Canon Inc. (CAJPY) Stock

About Canon Inc.

Canon Inc. is a global technological leader, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, which was established in 1933. The company specializes in the development, production, and worldwide distribution of a comprehensive array of advanced equipment. Its diverse product portfolio spans office multifunction devices, various types of printers (laser, inkjet), an extensive range of cameras, sophisticated medical diagnostic systems, and high-precision industrial lithography equipment. Canon's operations are organized into several distinct business units. The Printing Business Unit provides a wide selection of solutions, including office MFDs, document management software, laser multifunction printers, image scanners, calculators, and a variety of digital presses for continuous feed, sheet-fed, and large format printing. The Imaging Business Unit focuses on visual technology, offering interchangeable-lens and compact digital cameras, lenses, portable photo printers, network surveillance cameras, video management and analytics software, digital camcorders, cinematic cameras, broadcast equipment, and projectors. Within the healthcare sector, the Medical System Business Unit furnishes advanced diagnostic tools such as computed tomography (CT) systems, diagnostic ultrasound systems, X-ray machines, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems, clinical chemistry analyzers, digital radiography systems, and ophthalmic equipment. Meanwhile, the Industrial and Others Business segment manufactures high-tech industrial machinery, including semiconductor and flat panel display lithography equipment, vacuum thin-film deposition systems, organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display manufacturing equipment, handy terminals, document scanners, and die bonders. In addition to product sales, Canon Inc. offers comprehensive maintenance services. The company distributes its products globally under the renowned Canon brand, primarily reaching retail dealers through its network of subsidiaries.

Canon Inc. is headquartered in JP.

Canon Inc. (CAJPY) stock trades at $29.11 with a market capitalization of $25.58B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 11.69, price-to-book of 1.15, price-to-sales of 0.84. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $25.07 and $32.34, and currently trades 10.0% below its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 0.03%.

On profitability, Canon Inc. generates a return on equity (ROE) of 10.24%, return on capital employed of 10.65%, an operating margin of 10.03%, a net profit margin of 7.39%.

In its most recent fiscal year, Canon Inc. reported annual revenue of $4.85T, net profit of $348.2B, revenue has compounded at 8.9% a year over the last five years, profit at 33.1% a year. Profit growing faster than revenue points to expanding margins.

The balance sheet shows a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36 — a conservative balance sheet with little leverage risk, a current ratio of 1.46, total assets of $6.14T, $586.4B in cash and equivalents.

CAJPY has an average daily trading volume of 90,915 shares, a beta of 0.25 (less volatile than the overall market).

Official website: global.canon