Is Kobe Steel, Ltd. a good investment? Kobe Steel, Ltd. (KBSTF) is currently trading at 11.28 USD.
In terms of valuation, the stock trades at a P/E ratio of 7.73. This relatively low multiple may signal that Kobe Steel, Ltd. is undervalued compared to historical market norms.
Earnings Schedule: Kobe Steel, Ltd. is expected to release its next earnings report on Aug. 5, 2026.
For income investors, Kobe Steel, Ltd. pays a dividend yield of 3.86%.
Yes, it pays an annual dividend of 80.00 USD (3.86% yield).
Kobe Steel, Ltd. is classified as a Stock. You can compare it against 2 other assets in the "Related Symbols" list on this page.
The next earnings date is projected to be Aug. 5, 2026. The company currently has a trailing EPS of 1.46.
Kobe Steel, Ltd. engages in the materials, machinery, and electric power businesses worldwide. The company offers steel sheet products, including high-tensile strength, hot and cold rolled, electro-galvanized, and hot-dipped galvanized steel sheets; steel wire rods and bars; and aluminum and steel plates. It also provides steel casting and forging products, such as crankshafts, marine parts, chemical processing equipment, and rolls; materials for plastic molding; and titanium products, copper sheets and strips, and steel powders. In addition, the company offers robots and electric power sources, and welding materials; and machinery products, including standard compressors, tire and rubber machinery products, rotating machinery products, plastic processing machinery products, advanced technology equipment, rolling mill products, and ultra-high-pressure equipment, as well as LNG vaporizers, pressure vessels, brazed aluminum heat exchangers, and micro channel heat exchangers and reactors. Further, it provides signaling, communication, power supply, automatic fare collection, and platform screen door systems; hydraulic and mini hydraulic excavators, mini wheel loaders, and road machinery; construction, metal, forestry, and industrial waste recycling machinery; and crawler and wheel cranes. Additionally, the company generates and supplies electric power; offers material and structural analysis, testing, physical analysis, and other services; manufactures and sells target materials and test equipment; sells and rents detached homes; and provides brokerage, renovation, insurance, and other services, as well as operational management services of public facilities. It also provides services in the field of iron units; and water treatment, waste incineration, PCB detoxification, and soil remediation services. The company was founded in 1905 and is headquartered in Kobe, Japan.
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| ▸2027 |
0.68 USD
|
| June 29, 2027 (estimated) | 0.4368 |
| March 30, 2027 | 0.2461 |
| ▸2026 |
0.51 USD
|
| Sept. 29, 2026 | 0.2540 |
| June 5, 2026 | 0.2514 |
| ▸2025 |
0.64 USD
|
| Dec. 1, 2025 | 0.2703 |
| June 3, 2025 | 0.3669 |
| ▸2024 |
0.61 USD
|
| Dec. 2, 2024 | 0.3141 |
| May 31, 2024 | 0.2973 |
| ▸2023 |
0.49 USD
|
| Dec. 1, 2023 | 0.3011 |
| June 1, 2023 | 0.1884 |
| ▸2022 |
0.35 USD
|
| Dec. 1, 2022 | 0.1038 |
| June 23, 2022 | 0.2460 |
| ▸2021 |
0.18 USD
|
| Dec. 1, 2021 | 0.0894 |
| June 24, 2021 | 0.0908 |
| ▸2019 |
0.09 USD
|
| May 31, 2019 | 0.0906 |
| ▸2018 |
0.37 USD
|
| Dec. 3, 2018 | 0.0885 |
| June 22, 2018 | 0.2822 |
| ▸2015 |
0.03 USD
|
| Dec. 1, 2015 | 0.0167 |
| June 4, 2015 | 0.0168 |
| ▸2014 |
0.06 USD
|
| Dec. 1, 2014 | 0.0183 |
| June 5, 2014 | 0.0392 |
| ▸2011 |
0.03 USD
|
| Dec. 1, 2011 | 0.0131 |
| June 3, 2011 | 0.0182 |
| ▸2010 |
0.03 USD
|
| Dec. 1, 2010 | 0.0179 |
| June 2, 2010 | 0.0162 |
| ▸2008 |
0.07 USD
|
| Dec. 1, 2008 | 0.0329 |
| June 4, 2008 | 0.0354 |
| ▸2007 |
0.06 USD
|
| Dec. 3, 2007 | 0.0305 |
| June 6, 2007 | 0.0339 |
| ▸2006 |
0.05 USD
|
| June 29, 2006 | 0.0514 |
| ▸2005 |
0.03 USD
|
| June 27, 2005 | 0.0280 |
| ▸2004 |
0.01 USD
|
| June 28, 2004 | 0.0141 |
| ▸1998 |
2.00 USD
|
| June 29, 1998 | 2.0000 |
| ▸1993 |
3.00 USD
|
| June 30, 1993 | 3.0000 |
| ▸1992 |
6.00 USD
|
| Dec. 15, 1992 | 3.0000 |
| June 29, 1992 | 3.0000 |
| ▸1991 |
6.00 USD
|
| Dec. 13, 1991 | 3.0000 |
| June 28, 1991 | 3.0000 |
| ▸1990 |
8.00 USD
|
| Dec. 14, 1990 | 3.0000 |
| June 29, 1990 | 2.5000 |
| Jan. 16, 1990 | 2.5000 |
| ▸1989 |
5.00 USD
|
| July 16, 1989 | 2.5000 |
| Jan. 16, 1989 | 2.5000 |
| ▸1988 |
3.00 USD
|
| July 16, 1988 | 3.0000 |
| ▸1987 |
3.00 USD
|
| July 16, 1987 | 3.0000 |
| Name | Payment Date | Status | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Steel, Ltd. | Mar 30, 2027 | Upcoming | 0.24612 USD |
| Kobe Steel, Ltd. | Sep 29, 2026 | Upcoming | 0.25404 USD |
| Kobe Steel, Ltd. | Jun 05, 2026 | Paid | 0.2514 USD |
| Kobe Steel, Ltd. | Dec 01, 2025 | Paid | 0.2703 USD |
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