Kirin (KNBWY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Kirin Holdings Company, Limited is a Japan-based consumer products group best known for its beer, alcoholic beverages, soft drinks and health science businesses. The company operates primarily through its beverage operations, which produce and market beer, ready-to-drink alcoholic beverages, wine, nonalcoholic drinks, tea and functional beverages.

Kirin’s portfolio includes established Japanese brands such as Kirin Ichiban Shibori beer, Kirin Lager, Hyoketsu ready-to-drink beverages, Afternoon Tea and Gogo no Kocha tea. The group also develops products in pharmaceuticals and health science, including prescription medicines and ingredients or products aimed at supporting health and wellness.

The company traces its roots to Japan Brewery Company, established in 1885, and adopted the Kirin Brewery name in 1907. Kirin Holdings was formed in 2007 as part of a broader reorganization of the group. Based in Tokyo, Kirin serves consumers in Japan and maintains international operations and partnerships across markets including Australia and other parts of Asia.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $18.64 to $18.82
• 50-Day Range: $17.60 to $19.64
• 52-Week Range: $14.01 to $19.99
• Volume: 14,690 shs
• Average Volume: N/A
• Market Capitalization: N/A
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Kirin Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Kirin scored higher than 12% 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: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Kirin are expected to remain at $1.37 per share in the coming year.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.01% 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 1.03, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Kirin has recently increased by 171.48%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Kirin does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.28

News Sentiment

Kirin has a news sentiment score of 0.28. 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 0.58 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: 10/28/2026
• 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): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• 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