Unicharm stock analysis
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Unicharm (UNICY) Stock Price & Analysis
UNICY Stock Chart & Stats
- Day’s Range
- $3.42 - $3.42
- 52-Week Range
- $2.77 - $3.51
- Previous Close
- $3.43
- Volume
- N/A
- Average Volume (3M)
- 9,237
- Market Cap
- $12.47B
- Enterprise Value
- $9.50B
- Total Cash (Recent Filing)
- $252.79B
- Total Debt (Recent Filing)
- $13.23B
- Price to Earnings (P/E)
- 29.7
- Beta
- 0.01
- Next Earnings
- Feb 18, 2027 (Est.)
- EPS Estimate
- N/A
- Next Dividend Ex-Date
- Dec 31, 2026
- Dividend Yield
- 1.86%
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Low Leverage
Extremely low leverage and steadily growing equity reduce financial fragility, interest burden, and refinancing exposure. This gives Unicharm greater flexibility to keep investing in brands, product development, and international distribution through a softer operating period.
Strong Cash Generation
Consistently positive free cash flow, with TTM free cash flow improving and reaching about 81% of net income, supports internally funded investment and shareholder distributions. This cash profile strengthens resilience across the company’s recurring-consumption categories.
Recurring Essential Categories
Unicharm sells essential, repeat-purchase hygiene and personal-care products across baby, feminine, adult incontinence, household, and pet care. This broad category mix and aging-driven incontinence demand can support recurring volumes and reduce reliance on any single product line or market.
Bears Say
Recent Revenue Softness
Recent revenue momentum has weakened, with TTM revenue slightly below the latest annual level. Persistent softness would limit operating leverage and reduce the resources available for brand investment, overseas expansion, and other growth initiatives.
Margin Compression
Although profitability remains healthy, margins have compressed from their 2023–2024 peaks. Continued pressure could weaken the earnings contribution of each sales dollar, constrain reinvestment capacity, and make future profit growth more dependent on renewed volume, pricing, or mix improvement.
Weak Cash Conversion
Operating cash flow converting only about half of net income signals weaker cash realization than the reported earnings base. If sustained, this could constrain self-funded growth and distributions, while making working-capital execution more important to maintaining the company’s strong cash profile.
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Company Description
Unicharm
Unicharm Corporation, founded in Tokyo, Japan, in 1941, operates as a global enterprise engaged in the manufacturing and distribution of a wide array of consumer and industrial products. Its diverse offerings span several major categories: The baby and childcare segment includes disposable diapers and baby wipes, marketed under well-known labels such as Moony, MamyPoko, Oyasumiman, and Torepanman. For feminine hygiene, the company provides sanitary napkins, tampons, panty liners, and sanitary shorts, prominently featuring the Sofy, Center-In, and Unicharm brands. In wellness and healthcare, Unicharm supplies adult incontinence solutions, including various napkin-type pads, pants-style and tape-fastened diapers, and specialized urine pads, primarily under the Lifree and Charmnap brands. Additionally, they produce masks carrying the Unicharm brand. Their household and cosmetic range features cleaning sheets (Wave), cosmetic cotton and wet wipes (Silcot), and paper towels (Cook Up). The pet care division offers a comprehensive selection of items such as pet foods (e.g., Grand Deli, Best Balance, Physicalife Dog, Silver Plate, Manner Wear, Deo Sheet, Silver Spoon, AllWell, Physicalife Cat, Deo Toilet, Deo Sand, Deo Clean, Aiken Genki, Neko Genki), excrement cleanup sheets, system toilets, and pet disposable diapers. Beyond these consumer goods, Unicharm is also involved in the production and sale of industrial materials and food-packaging materials. The company’s operations extend across Japan and into international markets.
- Sector
- Consumerdefensive
- Industry
- Household & Personal Products
- CEO
- Takahisa Takahara
- Employees
- 16,542
- Website
- www.unicharm.co.jp
- Address
- Sumitomo Fudosan Tokyo Mita Garden Tower., Tokyo, TY, 108 8575, JP
Unicharm (UNICY) Earnings & Revenues
UNICY Earnings Call
Earnings Call SentimentNeutral
The earnings call presented a mixed picture with notable achievements in Japan and North America, and strategic shareholder returns. However, significant challenges were highlighted, particularly in Asia, with declining sales and profitability leading to a downward revision of the earnings forecast.
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Overall Consensus
| Indicator | Bullish | Neutral | Bearish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Consensus | 14 | 4 | 4 |
| Technical Analysis | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Moving Averages | 12 | 0 | 0 |








