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Kurita Water Lifts Dividend and Buybacks as Profit Dips but Core Earnings Improve

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  • Kurita Water’s FY2026 net sales and operating profits rose, but profit attributable to owners fell over 20 percent, pressuring earnings per share.
  • The company boosted dividends, plans further hikes and share buybacks, and forecasts higher sales and a strong profit rebound for fiscal 2027.
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Kurita Water Lifts Dividend and Buybacks as Profit Dips but Core Earnings Improve

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An announcement from Kurita Water Industries ( (JP:6370) ) is now available.

Kurita Water Industries reported a 3.6% rise in net sales to ¥402.9 billion for the year ended March 31, 2026, with business and operating profits improving double digits, but profit attributable to owners of the parent fell 21.4% as discontinued operations and other factors weighed on bottom-line earnings, pulling basic EPS down to ¥145.34. Despite the earnings decline, equity attributable to shareholders edged higher, cash generation remained solid, and the board lifted the annual dividend from ¥92 to ¥112 per share and plans a further increase to ¥134, signaling confidence as it also moves ahead with treasury share purchases and forecasts FY2027 net sales of ¥425 billion and a sharp rebound in profit to ¥42 billion.

The most recent analyst rating on (JP:6370) stock is a Buy with a Yen7100.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Kurita Water Industries stock, see the JP:6370 Stock Forecast page.

More about Kurita Water Industries

Kurita Water Industries Ltd. is a Japan-based provider of water treatment solutions, listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The company supplies products and services for the electronics and general industrial sectors, focusing on water treatment chemicals, facilities, and maintenance, and has been reshaping its portfolio, including the classification of Pentagon Technologies Group, Inc. as discontinued operations.

Average Trading Volume: 500,671

Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy

Current Market Cap: Yen1015.5B

For detailed information about 6370 stock, go to TipRanks’ Stock Analysis page.

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