Shiseido Company, Limited (4911.T) stock analysis

In our weekly check, Shiseido Company, Limited is graded C (A to F). Of 23 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 12 pass, warnings: 4, red flags: 7.

About Shiseido Company, Limited

Shiseido Company, Limited is a Consumer Defensive company (Household & Personal Products) based in Japan, listed on JPX as 4911.T.

What our checks show for 4911.T

Red flags

• The net margin fell by 6.7 points over 5 years, to -2.1%: the company keeps less of each sale as profit.
• Revenue fell 2.2% a year over the last 3 years.
• Earnings per share fell 15.7% a year over the last 3 years.
• The company is losing money: the net margin is -2.1%.
• Shiseido Company, Limited pays a dividend while losing money: it is funded from reserves or debt.
• The stock has fallen as much as 77% from a peak. Would you have held through that?
• Return on capital (ROCE) is only 4.1%.

Warning signs

• Net debt is 3.3x a year of EBITDA (debt/equity 0.53). That limits room in a downturn and raises refinancing risk.
• Analysts expect only about 3.2% a year of growth in revenue.
• The price swings a lot: 43.3% annual volatility. Expect large ups and downs.
• The stock is still below its previous peak.

Strengths

• The gross margin is 77.3% and has risen by 4.2 points: pricing power is holding.
• Operating cash flow is 5.05x net profit: the profit arrives as real cash.
• Analysts expect earnings per share to grow about 54.9% a year over the next years.
• Analysts expect the net margin to improve by 7.5 points from today's -2.1%.
• Beta 0.59: the stock usually moves less than the market.
• Actively traded: about 2.8 million shares a day.

Next earnings report: 2026-11-10

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Questions

What grade does Shiseido Company, Limited (4911.T) have?

In our weekly check, Shiseido Company, Limited is graded C (A to F). Of 23 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 12 pass, warnings: 4, red flags: 7. The grade is a risk check, not a buy or sell recommendation.

What are the main risks of 4911.T stock?

This week's biggest flags for Shiseido Company, Limited: Margins falling, Weak revenue growth, Weak EPS growth. In total 11 of 23 checks show a warning or a red flag.

What does Shiseido Company, Limited do?

Shiseido Company, Limited is a Consumer Defensive company (Household & Personal Products) based in Japan, listed on JPX as 4911.T.

When does Shiseido Company, Limited report earnings next?

The next earnings report is expected on 2026-11-10. We re-run the checks every week, so the grade can change after it.

The grade is a risk check, not a price forecast, and not investment advice. In our 10-year test (S&P 500, 2016-2026), stocks we graded A or B fell more than 30% 2-3 times less often than D or F, without a lower average return.

Updated 2026-10-31

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