Keyence Corporation (KEYENCE) financials
JPX · Technology · Hardware, Equipment & Parts · 12,784 employees · CEO Tetsuya Nakano
- Price
- ¥78,000.00 +2.15%
- Market cap
- ¥18.9T
- Enterprise value
- ¥18.2T
- Last report
- Q2 '27 filed 2026-09-30
- Next report
- 2027-01-29 EPS est. ¥570.81
Valuation & key figures
- Market cap
- ¥18.9T EV ¥18.2T
- Revenue
- ¥1.36T Trailing 12 months
- Revenue growth
- +25% FY2027 consensus
- Profit margin
- 40.0% Net income / revenue, TTM
- P/E
- 34.8× Forward 32.8× (FY2027)
- P/S
- 13.9× Price / sales, TTM
- EV / EBITDA
- 23.6× TTM
- Free cash flow
- – Trailing 12 months
- Net income
- ¥544B Trailing 12 months
- Revenue estimate
- ¥1.46T FY2027 consensus
- Earnings
- 2027-01-29 Revenue est. ¥365B
- Dividend
- ¥550.00 Per share, last 12 months
Key takeaways
Computed from the reported numbers - every statement carries the figure it rests on.
- Last report (2026-10-29): revenue beat by 7.4%, EPS beat by 6.5%Revenue ¥390B vs ¥363B expected (+7.4%); EPS ¥657.84 vs ¥617.57 (+6.5%).
- Revenue growth accelerating: 36.8% year on yearQ2 '27 revenue ¥389B, against an average of 17.0% over the four quarters before.
- Diluted share count up 0.0% in a year243M diluted shares in Q2 '27, 243M a year earlier.
- Net cash ¥1.5TCash + short-term investments ¥1.5T, debt incl. leases ¥0; a year ago net cash ¥1.32T.
Last quarter: Q2 '27
Quarter ended 2026-09-30. Compared with the same quarter a year earlier and with the analyst consensus before the report.
Quarter vs a year ago
| Q2 '27 | Year ago | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ¥389B | ¥284B | +36.8% |
| Gross margin | 86.2% | 82.8% | +3.5 pp |
| Operating income | ¥221B | ¥143B | +54.8% |
| Operating margin | 56.9% | 50.3% | +6.6 pp |
| Net income | ¥160B | ¥108B | +47.9% |
| Diluted EPS | ¥657.84 | ¥444.67 | +47.9% |
| Operating cash flow | – | ¥197B | – |
| Capex | – | ¥11.6B | – |
| Free cash flow | – | ¥185B | – |
| R&D | ¥0 | ¥0 | – |
| Stock-based compensation | – | ¥0 | – |
Reported vs consensus
2026-10-29| Actual | Consensus | vs consensus | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ¥390B | ¥363B | +7.4% |
| EPS (as estimated) | ¥657.84 | ¥617.57 | +6.5% |
From the report of 2026-10-29 for Q2 '27: revenue and the EPS analysts estimate (often adjusted), so it can differ from the EPS of the statements above.
EPS vs consensus
last 8 reportsRevenue
Where the money comes from - by business line and by region, quarter by quarter.
Revenue, operating income and growth
quarterlyMargins & cost structure
How much of each unit of revenue is left at each level - and where the costs go.
Margins
quarterlyCosts as % of revenue
quarterlyCash flow & capital allocation
Cash generated, what it is spent on, and what reaches shareholders.
Operating cash flow, capex, free cash flow
quarterlyUses of cash vs operating cash flow
fiscal yearsLast 4 quarters
cash flow statement- Free cash flow
- –
- Returned to shareholders / FCF
- –
Share count and EPS
quarterly, dilutedBalance sheet
Liquidity, investments and debt at each quarter end.
Cash, investments and debt
quarter endsValuation & returns
Today's multiples against the company's own last five fiscal years; analyst targets and ratings.
Multiples and returns
TTM vs 5 fiscal years| Now | 5y average | Where today sits in the 5-year range | |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 34.8× | 40.0× | 29.9× – 45.9× |
| EV / EBITDA | 23.6× | 26.9× | 19.5× – 31.1× |
| EV / Sales | 13.4× | 15.0× | 10.9× – 17.8× |
| Price / FCF | 102.1× | 45.2× | 33.1× – 59.4× |
| Price / Book | 5.1× | 5.4× | 3.8× – 6.4× |
| FCF yield | 1.0% | 2.3% | 1.7% – 3.0% |
| Return on invested capital | 13.8% | 12.9% | 12.0% – 14.1% |
| Return on equity | 15.5% | 13.5% | 12.8% – 14.6% |
Outlook
Analyst consensus for the coming fiscal years and what it implies at today's price.
Consensus estimates
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Growth | EPS | Growth | P/E at today's price | Analysts (EPS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2027 | ¥1.46T | +25.2% | ¥2,379.62 | +29.6% | 32.8× | 11 |
| FY2028 | ¥1.63T | +11.6% | ¥2,642.97 | +11.1% | 29.5× | 16 |
| FY2029 | ¥1.79T | +9.6% | ¥2,900.39 | +9.7% | 26.9× | 14 |
| FY2030 | ¥1.92T | +7.3% | ¥3,068.80 | +5.8% | 25.4× | 7 |
| FY2031 | ¥2.06T | +7.3% | ¥3,285.63 | +7.1% | 23.7× | 12 |
Financial statements
Every line of the income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement - 12 quarters and 10 fiscal years, as values, as % of revenue or as growth.
Sources
Statements, segment revenue, metrics and estimates: Financial Modeling Prep.
Data as of 2026-11-01