Keyence | Sustainability Performance
Designs and manufactures advanced automation sensors, vision systems, and measuring instruments.
1974
Japan
10,001+ employees
Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
$1B - 10B in revenue
$1B - 10B in profitability
Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark
#320
Overall#12
in Japan#4
in Mechanical & Industrial EngineeringSustainability Maturity
Sustainability Intent
Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste managementWater managementGovernance
TargetsESG scores and exclusionsB-corp & CDPFinancial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projectionsAsset manager exclusion
CO2 scope 1 + 2
Leading
Waste generated
Leading
Market cap
Revenue
R&D intensity
Carbon emissions
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Industry rank: 1 out of 109
Total CO2 emissions
(CO2e tonnes)
Industry rank: 1 out of 109
Scope 1
Scope 2 location based
Scope 3 downstream
Scope 3 upstream
Industry benchmark
(adj. for revenues)
(adj. for revenues)
Renewable electricity
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Industry rank: Beyond Top 100
Total electricity consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)
Industry rank: Beyond Top 100
Total electricity
Share of renewable electricity
Industry benchmark
Intensity
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Industry Benchmark
158.7
B/M 403.6
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Waste
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156.02025
Total waste generated (tonnes)
Total waste
Recovered & recycled
Not-recovered & not-recycled
Industry Benchmark
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Controversy level
- Keyence Corporation, Japanese factory automation/sensors major, has faced sustained Japanese FSA enforcement scrutiny over the contested historic compensation disclosure complexity at Keyence Japanese operations, plus periodic class actions over alleged inadequate disclosure of Chinese industrial automation customer demand changes affecting Japanese institutional shareholders.
Carbon emissions breakdown
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Water management
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Market cap
Revenue
EBITDA
Operating margin
Revenue & EBITDA
$7.8BFY2026 revenue
Total Annual
Revenue & EBITDA
($ B)
Annual revenue
EBITDA
3 year change
Margin trends
Margin as % of revenue
Gross margin
Operating margin
Net margin
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Free cashflow
Capex
R&D intensity
0.0%FY2026
R&D as % of revenue
R&D as % of revenue
Industry benchmark
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Return on invested capital
13.0%FY2026
Return on invested capital (ROIC)
Industry benchmark
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Analyst revenue estimates & actuals
Analyst consensus vs actuals
($ B)
Actual revenue
Consensus estimates
Estimate only
6.5
▲ 100504.0%
7.1
▼ 0.9%
7.8
▲ 2.3%
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Exclusions by region
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Institutions excluding by region out of total tracked institutions
Excluding institutions
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Institution name, type, screener label
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Carbon reduction policy
Not available
Human rights policy
Available
Recycling policy
Not available
Workplace health & safety policy
Available
33%
Independent Directors
3 out of 9 incl. management
Overall score
46
Environment
46
Social
66
Governance
25
Exclusion screening
Adult content
Not available
Alcoholic
Not available
Animal testing
Not available
Firearms
Not available
Tobacco
Not available
Gambling
Not available
Nuclear
Not available
CDP Scores
Climate Score
B
Water Score
Not disclosed
A
A-
B
B-
C
C-
D
D-
