Machinery · Fiscal year end Dec 31

KITZ CORPORATION

6498

株式会社キッツ

FIGI BBG000BLT8V76498.T6498 JPCorp. no. 2040001001644

Latest half-year results

First half · fiscal year to 2026-12 · filed 2026-08-07

For the first half of the fiscal year to 2026-12: Revenue ¥98.2 billion (+13.7% YoY), Ordinary income ¥8.7 billion (+3.4% YoY), Net income ¥6.5 billion (+9.7% YoY).

	This period	Year on year
Revenue	¥98.2bn	+13.7%
Ordinary profit	¥8.7bn	+3.4%
Net profit to owners	¥6.5bn	+9.7%

From the securities report on EDINET, which states no forecast. History via /v1/companies/6498/earnings-releases.

Financials

Japan GAAP · consolidated · fiscal year to 2025-12-31

Revenue: ¥176.7bn
Net income: ¥11.5bn
ROE: 10.1%
Equity ratio: 64.1%
Dividend / share: ¥53
Employees: 5,469

Revenue · ¥bn

Net income · ¥bn

Fiscal year	Revenue	Net income	Total assets	Net assets	ROE	EPS	Operating CF
2025-12-31	¥176.7bn	¥11.5bn	¥184.3bn	¥119.8bn	10.1%	¥131.85	¥13.6bn
2024-12-31	¥172.0bn	¥11.8bn	¥172.4bn	¥109.8bn	11.3%	¥132.64	¥18.6bn
2023-12-31	¥166.9bn	¥10.6bn	¥166.7bn	¥102.2bn	11.1%	¥118.07	¥16.0bn
2022-12-31	¥159.9bn	¥8.5bn	¥152.6bn	¥91.0bn	10.0%	¥95.35	¥8.5bn
2021-12-31	¥135.8bn	¥5.0bn	¥143.4bn	¥81.3bn	6.4%	¥55.26	¥8.3bn

Indicators

Computed by us from filings · fiscal year to 2025-12-31

Metric	Value	Percentile among listed companies
ROE, %	10.1	59
Ordinary margin	0.091	63.3
Equity ratio, %	64.1	64.8
Revenue growth	0.027	37.4
Net income growth	-0.0304	32.8
Operating cash flow / assets	0.074	57.2

Policy-uncertainty measure0.64 Share of the report's text discussing policy-related uncertainty, by policy area. Proprietary text method.

Trade & tariffs 1 Monetary 1 Politics & geopolitics 2

Ownership activity 0 filer(s) stated they may make proposals in 365 days; 0 new 5% holder(s) in 180 days; net stake change 0.00pt in 90 days; 3.6% held by other listed companies.

Results wording balance: +0.50. Proprietary text method; it describes the wording only and does not interpret context.

Interest example: if all ¥33.9bn of reported debt repriced by 50 basis points, a year's interest would rise by ¥169m, 1.2% of operating cash flow. Our arithmetic only, not a forecast: fixed-rate debt and hedges are ignored.

Via /v1/companies/6498/indicators. Descriptive figures, not a rating and not investment advice.

From other filings

As the company states them

Share buyback, report to —: ¥100m acquired of a ¥100m limit. /v1/companies/6498/buybacks

Internal control, 2026-03-19: see filing 上記の評価の結果、当事業年度末日時点において、当社の財務報告に係る内部統制は有効であると判断しました。 Filing

Auditor change, 2026-02-12: see filing 当社の会計監査人であるEY新日本有限責任監査法人は、2026年3月26日開催予定の第112期定時株主総会終結の時をもって任期満了となります。監査委員会は、現会計監査人については、会計監査が適切かつ妥当に行われることを確保する体制を十分に備えていると考えておりますが、監査継続年数が長期に渡っていることを踏まえ、複数の監査法人より提案を受け比較検討してまいりました。 Filing

Segments, votes and tender offers

Stated in EDINET filings

Segments: Valve Manufacturing Business, Brass Bar Manufacturing Business, Other. /v1/companies/6498/segments

Latest voting result: 2026-03-26 · 取締役10名選任の件 · passed. /v1/companies/6498/voting

Ownership changes

All companies →

2025-08-07

Amendment+1.00pt

individual filer filed a correction to a 5% report on KITZ CORPORATION (6498).

S100WGY1Original filing (PDF, Japanese)
2025-08-04

Increase+1.00pt

individual filer raised holdings in KITZ CORPORATION (6498) to 6.22% from 5.22%.

S100WEZZOriginal filing (PDF, Japanese)
2023-05-10

Below 5%−1.10pt

NOMURA INTERNATIONAL PLC cut holdings in KITZ CORPORATION (6498) to 4.10% from 5.20%, below the 5% threshold.

S100QPE4Filer profile Original filing (PDF, Japanese)
2023-01-27

Amendment0.00pt

individual filer filed a correction to a 5% report on KITZ CORPORATION (6498).

