Unicharm Corp (UNICY) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Nov 6, 2026: fair value (intrinsic value) of Unicharm Corp stock $3.18, price $3.23, that is 1.5% below the price, quality 68 out of 100. Rating: fairly valued. Calculated from audited financials with 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year. As of Nov 3, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $2.79 – $7.37 · fair‑value band $2.36 – $4.00 · the $3.23 price screens above the $3.18 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). As of Nov 3, 2026.
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Unicharm Corporation engages in the manufacturing and sale of pet care and related products in Japan and internationally. The company operates through Personal Care, Pet Care, and Others segments.
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It offers wellness care, feminine care, baby and child care products, as well as food-packaging materials, etc.
The company also provides napkin-type incontinence pads, pants-type diapers, tape-type diapers, pants-type specialized urine pads, and tape-type specialized urine pads under the Lifree brand name; specialized liners for incontinence care under the Charm Nap brand name; fabric and facial masks under the Chorittai and Chokaiteki Mask brand name; Home care products under Wave brand; and kitchen paper towel under the Cook Up brand name.
In addition, it offers pet food under the Pet Dog Genki, Pet Cat Genki, Grand Deli, Best Balance, Silver Spoon, Silver Plate, AllWell, and Physicalife brand names, as well as excrement cleanup sheets, disposable diapers, apparel-like absorption wear for excretion-care for dogs, and Deo-Sand series and Deo-Toilet system products for cats.
Further, the company provides feminine care products including feminine napkins, tampons, sanitary shorts, and panty liners under the Sofy and Silcot names; and disposable baby diaper under the Moony, Mamy Poko, Trepanman, and Oyasuminman brands.
Additionally, it is involved in recycling of disposable diapers, as well as offering products under RefF brand. Unicharm Corporation was incorporated in 1941 and is headquartered in Minato, Japan.
Stock analysis
Unicharm Corp (UNICY) currently trades at $3.23, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $3.18, so the stock looks roughly fairly valued today (gap 1.6%).
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Valuation
Bull case: the Growth DCF group reads highest at a median of $3.97 per share, and 13 of the 26 models we run sit above the $3.23 price.
Bear case: the Asset-Based group reads lowest at $0.3900, and 13 of the 26 models stay below the price. Data coverage for this calculation is high.
Scenario range: $2.36 (bear) to $4.00 (bull), the price of $3.23 sits inside it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 68/100 (solid quality), in the Consumer Defensive sector.
Healthy Growth: Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
Unicharm Corp reported revenue of ¥991B in FY2025 versus ¥783B in FY2021, a compound +6.1%/yr. Reported net income was ¥68.4B in FY2025, compounding −1.5%/yr from FY2021.
Key figures
Market cap $11.1B Large · P/E ratio 26.9 · P/S ratio 1.86 · EPS (TTM) $0.1200 · Dividend yield 2.0% · Net margin 6.9% · Return on equity 8.3% · Return on assets (EBIT) 11.4% (5-year average).
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 46 out of 100 (low confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 8% below its 52-week high and 16% above its 52-week low, currently above its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Consumer Defensive peers we cover trades at −26% fair-value upside, at −2%, UNICY screens cheaper than that median.
Fair Value models
Bear$2.36Fair Value $3.18Bull$4.00
Price $3.23 · Downside -1.5%
Model ⓘEach model values the company its own way (discounted cash flow, earnings, assets, dividends). The fair value above starts from their evidence-weighted blend, not from a single model. In cyclical trough or peak years, after dilution or a stock split it is adjusted afterwards, so it can sit above or below the models. Based on fiscal year 2025 figures (about 10 months old). Earnings retained since then ($0.1026 per share) are deliberately not added.Bear ⓘBear = the cautious scenario: the same model computed with conservative anchors (lower growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bull it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target.BaseBull ⓘBull = the optimistic scenario: the same model computed with favourable anchors (higher growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bear it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target. If a model's bull case is above four times its base value, the table shows that limit with a > sign (like the overall Bull above): beyond it no assumption holds.Coverage ⓘCoverage = how well-backed THIS model's estimate is for this stock (0–100): how complete and reliable its input data are, and how well the model fits the company. The final Fair Value is an evidence-weighted blend, so better-evidenced models count more. Green ≥70, amber 50–69, grey below 50.
