Kirin (KNBWY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Kirin Holdings Company, Limited is a Japan-based company with businesses spanning alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, pharmaceuticals and health science. Its beverage operations include beer, wine, spirits, soft drinks, bottled water and other consumer products marketed under brands such as Kirin, Ichiban Shibori and Afternoon Tea.

The company’s pharmaceutical business is conducted primarily through Kyowa Kirin, which researches, develops and commercializes prescription medicines, including treatments in areas such as oncology, immunology and nephrology. Kirin also has a health science business focused on functional foods, ingredients and products designed to support health and wellness.

Founded in Japan in the late 19th century as Japan Brewery Company, the business adopted the Kirin Brewery name in 1907 and reorganized as a holding company in 2007. Kirin Holdings serves customers in Japan and international markets, with beverage and related operations across parts of Asia, Oceania and other regions. The company is headquartered in Tokyo and is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Yoshinori Isozaki.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $17.50 to $18.21
• 50-Day Range: $17.58 to $19.64
• 52-Week Range: $14.01 to $19.99
• Volume: 47,382 shs
• Average Volume: 17,226 shs
• Market Capitalization: $14.72 billion
• P/E Ratio: 11.57
• Dividend Yield: 1.93%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Sell

Kirin Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Kirin scored higher than 44% 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: 0.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Sell

Consensus Rating

Kirin has received a consensus rating of Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

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 11.57, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.90.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Kirin is 11.57, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 14.06.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Kirin has a P/B Ratio of 1.38. 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 1.12, 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 62.73%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Kirin pays a meaningful dividend of 1.90%, 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: N/A

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 0.73 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article 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: 9/13/2026
• 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.co.jp
• 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: 11.57
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.56
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $988.53 million
• Net Margins: 7.79%
• Pretax Margin: 9.77%
• Return on Equity: 12.29%
• Return on Assets: 5.63%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.51
• Current Ratio: 1.44
• Quick Ratio: 1.01

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $16.28 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.90
• Cash Flow: $2.06 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.82
• Book Value: $13.19 per share
• Price / Book: 1.38

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 810,150,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $14.72 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: -0.01