Ajinomoto
Financial history
- Revenue · FYE Mar 2026
- ¥1.58tn
- Operating profit · FYE Mar 2026
- ¥199bn
- Net profit · FYE Mar 2026
- ¥135bn
- Total assets
- ¥1.81tn
- Long-term series
- 1971–2026
Ajinomoto: long-term performance & turning pointsSales (revenue) and profit-margin ratio
Sales (¥ bn)Net margin (%)| Fiscal year | Unit | 1971 *1 FYE Mar | 1972 *1 FYE Mar | 1973 *1 FYE Mar | 1974 *1 FYE Mar | 1975 *1 FYE Mar | 1978 FYE Mar | 1979 FYE Mar | 1980 FYE Mar | 1981 FYE Mar | 1982 FYE Mar | 1983 FYE Mar | 1984 FYE Mar | 1985 FYE Mar | 1986 FYE Mar | 1987 FYE Mar | 1988 FYE Mar | 1989 FYE Mar | 1990 FYE Mar | 1991 FYE Mar | 1992 FYE Mar | 1993 FYE Mar | 1994 FYE Mar | 1995 FYE Mar | 1996 FYE Mar | 1997 FYE Mar | 1998 FYE Mar | 1999 FYE Mar | 2000 *2 FYE Mar | 2001 *2 FYE Mar | 2002 *2 FYE Mar | 2003 *2 FYE Mar | 2004 *2 FYE Mar | 2005 *2 FYE Mar | 2006 *2 FYE Mar | 2007 *2 FYE Mar | 2008 *2 FYE Mar | 2009 *2 FYE Mar | 2010 *2 FYE Mar | 2011 *2 FYE Mar | 2012 *2 FYE Mar | 2013 *2 FYE Mar | 2014 *2 FYE Mar | 2015 *2 FYE Mar | 2016 *2 FYE Mar | 2017 *2 FYE Mar | 2018 *2 FYE Mar | 2019 *2 FYE Mar | 2020 *2 FYE Mar | 2021 *2 FYE Mar | 2022 *2 FYE Mar | 2023 *2 FYE Mar | 2024 *2 FYE Mar | 2025 *2 FYE Mar | 2026 *2 FYE Mar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | JPY | ¥125bn | ¥135bn | ¥145bn | ¥200bn | ¥259bn | ¥358bn | ¥366bn | ¥384bn | ¥420bn | ¥445bn | ¥470bn | ¥482bn | ¥511bn | ¥515bn | ¥481bn | ¥483bn | ¥510bn | ¥542bn | ¥594bn | ¥677bn | ¥687bn | ¥675bn | ¥726bn | ¥751bn | ¥788bn | ¥836bn | ¥815bn | ¥829bn | ¥909bn | ¥944bn | ¥988bn | ¥1.04tn | ¥1.07tn | ¥1.11tn | ¥1.16tn | ¥1.22tn | ¥1.19tn | ¥1.17tn | ¥1.21tn | ¥1.20tn | ¥985bn | ¥951bn | ¥1.01tn | ¥1.18tn | ¥1.09tn | ¥1.11tn | ¥1.11tn | ¥1.10tn | ¥1.07tn | ¥1.15tn | ¥1.36tn | ¥1.44tn | ¥1.53tn | ¥1.58tn |
| YoY | % | — | +7.6% | +7.7% | +38.0% | +29.1% | — | +2.2% | +4.9% | +9.5% | +5.8% | +5.8% | +2.6% | +5.9% | +0.8% | -6.6% | +0.5% | +5.5% | +6.3% | +9.6% | +14.0% | +1.5% | -1.8% | +7.5% | +3.5% | +5.0% | +6.0% | -2.6% | +1.8% | +9.5% | +3.9% | +4.7% | +5.2% | +3.2% | +3.2% | +4.7% | +5.0% | -2.2% | -1.6% | +3.1% | -0.9% | -17.7% | -3.4% | +5.8% | +17.6% | -7.8% | +2.1% | 0.0% | -1.3% | -2.6% | +7.3% | +18.3% | +5.9% | +6.3% | +3.5% |
