Kuraray
Financial history
- Revenue · FYE Dec 2025
- ¥808bn
- Operating profit · FYE Dec 2025
- ¥59bn
- Net profit · FYE Dec 2025
- ¥7.5bn
- Total assets
- ¥1.30tn
- Equity ratio
- 57.0%
- Long-term series
- 1971–2025
Kuraray: 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 | 1976 *2 FYE Mar | 1977 *2 FYE Mar | 1978 *2 FYE Mar | 1979 *2 FYE Mar | 1980 *2 FYE Mar | 1981 *2 FYE Mar | 1982 *2 FYE Mar | 1983 *2 FYE Mar | 1984 *2 FYE Mar | 1985 *2 FYE Mar | 1992 *2 FYE Mar | 1993 *2 FYE Mar | 1994 *2 FYE Mar | 1995 *2 FYE Mar | 1996 *2 FYE Mar | 1997 *2 FYE Mar | 1998 *2 FYE Mar | 1999 *2 FYE Mar | 2000 *2 FYE Mar | 2001 *2 FYE Mar | 2002 *3 FYE Mar | 2003 *3 FYE Mar | 2004 *3 FYE Mar | 2005 *3 FYE Mar | 2006 *3 FYE Mar | 2007 *3 FYE Mar | 2008 *3 FYE Mar | 2009 *3 FYE Mar | 2010 *3 FYE Mar | 2011 *3 FYE Mar | 2012 *3 FYE Mar | 2013 *3 FYE Mar | 2014 *3 FYE Mar | 2014 *3 FYE Dec | 2015 *3 FYE Dec | 2016 *3 FYE Dec | 2017 *3 FYE Dec | 2018 *3 FYE Dec | 2019 *3 FYE Dec | 2020 *3 FYE Dec | 2021 *3 FYE Dec | 2022 *3 FYE Dec | 2023 *3 FYE Dec | 2024 *3 FYE Dec | 2025 *3 FYE Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | JPY | ¥103bn | ¥117bn | ¥137bn | ¥171bn | ¥179bn | ¥173bn | ¥175bn | ¥165bn | ¥165bn | ¥191bn | ¥203bn | ¥195bn | ¥193bn | ¥206bn | ¥207bn | ¥356bn | ¥353bn | ¥327bn | ¥327bn | ¥331bn | ¥340bn | ¥348bn | ¥337bn | ¥316bn | ¥314bn | ¥306bn | ¥323bn | ¥332bn | ¥355bn | ¥375bn | ¥385bn | ¥418bn | ¥377bn | ¥333bn | ¥363bn | ¥369bn | ¥369bn | ¥413bn | ¥411bn | ¥522bn | ¥485bn | ¥518bn | ¥603bn | ¥576bn | ¥542bn | ¥629bn | ¥756bn | ¥781bn | ¥827bn | ¥808bn |
| YoY | % | — | +13.2% | +17.2% | +24.7% | +4.7% | -3.2% | +1.4% | -5.8% | +0.1% | +15.2% | +6.8% | -3.9% | -1.0% | +6.3% | +0.6% | — | -0.7% | -7.5% | +0.2% | +1.1% | +2.8% | +2.2% | -3.2% | -6.0% | -0.9% | -2.5% | +5.5% | +3.0% | +6.8% | +5.7% | +2.7% | +8.4% | -9.8% | -11.7% | +9.1% | +1.6% | +0.1% | +11.9% | — | +26.8% | -7.0% | +6.9% | +16.3% | -4.5% | -5.9% | +16.2% | +20.2% | +3.3% | +5.9% | -2.2% |
| Operating profit | JPY | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ¥38bn | ¥40bn | ¥48bn | ¥29bn | ¥31bn | ¥53bn | ¥55bn | ¥49bn | ¥50bn | ¥40bn | ¥66bn | ¥68bn | ¥76bn | ¥66bn | ¥54bn | ¥44bn | ¥72bn | ¥87bn | ¥76bn | ¥85bn | ¥59bn |
