Kobe Steel Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 7 analysts polled by S&P Global, Kobe Steel stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of ¥2,031. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 1.93% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is ¥1,660 (-16.71%) and the highest is ¥2,580 (+29.45%).

Price Target: ¥2,031 (+1.93%)

Analyst Consensus: Hold

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	¥1,660	¥2,031	¥2,030	¥2,580
Change	-16.71%	+1.93%	+1.86%	+29.45%

* Price targets were last updated on May 13, 2026.

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Kobe Steel stock is "Hold". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform similarly to the overall market.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26	May '26
Strong Buy	1	1	1	1	1	1
Buy	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hold	5	5	5	4	4	4
Sell	1	1	1	1	1	1
Strong Sell	0	0	0	1	1	1
Total	7	7	7	7	7	7

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Unknown Analyst Iwai Cosmo No rating	Iwai Cosmo	Buy Maintains ¥2,150	Buy	Maintains	¥2,150	+7.88%	May 13, 2026
Unknown Analyst Mizuho Securities No rating	Mizuho Securities	Hold Maintains ¥2,030	Hold	Maintains	¥2,030	+1.86%	Apr 15, 2026
Unknown Analyst Morgan Stanley No rating	Morgan Stanley	Sell Downgrades ¥2,100 → ¥1,700	Sell	Downgrades	¥2,100 → ¥1,700	-14.70%	Mar 25, 2026
Unknown Analyst Daiwa No rating	Daiwa	Hold Maintains ¥2,100	Hold	Maintains	¥2,100	+5.37%	Jan 15, 2026

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

2.50T

from 2.44T

2.60%

from 2.44T

Revenue Next Year

2.54T

from 2.50T

1.50%

from 2.50T

EPS This Year

n/a

from -

EPS Next Year

n/a

Fiscal Year	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Mar 31, 2022	Mar 31, 2023	Mar 31, 2024	Mar 31, 2025	Mar 31, 2026	Mar 31, 2027
Revenue	2.08T	2.47T	2.54T	2.56T	2.44T	2.50T
Revenue Growth	22.11%	18.72%	2.86%	0.47%	-4.64%	2.60%
Gross Profit	307.80B	321.29B	435.99B	423.22B	403.22B	425.00B
Gross Margin	14.78%	12.99%	17.14%	16.56%	16.55%	17.00%
Operating Income	87.62B	86.37B	186.63B	158.72B	119.19B	128.20B
Net Income	60.08B	72.57B	109.55B	120.18B	93.72B	87.48B
Dividend / Share	40.00	40.00	90.00	100.00	80.00	73.57
Dividend Growth	-	-	125.00%	11.11%	-20.00%	-8.04%
Free Cash Flow	-53.63B	-19.51B	100.67B	-75.25B	72.30B	7.30B
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	7

Financial currency is JPY.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2027	2028	2029
High	2.6T
Avg	2.5T
Low	2.4T

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2027	2028	2029
High	4.8%
Avg	2.6%
Low	-0.7%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2027	2028	2029
High	-
Avg	-
Low	-

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2028	2029
High	-
Avg	-
Low	-