| Operating profit | JPY | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ¥71bn | ¥60bn | ¥64bn | ¥61bn | ¥41bn | ¥64bn | ¥69bn | ¥73bn | ¥71bn | ¥63bn | ¥75bn | ¥91bn | ¥97bn | ¥79bn | ¥54bn | ¥49bn | ¥101bn | ¥125bn | ¥149bn | ¥147bn | ¥114bn | ¥199bn |
| YoY | % | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -15.0% | +5.8% | -5.2% | -32.6% | +56.9% | +8.4% | +4.6% | -1.9% | -12.2% | +19.2% | +22.1% | +6.5% | -18.8% | -31.9% | -9.0% | +107.2% | +23.2% | +19.5% | -1.5% | -22.3% | +74.9% |
| Ordinary profit | JPY | ¥6.6bn | ¥6.0bn | ¥8.0bn | ¥11bn | ¥9.3bn | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ¥56bn | ¥57bn | ¥68bn | ¥72bn | ¥61bn | ¥62bn | ¥56bn | ¥26bn | ¥68bn | ¥71bn | ¥76bn | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net profit | JPY | ¥4.2bn | ¥4.1bn | ¥4.5bn | ¥5.3bn | ¥5.3bn | ¥8.2bn | ¥11bn | ¥12bn | ¥14bn | ¥10bn | ¥11bn | ¥13bn | ¥15bn | ¥15bn | ¥14bn | ¥17bn | ¥16bn | ¥14bn | ¥12bn | ¥11bn | ¥11bn | ¥10bn | ¥12bn | ¥10bn | ¥15bn | ¥18bn | ¥13bn | ¥18bn | -¥12bn | ¥31bn | ¥33bn | ¥36bn | ¥45bn | ¥35bn | ¥30bn | ¥28bn | -¥10bn | ¥17bn | ¥30bn | ¥42bn | ¥48bn | ¥42bn | ¥46bn | ¥63bn | ¥53bn | ¥60bn | ¥30bn | ¥19bn | ¥59bn | ¥76bn | ¥94bn | ¥87bn | ¥70bn | ¥135bn |
| YoY | % | — | -2.7% | +10.0% | +16.1% | +1.3% | — | +31.7% | +12.0% | +15.7% | -27.9% | +6.9% | +20.4% | +15.4% | 0.0% | -4.7% | +15.4% | -4.8% | -10.8% | -13.6% | -12.4% | +7.5% | -8.8% | +12.5% | -11.1% | +47.1% | +17.0% | -26.3% | +33.3% | -165.3% | — | +5.4% | +9.4% | +23.8% | -22.1% | -13.5% | -6.6% | -136.2% | — | +83.1% | +37.2% | +15.8% | -12.8% | +10.2% | +36.6% | -17.2% | +14.5% | -50.7% | -36.5% | +216.0% | +27.4% | +24.2% | -7.3% | -19.4% | +91.9% |
| Operating margin | % | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.6% | 5.4% | 5.5% | 5.0% | 3.4% | 5.5% | 5.7% | 6.1% | 7.2% | 6.6% | 7.4% | 7.7% | 8.9% | 7.1% | 4.8% | 4.4% | 9.4% | 10.8% | 11.0% | 10.2% | 7.4% | 12.6% |
| Net margin | % | 3.4% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 2.6% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 3.0% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 3.4% | 3.1% | 2.6% | 2.0% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 1.6% | 2.1% | -1.3% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 4.2% | 3.2% | 2.6% | 2.3% | -0.9% | 1.4% | 2.5% | 3.5% | 4.9% | 4.4% | 4.6% | 5.4% | 4.8% | 5.4% | 2.7% | 1.7% | 5.5% | 6.6% | 6.9% | 6.1% | 4.6% | 8.5% |
