CJ Corp (001040) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Sep 23, 2026: fair value of CJ Corp KRW 196,982, price KRW 130,000, upside +51.5%, quality 50 out of 100. Calculated from audited financials with 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
- Fair value above price? Yes
- Good quality? Yes
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CJ Corp
001040 · KOCheap, value-trap riskThe stock looks deeply undervalued, but low quality raises value-trap risk.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year, dashed = 300-day average. As of Sep 24, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range 56,857 KRW – 228,292 KRW · fair‑value band 139,104 KRW – 308,009 KRW · the 130,000 KRW price screens below the 196,982 KRW fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). Dashed = 300-day average. As of Sep 24, 2026.
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Company profile
CJ Corporation engages in the food and food services, bio, logistics and retail, and entertainment and media businesses worldwide.
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CJ Corporation engages in the food and food services, bio, logistics and retail, and entertainment and media businesses worldwide. It manufactures and sells food and beverages, and functional flavoring; cultivates crops; operates restaurants and bar; wholesales, retails, and e-commerce sale of bay salt; process meats; produces and sells frozen and refrigerated processed foods; distributes food ingredients; and farms livestock, as well as manufactures and sells feeds. The company is involved in the wholesale and retail intermediary business; realty business; printing activities; logistics business; exhibition and event management; construction; freight terminal; storage and warehousing; manufacture and sale of equipment; sells advertising media; content production; management; music label; convergence culture; entertainment management; system integration and management; entrepreneurial investment; and life science research and development, as well as power generation and steam supply. In addition, it provides storage and delivery services; advertising services; manufactures and sells lysine and methionine; produces animation and video; sells telecommunication; produces and supplies broadcast programs; operates movie theaters; offers broadcasting, film, music, and performance services; business support services; and provides inland transportation services. Further, the company engages in record production and celebrity management; planning and production of performance; distribution of broadcast program; wholesale, retail, and e-commerce activities; retail of cosmetics; consultancy, development, and supply of software; rental business; research and development, and manufacture of enzyme; and real estate management, as well as warehouse and forwarding transportation arrangement. The company was incorporated in 1953 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.
Stock analysis
CJ Corp (001040) currently trades at 130,000 KRW, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is 196,982 KRW, implying the stock looks roughly 34.0% undervalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the Growth DCF group reads highest at a median of 1,328,848 KRW per share, and 9 of the 13 models we run sit above the 130,000 KRW price.
Bear case: the Earnings-Based group reads lowest at 48,362 KRW, and 4 of the 13 models stay below the price. Evidence for this calculation is medium.
Scenario range: 139,104 KRW (bear) to 308,009 KRW (bull), the price of 130,000 KRW sits below 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 50/100 (solid quality), in the Industrials sector.
Mixed Growth: Revenue is growing, but margins or cash flow do not fully confirm the trend.
CJ Corp reported revenue of 45.0T KRW in FY2025 versus 34.5T KRW in FY2021, a compound +6.9%/yr. Reported net income was 143B KRW in FY2025, compounding −15.0%/yr from FY2021.
Key figures
Market cap 4.6T KRW (≈ $3.2B) · P/S ratio 0.10 · Dividend yield 2.5% · Net margin 0.3% · Return on equity 1.1% · Return on assets (EBIT) 4.8% · Operating margin 4.0% · Revenue (TTM) 45.9T KRW.
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 47 out of 100 (low confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 43% below its 52-week high and 7% above its 52-week low, currently below its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Industrials peers we cover trades at 38% fair-value upside, at 52%, 001040 screens cheaper than that median.
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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.Conglomerates · 378 stocks
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