Kobe Steel, Ltd.
KBSTF
Price:
$12.3
Market Cap:
$763.85B
Kobe Steel, Ltd. engages in the materials, machinery, and electric power businesses worldwide. The company offers steel sheet products, including high-tensile strength, hot and cold rolled, electro-galvanized, and hot-dipped galvanized steel sheets; steel wire rods and bars; and aluminum and steel plates. It also provides steel casting and forging products, such as crankshafts, marine parts, chemical processing equipment, and rolls; materials for plastic molding; and titanium products, copper sheets and strips, and steel powders. In addition, the company offers robots and electric power sources, and welding materials; and machinery products, including standard compressors, tire and rubber ma...[Read more]
Industry
Steel
IPO Date
2012-04-18
Stock Exchange
OTC
Ticker
KBSTF
PE Ratio
[5.97]
ROE
[11.90%]
Current Ratio
[1.54]
Dividend Yield
[4.89%]
Enterprise Value
[1.46T]
Dividend History
The ROE as of December 2025 (TTM) for Kobe Steel, Ltd. (KBSTF) is 11.90%
According to Kobe Steel, Ltd.’s latest financial reports and current stock price. The company's current ROE is 11.90%. This represents a change of 298.22% compared to the average of 2.99% of the last 4 quarters.
Kobe Steel, Ltd. (KBSTF) Historical ROE (quarterly & annually)
How has KBSTF ROE performed in the past?
The mean historical ROE of Kobe Steel, Ltd. over the last ten years is 3.58%. The current 11.90% ROE has changed 232.60% with respect to the historical average. Over the past ten years (40 quarters), KBSTF's ROE was at its highest in in the September 2023 quarter at 5.37%. The ROE was at its lowest in in the March 2020 quarter at -11.45%.
Average
3.58%
Median
6.11%
Minimum
-10.35%
Maximum
10.37%
Kobe Steel, Ltd. (KBSTF) ROE by Quarter and Year
Discovering the peaks and valleys of Kobe Steel, Ltd. ROE, unveiling quarterly and yearly fluctuations to gain insights into the company’s financial performance and market dynamics, offering valuable data for investors and analysts alike.
Maximum Annual Increase = 125.31%
Maximum Annual ROE = 10.37%
Minimum Annual Increase = -348.84%
Minimum Annual ROE = -10.35%
| Year | ROE | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10.34% | -0.24% |
| 2024 | 10.37% | 30.59% |
| 2023 | 7.94% | 7.74% |
| 2022 | 7.37% | 125.31% |
| 2021 | 3.27% | -131.59% |
| 2020 | -10.35% | -313.05% |
| 2019 | 4.86% | -42.89% |
| 2018 | 8.51% | -348.84% |
| 2017 | -3.42% | 9.78% |
| 2016 | -3.12% | -127.95% |
Kobe Steel, Ltd. (KBSTF) Average ROE
How has KBSTF ROE performed in the past?
The current ROE of Kobe Steel, Ltd. (KBSTF) is less than than its 3-year, less than than its 5-year, and less than than its 10-year historical averages
3-year avg
9.55%
5-year avg
7.86%
10-year avg
3.58%
Kobe Steel, Ltd. (KBSTF) ROE vs. Peers
How is KBSTF’s ROE compared to its peers?
Kobe Steel, Ltd.’s ROE is less than SSAB AB (publ) (7.22%), less than Aurubis AG (12.72%), less than Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd. (7.11%), less than PT United Tractors Tbk (19.51%), less than Aurubis AG (12.72%), less than SSAB AB (publ) (7.22%), less than Kumba Iron Ore Limited (27.65%), less than Vallourec S.A. (15.28%), less than PT United Tractors Tbk (19.51%), less than Voestalpine AG (1.65%),
| Company | ROE | Market cap |
|---|---|---|
| 7.22% | $7.23B | |
| 12.72% | $5.31B | |
| 7.11% | $1.66B | |
| 19.51% | $6.64B | |
| 12.72% | $5.45B | |
| 7.22% | $7.18B | |
| 27.65% | $6.60B | |
| 15.28% | $4.38B | |
| 19.51% | $5.81B | |
| 1.65% | $3.76B |
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