- *1 Kaisha Nenkan (Company Yearbook), 1976 edition — first- and second-half figures combined
- *2 Securities report
Cost structure Cost of sales SG&A Operating profit Operating margin
Where each yen of revenue goes — cost of sales, SG&A and what is left as operating profit (¥ bn, stacked)
| Fiscal year | Unit | 2005 *1 FYE Mar | 2006 *1 FYE Mar | 2007 *1 FYE Mar | 2008 *1 FYE Mar | 2009 *1 FYE Mar | 2010 *1 FYE Mar | 2011 *1 FYE Mar | 2012 *1 FYE Mar | 2013 *1 FYE Mar | 2014 *1 FYE Mar | 2015 *1 FYE Mar | 2016 *1 FYE Mar | 2017 *1 FYE Mar | 2018 *1 FYE Mar | 2019 *1 FYE Mar | 2020 *1 FYE Mar | 2021 *1 FYE Mar | 2022 *1 FYE Mar | 2023 *1 FYE Mar | 2024 *1 FYE Mar | 2025 *1 FYE Mar | 2026 *1 FYE Mar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | JPY | ¥1.07tn | ¥1.11tn | ¥1.16tn | ¥1.22tn | ¥1.19tn | ¥1.17tn | ¥1.21tn | ¥1.20tn | ¥985bn | ¥951bn | ¥1.01tn | ¥1.18tn | ¥1.09tn | ¥1.11tn | ¥1.11tn | ¥1.10tn | ¥1.07tn | ¥1.15tn | ¥1.36tn | ¥1.44tn | ¥1.53tn | ¥1.58tn |
| YoY | % | — | +3.1% | +4.7% | +5.0% | -2.2% | -1.6% | +3.1% | -0.9% | -17.7% | -3.4% | +5.8% | +17.6% | -7.8% | +2.1% | 0.0% | -1.3% | -2.6% | +7.3% | +18.2% | +5.9% | +6.3% | +3.5% |
| Cost of sales | JPY | ¥761bn | ¥795bn | ¥828bn | ¥857bn | ¥833bn | ¥786bn | ¥805bn | ¥794bn | ¥601bn | ¥636bn | ¥660bn | ¥769bn | ¥704bn | ¥720bn | ¥719bn | ¥696bn | ¥665bn | ¥723bn | ¥889bn | ¥928bn | ¥980bn | ¥987bn |
| SG&A | JPY | ¥242bn | ¥251bn | ¥267bn | ¥299bn | ¥316bn | ¥321bn | ¥334bn | ¥331bn | ¥313bn | ¥293bn | ¥273bn | ¥326bn | ¥293bn | ¥316bn | ¥341bn | ¥355bn | ¥305bn | ¥301bn | ¥321bn | ¥365bn | ¥437bn | ¥398bn |
| Operating profit | JPY | ¥71bn | ¥60bn | ¥64bn | ¥61bn | ¥41bn | ¥64bn | ¥69bn | ¥73bn | ¥71bn | ¥63bn | ¥75bn | ¥91bn | ¥97bn | ¥79bn | ¥54bn | ¥49bn | ¥101bn | ¥125bn | ¥149bn | ¥147bn | ¥114bn | ¥199bn |
| YoY | % | — | -14.9% | +5.8% | -5.1% | -32.5% | +56.8% | +8.3% | +4.6% | -1.9% | -12.2% | +19.1% | +22.2% | +6.4% | -18.7% | -31.8% | -9.1% | +107.3% | +23.2% | +19.6% | -1.5% | -22.3% | +75.0% |
| Operating margin | % | 6.6% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.0% | 3.4% | 5.5% | 5.7% | 6.1% | 7.2% | 6.6% | 7.4% | 7.7% | 8.9% | 7.1% | 4.8% | 4.4% | 9.4% | 10.8% | 11.0% | 10.2% | 7.4% | 12.6% |