S100Q14XOriginal filing (PDF, Japanese)
2023-01-13

New 5% stake

individual filer disclosed a 5.22% stake in KITZ CORPORATION (6498), crossing the 5% reporting threshold.

S100PY2ROriginal filing (PDF, Japanese)

Trades by 5% holders

From the 60-day trade tables in 5% reports

Holder	Period	Net shares	Net % of shares	Avg. filed price	Range
individual filer	2020-09-23 – 2025-02-20	+35,000	+0.05pt	—	—

Net shares and the average are our calculations. Prices are filed prices as stated by the filer, mostly for off-market trades; they are not market prices. Stock lending, custody transfers and option exercises are excluded from net shares. Every row via /v1/companies/6498/trades.

5% filings

Large shareholding reports on 6498

Filed	Filer	Stake	Change	Stated purpose
2025-08-07	individual filer	6.22%	+1.00pt	—
2025-08-04	individual filer	6.22%	+1.00pt	—
2023-05-10	NOMURA INTERNATIONAL PLC	4.10%	−1.10pt	—
2023-01-27	individual filer	5.22%	—	—
2023-01-13	individual filer	5.22%	—	—

Cross-shareholdings

From the annual report's status of shareholdings

Listed strategic holdings: 15 issues
Book value: ¥5.4bn
Sold in the year: ¥115m 5 issues
Bought in the year: ¥58m 4 issues
Mutual, both reports: 7
Held by listed cos.: 13

Holds	Book value	Shares vs. prior year	Mutual
Unimech Group Berhad	¥1,724m	0.0%	no
ユアサ商事㈱	¥1,566m	+1.9%	stated
OTAKE CORPORATION 7434	¥652m	+0.1%	both reports
TOTECH CORPORATION 9960	¥549m	0.0%	both reports
PILLAR Corporation 6490	¥358m	0.0%	both reports
YAMATO CORPORATION 1967	¥158m	-49.8%	both reports
OKAYA&CO.,LTD. 7485	¥150m	+33.3%	stated
HASHIMOTO SOGYO HOLDINGS CO.,LTD. 7570	¥118m	0.0%	both reports
Sumitomo Realty & Development Co.,Ltd. 8830	¥78m	0.0%	no
ALCONIX CORPORATION 3036	¥51m	-50.0%	both reports

Held by: OTAKE CORPORATION 7434, YUASA CO., LTD. 8074, IWATSUKA CONFECTIONERY CO.,LTD. 2221, YAMATO CORPORATION 1967, HASHIMOTO SOGYO HOLDINGS CO.,LTD. 7570, PILLAR Corporation 6490, IKUYO CO.,LTD. 7273, ALCONIX CORPORATION 3036, MIE CORPORATION CO.,LTD 3442, TOTECH CORPORATION 9960, TOENEC CORPORATION 1946, TOMOKU CO.,LTD. 3946 and 1 more

Purposes, all holdings and mutual flags via /v1/companies/6498/cross-holdings. Share changes include stock splits.

Major shareholders

As of fiscal year end 2025-12-31

Shareholder	Shares	Ratio
日本マスタートラスト信託銀行株式会社	9,699,000	11.11%
北沢会持株会	5,508,000	6.31%
日本生命保険相互会社	4,303,000	4.93%
株式会社日本カストディ銀行	4,112,000	4.71%
公益財団法人北澤育英会	3,425,000	3.93%
住友生命保険相互会社	3,409,000	3.91%
キッツ取引先持株会	3,344,000	3.83%
キッツ従業員持株会	1,834,000	2.10%
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 505223	1,770,000	2.03%
セコム損害保険株式会社	1,702,000	1.95%

U.S. funds holding 6498

SEC Form N-PORT, reports to 2026-07-31

71 U.S. funds held 8,433,332 shares worth $118.4m.

Fund	Shares	Value	% of fund	As of
Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF American Century ETF Trust	1,113,200	$15.6m	0.079%	2026-05-31
VANGUARD TOTAL INTERNATIONAL STOCK INDEX FUND VANGUARD STAR FUNDS	1,038,154	$14.1m	0.002%	2026-07-31
VANGUARD DEVELOPED MARKETS INDEX FUND VANGUARD TAX-MANAGED FUNDS	677,861	$10.7m	0.003%	2026-06-30
iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF iShares Trust	685,700	$9.3m	0.005%	2026-07-31
DFA INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP VALUE PORTFOLIO DFA INVESTMENT DIMENSIONS GROUP INC	379,300	$5.1m	0.036%	2026-07-31

Up to 25 funds per stock via the API.

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GET /v1/companies/6498
GET /v1/companies/6498/financials
GET /v1/companies/6498/details
GET /v1/companies/6498/segments
GET /v1/companies/6498/voting
GET /v1/companies/6498/tender-offers
GET /v1/companies/6498/indicators
GET /v1/companies/6498/earnings-releases
GET /v1/events?ticker=6498
GET /v1/companies/6498/trades         
GET /v1/companies/6498/cross-holdings 
GET /v1/companies/6498/brief

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