Hoya Corp
HYB
Company Profile
Business description
Founded in 1941 in Tokyo as an optical glass production plant, Hoya is one of the largest eyeglass lens manufacturers in the world. Leveraging its technology know-how in glass manufacturing, Hoya entered the mask blanks business in 1974. Now although its life care business accounts for 67% of its total revenue, almost half of its profit before tax comes from its higher-margin IT business.
Contact
6-10-1, Nishi-Shinjuku
20th Floor, Nittochi Nishi-Shinjuku Building
Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo160-8347
JPNT: +81 369114811
Sector
Healthcare
Stock type
Defensive
Industry
Medical Instruments & Supplies
Fiscal Year End
31 March 2026
Employees
4,172
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| All Ordinaries | 9,147.60 | 4.90 | -0.05% |
| CAC 40 | 7,896.93 | 71.69 | 0.92% |
| DAX 40 | 23,748.86 | 50.71 | 0.21% |
| Dow JONES (US) | 45,883.45 | 49.23 | 0.11% |
| FTSE 100 | 9,277.03 | 6.26 | -0.07% |
| HKSE | 26,446.56 | 58.40 | 0.22% |
| NASDAQ | 22,348.75 | 207.64 | 0.94% |
| Nikkei 225 | 44,932.56 | 164.44 | 0.37% |
| NZX 50 Index | 13,210.57 | 2.26 | 0.02% |
| S&P 500 | 6,615.28 | 30.99 | 0.47% |
| S&P/ASX 200 | 8,875.10 | 5.60 | -0.06% |
| SSE Composite Index | 3,860.50 | 10.09 | -0.26% |