| YoY | % | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +5.0% | +19.7% | -39.1% | +4.1% | +74.1% | +3.0% | -10.1% | +0.6% | — | +64.0% | +2.6% | +12.7% | -13.9% | -17.6% | -18.3% | +63.2% | +20.5% | -13.3% | +12.7% | -30.8% |
| Ordinary profit | JPY | ¥3.4bn | ¥2.1bn | ¥2.9bn | ¥12bn | ¥1.0bn | -¥2.6bn | -¥1.8bn | -¥5.2bn | ¥1.7bn | ¥4.8bn | ¥3.5bn | ¥3.5bn | ¥2.3bn | ¥2.8bn | ¥3.7bn | ¥23bn | ¥21bn | ¥20bn | ¥22bn | ¥24bn | ¥27bn | ¥29bn | ¥27bn | ¥22bn | ¥23bn | — | — | — | — | ¥33bn | ¥37bn | ¥43bn | ¥27bn | ¥29bn | ¥51bn | ¥54bn | ¥49bn | ¥49bn | ¥40bn | ¥65bn | ¥66bn | ¥74bn | ¥61bn | ¥48bn | ¥40bn | ¥69bn | ¥84bn | ¥69bn | ¥82bn | ¥52bn |
| Net profit | JPY | ¥2.0bn | ¥1.4bn | ¥1.3bn | ¥5.2bn | ¥1.9bn | -¥0.8bn | -¥0.5bn | -¥3.2bn | ¥0.2bn | ¥0.6bn | ¥1.6bn | ¥1.8bn | ¥1.0bn | ¥1.2bn | ¥1.8bn | ¥12bn | ¥9.4bn | ¥8.2bn | ¥9.6bn | ¥11bn | ¥12bn | ¥14bn | ¥13bn | ¥7.5bn | ¥4.0bn | ¥2.8bn | ¥8.0bn | ¥15bn | ¥18bn | ¥21bn | ¥22bn | ¥26bn | ¥13bn | ¥16bn | ¥29bn | ¥31bn | ¥29bn | ¥29bn | ¥21bn | ¥36bn | ¥40bn | ¥54bn | ¥34bn | -¥1.9bn | ¥2.5bn | ¥37bn | ¥54bn | ¥42bn | ¥32bn | ¥7.4bn |
| YoY | % | — | -30.0% | -7.1% | +300.0% | -63.5% | -142.1% | — | — | — | +200.0% | +166.7% | +12.5% | -44.4% | +20.0% | +50.0% | — | -18.3% | -12.8% | +17.1% | +14.6% | +6.4% | +19.7% | -5.7% | -43.2% | -46.7% | -30.0% | +185.7% | +88.8% | +21.9% | +14.7% | +6.2% | +13.8% | -49.4% | +26.4% | +76.1% | +9.4% | -8.6% | +2.1% | — | +68.4% | +13.2% | +34.7% | -38.4% | -105.7% | — | +1388.0% | +46.0% | -21.9% | -25.2% | -76.7% |
| Operating margin | % | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10.2% | 10.4% | 11.5% | 7.8% | 9.2% | 14.6% | 14.8% | 13.3% | 12.0% | 9.8% | 12.7% | 14.0% | 14.7% | 10.9% | 9.4% | 8.2% | 11.5% | 11.5% | 9.7% | 10.3% | 7.3% |
| Net margin | % | 1.9% | 1.2% | 1.0% | 3.0% | 1.1% | -0.5% | -0.3% | -1.9% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 3.2% | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 4.0% | 3.9% | 2.4% | 1.3% | 0.9% | 2.5% | 4.5% | 5.2% | 5.6% | 5.8% | 6.1% | 3.4% | 4.9% | 7.9% | 8.5% | 7.8% | 7.1% | 5.2% | 6.8% | 8.3% | 10.5% | 5.6% | -0.3% | 0.5% | 5.9% | 7.2% | 5.4% | 3.8% | 0.9% |
