Kubota (KUBTY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Kubota Corporation is a Japanese manufacturer of agricultural, construction and industrial equipment. Founded in Osaka in 1890, the company began by producing cast-iron water pipes and later expanded into machinery and environmental infrastructure.

Kubota’s product portfolio includes tractors, combines, rice transplanters, agricultural implements, compact construction machinery, engines and equipment for municipal and industrial applications. The company also provides water-treatment systems, wastewater and environmental engineering solutions, and related infrastructure products.

Kubota serves customers in Japan and international markets, including North America, Europe and other parts of Asia. Its products are used by farmers, construction companies, municipalities and industrial operators, with the company supporting sales and service through a global network of subsidiaries and distributors.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $85.85 to $88.19
• 50-Day Range: $79.58 to $97.65
• 52-Week Range: $60.53 to $107.97
• Volume: 7,598 shs
• Average Volume: 29,420 shs
• Market Capitalization: $19.97 billion
• P/E Ratio: 11.57
• Dividend Yield: 1.36%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Strong Buy

Kubota Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Kubota scored higher than 22% 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: 0.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Strong Buy

Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -16.71%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Kubota are expected to decrease by -16.71% in the coming year, from $7.66 to $6.38 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Kubota is 11.61, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.05.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Kubota is 11.61, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.67.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Kubota has a PEG Ratio of 1.15. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Kubota 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: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.01% of the float of Kubota has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Kubota has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.43, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Kubota has recently increased by 80.26%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Kubota pays a meaningful dividend of 1.35%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Kubota is 15.68%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Kubota will have a dividend payout ratio of 18.65% next year. This indicates that Kubota will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.73

News Sentiment

Kubota has a news sentiment score of 0.73. 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 0.53 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Kubota this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.03% of the stock of Kubota is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

0.38% of the stock of Kubota is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/04/2026
• Today: 9/23/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/06/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Machinery
• Sub-Industry: Agricultural & Farm Machinery
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:KUBTY
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:KUB
• CIK: 109821
• Web: www.kubota.co.jp
• Phone: (166) 648-2111
• Fax: 816-6648-3862
• Employees: 52,503
• Year Founded: 1890

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $7.59
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.57
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.46
• P/E Growth: 1.15
• Net Income: $1.25 billion
• Net Margins: 8.18%
• Pretax Margin: 9.35%
• Return on Equity: 9.12%
• Return on Assets: 4.27%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.41
• Current Ratio: 1.61
• Quick Ratio: 1.23

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $20.19 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.99
• Cash Flow: $9.38 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.36
• Book Value: $84.64 per share
• Price / Book: 1.04

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 227,410,000
• Free Float: 227,345,000
• Market Cap: $19.97 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.95