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Founded by Takeda Chōbei I on Aug 1, 1781, in Doshōmachi.1
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Logo: Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons5
Japanese pharmaceutical company
The Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (武田薬品工業株式会社, Takeda Yakuhin Kōgyō kabushiki gaisha) [takeꜜda jakɯçiŋ koꜜːɡʲoː] is a Japanese multinational pharmaceutical company. It is the third largest pharmaceutical company in Asia, behind Sinopharm and Shanghai Pharmaceuticals, and one of the top 20 largest pharmaceutical companies in the world by revenue (top 10 following its merger with Shire).3 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
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The Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (武田薬品工業株式会社, Takeda Yakuhin Kōgyō kabushiki gaisha) [takeꜜda jakɯçiŋ koꜜːɡʲoː] is a Japanese multinational pharmaceutical company. It is the third largest pharmaceutical company in Asia, behind Sinopharm and Shanghai Pharmaceuticals, and one of the top 20 largest pharmaceutical companies in the world by revenue (top 10 following its merger with Shire). The company has over 49,578 employees worldwide and achieved US$19.299 billion in revenue during the 2018 fiscal year. The company is focused on oncology, rare diseases, neuroscience, gastroenterology, plasma-derived therapies and vaccines. Its headquarters is located in Chuo-ku, Osaka, and it has an office in Nihonbashi, Chuo, Tokyo. In January 2012, Fortune Magazine ranked the Takeda Oncology Company as one of the 100 best companies to work for in the United States. As of 2015, Christophe Weber was appointed as the CEO and president of Takeda. In 2026, Julie Kim was noted in a news item as "CEO-elect".3
From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from. Figures are in JPY, the currency the company reports in.
Out of 4.6T JPY in revenue.6
Out of 1.1T JPY of cash from operations.6
No quarterly figures reported.
Every line of the income statement in the latest annual report, as filed.14
| Period ending | 2026-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 4.5T JPY | 4.6T JPY | 4.3T JPY |
| Cost of sales | -1.6T JPY | -1.6T JPY | -1.4T JPY |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | -1.1T JPY | -1.1T JPY | -1.1T JPY |
| Research and development expenses | -675.9B JPY | -730.2B JPY | -729.9B JPY |
| Amortization and impairment losses on intangible assets associated with products | -633.5B JPY | -643.2B JPY | -652.1B JPY |
| Other operating income | 24.7B JPY | 26.2B JPY | 19.4B JPY |
| Other operating expenses | -559.0B JPY | -206.7B JPY | -206.5B JPY |
| Operating profit | 6.2B JPY | 342.6B JPY | 214.1B JPY |
| Finance income | 211.2B JPY | 46.5B JPY | 52.1B JPY |
| Finance expenses | -357.6B JPY | -210.1B JPY | -219.8B JPY |
| Share of profit (loss) of investments accounted for using the equity method | -2.2B JPY | -4.0B JPY | 6.5B JPY |
| Profit (loss) before tax | -142.4B JPY | 175.1B JPY | 52.8B JPY |
| Income tax (expenses) benefit | -9.8B JPY | -66.9B JPY | 91.4B JPY |
| Net profit (loss) for the year | -152.1B JPY | 108.1B JPY | 144.2B JPY |
| Owners of the Company | -152.4B JPY | 107.9B JPY | 144.1B JPY |
| Non-controlling interests | 264.0M JPY | 215.0M JPY | 130.0M JPY |
| Basic earnings (loss) per share (in JPY per share) | -96.75 JPY | 68.36 JPY | 92.09 JPY |
| Diluted earnings (loss) per share (in JPY per share) | -96.75 JPY | 67.23 JPY | 91.16 JPY |
No quarterly figures reported.
