Canon (CAJPY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Canon Inc. is a Japan-based imaging and technology company that develops and sells products and solutions for consumers, businesses and professional users. Its offerings include digital cameras, interchangeable lenses, network cameras, inkjet and laser printers, scanners, projectors and related software and services.

The company also operates in medical and industrial technology. Its medical business provides diagnostic imaging systems, including computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound and digital radiography equipment. Canon’s industrial products and solutions include semiconductor and display manufacturing equipment, optical components and other precision technologies.

Canon traces its origins to Precision Optical Industry Co., Ltd., established in Tokyo in 1937 to produce cameras. The company adopted the Canon name in 1947 and has since expanded from photographic equipment into a diversified technology group. It serves customers internationally through operations, subsidiaries, distributors and business partners across the Americas, Europe, Asia and other regions.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $29.15 to $30.14
• 50-Day Range: $27.99 to $31.62
• 52-Week Range: $25.07 to $32.34
• Volume: 49,075 shs
• Average Volume: 59,507 shs
• Market Capitalization: $26.27 billion
• P/E Ratio: 11.41
• Dividend Yield: 2.68%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Canon Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Canon scored higher than 46% 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: 1.0 / 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 received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 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 11.41, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.95.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Canon is 11.41, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 45.88.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Canon has a P/B Ratio of 1.04. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.01% 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 1.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Canon has recently decreased by 25.13%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Canon pays a meaningful dividend of 2.67%, 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 30.53%. 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: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.69

News Sentiment

Canon has a news sentiment score of 0.69. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

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

Search Interest

1 people have searched for CAJPY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

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: 10/27/2026
• Today: 10/31/2026
• 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): $2.62
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.41
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.96
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $2.22 billion
• Net Margins: 7.54%
• Pretax Margin: 9.89%
• Return on Equity: 9.52%
• Return on Assets: 5.65%

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: 0.89
• Cash Flow: $4.23 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.07
• Book Value: $28.78 per share
• Price / Book: 1.04

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 878,620,000
• Free Float: 878,449,000
• Market Cap: $26.27 billion
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: 0.54