JFE Holdings stock analysis
JFE Holdings (JFR) Stock Price & Analysis
JFR Stock Chart & Stats
- Day’s Range
- EUR 10.00 - EUR 10.00
- 52-Week Range
- EUR 8.15 - EUR 13.00
- Previous Close
- EUR 10.00
- Volume
- N/A
- Average Volume (3M)
- 0
- Market Cap
- EUR 6.13B
- Enterprise Value
- EUR 3.25T
- Total Cash (Recent Filing)
- EUR 181.76B
- Total Debt (Recent Filing)
- EUR 2.25T
- Price to Earnings (P/E)
- 11.9
- Beta
- 0.55
- Next Earnings
- Feb 09, 2027 (Est.)
- EPS Estimate
- 0.46
- Next Dividend Ex-Date
- N/A
- Dividend Yield
- 4.16%
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Diversified Industrial Platform
JFE combines steel production with engineering, construction, infrastructure, trading, and materials activities. This breadth gives the group several industrial revenue channels and applications across construction, automotive, shipbuilding, machinery, and energy markets, supporting business resilience over time.
Positive Operating Cash Flow
Consistently positive operating cash flow indicates that JFE’s core operations continue to generate cash despite the weaker steel cycle. This provides an internal funding base for investment, debt service, and ongoing operations, even though free cash flow remains less consistent.
Improved Historical Capitalization
The substantial improvement in debt-to-equity from 2021 through 2025 shows that JFE had strengthened its capitalization before the latest debt increase. A lower historical leverage base can support greater financial resilience and preserve funding flexibility through a cyclical downturn.
Bears Say
Sharp Revenue Contraction
A roughly 55% annual revenue decline signals severe contraction in the company’s current operating environment. Such a substantial top-line reduction can lower fixed-cost absorption, weaken bargaining power, and make recovery dependent on a sustained improvement in steel demand and business conditions.
Structural Profitability Pressure
The multi-year decline in net margin demonstrates that JFE is converting substantially less revenue into profit than it did at the cycle’s stronger point. Persistently thinner margins reduce earnings resilience, limit reinvestment capacity, and leave results more exposed to further operating pressure.
Higher Debt And Weak Cash Conversion
Higher absolute debt reduces financial flexibility while volatile free cash flow shows that accounting earnings do not consistently become surplus cash after investment needs. Together, these factors can constrain capital allocation and increase balance-sheet sensitivity during a prolonged downturn.
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Company Description
JFE Holdings
JFE Holdings, Inc. is a prominent Japanese corporation with widespread international operations, primarily focused on its steel, engineering, and trading divisions. Its Steel segment is responsible for the production and sale of a broad spectrum of steel and processed steel goods, as well as raw materials, further extending its activities to transportation, facility maintenance, and construction. The Engineering division undertakes diverse projects, from energy systems and urban environmental solutions to specialized steel structures, industrial machinery, recycling initiatives, and electricity retailing. Meanwhile, the Trading segment manages the procurement, processing, and distribution of a wide array of commodities, including steel products, essential raw materials for steel production, non-ferrous metals, and foodstuffs. The company, established in 2002, is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
- Sector
- Basicmaterials
- Industry
- Steel
- CEO
- Yoshihisa Kitano
- Employees
- 61,628
- Website
- www.jfe-holdings.co.jp
- Address
- 2-2-3 Uchisaiwaicho, Tokyo, TY, 100-0011, JP
JFE Holdings (JFR) Earnings & Revenues
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JFR Stock 12 Month Forecast
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Technical Analysis
Overall Consensus
| Indicator | Bullish | Neutral | Bearish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Consensus | 15 | 5 | 1 |
| Technical Analysis | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Moving Averages | 12 | 0 | 0 |
