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SoftBank

TYO:9434 · JP3732000009
Wireless Telecommunication ServicesXX-Large

360

48
EV / EBIT47
Price / Owner Earnings57
Owner Earnings Yield60
Dividend Yield70
Price/Sales54
EV / Gross Profit76
Price/Book15
Return on Capital49
Cash Return on Capital56
Return on Equity52
EBIT Margin39
Gross Profitability56
Cash Conversion52
Accruals16
Owner Earnings Margin42
Sales growth74
Profit Growth34
Long-Term EPS Growth43
Owner Earnings Growth68
Reinvestment85
Price momentum46
Debt load9
Refinancing10
Debt Payback43
Liquidity60
Analyst ratings46
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside63
Market mood55
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

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

Profile

CountryJapan
IndustryWireless Telecommunication Services
SizeXX-Large
TypePublic Company
ExchangeTSE
Founded1986
Employees1,523
Websitesoftbank.jp
ISINJP3732000009
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
Artificial Intelligence & Big DataNikkei 225 (Japan)TOPIX 100 (Japan)
Themes
Cloud StorageNetwork BackboneFintechNetwork SecurityEnterprise Voip and TelephonyOnline PaymentsMobile Development ToolsDigital Media5G

Description

SoftBank Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the telecommunication and information technology businesses. Business Segments The company operates through multiple business segments, each contributing to its overall growth and market pr…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

SoftBank Corp. is a middle-of-the-road business: neither the economics nor the price stand out from the peer group.

The price is attractive. You pay 12.5× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically attractive zone. At today's price, the market is assuming roughly -0% yearly growth; analysts expect 7%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

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

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
32
2023202420252026

All-time high

54

Jan 2024

All-time low

16

Jan 2026

Average rank

34

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

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

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
54
50
63
64
Price/Earnings
47
45
58
55
Price/Book
15
5
12
12
Dividend Yield
70
61
82
85
Value (overall)
42
33
65
63

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

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Make Sense of the Ranks

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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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