Growth Quality ⓘGrowth is valuable only when reinvestment earns attractive returns (Aswath Damodaran): sustainable growth depends on return on capital, reinvestment and efficiency. Basis: total company revenue over the periods shown on the cards (3Y/5Y/all years), not per share, so a merger can show up as a growth jump; per-share earnings growth is in the value-creation card.72/100
Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
Revenue growth 1 year
+0.2%
Revenue growth 3 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+3.3%
Revenue growth 5 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+6.4%
Start year 2020 (pandemic). Over 10 years: +3.0% a year
Revenue growth 21 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+6.4%
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What shareholders gained per year (last 5 years), in JPY ⓘWhat the business itself delivers per year: earnings growth per share plus the dividend yield. This is what you get IF the market keeps valuing the stock the same way: it contains no assumption about the market changing its mind. Computed per share, so buybacks count and a merger does not pass as growth. For a company that pays no dividend it is pure earnings growth per share. Period: earnings growth per share as CAGR over the last 5 reported fiscal years (annual statements), plus the current dividend yield. The start value is the median of the three years around the start, so a single crisis year (a pandemic or a write-down) does not distort the rate. Measured in JPY: this currency has depreciated against the euro and dollar over the long run, so part of the nominal rate is currency erosion that never reaches a EUR/USD investor.
+8.1%
Earnings growth per share plus dividend.
Earnings per share, growth per year+6.1%
Dividend (yield on the price)2.0%
Pace: 5 vs 10 years ⓘTwo data points, not a trend model: earnings growth per share over the last 5 fiscal years against the last 10. Labelled "steady" when both rates are within 3 percentage points of each other, otherwise picking up or flattening. Shown only when ten years of history exist.6.1% vs 5.0%, steady
Profit margin 2020 to 2025 ⓘOperating margin then vs now, from reported annual statements. A falling margin after a boom year is the classic peak-earnings signal: the growth rate then leans on an inflated base.14% → 12%
Pace: the 5-year rate starts in 2020 (pandemic)
Growth Forecast
Little optimism in the price
The price assumes less growth than the company has delivered so far and less than analysts expect.
What the price assumes ⓘThis turns our valuation around: instead of asking what the share is worth, it asks what growth the current price requires. It uses the cash the company keeps after all spending (free cash flow), the same discount rate as our models, five years of growth, then slowing evenly to 2 % a year by year ten. Compared with the analysts' sales forecasts extended to the same five years (at least three analysts, for context only, it does not enter the Fair Value): within 3 percentage points counts as "in line" (amber), below that little optimism (green), above that a lot of optimism (red).
−1.0%
The company could shrink this much every year for the next five years and today's price would still be justified.
What forecasts expect ⓘAnalysts publish sales forecasts for the next two fiscal years. For the years after that, growth slows evenly to 2 % a year by year ten (2 % is the long-run rate our models use). Projected years are marked as such.
+3.9%
Yearly sales growth analysts expect, extended to five years.
After inflation (figures in JPY, Japan: IMF forecast 2.1% a year to 2030, 1.3% from 2016 to 2025) that is about −3.1% a year for the price and +1.8% for the forecasts.
News mood ⓘNews mood, the average tone of recent news (17 articles), rated against how stocks are usually covered. 🚀 Hype = unusually upbeat · 🙂 Positive = above average · 😐 Neutral = typical · 🙁 Negative = below average · 😨 Very negative = unusually downbeat. It reflects the tone of coverage, not our valuation.Positive
Recent news coverage is more positive than average.
AI conclusion: Unicharm pursues growth via a new AI strategy department and dedicated pet care units, yet the business shows no clear durable advantages and only moderate margins.
Main risk: Value-focused local challengers such as Nobel Hygiene, Swara Baby, Teddyy and retailer private labels like Amazon Supples could continue taking share from Unicharm in India, pressuring prices and margins in its core baby-care segment.
Bull case: Unicharm could leverage its new AI-driven marketing and pet-care units plus recycling innovations to accelerate premium and adjacent growth in Asia and offset any share loss in standard baby diapers.
