Yakult stock trades at EUR 15.35 as dividend date arrives

Published on 09/29/2026 at 11:31 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Yakult stock reaches its September 29, 2026 ex-dividend date with a JPY 36.00 payment. FY2026 overseas food and beverage sales topped Japan at JPY 240.0 billion.

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Yakult stock (ISIN JP3931600005) was trading at EUR 15.35 at Lang & Schwarz on September 29, 2026 at 11:20 a.m. CEST. The immediate company-specific event is the ex-dividend date: Futu News reported that shareholders of record on September 30, 2026 are due a JPY 36.00 dividend per share. The date places shareholder distribution mechanics at the center of the stock story.

Dividend date meets weaker earnings

Yakult's latest full-year report covers the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026. Yakult reported consolidated net sales of JPY 486.4 billion, down 2.7 percent from the prior fiscal year, while operating profit fell 18.4 percent to JPY 45.2 billion. Profit attributable to owners of the parent declined 2.9 percent to JPY 44.2 billion.

The report also sets a fiscal year 2027 outlook of JPY 527.0 billion in net sales, JPY 44.0 billion in operating profit and JPY 46.5 billion in profit attributable to owners of the parent. That forecast implies an 8.3 percent sales increase but a 2.6 percent operating profit decline against fiscal year 2026, making margin delivery more important than revenue growth alone.

Overseas sales now lead Japan

The geographic mix provides the clearest strategic counterweight to the weaker consolidated profit trend. From Financials reported FY2026 overseas food and beverage sales of JPY 240.0 billion, compared with JPY 229.6 billion in Japan. Overseas food and beverage operating profit also exceeded Japan at JPY 36.3 billion versus JPY 27.7 billion.

Asia and Oceania generated JPY 136.2 billion of food and beverage sales in FY2026, ahead of the Americas at JPY 91.1 billion and Europe at JPY 12.7 billion. The comparison shows why overseas execution is central to Yakult's earnings recovery, even as domestic demand faces price and competition pressure.

Yakult stock stays below yearly high

On the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Yakult was last at JPY 2,735 on September 29, 2026 at 3:30 p.m. JST. Its JPY 2,291 to JPY 3,092 52-week range places that quote 11.55 percent below the yearly high, while market capitalization stood at JPY 786.9 billion on the same date.