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KYB Corporation | Sustainability Performance

https://www.kyb.co.jp
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Manufactures hydraulic equipment and automotive components, supplying products for vehicle suspension and industrial machinery.

1919

Japan

10,001+ employees

Automotive

$1B - 10B in revenue

$25M - 100M in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#7865
Overall
#362
in Japan
#199
in Automotive

Sustainability Maturity

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Industry Rank

114 out of 364

Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementAir & land impactNature and biodiversityClimate risk
Social
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsExternalities
Governance
TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and Exclusions
Financial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections

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Renewable energy

4% 2024
Critical

Waste generated

19.1K tonnes, 2024
Aligned

Female employees

30% 2024
Aligned

Externalities

29.3M $, 2025
Laggard

Market cap

35.6T $, 2026▲12.8% YoY

Revenue

3.2B $, 2026▲9% YoY

R&D intensity

1.68% 2026

Renewable energy

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4%2024

Industry rank: 112 out of 364


Total energy consumption
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Industry rank: 112 out of 364

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Renewable electricity

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Industry rank: Beyond Top 100


Total electricity consumption
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(MWh, % of consumption)

Industry rank: Beyond Top 100

Total electricity

Share of renewable electricity

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Intensity


Waste generation intensity (tonnes /$M)
Industry Benchmark

6.5

B/M 4.9


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Female employees

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Share of female employees (%)

25
50
75
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Waste

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19.1K2024

Total waste generated (tonnes)

Total waste
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Controversy level


Very Low
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  • KYB Corporation suffered the historic October 2018 admitted data falsification scandal at the Sagamihara plant, affecting earthquake-rated dampers installed in approximately 1,000 Japanese buildings including hospitals, schools, and government facilities, triggering massive Japanese MLIT enforcement actions, mandatory replacement programs, and sustained Japanese institutional shareholder governance trust collapse affecting share price.
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Carbon emissions breakdown

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Climate risk

OverallAcuteChronic
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66High
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Biodiversity loss in km²

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Biodiversity loss in terms of the equivalent land affected (km²e)

Total biodiversity loss (km²e)
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Potential species loss

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Biodiversity impact

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Water management

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Air pollution

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Diversity & inclusion

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Pay gap breakdown

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Externalities

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Market cap

35.6T $, 2026▲12.8% YoY

Revenue

3.2B $, FY2026▲9% YoY

EBITDA

196.4M $, FY2026▼9.1% YoY

Operating margin

6% Industry: -8▲21.1% YoY

Revenue & EBITDA

$3.2BFY2026 revenue

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Revenue & EBITDA
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EBITDA
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Margin trends


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Gross margin
Operating margin
Net margin

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Free cashflow

179.1M 2025▲43.1% YoY

Capex

113.9M 2025▼44.4% YoY

Debt/equity ratio

0.5 Industry: 1▼NaN% YoY

R&D intensity

1.7%FY2026

R&D as % of revenue

Return on invested capital (ROIC)
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Return on invested capital

8.0%FY2026

Return on invested capital (ROIC)
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Analyst revenue estimates & actuals


Analyst consensus vs actuals
($ B)

Actual revenue
Consensus estimates
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3.0

▼ 6.7%

2024

2.9

▼ 2.6%

2025

3.2

▲ 0.3%

2026

540.0

2029

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Environmental policy coverage

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Human rights policy

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Recycling policy

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Workplace health & safety policy

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19%
Independent Directors

4 out of 21 incl. management

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Overall score

0

Environment

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Social

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Governance

0

Exclusion screening

Adult content

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Alcoholic

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Animal testing

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Firearms

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Nuclear

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SDG impact

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SDG impact (historical)

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Sustainability employees


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1


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