Bear case: If local Indian and digital-first rivals keep gaining on price-sensitive segments while execution in pet care and new markets lags, Unicharm could face sustained margin pressure and slower overall growth in its key Asian expansion areas.
Unicharm is creating a new AIO strategy department in global marketing communications and dedicated units for pet food and pet toiletry brands. These moves coincide with ongoing product tweaks in core hygiene items like masks and tissues. Will the added focus on pet care and AI-driven marketing generate enough incremental growth to ease margin pressures across the business, or will execution challenges in new markets limit the impact?
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Peer GroupⓘHow this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.Household & Personal Products · 230 stocks
Beats the industry median on 10/15 measures
Overall it ranks above its industry peers.
Valuation
Quality Score68 · Top 25%
Fair Value upside−1.5% · Below median
Profitability
Return on equity (12 months)8.3% · Above median
Return on assets5.6% · Above median
Net margin (12 months)6.7% · Above median
Operating margin (12 months)13.1% · Above median
Growth and dividend
Revenue growth (quarter YoY)6.9% · Above median
Dividend yield (12 months)2.0% · Below median
Balance sheet
Debt / equity0.01× · Below median
Valuation Multiplesvs Household & Personal Products median · lower = cheaper
P/E (12 months)26.9× · Pricier than median
P/B2.21× · Pricier than median
P/S (12 months)1.82× · Pricier than median
Price / free cash flow (fiscal year)16.3× · Cheaper than median
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Frequently asked questions
Is Unicharm Corp (UNICY) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Nov 3, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of $3.18 versus a price of $3.23, about 2% lower (fairly valued).
What is the fair value of UNICY?
Our model-based fair value for Unicharm Corp is $3.18 (as of Nov 3, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price: $3.23.
What is the quality score of UNICY?
Unicharm Corp has a Quality Score of 68/100. It measures business quality (profitability, growth, cash flow, balance-sheet strength, investment discipline, share issuance). Market factors such as price momentum and volatility do not enter the number; they are shown separately in the detail view.
What is the price target for Unicharm Corp (UNICY)?
Our model-based price target is the fair value of $3.18 (as of Nov 3, 2026) from 26 valuation models. Cautious scenario $2.36, optimistic scenario $4.00. It is a calculation from audited fundamentals, not an analyst target.
What is the Unicharm Corp stock forecast for 2026?
Our models put fair value at $3.18, about 2% lower versus a price of $3.23 (fairly valued). Cautious scenario $2.36, optimistic scenario $4.00. The calculation is refreshed regularly with new filings.
What is the revenue of Unicharm Corp (UNICY)?
Unicharm Corp reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about ¥968B (latest available figure, as of Nov 3, 2026).
Does Unicharm Corp pay a dividend?
Unicharm Corp currently shows a dividend yield of 1.95% relative to its recent price (as of Nov 3, 2026).
How much is the dividend of Unicharm Corp (UNICY) and when is the ex-dividend date?
Unicharm Corp has a dividend yield of 2.0%. The last ex-dividend date was Jun 30, 2026. A dividend has been paid every year since at least 2010. The payout ratio is 50.2% of earnings. Free cash flow covers the dividend 3.14 times. Our assessment: Well covered. A low payout and the dividend is fully funded by free cash flow, a comfortable, sustainable dividend.
What growth is priced into Unicharm Corp (UNICY)?
For today's price to be fair in a discounted-cash-flow model, Unicharm Corp would have to grow free cash flow by -1.0 % per year for five years (discount rate 8.1 %, then slowing evenly to 2 % perpetual growth by year ten). Over the last 5 years revenue grew +6.4 % per year. As of Nov 3, 2026.
What discount rate (WACC) does the fair value of UNICY use?
Our models discount Unicharm Corp at 8.1 %: a base by market capitalisation (large), damped by beta 0.28, country premium for USA. The same rate applies in all 26 models.
What is a reverse DCF?
A reverse DCF turns the usual calculation around. Instead of deriving a value from assumptions, it takes today's price as given and asks: what free-cash-flow growth would a company have to deliver for exactly this price to be fair? The result is not a forecast but the expectation already priced in. For Unicharm Corp that is -1.0 % per year for five years, then slowing evenly to 2 % by year ten, using the same discount rate (8.1 %) and the same formula as our fair value.