Every line of the balance sheet in the latest annual report, as filed.14
| Period ending | 2026-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property, plant and equipment | 2.1T JPY | 2.0T JPY | 2.0T JPY |
| Goodwill | 5.8T JPY | 5.3T JPY | |
| Intangible assets | 3.4T JPY | 3.6T JPY | 4.3T JPY |
| Investments accounted for using the equity method | 8.8B JPY | 10.8B JPY | |
| Other financial assets | 439.9B JPY | 351.1B JPY | |
| Other non-current assets | 77.0B JPY | 70.3B JPY | |
| Deferred tax assets | 546.3B JPY | 370.7B JPY | |
| Total non-current assets | 12.4T JPY | 11.7T JPY | |
| Inventories | 1.4T JPY | 1.2T JPY | |
| Trade and other receivables | 844.3B JPY | 709.5B JPY | |
| Other financial assets | 41.9B JPY | 20.5B JPY | |
| Income taxes receivable | 32.0B JPY | 15.8B JPY | |
| Other current assets | 162.6B JPY | 159.6B JPY | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 595.1B JPY | 385.1B JPY | 457.8B JPY |
| Assets held for sale | 18.0B JPY | 13.4B JPY | |
| Total current assets | 3.1T JPY | 2.5T JPY | |
| Total assets | 15.5T JPY | 14.2T JPY | |
| Bonds and loans | 4.4T JPY | 4.0T JPY | |
| Other financial liabilities | 571.2B JPY | 550.9B JPY | |
| Net defined benefit liabilities | 143.7B JPY | 135.4B JPY | |
| Provisions | 37.5B JPY | 35.2B JPY | |
| Other non-current liabilities | 99.8B JPY | 82.9B JPY | |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 26.8B JPY | 35.2B JPY | |
| Total non-current liabilities | 5.2T JPY | 4.8T JPY | |
| Bonds and loans | 512.2B JPY | 548.9B JPY | |
| Trade and other payables | 491.3B JPY | 475.5B JPY | |
| Other financial liabilities | 141.2B JPY | 219.1B JPY | |
| Income taxes payable | 97.9B JPY | 133.5B JPY | |
| Provisions | 998.5B JPY | 533.1B JPY | |
| Other current liabilities | 590.2B JPY | 596.3B JPY | |
| Liabilities held for sale | 818.0M JPY | 0 JPY | |
| Total current liabilities | 2.8T JPY | 2.5T JPY | |
| Total liabilities | 8.1T JPY | 7.3T JPY | |
| Share capital | 1.7T JPY | 1.7T JPY | |
| Share premium | 1.8T JPY | 1.8T JPY | |
| Treasury shares | -49.1B JPY | -74.8B JPY | |
| Retained earnings | 712.4B JPY | 1.2T JPY | |
| Other components of equity | 3.3T JPY | 2.4T JPY | |
| Other comprehensive income associated with assets held for sale | -2.8B JPY | 0 JPY | |
| Equity attributable to owners of the Company | 7.4T JPY | 6.9T JPY | |
| Non-controlling interests | 1.2B JPY | 895.0M JPY | |
| Total equity | 7.4T JPY | 6.9T JPY | 7.3T JPY |
| Total liabilities and equity | 15.5T JPY | 14.2T JPY |
Cash flow is reported year to date, not quarter by quarter, so there are no separate quarterly figures.
