Toyota Motor Corporation
Toyota was founded in 1937 as a spin-off of Toyoda Automatic Loom Works, the textile machinery company started by Sakichi Toyoda. The pivot to automobiles came under his son Kiichiro Toyoda, who studied production methods in Detroit before launching the AA passenger car. The Toyota Production System, codified through the post-war decades by Taiichi Ohno and Eiji Toyoda, became the template for lean manufacturing worldwide.
Toyota's Q1 2026 delivered $79.1B in revenue — up 1.9% versus the same quarter a year ago. Net margin held at 6.5%. Shares currently trade at a trailing P/E of 9.5, EV/EBITDA of 10.9 and a 3.5% dividend yield. Analyst consensus leans buy (1.78/5).
Toyota was founded in 1937 as a spin-off of Toyoda Automatic Loom Works, the textile machinery company started by Sakichi Toyoda. The pivot to automobiles came under his son Kiichiro Toyoda, who studied production methods in Detroit before launching the AA passenger car. The Toyota Production System, codified through the post-war decades by Taiichi Ohno and Eiji Toyoda, became the template for lean manufacturing worldwide.