How much growth has Unicharm Corp (UNICY) delivered so far?
Over the past 5 years revenue at Unicharm Corp grew +6.4 % a year. The price currently implies free-cash-flow growth of -1.0 % per year. Comparing the two shows how much confidence is in the price: if it demands more than has been delivered, the business has to accelerate for the maths to work.
How fast is the sector of Unicharm Corp (UNICY) growing?
The median revenue growth in the sector is +3.6 % a year. That is the yardstick for the growth priced into Unicharm Corp (-1.0 % per year): it shows whether the expectation is within the usual range or beyond it.
What is the free cash flow yield of Unicharm Corp (UNICY)?
The free-cash-flow yield on the price is 6.12 %: that much free cash flow Unicharm Corp produces per unit of market value. When it exceeds the discount rate of our models (8.1 %), the business already earns more than its cost of capital demands, and the price needs little additional growth.
What is the intrinsic value of Unicharm Corp (UNICY)?
Intrinsic value and fair value mean the same thing: what the business is worth on its numbers, independent of the share price. For Unicharm Corp it is $3.18 per share (as of Nov 3, 2026), against a price of $3.23. It is the blended result of 26 valuation models in 8 families (DCF Models, Earnings-Based, Dividend Discount, Multiples, Asset-Based, Growth DCF, Economic Profit, Growth Earnings).
Is Unicharm Corp stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of Nov 3, 2026, UNICY trades above its calculated fair value: price $3.23, fair value $3.18, a gap of about −2% (fairly valued). The calculation is refreshed with each new quarterly report, so the verdict can change during the year.
Is fair value the same as the market price of UNICY?
No. The price is what the market pays today ($3.23); the fair value is what the company's own numbers justify ($3.18). For Unicharm Corp the two are $0.0500 per share apart. That gap is exactly why we show both numbers side by side.
How much is Unicharm Corp worth?
The market values Unicharm Corp at about $11.1B (market capitalisation, as of Nov 3, 2026). Per share that is $3.23; our models calculate a fair value of $3.18 per share.
What do the bullish and bearish scenarios say about UNICY?
Our models span a range for Unicharm Corp: cautious scenario $2.36, base $3.18, optimistic $4.00 per share (as of Nov 3, 2026, price $3.23). The range comes from different growth and margin assumptions, not from analyst opinions.
What is the P/E ratio of UNICY?
Unicharm Corp trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.9 (as of Nov 3, 2026). A P/E on its own says little: it compares the price with ONE year of profit, while our fair value of $3.18 is built from several models across several years. Other multiples: PEG 1.5, P/B 2.2, P/S 1.8, EV/EBITDA 9.6.
What is the PEG ratio of UNICY?
The PEG ratio of Unicharm Corp is 1.47 (P/E divided by earnings growth, as of Nov 3, 2026). That is above 1, so the growth is already paid for in the price.
How solid is the balance sheet of Unicharm Corp (UNICY)?
Balance-sheet figures for Unicharm Corp (as of Nov 3, 2026): return on equity 8.3%, debt of 0.01 per unit of equity. They feed the Quality Score of 68/100, which measures business quality independently of the share price.
How far is UNICY from its 52-week high?
Unicharm Corp trades at $3.23, about 8% below its 52-week high of $3.52 and 16% above the low of $2.79 (as of Nov 6, 2026). Distance from the high says nothing about value: that is what the fair value of $3.18 is for.
Which stocks are comparable to Unicharm Corp?
From the same area (Consumer Defensive) we also value Colgate-Palmolive Company, Hindustan Unilever Limited, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc, Henkel AG, among others. Each of them has its own fair-value calculation on this site using the same models, so the comparison is like for like.
Is Unicharm Corp stock attractive at the current price?
The data as of Nov 3, 2026: price $3.23, calculated fair value $3.18 (−2%), Quality Score 68/100, from 26 models. Whether that fits your horizon and risk tolerance is your call. We provide the calculation, not investment advice.