| Change | pp | — | -1.1pp | 0.0pp | -0.5pp | -1.6pp | +2.1pp | +0.2pp | +0.4pp | +1.1pp | -0.6pp | +0.8pp | +0.3pp | +1.2pp | -1.8pp | -2.3pp | -0.4pp | +5.0pp | +1.4pp | +0.2pp | -0.8pp | -2.8pp | +5.2pp |
- *1 Securities report (yuka shoken hokokusho), as filed
Balance sheet Total assets Equity Interest-bearing debt Equity ratio
Total assets, equity and interest-bearing debt (¥ bn), with the equity ratio (%)
| Fiscal year | Unit | 2005 *1 FYE Mar | 2006 *1 FYE Mar | 2007 *1 FYE Mar | 2008 *1 FYE Mar | 2009 *1 FYE Mar | 2010 *1 FYE Mar | 2011 *1 FYE Mar | 2012 *1 FYE Mar | 2013 *1 FYE Mar | 2014 *1 FYE Mar | 2015 *1 FYE Mar | 2016 *1 FYE Mar | 2017 *1 FYE Mar | 2018 *1 FYE Mar | 2019 *1 FYE Mar | 2020 *1 FYE Mar | 2021 *1 FYE Mar | 2022 *1 FYE Mar | 2023 *1 FYE Mar | 2024 *1 FYE Mar | 2025 *1 FYE Mar | 2026 *1 FYE Mar |
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| Total assets | JPY | ¥904bn | ¥997bn | ¥1.06tn | ¥1.10tn | ¥1.06tn | ¥1.08tn | ¥1.08tn | ¥1.10tn | ¥1.09tn | ¥1.09tn | ¥1.26tn | ¥1.26tn | ¥1.34tn | ¥1.43tn | ¥1.39tn | ¥1.35tn | ¥1.43tn | ¥1.46tn | ¥1.51tn | ¥1.77tn | ¥1.72tn | ¥1.81tn |
| YoY | % | — | +10.4% | +6.4% | +3.7% | -3.9% | +2.3% | -0.4% | +1.8% | -0.5% | +0.1% | +14.8% | +0.6% | +5.9% | +6.7% | -2.3% | -2.9% | +5.7% | +1.8% | +3.8% | +17.0% | -2.7% | +5.3% |
| Equity | JPY | ¥467bn | ¥529bn | ¥563bn | ¥628bn | ¥585bn | ¥603bn | ¥608bn | ¥650bn | ¥692bn | ¥656bn | ¥670bn | ¥620bn | ¥698bn | ¥641bn | ¥611bn | ¥539bn | ¥620bn | ¥687bn | ¥769bn | ¥815bn | ¥747bn | — |
| YoY | % | — | +13.2% | +6.6% | +11.5% | -6.9% | +3.0% | +0.9% | +6.9% | +6.4% | -5.2% | +2.1% | -7.4% | +12.6% | -8.1% | -4.8% | -11.7% | +15.1% | +10.7% | +11.9% | +6.0% | -8.3% | — |
| Interest-bearing debt | JPY | ¥136bn | ¥146bn | ¥166bn | ¥164bn | ¥148bn | ¥161bn | ¥131bn | ¥127bn | ¥137bn | ¥156bn | ¥141bn | ¥162bn | ¥334bn | ¥156bn | ¥148bn | ¥132bn | ¥153bn | ¥140bn | ¥132bn | ¥202bn | ¥218bn | ¥213bn |
| Equity ratio | % | 51.7% | 53.0% | 53.1% | 57.1% | 55.3% | 55.7% | 56.4% | 59.3% | 63.4% | 60.0% | 53.3% | 49.1% | 52.2% | 45.0% | 43.8% | 39.8% | 43.3% | 47.1% | 50.8% | 46.1% | 43.4% | — |
| Change | pp | — | +1.3pp | +0.1pp | +4.0pp | -1.8pp | +0.4pp | +0.7pp | +2.9pp | +4.1pp | -3.4pp | -6.7pp | -4.2pp | +3.1pp | -7.2pp | -1.2pp | -4.0pp | +3.5pp | +3.8pp | +3.7pp | -4.7pp | -2.7pp | — |
