Canon (CAJPY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Canon Inc. is a Japan-based imaging and technology company that develops and manufactures products and solutions for consumers, businesses and professional organizations. Founded in 1937 as Precision Optical Industry Co., the company adopted the Canon name in 1947 and became Canon Inc. in 1969.

Canon’s product portfolio includes interchangeable-lens cameras, compact cameras, lenses, digital video equipment and related imaging accessories. The company also provides office and production printing systems, multifunction devices, document management solutions and commercial printing equipment.

Beyond consumer and office products, Canon develops medical imaging systems, including diagnostic equipment, as well as network cameras, semiconductor and display manufacturing equipment, and other industrial technologies. Canon serves customers through operations, subsidiaries and distribution networks across Japan, the Americas, Europe, Asia and other international markets.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $28.55 to $29.66
• 50-Day Range: $26.50 to $29.89
• 52-Week Range: $25.07 to $32.34
• Volume: 37,839 shs
• Average Volume: 46,017 shs
• Market Capitalization: $25.12 billion
• P/E Ratio: 11.26
• Dividend Yield: 2.80%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Canon Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Canon scored higher than 35% 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: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Canon has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 1.20%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Canon are expected to grow by 1.20% in the coming year, from $2.50 to $2.53 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Canon is 11.26, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.87.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Canon is 11.26, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 76.23.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Canon has a P/B Ratio of 0.99. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued 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 Canon has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Canon has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.21, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Canon has recently increased by 65.02%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Canon pays a meaningful dividend of 2.77%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Canon is 31.50%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Canon will have a dividend payout ratio of 31.62% next year. This indicates that Canon will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.39

News Sentiment

Canon has a news sentiment score of -0.39. 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 0.78 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Canon 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, Canon insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.02% of the stock of Canon is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Canon has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/27/2026
• Today: 9/16/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals
• Sub-Industry: Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:CAJPY
• Previous Symbol: OTCMKTS:CAJPY
• CIK: 16988
• Web: global.canon
• Phone: 81-3-3758-2111
• Fax: 813-5482-9680
• Employees: 165,547
• Year Founded: 1937

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.54
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.26
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.44
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $2.22 billion
• Net Margins: 7.36%
• Pretax Margin: 9.89%
• Return on Equity: 9.41%
• Return on Assets: 5.53%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.11
• Current Ratio: 1.46
• Quick Ratio: 0.96

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $29.46 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.85
• Cash Flow: $4.20 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.81
• Book Value: $28.78 per share
• Price / Book: 0.99

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 878,620,000
• Free Float: 878,449,000
• Market Cap: $25.12 billion
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: 0.52