Kubota (KUBTY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Kubota Corporation (OTCMKTS: KUBTY) is a Japanese multinational manufacturer specializing in agricultural machinery, construction equipment, engines and water infrastructure systems. Founded in 1890 and headquartered in Osaka, Japan, the company has grown from its origins as a cast-iron manufacturer into a diversified industrial enterprise. Kubota’s agricultural machinery portfolio includes tractors, combine harvesters, rice transplanters and irrigation equipment, while its construction machinery lineup features compact excavators, wheel loaders and skid-steer loaders. The company also produces diesel and gas engines for a variety of applications, from generators to marine propulsion.

In addition to equipment manufacturing, Kubota operates a Water and Environment segment that provides water treatment plants, sewage systems, desalination equipment and other environmental solutions. This segment leverages Kubota’s engineering expertise to design, build and maintain infrastructure for municipal, industrial and agricultural water management. The company’s Engine segment supplies compact, fuel-efficient power units to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and end-users across multiple industries.

Kubota maintains a strong international presence with a network of manufacturing facilities, sales offices and distributors in over 110 countries. Key markets include Japan, North America, Europe, China and Southeast Asia, where Kubota has established regional production hubs and research centers to adapt its products to local needs. In North America, for example, Kubota Tractor Corporation supports dealers and end-users with agriculture, landscaping and construction equipment tailored for regional soil and climate conditions.

The company’s leadership is headed by President and CEO Yoichi Miyazato, under whose guidance Kubota continues to pursue innovation in precision agriculture, smart water management and low-emission power solutions. Committed to sustainability, Kubota has set targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across its operations and to develop products that support resource-efficient farming and resilient urban infrastructure.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $88.28 to $89.06
• 50-Day Range: $76.44 to $92.66
• 52-Week Range: $53.59 to $107.97
• Volume: 12,540 shs
• Average Volume: 37,214 shs
• Market Capitalization: $20.13 billion
• P/E Ratio: 13.94
• Dividend Yield: 1.30%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Kubota Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Kubota scored higher than 31% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Kubota has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.33, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Kubota has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Kubota is 13.96, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.18.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Kubota is 13.96, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.81.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Kubota has a P/B Ratio of 1.05. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.02% of the float of Kubota has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Kubota has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.84, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Kubota has recently increased by 122.76%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Kubota pays a meaningful dividend of 1.32%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Kubota does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Kubota is 18.11%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.50

News Sentiment

Kubota has a news sentiment score of -0.50. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.58 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Kubota this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Kubota insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.03% of the stock of Kubota is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

0.38% of the stock of Kubota is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/08/2026
• Today: 5/29/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: MACH - FARM
• Sub-Industry: Steel Works
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:KUBTY
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:KUB
• CIK: 109821
• Web: www.kubota.co.jp
• Phone: (166) 648-2111
• Fax: 816-6648-3862
• Employees: 52,094
• Year Founded: 1890

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.35
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 13.94
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.03
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $1.25 billion
• Net Margins: 7.00%
• Pretax Margin: 9.35%
• Return on Equity: 7.76%
• Return on Assets: 3.61%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.48
• Current Ratio: 1.65
• Quick Ratio: 1.26

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $20.19 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.00
• Cash Flow: $9.60 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.22
• Book Value: $84.64 per share
• Price / Book: 1.05

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 227,410,000
• Free Float: 227,345,000
• Market Cap: $20.13 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.91