- *1 Securities report (yuka shoken hokokusho), as filed
Cash flow Operating CF Investing CF Financing CF
Cash generated by operations, spent on investment and raised or repaid in financing (¥ bn)
| Fiscal year | Unit | 2002 *1 FYE Mar | 2003 *1 FYE Mar | 2004 *1 FYE Mar | 2005 *1 FYE Mar | 2006 *1 FYE Mar | 2007 *1 FYE Mar | 2008 *1 FYE Mar | 2009 *1 FYE Mar | 2010 *1 FYE Mar | 2011 *1 FYE Mar | 2012 *1 FYE Mar | 2013 *1 FYE Mar | 2014 *1 FYE Mar | 2015 *1 FYE Mar | 2016 *1 FYE Mar | 2017 *1 FYE Mar | 2018 *1 FYE Mar | 2019 *1 FYE Mar | 2020 *1 FYE Mar | 2021 *1 FYE Mar | 2022 *1 FYE Mar | 2023 *1 FYE Mar | 2024 *1 FYE Mar | 2025 *1 FYE Mar | 2026 *1 FYE Mar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating CF | JPY | ¥58bn | ¥57bn | ¥65bn | ¥83bn | ¥55bn | ¥76bn | ¥51bn | ¥52bn | ¥106bn | ¥113bn | ¥93bn | ¥89bn | ¥63bn | ¥109bn | ¥125bn | ¥108bn | ¥127bn | ¥123bn | ¥115bn | ¥166bn | ¥146bn | ¥118bn | ¥168bn | ¥210bn | ¥239bn |
| YoY | % | — | -1.8% | +13.1% | +28.0% | -33.4% | +37.3% | -32.1% | +0.5% | +104.9% | +6.4% | -17.2% | -5.2% | -28.8% | +73.4% | +14.6% | -13.7% | +17.2% | -2.7% | -6.8% | +44.2% | -12.1% | -19.2% | +42.9% | +24.9% | +14.0% |
| Investing CF | JPY | -¥37bn | -¥50bn | -¥36bn | -¥34bn | -¥84bn | -¥68bn | -¥28bn | -¥62bn | -¥63bn | -¥46bn | -¥42bn | ¥15bn | -¥63bn | -¥140bn | -¥54bn | -¥142bn | -¥99bn | -¥73bn | -¥67bn | -¥66bn | -¥62bn | -¥30bn | -¥132bn | -¥77bn | -¥84bn |
| Financing CF | JPY | -¥26bn | -¥6.6bn | -¥14bn | -¥27bn | ¥6.6bn | -¥5.5bn | -¥18bn | -¥2.1bn | -¥18bn | -¥26bn | -¥37bn | -¥74bn | -¥55bn | ¥53bn | -¥3.3bn | ¥16bn | -¥24bn | -¥79bn | -¥52bn | -¥60bn | -¥123bn | -¥111bn | -¥6.8bn | -¥138bn | -¥226bn |
| Cash & equivalents | JPY | ¥57bn | ¥56bn | ¥70bn | ¥93bn | ¥75bn | ¥81bn | ¥83bn | ¥68bn | ¥95bn | ¥134bn | ¥147bn | ¥185bn | ¥130bn | ¥165bn | ¥218bn | ¥181bn | ¥188bn | ¥154bn | ¥142bn | ¥182bn | ¥151bn | ¥133bn | ¥172bn | ¥165bn | ¥107bn |
| YoY | % | — | -1.5% | +24.8% | +33.7% | -19.2% | +8.5% | +2.1% | -18.5% | +40.2% | +40.7% | +9.6% | +26.0% | -29.6% | +27.0% | +31.9% | -16.8% | +3.7% | -18.2% | -7.8% | +28.2% | -16.6% | -12.3% | +29.2% | -3.9% | -35.2% |
- *1 Securities report (yuka shoken hokokusho), as filed
Key ratios Operating margin Net margin ROE Equity ratio
Profitability and balance-sheet strength (%). ROE uses year-end equity.
