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Rakuten Overview

About Rakuten

Rakuten is a leading e-commerce and fintech service provider in Japan. It has built up a comprehensive Rakuten ecosystem in Japan, including Rakuten Ichiba for e-commerce, Rakuten Travel, Rakuten Card, Rakuten Bank, Rakuten Securities, and became the fourth mobile network operator in Japan in April 2020. The loyalty program, Rakuten Super Points, has encouraged cross-use of services in its ecosystem. About 90% of its revenue is generated from the Japanese market.


Founded

1997

HQ

Japan

Employees

29.3K

Financials (LTM)

Revenue: $17B
EBITDA: $3B

EV

$9B

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Rakuten Financials

Rakuten reported last 12-month revenue of $17B and EBITDA of $3B.

In the same LTM period, Rakuten generated $15B in gross profit, $3B in EBITDA, and had net loss of ($841M).

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Rakuten P&L

In the most recent fiscal year, Rakuten reported revenue of $16B and EBITDA of $3B.

Rakuten is unprofitable as of last fiscal year, with EBITDA margin of 17% and net margin of (7%).

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LTMLast FY202320242025202620272028
Revenue$17B$16B$13B$14B$16B
Gross Profit$15B$15B
Gross Margin92%93%
EBITDA$3B$3B$930M$3B$2B
EBITDA Margin18%17%7%19%16%
EBIT Margin2%1%(10%)2%1%
Net Profit($841M)($1B)($2B)($1B)($1B)
Net Margin(5%)(7%)(16%)(7%)(7%)

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Rakuten Stock Performance

Rakuten has current market cap of $10B, and enterprise value of $9B.

Market Cap Evolution


Rakuten's stock price is $4.82.

Rakuten share price increased by 1.7% in the last 30 days, and decreased by 4.1% in the last year.

Rakuten has an EPS (earnings per share) of $-0.52.

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EVMarket CapPrice 1DPrice 1MPrice 3MPrice 12MEPS
$9B$10B-0.3%1.7%-7.6%-4.1%$-0.52

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Rakuten Valuation Multiples

Rakuten trades at 0.5x EV/Revenue multiple, and 2.9x EV/EBITDA.

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EV / Revenue (LTM)


Rakuten Financial Valuation Multiples

As of May 8, 2026, Rakuten has market cap of $10B and EV of $9B.

Rakuten has a P/E ratio of (12.4x).

LTMLast FY202320242025202620272028
EV/Revenue0.5x0.5x0.7x0.6x0.6x
EV/EBITDA2.9x3.1x9.4x3.1x3.5x
EV/EBIT22.5x93.5x(6.5x)26.1x96.0x
EV/Gross Profit0.6x0.6x
P/E(12.4x)(9.3x)(4.9x)(10.2x)(9.3x)
EV/FCF14.0x6.3x3.7x1.5x6.3x

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Rakuten Margins & Growth Rates

Rakuten grew revenue by 7% and EBITDA by 17% in the last fiscal year.

In the most recent fiscal year, Rakuten reported EBITDA margin of 17% and net margin of (7%).

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Rakuten Margins

Last FY202420252026202720282029
Gross Margin93%91%
EBITDA Margin17%19%16%19%
EBIT Margin1%2%1%5%
Net Margin(7%)(7%)(7%)(1%)
FCF Margin8%42%9%12%

Rakuten Growth Rates

FY+1/FY23/2424/2525/2626/2727/2828/29
Revenue Growth7%10%10%10%
Gross Profit Growth8%
EBITDA Growth17%202%(12%)35%
EBIT Growth905%(125%)(73%)933%
Net Profit Growth(79%)(52%)10%(79%)
FCF Growth54%154%(77%)54%

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Rakuten Operational KPIs

Rakuten's revenue per employee in the last FY averaged $0.6M, while opex per employee averaged $0.5M for the same period.

Rakuten's Rule of 40 is 29% (metric relevant for SaaS companies only, counted as combined revenue growth rate and EBITDA margin).

Rakuten's Rule of X is 45% (created by Bessemer, Rule of X is another metric to measure SaaS companies, ~1.5x stronger vs. the traditional Rule of 40, counted as revenue growth rate multiplied by 2.5 plus EBITDA margin).

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LTMLast FY202320242025202620272028
Rule of 4025%29%
Bessemer Rule of X36%45%
Revenue per Employee$0.6M
Opex per Employee$0.5M
Opex to Revenue97%110%98%99%

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Rakuten Competitors

Rakuten competitors include Chewy, Meesho, Lenskart, Alibaba Health, Wayfair, Nykaa, Vipshop, Zalando, LY Corporation and JD Health.

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EV/RevenueEV/EBITDA
Last FYLTM2027ELast FYLTM2027E
Chewy0.8x0.8x13.7x12.8x
Meesho6.8x6.6x(75.0x)(63.2x)
Lenskart12.9x9.7x58.6x49.5x
Alibaba Health1.7x1.5x32.8x25.0x
Wayfair0.9x0.9x14.7x14.1x
Nykaa8.9x7.6x147.1x101.6x
Vipshop0.2x0.2x2.2x2.3x
Zalando0.4x0.4x5.4x5.1x

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About Rakuten

When was Rakuten founded?Rakuten was founded in 1997.
Where is Rakuten headquartered?Rakuten is headquartered in Japan.
How many employees does Rakuten have?As of today, Rakuten has over 29K employees.
Who is the CEO of Rakuten?Rakuten's CEO is Hiroshi Mikitani.
Is Rakuten publicly listed?Yes, Rakuten is a public company listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange.
What is the stock symbol of Rakuten?Rakuten trades under 4755 ticker.
When did Rakuten go public?Rakuten went public in 2000.
Who are competitors of Rakuten?Rakuten main competitors include Chewy, Meesho, Lenskart, Alibaba Health, Wayfair, Nykaa, Vipshop, Zalando, LY Corporation, JD Health.
What is the current market cap of Rakuten?Rakuten's current market cap is $10B.
What is the current revenue of Rakuten?Rakuten's last 12 months revenue is $17B.
What is the current revenue growth of Rakuten?Rakuten revenue growth (NTM/LTM) is 7%.
What is the current EV/Revenue multiple of Rakuten?Current revenue multiple of Rakuten is 0.5x.
Is Rakuten profitable?Yes, Rakuten is EBITDA-positive (as of the last 12 months).
What is the current EBITDA of Rakuten?Rakuten's last 12 months EBITDA is $3B.
What is Rakuten's EBITDA margin?Rakuten's last 12 months EBITDA margin is 18%.
What is the current EV/EBITDA multiple of Rakuten?Current EBITDA multiple of Rakuten is 2.9x.
What is the current FCF of Rakuten?Rakuten's last 12 months FCF is $628M.
What is Rakuten's FCF margin?Rakuten's last 12 months FCF margin is 4%.
What is the current EV/FCF multiple of Rakuten?Current FCF multiple of Rakuten is 14.0x.
How many companies Rakuten has acquired to date?Rakuten hasn't acquired any companies yet (or none have been disclosed publicly).
In how many companies Rakuten has invested to date?Rakuten hasn't invested in any companies yet (or none have been disclosed publicly).

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