yr growth rate)
Dividend
(5 yr growth rate)
Nagase & Co Ltd944.96bn25.52bn310.22bn7.53k12.290.76727.000.3283229.58229.588,530.483,679.081.184.863.00--3.283.295.185.3019.1918.142.782.881.46--0.298333.104.983.4013.9211.004.1815.39
Daicel Corp586.53bn49.48bn333.01bn11.13k6.910.91883.630.5678180.58180.582,150.771,357.770.70972.345.31--6.115.578.397.4528.0928.308.617.991.04--0.428330.595.107.28-11.3858.309.3313.40
Zeon Corp420.65bn26.20bn333.64bn4.49k12.160.85587.290.7932127.43127.432,045.031,811.240.78922.284.8293,622,740.004.945.276.867.3728.1129.556.276.981.03--0.073232.8410.045.49-15.765.345.8327.23
Kansai Paint Co Ltd588.83bn38.31bn361.29bn17.41k11.971.335.080.6136169.56169.562,601.651,528.820.81763.735.2833,813,310.006.286.439.4310.2431.5430.357.688.471.38--0.388222.754.727.67-42.9215.7013.0110.76
Taiyo Holdings Co Ltd119.01bn10.78bn377.25bn2.49k33.543.4818.473.17192.59192.592,132.631,854.680.5883.264.3847,891,350.005.335.617.147.3247.2145.109.0610.492.0245.220.385254.8413.5911.0024.5723.52-3.4723.89
Sumitomo Bakelite Co Ltd304.77bn19.28bn393.78bn7.98k19.891.2711.681.29211.11211.113,302.273,316.830.70973.495.1538,187,320.004.554.985.776.5830.6929.976.416.972.05--0.094632.706.098.08-11.6816.509.5519.14
Air Water Inc1.08tn49.09bn500.18bn20.84k10.150.96475.020.4649214.51214.464,702.782,256.720.87028.854.6251,637,980.004.084.055.645.6621.5221.494.694.511.09--0.451333.685.025.8710.629.882.0811.26
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co Inc773.59bn45.54bn513.23bn8.15k10.600.70655.880.6634228.77228.773,888.563,431.900.70722.994.8094,965,750.004.665.086.316.9721.2422.056.586.660.9193--0.234837.88-4.904.7517.3316.5714.466.30
Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co Ltd210.22bn26.61bn514.14bn2.00k18.272.4312.912.45220.25220.251,739.241,656.650.7843.755.49105,321,100.0011.738.5615.0910.7337.1935.8214.9712.281.83--0.048336.4423.8514.3478.4433.2011.329.51
Kuraray Co Ltd829.52bn22.12bn596.94bn11.94k27.350.80435.560.719667.1867.182,538.552,284.720.64862.185.0869,467,880.001.692.962.043.6931.2431.642.604.831.45--0.253345.545.887.51-25.26---3.905.15
Sumitomo Chemical Co Ltd2.61tn38.59bn604.55bn29.28k15.470.66283.470.23223.5823.581,592.98550.370.70682.824.9089,015,370.001.16-1.081.89-1.7827.8430.671.64-1.650.92221.510.5448--6.513.21112.384.531.61-11.94
Nissan Chemical Corp251.37bn43.04bn618.75bn3.28k14.442.6410.792.46313.27313.271,829.381,711.820.76841.702.8376,565,640.0013.1313.3917.8217.8946.3646.0217.0917.381.64--0.146352.4810.883.9813.176.9413.9014.09
Resonac Holdings Corp1.39tn53.69bn656.40bn23.94k11.951.014.740.4721297.19297.197,693.743,516.550.67094.845.6258,086,900.002.620.44963.580.629722.9520.733.910.70290.98637.370.6056513.977.428.951,229.950.113316.75-12.94
NOF Corp238.31bn36.50bn683.08bn4.00k18.772.4215.332.87153.88153.881,004.761,192.670.68222.833.9559,622,220.0010.4810.2612.5312.3535.7335.1615.3614.832.65--0.017727.597.235.677.3811.5416.2011.60
Mitsui Chemicals Inc1.81tn32.24bn694.52bn17.32k20.360.76374.880.3839169.85169.859,570.444,528.020.8283.185.11104,455,200.001.953.843.006.1121.4621.942.364.470.9876--0.431936.283.406.04-35.51-1.046.778.45
Tosoh Corp1.06tn58.00bn721.84bn14.81k12.190.85516.070.6788182.11182.113,338.722,596.830.81263.203.8471,787,080.005.466.648.019.6824.3624.686.727.851.52--0.170538.275.746.231.180.86765.0712.30
Data as of Jul 14 2025. Currency figures normalised to Sumitomo Chemical Co Ltd's reporting currency: Japanese Yen JPY

Institutional shareholders

22.17%Per cent of shares held by top holders
HolderShares% Held
Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.as of 03 Jul 202560.22m3.63%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management Co., Ltd.as of 31 Jan 202556.78m3.43%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.as of 31 May 202553.72m3.24%
BlackRock Fund Advisorsas of 31 Jul 202446.02m2.78%
Eastspring Investments (Singapore) Ltd.as of 30 Apr 202533.65m2.03%
BlackRock Japan Co. Ltd.as of 31 Jul 202429.38m1.77%
Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd.as of 31 Jan 202528.64m1.73%
Daiwa Asset Management Co. Ltd.as of 30 May 202527.04m1.63%
Norges Bank Investment Managementas of 31 Dec 202418.83m1.14%
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.as of 31 Jul 202413.08m0.79%
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