| Fiscal year | Unit | 2002 *1 FYE Mar | 2003 *1 FYE Mar | 2004 *1 FYE Mar | 2005 *1 FYE Mar | 2006 *1 FYE Mar | 2007 *1 FYE Mar | 2008 *1 FYE Mar | 2009 *1 FYE Mar | 2010 *1 FYE Mar | 2011 *1 FYE Mar | 2012 *1 FYE Mar | 2013 *1 FYE Mar | 2014 *1 FYE Mar | 2015 *1 FYE Mar | 2016 *1 FYE Mar | 2017 *1 FYE Mar | 2018 *1 FYE Mar | 2019 *1 FYE Mar | 2020 *1 FYE Mar | 2021 *1 FYE Mar | 2022 *1 FYE Mar | 2023 *1 FYE Mar | 2024 *1 FYE Mar | 2025 *1 FYE Mar | 2026 *1 FYE Mar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | % | — | — | — | 6.6% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.0% | 3.4% | 5.5% | 5.7% | 6.1% | 7.2% | 6.6% | 7.4% | 7.7% | 8.9% | 7.1% | 4.8% | 4.4% | 9.4% | 10.8% | 11.0% | 10.2% | 7.4% | 12.6% |
| Change | pp | — | — | — | — | -1.1pp | 0.0pp | -0.5pp | -1.6pp | +2.1pp | +0.2pp | +0.4pp | +1.1pp | -0.6pp | +0.8pp | +0.3pp | +1.2pp | -1.8pp | -2.3pp | -0.4pp | +5.0pp | +1.4pp | +0.2pp | -0.8pp | -2.8pp | +5.2pp |
| Net margin | % | 3.3% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 4.2% | 3.2% | 2.6% | 2.3% | -0.9% | 1.4% | 2.5% | 3.5% | 4.9% | 4.4% | 4.6% | 5.4% | 4.8% | 5.4% | 2.7% | 1.7% | 5.5% | 6.6% | 6.9% | 6.1% | 4.6% | 8.5% |
| Change | pp | — | +0.1pp | +0.1pp | +0.7pp | -1.0pp | -0.6pp | -0.3pp | -3.2pp | +2.3pp | +1.1pp | +1.0pp | +1.4pp | -0.5pp | +0.2pp | +0.8pp | -0.6pp | +0.6pp | -2.7pp | -1.0pp | +3.8pp | +1.1pp | +0.3pp | -0.8pp | -1.5pp | +3.9pp |
| ROE | % | — | — | — | 9.6% | 6.6% | 5.4% | 4.5% | -1.7% | 2.8% | 5.0% | 6.4% | 7.0% | 6.4% | 6.9% | 10.2% | 7.5% | 9.4% | 4.9% | 3.5% | 9.6% | 11.0% | 12.2% | 10.7% | 9.4% | — |
| Change | pp | — | — | — | — | -3.0pp | -1.2pp | -0.9pp | -6.2pp | +4.5pp | +2.2pp | +1.4pp | +0.6pp | -0.6pp | +0.5pp | +3.3pp | -2.7pp | +1.9pp | -4.5pp | -1.4pp | +6.1pp | +1.4pp | +1.2pp | -1.5pp | -1.3pp | — |
| Equity ratio | % | — | — | — | 51.7% | 53.0% | 53.1% | 57.1% | 55.3% | 55.7% | 56.4% | 59.3% | 63.4% | 60.0% | 53.3% | 49.1% | 52.2% | 45.0% | 43.8% | 39.8% | 43.3% | 47.1% | 50.8% | 46.1% | 43.4% | — |
| Change | pp | — | — | — | — | +1.3pp | +0.1pp | +4.0pp | -1.8pp | +0.4pp | +0.7pp | +2.9pp | +4.1pp | -3.4pp | -6.7pp | -4.2pp | +3.1pp | -7.2pp | -1.2pp | -4.0pp | +3.5pp | +3.8pp | +3.7pp | -4.7pp | -2.7pp | — |
- *1 Securities report (yuka shoken hokokusho), as filed
Reporting basis
Which accounting standard each fiscal year was filed under. Figures are not strictly comparable across a change of standard.