- *1 Kaisha Nenkan (Company Yearbook), 1976 edition
- *2 Kaisha Nenkan (Company Yearbook)
- *3 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 | 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 | 2014 *1 FYE Dec | 2015 *1 FYE Dec | 2016 *1 FYE Dec | 2017 *1 FYE Dec | 2018 *1 FYE Dec | 2019 *1 FYE Dec | 2020 *1 FYE Dec | 2021 *1 FYE Dec | 2022 *1 FYE Dec | 2023 *1 FYE Dec | 2024 *1 FYE Dec | 2025 *1 FYE Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | JPY | ¥375bn | ¥385bn | ¥418bn | ¥377bn | ¥333bn | ¥363bn | ¥369bn | ¥369bn | ¥413bn | ¥411bn | ¥522bn | ¥485bn | ¥518bn | ¥603bn | ¥576bn | ¥542bn | ¥629bn | ¥756bn | ¥781bn | ¥827bn | ¥808bn |
| YoY | % | — | +2.7% | +8.4% | -9.8% | -11.7% | +9.1% | +1.6% | +0.1% | +11.9% | — | +26.8% | -7.0% | +6.9% | +16.3% | -4.5% | -5.9% | +16.2% | +20.2% | +3.2% | +5.9% | -2.2% |
| Cost of sales | JPY | ¥266bn | ¥276bn | ¥295bn | ¥276bn | ¥237bn | ¥244bn | ¥247bn | ¥249bn | ¥286bn | ¥294bn | ¥355bn | ¥318bn | ¥339bn | ¥410bn | ¥395bn | ¥376bn | ¥425bn | ¥515bn | ¥541bn | ¥559bn | ¥562bn |
| SG&A | JPY | ¥71bn | ¥69bn | ¥74bn | ¥72bn | ¥65bn | ¥67bn | ¥68bn | ¥71bn | ¥78bn | ¥77bn | ¥101bn | ¥100bn | ¥103bn | ¥127bn | ¥127bn | ¥121bn | ¥132bn | ¥155bn | ¥165bn | ¥182bn | ¥188bn |
| Operating profit | JPY | ¥38bn | ¥40bn | ¥48bn | ¥29bn | ¥30bn | ¥53bn | ¥55bn | ¥49bn | ¥50bn | ¥40bn | ¥66bn | ¥68bn | ¥76bn | ¥66bn | ¥54bn | ¥44bn | ¥72bn | ¥87bn | ¥75bn | ¥85bn | ¥59bn |
| YoY | % | — | +5.1% | +19.7% | -39.2% | +4.0% | +74.4% | +3.1% | -10.1% | +0.7% | — | +64.0% | +2.6% | +12.6% | -13.8% | -17.7% | -18.1% | +63.0% | +20.6% | -13.4% | +12.7% | -30.8% |
| Operating margin | % | 10.2% | 10.4% | 11.5% | 7.8% | 9.1% | 14.6% | 14.8% | 13.3% | 12.0% | 9.8% | 12.7% | 14.0% | 14.7% | 10.9% | 9.4% | 8.2% | 11.5% | 11.5% | 9.7% | 10.3% | 7.3% |
| Change | pp | — | +0.2pp | +1.1pp | -3.7pp | +1.3pp | +5.5pp | +0.2pp | -1.5pp | -1.3pp | — | +2.9pp | +1.3pp | +0.7pp | -3.8pp | -1.5pp | -1.2pp | +3.3pp | 0.0pp | -1.8pp | +0.6pp | -3.0pp |