Every line of the cash flow in the latest annual report, as filed.14
| Period ending | 2026-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net profit (loss) for the year | -152.1B JPY | 108.1B JPY | 144.2B JPY |
| Depreciation and amortization | 721.1B JPY | 761.4B JPY | 728.0B JPY |
| Impairment losses | 145.7B JPY | 106.5B JPY | 150.0B JPY |
| Equity-settled share-based compensation | 72.8B JPY | 72.9B JPY | 70.9B JPY |
| Loss on sales and disposal of property, plant and equipment | 3.1B JPY | 4.5B JPY | 6.1B JPY |
| Gain on divestment of business and subsidiaries | -18.3B JPY | -10.2B JPY | -7.8B JPY |
| Change in fair value of financial assets and liabilities associated with contingent consideration arrangements, net | 1.0B JPY | -602.0M JPY | 20.8B JPY |
| Finance (income) and expenses, net | 146.4B JPY | 163.5B JPY | 167.8B JPY |
| Share of loss (profit) of investments accounted for using the equity method | 2.2B JPY | 4.0B JPY | -6.5B JPY |
| Income tax expenses (benefit) | 9.8B JPY | 66.9B JPY | -91.4B JPY |
| Decrease (increase) in trade and other receivables | -70.2B JPY | -59.0B JPY | 15.1B JPY |
| Increase in inventories | -61.3B JPY | -35.0B JPY | -115.7B JPY |
| Decrease in trade and other payables | -3.1B JPY | -7.1B JPY | -9.9B JPY |
| Increase (decrease) in provisions | 416.1B JPY | 45.2B JPY | -126.9B JPY |
| Decrease in other financial liabilities | -81.6B JPY | -3.5B JPY | -18.6B JPY |
| Settlement of forward exchange contracts, net | 129.7B JPY | 5.9B JPY | -46.6B JPY |
| Other, net | -47.3B JPY | -16.1B JPY | 39.0B JPY |
| Cash generated from operations | 1.2T JPY | 1.2T JPY | 918.4B JPY |
| Income taxes paid | -180.4B JPY | -170.6B JPY | -219.9B JPY |
| Tax refunds and interest on tax refunds received | 7.8B JPY | 20.2B JPY | 17.9B JPY |
| Net cash from operating activities | 1.0T JPY | 1.1T JPY | 716.3B JPY |
| Interest received | 17.4B JPY | 17.7B JPY | 11.2B JPY |
| Dividends received | 1.3B JPY | 635.0M JPY | 13.2B JPY |
| Acquisition of property, plant and equipment | -176.0B JPY | -200.8B JPY | -175.4B JPY |
| Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment | 6.5B JPY | 78.0M JPY | 8.6B JPY |
| Acquisition of intangible assets | -234.9B JPY | -147.0B JPY | -305.3B JPY |
| Acquisition of option to license | -3.7B JPY | -31.8B JPY | 0 JPY |
| Acquisition of investments | -15.9B JPY | -97.5B JPY | -6.8B JPY |
| Proceeds from sales and redemption of investments | 7.0B JPY | 29.4B JPY | 8.0B JPY |
| Acquisition of shares in associates | -623.0M JPY | -1.0B JPY | 0 JPY |
| Proceeds from sales of shares in associates | 880.0M JPY | 57.7B JPY | 0 JPY |
| Proceeds from sales of business, net of cash and cash equivalents divested | 33.3B JPY | 20.6B JPY | 20.0B JPY |
| Settlement of forward exchange contracts designated as net investment hedges, net | -1.5B JPY | -13.8B JPY | -33.3B JPY |
| Other, net | -2.8B JPY | -1.1B JPY | -4.0B JPY |
| Net cash used in investing activities | -369.1B JPY | -367.1B JPY | -463.9B JPY |
| Net increase (decrease) in short-term loans and commercial papers | -341.8B JPY | 27.5B JPY | 277.0B JPY |
| Proceeds from issuance of bonds and long-term loans | 586.1B JPY | 1.0T JPY | 100.0B JPY |
| Repayments of bonds and long-term loans | -200.4B JPY | -1.3T JPY | -320.9B JPY |
| Settlement of cross currency interest swaps related to bonds and loans | 0 JPY | 46.9B JPY | 60.1B JPY |
| Acquisition of treasury shares | -51.6B JPY | -51.9B JPY | -2.3B JPY |
| Interest paid | -121.4B JPY | -113.0B JPY | -100.4B JPY |
| Dividends paid | -311.9B JPY | -302.5B JPY | -287.2B JPY |
| Repayments of lease liabilities | -42.8B JPY | -45.2B JPY | -54.6B JPY |
| Other, net | -13.0B JPY | -16.6B JPY | -26.1B JPY |
| Net cash used in financing activities | -496.8B JPY | -751.4B JPY | -354.4B JPY |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 175.5B JPY | -61.3B JPY | -101.9B JPY |
| Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 34.5B JPY | -11.4B JPY | 26.2B JPY |
Founded by Takeda Chōbei I on Aug 1, 1781, in Doshōmachi.1
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Every filing from the last three years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.2
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