Kirin (KNBWY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Kirin Holdings Company, Limited is a Japan-based diversified food and beverage company best known for its beer and other alcoholic beverages. Through its beverage businesses, the company offers beer, sparkling alcoholic drinks, wine, soft drinks, tea and coffee products, including well-known brands such as Kirin Ichiban Shibori, Kirin Lager, Hyoketsu and Gogo no Kocha.

The company also operates in pharmaceuticals and health science. Its pharmaceutical activities have included the development and commercialization of prescription medicines, while its health science business focuses on products and technologies related to wellness and human health. Kirin has expanded beyond Japan through international beverage and healthcare operations, including businesses serving markets in Australia, New Zealand and other regions.

Kirin traces its origins to Japan Brewery, established in 1885, and adopted the Kirin Brewery name in the early 20th century. Kirin Holdings was established as a holding company in 2007 as part of a broader restructuring of the group. Today, the company manages its operations through subsidiaries and affiliated businesses spanning beverages, pharmaceuticals and health science.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $17.48 to $18.56
• 50-Day Range: $17.82 to $19.64
• 52-Week Range: $14.01 to $19.99
• Volume: 36,947 shs
• Average Volume: 29,921 shs
• Market Capitalization: $14.55 billion
• P/E Ratio: 11.44
• Dividend Yield: 1.95%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Kirin Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Kirin scored higher than 55% 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

Kirin 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

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

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -0.75%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Kirin are expected to decrease by -0.75% in the coming year, from $1.34 to $1.33 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Kirin is 11.44, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.66.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Kirin is 11.44, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 13.93.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Kirin has a P/B Ratio of 1.36. 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

0.00% of the float of Kirin has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Kirin has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.45, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Kirin has recently decreased by 18.36%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Kirin pays a meaningful dividend of 1.94%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Kirin is 22.29%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Kirin will have a dividend payout ratio of 26.32% next year. This indicates that Kirin will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.00

News Sentiment

Kirin 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 Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

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

Company Ownership

• Score: N/A
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Institutions

Kirin has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/07/2026
• Today: 10/05/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/10/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Beverages
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:KNBWY
• CIK: 800901
• Web: www.kirinholdings.com
• Phone: (136) 837-7000
• Fax: 813-3228-2434
• Employees: 31,144
• Year Founded: 1907

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.57
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.44
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.40
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $988.53 million
• Net Margins: 7.79%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 12.22%
• Return on Assets: 5.70%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.48
• Current Ratio: 1.48
• Quick Ratio: 1.02

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $16.28 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.89
• Cash Flow: $2.07 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.66
• Book Value: $13.19 per share
• Price / Book: 1.36

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 810,150,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $14.55 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.01