Adeka Corporation
4401
Rank in Stocks
#4961
Adeka Corporation operates across three core business segments: chemicals, food... Adeka Corporation operates across three core business segments: chemicals, food products, and life sciences. Its extensive chemicals division offers a broad portfolio of specialized products. These include polymer additives such as antioxidants, UV stabilizers, nucleating agents, metal deactivators, flame retardants, and various epoxy-based stabilizers and processing aids like plasticizers. Adeka also manufactures light and thermal curing materials, encompassing initiators, polymerizable substances, resist materials, thermal paper components, and essential materials for semiconductors and circuits. The company’s chemical offerings further extend to functional polymers, including water-borne, epoxy, and urethane resins, as well as surface specialties like general-purpose and functional surfactants, cosmetic ingredients, and lubricant additives. Other key chemical products range from propylene glycol, peroxygen chemicals, and metal soaps to inorganic compounds, alongside specific materials for civil engineering and construction, such as joint fillers and sealing compounds. These chemical solutions cater to a diverse array of sectors, including electronics, IT, plastics, rubber, personal care, industrial manufacturing, liquid crystal displays, automotive, building and construction, and the paints, coatings, and adhesives industries. Beyond chemicals, Adeka is a prominent producer of food products, sold under the RISU BRAND. Its culinary offerings feature margarines, shortenings, oils and fats for chocolate, frying oils, whipping and concentrated milk creams, various fillings, frozen pie doughs, mayonnaise, dressings, and functional foods. The corporation also diversifies its operations into other key services. These include plant facility design, construction, and management, alongside facility maintenance, logistics, warehousing, vehicle leasing, real estate, and insurance agency activities. Established in 1917, the company was initially known as Asahi Denka Co., Ltd., before officially changing its name to Adeka Corporation in May 2006. Adeka is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
Share Price
$30.30
Market Cap
$2.94B
Change (1 day)
-1.63%
Change (1 year)
33.12%
Country
JP
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Category
Basic Materials
P/E ratio for Adeka Corporation (4401)
P/E ratio as of October 2026 TTM: 14.76
According to Adeka Corporation latest financial reports and stock price the company's current price-to-earnings ratio (TTM) is 14.76. At the end of 2024 the company had a P/E ratio of 14.04.
P/E ratio history for Adeka Corporation from 2005 to 2026
P/E ratio at the end of each year
| Year | P/E Ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (TTM) | 14.76 | 34.76% |
| 2025 | 10.95 | -22.00% |
| 2024 | 14.04 | 1.53% |
| 2023 | 13.83 | 17.44% |
| 2022 | 11.77 | -13.80% |
| 2021 | 13.66 | 49.32% |
| 2020 | 9.15 | -9.68% |
| 2019 | 10.13 | -21.23% |
| 2018 | 12.86 | 18.14% |
| 2017 | 10.88 | -14.96% |
| 2016 | 12.80 | -7.72% |
| 2015 | 13.87 | 3.27% |
| 2014 | 13.43 | 27.78% |
| 2013 | 10.51 | -50.84% |
| 2012 | 21.38 | 76.65% |
| 2011 | 12.10 | -14.84% |
| 2010 | 14.21 | -72.41% |
| 2009 | 51.52 | 333.29% |
| 2008 | 11.89 | -20.70% |
| 2007 | 14.99 | -27.69% |
| 2006 | 20.74 | 43.19% |
| 2005 | 14.48 | 0.00% |
P/E ratio for similar companies or competitors
| Company | P/E Ratio | P/E Ratio Difference | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31.66 | 114.59% |
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| - | - |
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| 29.64 | 100.86% |
US
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| 38.37 | 160.04% |
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| -1.41K | -9,631.00% |
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How to read a P/E ratio?
The Price/Earnings ratio measures the relationship between a company's stock price and its earnings per share.
A low but positive P/E ratio stands for a company that is generating high earnings compared to its current valuation and might be undervalued. A company with a high negative (near 0) P/E ratio stands for a company that is generating heavy losses compared to its current valuation.
Companies with a P/E ratio over 30 or a negative one are generaly seen as "growth stocks" meaning that investors typically expect the company to grow or to become profitable in the future.
Companies with a positive P/E ratio bellow 10 are generally seen as "value stocks" meaning that the company is already very profitable and unlikely to strong growth in the future.