Bridgestone Corporation engages in the manufacture and sale of a range of tires. The company supplies tires for trucks and buses, construction machinery and mining vehicles, industrial equipment, agricultural machinery, aircraft, and motorcycles. It…
Analysis
Hidden champion
Bridgestone Corporation is what we call a hidden champion: a strong business that the market is not pricing as one.
The price is attractive. You pay 8.8× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically attractive zone. At today's price, the market is assuming roughly -5% yearly growth; analysts expect 19%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.
The trajectory is moderate and the balance sheet is sturdy. The company scores 16/20 on our value-creation score: strong value creator.
Nothing is flagged here: no red or amber gates, no divergence between profits and cash. That is itself information: the numbers are straightforward. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.
360° rank · history
1007550250
Jan 202341
72
2023202420252026
All-time high
76
Mar 2026
All-time low
4
Jan 2025
Average rank
45
across all years
Detailed & Historical Ranks
Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.
Current202520242023
Price/Sales
43
39
36
42
Price/Earnings
40
45
57
54
Price/Book
48
47
44
47
Dividend Yield
95
51
70
63
Value (overall)
55
41
43
59
Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.