How is the fair value of UNICY calculated?
We run Unicharm Corp through 26 models from 8 families: DCF Models, Earnings-Based, Dividend Discount, Multiples, Asset-Based, Growth DCF, Economic Profit, Growth Earnings. Every model gets the same audited fundamentals; the fair value of $3.18 builds on their evidence-weighted average, with the spread shown as a cautious and an optimistic scenario.
Is it still worth investing in stocks now?
The global stock market currently sits 13.0% above its aggregate fair value. Unicharm Corp itself currently trades above fair value. An expensive market is no reason to stay out and no reason to buy everything at once: keep a broad savings plan running, buy single stocks only with money you can do without, and hold part of your money liquid while the market is high. The full picture including sectors is on is it worth investing now.
What is the share price of Unicharm Corp (UNICY)?
The closing price on Nov 6, 2026 was $3.23. Our model-based fair value is $3.18, about 2% lower (fairly valued). We carry closing prices from our data provider, not a live tick.
What should I pay attention to with Unicharm Corp right now?
The price sits close to our fair value, market and models broadly agree here, little valuation tension. The price sits in the upper half of our model range, so the margin of safety is thin. The data supports the verdict: every model runs on fully documented inputs.
Where does the earnings growth of Unicharm Corp (UNICY) come from?
Earnings per share at Unicharm Corp grew +7.4 % a year from 2014 to 2025. Broken into its drivers: revenue per share +3.7 %, EBIT margin +2.3 %, tax rate +1.8 %, residual (interest, one-offs) −0.5 %. The four rates multiply to the earnings growth rate, they do not add up. Start and end are three-year averages so a single exceptional year does not distort the result.
Key figures of Unicharm Corp
How large is the market capitalisation of Unicharm Corp (UNICY)?
The market capitalisation of Unicharm Corp is $11.1B. The stock-market value of the whole company: share price times number of shares. It is what the market asks for the entire business today.
What is the P/S ratio of Unicharm Corp (UNICY)?
The price-to-sales ratio of Unicharm Corp is 1.86 (P/E × margin). Price to sales: market value relative to yearly revenue. Useful when profit is thin or distorted.
What are the earnings per share of Unicharm Corp (UNICY)?
Earnings per share at Unicharm Corp are $0.1200 (price ÷ EPS = P/E 26.9). Earnings per share over the last twelve months: total profit spread across every single share.
What is the dividend yield of Unicharm Corp (UNICY)?
The dividend yield of Unicharm Corp is 2.0% (payout 52.5%). Yearly dividend relative to the share price. 3% pays 3 per 100 invested. Below: how much of profit is used for it.
What is the net margin of Unicharm Corp (UNICY)?
The net margin of Unicharm Corp is 6.9% (fiscal year 2025). How much of every unit of revenue ends up as profit. 10% means 10 cents of profit per dollar of sales.
What is the return on equity of Unicharm Corp (UNICY)?
The return on equity (ROE) of Unicharm Corp is 8.3% (last twelve months). Profit relative to shareholders' equity, how efficiently the company works with its owners' money.
What is the EBIT return on assets of Unicharm Corp (UNICY)?
On an EBIT basis the return on assets of Unicharm Corp is 11.4% (avg 5y). Operating profit (EBIT) relative to everything the company owns, as a multi-year average. It describes the business model rather than one good or bad year.
What is the operating margin of Unicharm Corp (UNICY)?
The operating margin of Unicharm Corp is 13.1% (last twelve months). Profit from the core business (before interest and taxes) relative to revenue.
How fast is revenue growing at Unicharm Corp (UNICY)?
Revenue at Unicharm Corp is growing +6.9% versus a year earlier (3y avg +3.3%). How much revenue grew versus a year earlier (YoY). The 3-year average next to it puts the single year in context.
How fast are earnings growing at Unicharm Corp (UNICY)?
Earnings per share at Unicharm Corp are growing +27.9% versus a year earlier. How much earnings per share grew versus a year earlier.
How much net cash does Unicharm Corp (UNICY) hold?
Unicharm Corp holds more cash than debt, ¥242B net (fiscal year 2025). The company holds more cash than debt, a safety cushion.
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