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Recruits

TYO:6098 · JP3970300004
Professional ServicesXX-Large

360

86
EV / EBIT13
Price / Owner Earnings17
Owner Earnings Yield35
Dividend Yield37
Price/Sales19
EV / Gross Profit46
Price/Book10
Return on Capital89
Cash Return on Capital99
Return on Equity74
EBIT Margin59
Gross Profitability100
Cash Conversion31
Accruals91
Owner Earnings Margin71
Sales growth54
Profit Growth61
Long-Term EPS Growth98
Owner Earnings Growth86
Reinvestment69
Price momentum80
Debt load63
Refinancing44
Debt Payback100
Liquidity77
Analyst ratings69
Opinion Changes56
Price Target Upside12
Market mood89
Value Creation18/20strong value creator
  • 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

Recruits generates returns well above its cost of capital, the foundation of durable shareholder value.

Profile

CountryJapan
IndustryProfessional Services
SizeXX-Large
TypePublic Company
ExchangeTSE
Founded1963
Employees530
ISINJP3970300004
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
HRTechMachine LearningWorkTechEmployee BenefitsSocial RecruitingAppsHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyLifestyleRecruiting

Description

Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. operates as a global staffing, HR technology, and recruitment services provider, with a focus on matching people to jobs and businesses to talent. Business Segments The company operates through multiple segments that are…

Analysis

Beloved champion

Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. is a beloved champion: its quality is genuine, and the market already prices it as exceptional.

The price is expensive. You pay 25.2× 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 27%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

The trajectory is solid and the balance sheet is sturdy. The company scores 18/20 on our value-creation score: strong value creator. 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

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80
2023202420252026

All-time high

87

Jan 2023

All-time low

23

Dec 2025

Average rank

52

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

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

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
19
27
43
54
Price/Earnings
23
24
30
32
Price/Book
10
17
30
26
Dividend Yield
37
23
24
43
Value (overall)
8
12
13
33

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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