- *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 | 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 | 2014 *1 FYE Dec | 2015 *1 FYE Dec | 2016 *1 FYE Dec | 2017 *1 FYE Dec | 2018 *1 FYE Dec | 2019 *1 FYE Dec | 2020 *1 FYE Dec | 2021 *1 FYE Dec | 2022 *1 FYE Dec | 2023 *1 FYE Dec | 2024 *1 FYE Dec | 2025 *1 FYE Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | JPY | ¥481bn | ¥509bn | ¥490bn | ¥472bn | ¥503bn | ¥507bn | ¥523bn | ¥587bn | ¥634bn | ¥692bn | ¥702bn | ¥725bn | ¥777bn | ¥947bn | ¥991bn | ¥1.05tn | ¥1.09tn | ¥1.22tn | ¥1.25tn | ¥1.29tn | ¥1.30tn |
| YoY | % | — | +5.7% | -3.6% | -3.8% | +6.6% | +0.9% | +3.1% | +12.2% | +8.0% | — | +1.5% | +3.4% | +7.1% | +21.9% | +4.7% | +6.1% | +3.7% | +12.0% | +2.7% | +2.9% | +1.0% |
| Equity | JPY | ¥339bn | ¥356bn | ¥342bn | ¥322bn | ¥335bn | ¥343bn | ¥360bn | ¥401bn | ¥452bn | ¥482bn | ¥497bn | ¥514bn | ¥558bn | ¥556bn | ¥526bn | ¥499bn | ¥560bn | ¥647bn | ¥715bn | ¥764bn | ¥743bn |
| YoY | % | — | +5.0% | -4.0% | -5.8% | +3.9% | +2.5% | +4.9% | +11.5% | +12.7% | — | +3.1% | +3.4% | +8.5% | -0.3% | -5.4% | -5.1% | +12.3% | +15.5% | +10.4% | +6.9% | -2.8% |
| Interest-bearing debt | JPY | ¥26bn | ¥28bn | ¥34bn | ¥71bn | ¥75bn | ¥66bn | ¥66bn | ¥69bn | ¥65bn | ¥74bn | ¥49bn | ¥50bn | ¥50bn | ¥167bn | ¥163bn | ¥241bn | ¥192bn | ¥214bn | ¥197bn | ¥166bn | ¥191bn |
| Equity ratio | % | 70.5% | 70.0% | 69.7% | 68.2% | 66.5% | 67.6% | 68.8% | 68.3% | 71.3% | 69.7% | 70.8% | 70.8% | 71.8% | 58.7% | 53.1% | 47.5% | 51.4% | 53.0% | 57.0% | 59.2% | 57.0% |
| Change | pp | — | -0.5pp | -0.3pp | -1.5pp | -1.7pp | +1.1pp | +1.2pp | -0.5pp | +3.0pp | — | +1.1pp | 0.0pp | +1.0pp | -13.1pp | -5.6pp | -5.6pp | +3.9pp | +1.6pp | +4.0pp | +2.2pp | -2.2pp |
- *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 | 2014 *1 FYE Dec | 2015 *1 FYE Dec | 2016 *1 FYE Dec | 2017 *1 FYE Dec | 2018 *1 FYE Dec | 2019 *1 FYE Dec | 2020 *1 FYE Dec | 2021 *1 FYE Dec | 2022 *1 FYE Dec | 2023 *1 FYE Dec | 2024 *1 FYE Dec | 2025 *1 FYE Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating CF | JPY | ¥19bn | ¥37bn | ¥31bn | ¥40bn | ¥33bn | ¥39bn | ¥56bn | ¥47bn | ¥81bn | ¥70bn | ¥43bn | ¥67bn | ¥61bn | ¥41bn | ¥93bn | ¥94bn | ¥85bn | ¥75bn | ¥96bn | ¥80bn | ¥78bn | ¥52bn | ¥129bn | ¥138bn | ¥99bn |