| Fiscal year | Unit | 2001 *1 FYE Mar | 2002 *1 FYE Mar | 2003 *1 FYE Mar | 2004 *1 FYE Mar | 2005 *1 FYE Mar | 2006 *1 FYE Mar | 2007 *1 FYE Mar | 2008 *1 FYE Mar | 2009 *1 FYE Mar | 2010 *1 FYE Mar | 2011 *1 FYE Mar | 2012 *1 FYE Mar | 2013 *1 FYE Mar | 2014 *1 FYE Mar | 2015 *1 FYE Mar | 2016 *1 FYE Mar | 2017 *1 FYE Mar | 2018 *1 FYE Mar | 2019 *1 FYE Mar | 2020 *1 FYE Mar | 2021 *1 FYE Mar | 2022 *1 FYE Mar | 2023 *1 FYE Mar | 2024 *1 FYE Mar | 2025 *1 FYE Mar | 2026 *1 FYE Mar |
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| Standard | JGAAP | JGAAP | JGAAP | JGAAP | JGAAP | JGAAP | JGAAP | JGAAP | JGAAP | JGAAP | JGAAP | JGAAP | IFRS | IFRS | IFRS | IFRS | IFRS | IFRS | IFRS | IFRS | IFRS | IFRS | IFRS | IFRS | IFRS | IFRS | |
| Basis | Consolidated | Consolidated | Consolidated | Consolidated | Consolidated | Consolidated | Consolidated | Consolidated | Consolidated | Consolidated | Consolidated | Consolidated | Consolidated | Consolidated | Consolidated | Consolidated | Consolidated | Consolidated | Consolidated | Consolidated | Consolidated | Consolidated | Consolidated | Consolidated | Consolidated | Consolidated |
- *1 Securities report (yuka shoken hokokusho), as filed
Yen–dollar exchange rate ¥ per US$1
Annual average, yen per one US dollar. Every figure above is in yen as filed — convert one using the rate of its own year, never today's. A higher line is a weaker yen.
| Fiscal year | Unit | 1949 *1 Cal. year | 1950 *1 Cal. year | 1951 *1 Cal. year | 1952 *1 Cal. year | 1953 *1 Cal. year | 1954 *1 Cal. year | 1955 *1 Cal. year | 1956 *1 Cal. year | 1957 *1 Cal. year | 1958 *1 Cal. year | 1959 *1 Cal. year | 1960 *1 Cal. year | 1961 *1 Cal. year | 1962 *1 Cal. year | 1963 *1 Cal. year | 1964 *1 Cal. year | 1965 *1 Cal. year | 1966 *1 Cal. year | 1967 *1 Cal. year | 1968 *1 Cal. year | 1969 *1 Cal. year | 1970 *1 Cal. year | 1971 *1 Cal. year | 1972 *2 Cal. year | 1973 *3 Cal. year | 1974 *3 Cal. year | 1975 *3 Cal. year | 1976 *3 Cal. year | 1977 *3 Cal. year | 1978 *3 Cal. year | 1979 *3 Cal. year | 1980 *4 Cal. year | 1981 *4 Cal. year | 1982 *4 Cal. year | 1983 *4 Cal. year | 1984 *4 Cal. year | 1985 *4 Cal. year | 1986 *4 Cal. year | 1987 *4 Cal. year | 1988 *4 Cal. year | 1989 *4 Cal. year | 1990 *4 Cal. year | 1991 *4 Cal. year | 1992 *4 Cal. year | 1993 *4 Cal. year | 1994 *4 Cal. year | 1995 *4 Cal. year | 1996 *4 Cal. year | 1997 *4 Cal. year | 1998 *4 Cal. year | 1999 *4 Cal. year | 2000 *4 Cal. year | 2001 *4 Cal. year | 2002 *4 Cal. year | 2003 *4 Cal. year | 2004 *4 Cal. year | 2005 *4 Cal. year | 2006 *4 Cal. year | 2007 *4 Cal. year | 2008 *4 Cal. year | 2009 *4 Cal. year | 2010 *4 Cal. year | 2011 *4 Cal. year | 2012 *4 Cal. year | 2013 *4 Cal. year | 2014 *4 Cal. year | 2015 *4 Cal. year | 2016 *4 Cal. year | 2017 *4 Cal. year | 2018 *4 Cal. year | 2019 *4 Cal. year | 2020 *4 Cal. year | 2021 *4 Cal. year | 2022 *4 Cal. year | 2023 *4 Cal. year | 2024 *4 Cal. year | 2025 *4 Cal. year | 2026 *4,5 Cal. year |
