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Square Enix Holdings

TYO:9684 · JP3164630000
EntertainmentLarge

360

54
Medium confidence — indicative
EV / EBIT64
Price / Owner Earnings29
Owner Earnings Yield66
Dividend Yield61
Price/Sales25
EV / Gross Profit63
Price/Book25
Return on Capital82
Cash Return on Capital60
Return on Equity50
EBIT Margin69
Gross Profitability75
Cash Conversion56
Accruals63
Owner Earnings Margin54
Sales growth29
Profit Growth69
Long-Term EPS Growth78
Reinvestment57
Price momentum47
Debt load68
Refinancing57
Debt Payback100
Liquidity91
Analyst ratings1
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside14
Market mood48
Value Creation10/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Square Enix Holdings clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Based on 3/5 components.

Profile

CountryJapan
IndustryEntertainment
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeTSE
Founded1975
Employees275
ISINJP3164630000
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Index & Theme
Digital MediaVideo GamesEntertainment SystemsVirtual GoodsDigital EntertainmentPublishing

Description

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. is a middle-of-the-road business: neither the economics nor the price stand out from the peer group.

The price is expensive. You pay 25.3× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically expensive zone. At today's price, the market is assuming roughly 9% yearly growth; analysts expect 15%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

The trajectory is moderate and the balance sheet is uncertain. The company scores 10/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value. Analyst sentiment is cautious.

Nothing is flagged here: no red or amber gates, no divergence between profits and cash. That is itself information: the numbers are straightforward. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
34
2023202420252026

All-time high

93

Jan 2023

All-time low

27

Mar 2026

Average rank

53

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
25
50
68
74
Price/Earnings
26
53
92
86
Price/Book
25
58
92
83
Dividend Yield
61
58
77
72
Value (overall)
19
59
94
89

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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