Meiji Holdings stock posts a Q1 earnings beat

Published on 10/07/2026 at 00:25 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Meiji Holdings stock delivered Q1 FY27 GAAP EPS of JPY 56.33 against a JPY 52.38 estimate. Revenue reached JPY 289.4 billion, while the market cap stood at JPY 1.1 trillion.

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Meiji Holdings stock (ISIN JP3918000005) was last at JPY 4,129 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on October 6, 2026, after the company delivered Q1 FY27 GAAP earnings per share of JPY 56.33 against a JPY 52.38 estimate. The result gives investors a clear earnings reference as the Japanese food and pharmaceutical group advances through fiscal 2027.

Q1 EPS beats the estimate

According to Yahoo Finance, Q1 FY27 GAAP EPS was JPY 56.33, compared with a JPY 52.38 consensus estimate. That is a 7.5 percent positive variance, while Q1 revenue reached JPY 289.4 billion and earnings totaled JPY 15.27 billion.

The Q1 net margin was 5.28 percent, according to Yahoo Finance. For investors, the combination of revenue scale and earnings delivery matters because Meiji operates across food and pharmaceutical businesses rather than relying on a single product category.

Full year guidance sets the frame

Simply Wall St reports that Meiji's guidance for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027, calls for net sales of JPY 1,212.0 billion and operating profit of JPY 100.0 billion. The same guidance sets profit attributable to owners of the parent at JPY 62.5 billion and earnings per share at JPY 230.61.

The guidance puts the Q1 result into a broader test: sustaining profit conversion through the remaining quarters is more important than the single-quarter EPS variance. The company also guided for quarterly dividends of JPY 55.00 in the first and second half of the fiscal year, compared with JPY 52.50 for each period a year earlier, according to Simply Wall St.

Consensus remains below the stock

Eulerpool lists 12 analyst ratings for Meiji Holdings, including 5 Buy, 6 Hold and 1 Sell recommendations. The average target is JPY 3,475.29 and the median is JPY 3,366.00, placing the median 18.5 percent below the JPY 4,129 price.

The valuation gap makes the Q1 earnings comparison especially relevant. A stronger profit trajectory would need to support the current share level, while the consensus figures show that analysts remain more cautious than the latest market quotation.

Stock remains below yearly high

Meiji Holdings was last at JPY 4,129 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on October 6, 2026, with a daily gain of 0.85 percent. The session range was JPY 4,097 to JPY 4,144, volume was 827,500 shares and the market capitalization was JPY 1.1 trillion.

The stock remains 10.4 percent below its 52-week high of JPY 4,608 and above its 52-week low of JPY 2,907. That spread leaves the Q1 earnings result and the full-year guidance as the key numerical markers for evaluating the stock's current position.