Bridgestone (BGT) Stock Price & Analysis
BGT Stock Chart & Stats
- Day’s Range
- EUR 22.03 - EUR 22.34
- 52-Week Range
- EUR 17.21 - EUR 23.38
- Previous Close
- EUR 22.06
- Volume
- N/A
- Average Volume (3M)
- 11
- Market Cap
- EUR 27.58B
- Enterprise Value
- EUR 4.45T
- Total Cash (Recent Filing)
- EUR 791.73B
- Total Debt (Recent Filing)
- EUR 899.81B
- Price to Earnings (P/E)
- 12.3
- Beta
- 0.54
- Next Earnings
- Nov 12, 2026 (Est.)
- EPS Estimate
- 0.45
- Next Dividend Ex-Date
- N/A
- Dividend Yield
- 4.08%
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Improving Revenue And Margins
Revenue is growing while gross and EBIT margins are expanding, indicating improved operating performance rather than dependence on sales volume alone. If sustained across coming quarters, this combination can strengthen internal funding for product, service, and technology investment.
Conservative Leverage
Low leverage gives Bridgestone financial flexibility to manage industry fluctuations, fund capital investment, and support strategic initiatives without excessive reliance on new borrowing. Growing equity further strengthens resilience and reduces the balance-sheet pressure that can limit competitors during weaker cycles.
Diversified Tire And Service Model
Bridgestone combines tire manufacturing with replacement demand, technically demanding specialty products, and life-cycle services such as maintenance and retreading. This breadth can deepen customer relationships, diversify revenue sources, and create recurring activity beyond one-time original-equipment sales.
Bears Say
Uneven Growth Profile
The recent return to growth is constructive, but the uneven year-to-year pattern makes forward expansion less predictable. A business that alternates between stronger gains and flat revenue may have less consistent operating leverage and fewer dependable opportunities to compound earnings.
Moderate Cash Conversion
Strong recent free cash flow is offset by inconsistent conversion of reported earnings into operating cash. Persistently sub-one-times coverage can constrain internally funded investment, dividends, or debt reduction and makes cash generation more sensitive to working-capital and operating fluctuations.
Cyclical Profitability Variability
Variable ROE and explicitly cyclical profitability indicate that shareholder returns are not uniformly durable through different business conditions. Even with conservative leverage, earnings quality and capital efficiency may weaken during softer periods, limiting the consistency of long-term profit growth.
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Company Description
Bridgestone
Bridgestone Corporation, along with its subsidiaries, operates as a global manufacturer and vendor of tires and diverse rubber products. The company's business activities are segmented into two core divisions: Tires and Diversified Products. Under its Tires segment, Bridgestone offers a wide array of tires and inner tubes for an extensive range of vehicles, including passenger automobiles, commercial trucks and buses, heavy construction and mining equipment, industrial and agricultural machinery, aircraft, motorcycles, and scooters. This division also covers automotive components, retreading materials and services, vehicle maintenance and repair, tire raw materials, and other related offerings. The Diversified Products division encompasses vehicle parts, polyurethane foam and associated items, electronic precision components, various industrial materials, civil engineering and construction equipment and supplies, and commercial roofing materials. Additionally, this segment provides sporting goods like golf balls and clubs, bicycles and cycling accessories, as well as financial and other support services. Bridgestone further provides specialized solutions, including maintenance, IT, and sensing technology, to the mining, fleet, and agricultural sectors. The company boasts a significant global presence, with operations spanning Japan, the United States, China, the Asia Pacific, Europe, Russia, the Middle East, Africa, and Oceania. Founded in 1931, Bridgestone Corporation is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
- Sector
- Consumercyclical
- Industry
- Auto - Parts
- CEO
- Yasuhiro Morita
- Employees
- 115,716
- Website
- www.bridgestone.com
- Address
- 1-1, Kyobashi 3-chome, Tokyo, TY, 104-8340, JP
Bridgestone (BGT) Earnings & Revenues
BGT Earnings Call
Earnings Call SentimentNeutral
The call presented a mixed but controlled picture: Bridgestone reported modest year‑on‑year revenue and profit improvement, strong cash generation and meaningful cost-reduction gains, and signaled a disciplined shift from rebuilding to ‘growth with quality’ supported by product launches, higher R&D/CapEx and an executive restructure to strengthen technology and manufacturing. However, material headwinds remain — notably U.S. tariffs (larger projected FY26 impact), missed midterm MBP targets, regional weaknesses (Latin America, sales decline in North America), a prior cyber incident and sizable one-time rebuilding/adjustment losses — and the company plans higher operating spend to fund growth. On balance, positive operational and financial improvements are roughly offset by persistent external and structural challenges, leaving overall momentum cautious but constructive.
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Average Price Target
Technical Analysis
Overall Consensus
| Indicator | Bullish | Neutral | Bearish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Consensus | 14 | 4 | 4 |
| Technical Analysis | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| Moving Averages | 8 | 0 | 4 |
