Daicel (DACHF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Daicel Corporation is a Japan-based chemical company that develops and manufactures specialty materials, functional chemicals and safety-related products. Its portfolio includes cellulose derivatives, acetate tow used in cigarette filters, organic chemicals, engineering plastics and other high-performance materials serving industrial and consumer applications.

The company is also known for its automotive safety systems business, which supplies inflators and related pyrotechnic devices for airbags and seat-belt systems. In addition, Daicel provides products and technologies for areas such as healthcare, cosmetics, food ingredients, electronic materials and chiral separation, including solutions used in pharmaceutical manufacturing.

Daicel traces its origins to Japan’s early celluloid industry and was established in 1919 through the consolidation of several celluloid manufacturers. It has expanded from its domestic chemical operations into an international business with manufacturing, research and sales activities serving customers in Japan and overseas, including markets across Asia, North America and Europe.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $9.38 to $9.38
• 50-Day Range: $8.00 to $9.38
• 52-Week Range: $8.00 to $9.38
• Volume: N/A
• Average Volume: 150 shs
• Market Capitalization: N/A
• P/E Ratio: 0.12
• Dividend Yield: 144.29%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Daicel Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Daicel scored higher than 33% 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

Daicel 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

Daicel has received no research coverage 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 Daicel is 0.12, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.64.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Daicel is 0.12, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.78.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Daicel has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Daicel has recently decreased by 42.55%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Daicel pays a meaningful dividend of 1.02%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Daicel is 17.20%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Daicel has a news sentiment score of 1.00. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.47 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Daicel this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Institutions

18.56% of the stock of Daicel is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Today: 9/27/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Chemicals
• Sub-Industry: Specialty Chemicals
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:DACHF
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.daicel.com
• Phone: 81 6 7639 7171
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 11,134
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 0.12
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: N/A
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: N/A
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: N/A