Stock Research: Nippon Steel

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Nippon Steel

TYO:5401 JP3381000003
82
  • Value
    90
  • Growth
    47
  • Safety
    Safety
    46
  • Combined
    67
  • Sentiment
    82
  • 360° View
    360° View
    82
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Company Description

Nippon Steel Corp is a Japan-based company engaged in steel manufacturing, engineering, and chemical & material businesses. It operates in steel manufacturing, engineering, chemical & material, and system solution industries. It primarily operates in Japan. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $20,378 million, profits of $9,147 million, and revenue of $57,990 million, with 113,845 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 82 (better than 82% compared with alternatives) for 2026, overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Nippon Steel are very positive. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half the metrics below and half above average for Nippon Steel. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 90, which means that the share price of Nippon Steel is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means that the stock price is lower than for 90% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 82, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 82% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Growth Rank has a low rank of 47, which means that the company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth, and stock returns. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 46, meaning the company has a riskier financing structure than 54 comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. ...read more

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Last update: 19-Mar-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
90 93 90 93
Growth
47 15 39 71
Safety
Safety
46 61 66 29
Sentiment
82 21 54 60
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82 37 72 81
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
18 67 47 65
Opinions Change
50 26 75 64
Pro Holdings
n/a 32 77 71
Market Pulse
83 7 16 12
Sentiment
82 21 54 60
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
90 93 90 93
Growth
47 15 39 71
Safety Safety
46 61 66 29
Combined
67 50 70 74
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
80 72 84 83
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
71 92 90 85
Price vs. Book (P/B)
70 74 83 83
Dividend Yield
89 87 78 84
Value
90 93 90 93
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
86 18 24 30
Profit Growth
16 20 29 98
Capital Growth
42 34 37 44
Stock Returns
42 53 83 77
Growth
47 15 39 71
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
22 34 38 22
Refinancing
58 81 81 69
Liquidity
65 65 75 27
Safety Safety
46 61 66 29

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With good value and positive sentiment, but low growth and risky financing, this combination is generally dangerous as debt requires growth to sustain it. Only investors with a strong belief in future growth potential and a high-risk tolerance should consider this stock.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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