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| Rate | ¥/US$ | ¥360.00 | ¥360.00 | ¥360.00 | ¥360.00 | ¥360.00 | ¥360.00 | ¥360.00 | ¥360.00 | ¥360.00 | ¥360.00 | ¥360.00 | ¥360.00 | ¥360.00 | ¥360.00 | ¥360.00 | ¥360.00 | ¥360.00 | ¥360.00 | ¥360.00 | ¥360.00 | ¥360.00 | ¥360.00 | ¥360.00 | ¥308.00 | ¥274.00 | ¥293.00 | ¥299.00 | ¥292.00 | ¥257.00 | ¥201.00 | ¥230.00 | ¥226.69 | ¥220.55 | ¥249.06 | ¥237.48 | ¥237.53 | ¥238.53 | ¥168.52 | ¥144.60 | ¥128.13 | ¥137.98 | ¥144.81 | ¥134.51 | ¥126.67 | ¥111.18 | ¥102.22 | ¥94.05 | ¥108.77 | ¥121.02 | ¥130.89 | ¥113.84 | ¥107.74 | ¥121.52 | ¥125.28 | ¥115.92 | ¥108.16 | ¥110.15 | ¥116.28 | ¥117.77 | ¥103.33 | ¥93.53 | ¥87.77 | ¥79.78 | ¥79.79 | ¥97.60 | ¥105.84 | ¥121.02 | ¥108.84 | ¥112.16 | ¥110.40 | ¥109.01 | ¥106.78 | ¥109.78 | ¥131.37 | ¥140.51 | ¥151.50 | ¥149.65 | ¥158.16 |
| YoY | % | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -14.4% | -11.0% | +6.9% | +2.0% | -2.3% | -12.0% | -21.8% | +14.4% | -1.4% | -2.7% | +12.9% | -4.6% | 0.0% | +0.4% | -29.4% | -14.2% | -11.4% | +7.7% | +4.9% | -7.1% | -5.8% | -12.2% | -8.1% | -8.0% | +15.7% | +11.3% | +8.2% | -13.0% | -5.4% | +12.8% | +3.1% | -7.5% | -6.7% | +1.8% | +5.6% | +1.3% | -12.3% | -9.5% | -6.2% | -9.1% | 0.0% | +22.3% | +8.4% | +14.3% | -10.1% | +3.1% | -1.6% | -1.3% | -2.0% | +2.8% | +19.7% | +7.0% | +7.8% | -1.2% | +5.7% |
- *1 1949-1971: Fixed Bretton Woods peg ¥360/$ (Dodge Line 1949; Smithsonian ¥308 from Dec 1971).
- *2 1972: Smithsonian peg ¥308/$ (held until Feb 1973 float).
- *3 1973-1979: JIL (Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training) g0001.xlsx — fiscal-year (Apr–Mar) basis, integer-rounded. PROVISIONAL; upgrade to BOJ FXERM07 calendar-year later.
- *4 1980-2026: Bank of Japan stat-search FM08'FXERM07 (Tokyo market, USD/JPY spot, 17:00 fixing, monthly average) — calendar-year average of monthly averages.
- *5 Provisional — part-year average, not a full calendar year.
All figures are in Japanese yen as filed. Where a foreign-currency comparison is needed elsewhere on this site, yen amounts are converted at the average rate of each figure's own year — not today's rate. Exchange rates & sources →
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