# Mizuho Financial Group Inc. Sponosred ADR (Japan) (MFG) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NYSE, United States. Sector: Financial Services / Banks. Price $9.54, market value $115.2 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 13.1×** (5-yr avg 0.0×, 3-yr avg 0.0×). Mizuho Financial Group Inc. Sponosred ADR (Japan) trades at 13.1× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 0.0×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Financial Services median in the September 2026 study was 13.1×. Forward P/E is 6.9×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.07**. A PEG of 0.07 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 4.0×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 4.0×.
- **Price / book: 1.6×**. The shares trade at 1.6× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: -11.5%**. Free cash flow is negative: the business is consuming cash, which is normal for heavy investment phases but a warning otherwise.
- **Earnings yield: 7.7%**. The inverse of the P/E: 7.7% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 13.2%**. 13.2% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 10.7%**. 10.7% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on assets: 0.5%**. Each dollar of assets produces 0.5% of profit; low single digits are normal for banks and insurers.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 7.6%** (3-yr 27.2%/yr, 5-yr 20.2%/yr). Revenue grew 7.6% over the last year, against 20.2% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 98.7%** (5-yr 15.2%/yr). Earnings per share rose 98.7%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.

## Financial health
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.92%** ($0.18 per share, trailing). Mizuho Financial Group Inc. Sponosred ADR (Japan) yields 1.92%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 32%**. 32% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 3**. 3 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 19.6%/yr** (1-yr 7.6%). The dividend has compounded at 19.6% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 4 years at that pace.
- **Shareholder yield: 4.1%**. Dividends plus net buybacks return 4.1% of the market value a year.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (2 analysts). 2 analysts cover Mizuho Financial Group Inc. Sponosred ADR (Japan); the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $11.64 (+22% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 41.3%** (YTD 30.3%, 3-mo -7.7%). The shares are up 41.3% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -17.0%** (47.9% above the low). Trading 17% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 35**. An RSI of 35 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.26** (volatility 33%). Beta of 1.26 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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