Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (8031.T) stock analysis

In our weekly check, Mitsui & Co., Ltd. is graded C (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 11 pass, warnings: 9, red flags: 5.

About Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

Mitsui & Co., Ltd. is an Industrials company (Conglomerates) based in Japan, listed on JPX as 8031.T.

What our checks show for 8031.T

Red flags

• Free cash flow is negative (-2.6% of revenue): the business spends more cash than it brings in.
• The stock has fallen as much as 78% from a peak. Would you have held through that?
• Recovering from its deepest fall took about 12.6 years.
• Return on capital (ROCE) is only 3.1%.
• Pay in shares equals 0% of free cash flow: it dilutes shareholders.

Warning signs

• Net debt is 3.8x a year of EBITDA (debt/equity 0.65). That limits room in a downturn and raises refinancing risk.
• Operating profit covers interest only 2.6 times: a weak year could make the payments hard.
• The net margin fell by 1.6 points over 5 years, to 6.2%: the company keeps less of each sale as profit.
• Operating cash flow is only 0.78x net profit: part of the reported profit does not arrive as cash.
• Analysts expect only about 3.1% a year of growth in revenue.
• Revenue grew only 1.7% a year over the last 3 years.
• Earnings per share fell 3.1% a year over the last 3 years.
• Net profit fell 6.1% a year over the last 3 years.
• The net margin is only 6.2%: little room if costs rise.

Strengths

• The dividend takes 35% of profit: there is a cushion.
• A large company: market value $89.3 billion.
• Beta 0.45: the stock usually moves less than the market.
• Actively traded: about 5.9 million shares a day.

Next earnings report: 2026-11-03

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Questions

What grade does Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (8031.T) have?

In our weekly check, Mitsui & Co., Ltd. is graded C (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 11 pass, warnings: 9, red flags: 5. The grade is a risk check, not a buy or sell recommendation.

What are the main risks of 8031.T stock?

This week's biggest flags for Mitsui & Co., Ltd.: Weak free cash flow, Deep past fall, Slow recovery after falls. In total 14 of 25 checks show a warning or a red flag.

What does Mitsui & Co., Ltd. do?

Mitsui & Co., Ltd. is an Industrials company (Conglomerates) based in Japan, listed on JPX as 8031.T.

When does Mitsui & Co., Ltd. report earnings next?

The next earnings report is expected on 2026-11-03. 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 2026-10-24

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