| YoY | % | — | +99.7% | -17.6% | +28.8% | -17.5% | +19.2% | +44.9% | -16.9% | +71.7% | -13.6% | -38.8% | +57.1% | -8.6% | — | +128.3% | +0.7% | -9.9% | -11.2% | +27.1% | -16.4% | -2.2% | -33.9% | +150.0% | +7.0% | -28.7% |
| Investing CF | JPY | -¥24bn | ¥17bn | -¥4.3bn | -¥45bn | -¥14bn | -¥29bn | -¥45bn | -¥42bn | -¥108bn | -¥39bn | -¥25bn | -¥64bn | ¥22bn | -¥106bn | -¥49bn | -¥49bn | -¥80bn | -¥187bn | -¥89bn | -¥64bn | -¥66bn | -¥69bn | -¥63bn | -¥76bn | -¥98bn |
| Financing CF | JPY | -¥21bn | -¥54bn | -¥13bn | ¥7.3bn | -¥7.8bn | -¥4.3bn | -¥33bn | ¥30bn | -¥2.8bn | -¥16bn | -¥12bn | -¥10bn | -¥15bn | -¥3.6bn | -¥24bn | -¥15bn | -¥17bn | ¥114bn | -¥1.5bn | ¥92bn | -¥47bn | -¥12bn | -¥65bn | -¥83bn | -¥16bn |
| Cash & equivalents | JPY | ¥13bn | ¥14bn | ¥7.0bn | ¥17bn | ¥28bn | ¥34bn | ¥12bn | ¥46bn | ¥16bn | ¥29bn | ¥35bn | ¥30bn | ¥101bn | ¥35bn | ¥55bn | ¥83bn | ¥70bn | ¥71bn | ¥76bn | ¥182bn | ¥151bn | ¥128bn | ¥134bn | ¥122bn | ¥108bn |
| YoY | % | — | +3.0% | -49.5% | +138.7% | +67.7% | +21.2% | -64.2% | +278.7% | -64.4% | +79.3% | +18.3% | -14.2% | +236.8% | — | +54.7% | +52.3% | -15.8% | +1.6% | +6.5% | +139.7% | -16.8% | -15.8% | +4.7% | -9.0% | -11.0% |
- *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 Dec | 2015 *1 FYE Dec | 2016 *1 FYE Dec | 2017 *1 FYE Dec | 2018 *1 FYE Dec | 2019 *1 FYE Dec | 2020 *1 FYE Dec | 2021 *1 FYE Dec | 2022 *1 FYE Dec | 2023 *1 FYE Dec | 2024 *1 FYE Dec | 2025 *1 FYE Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | % | — | — | — | — | 10.2% | 10.4% | 11.5% | 7.8% | 9.1% | 14.6% | 14.8% | 13.3% | 9.8% | 12.7% | 14.0% | 14.7% | 10.9% | 9.4% | 8.2% | 11.5% | 11.5% | 9.7% | 10.3% | 7.3% |
| Change | pp | — | — | — | — | — | +0.2pp | +1.1pp | -3.7pp | +1.3pp | +5.5pp | +0.2pp | -1.5pp | -3.5pp | +2.9pp | +1.3pp | +0.7pp | -3.8pp | -1.5pp | -1.2pp | +3.3pp | 0.0pp | -1.8pp | +0.6pp | -3.0pp |
| Net margin | % | 0.9% | 2.5% | 4.5% | 5.2% | 5.6% | 5.8% | 6.1% | 3.4% | 4.9% | 7.9% | 8.5% | 7.8% | 5.2% | 6.9% | 8.3% | 10.5% | 5.6% | -0.3% | 0.5% | 5.9% | 7.2% | 5.4% | 3.8% | 0.9% |
| Change | pp | — | +1.6pp | +2.0pp | +0.7pp | +0.4pp | +0.2pp | +0.3pp | -2.7pp | +1.5pp | +3.0pp | +0.6pp | -0.7pp | -2.6pp | +1.7pp | +1.4pp | +2.2pp | -4.9pp | -5.9pp | +0.8pp | +5.4pp | +1.3pp | -1.8pp | -1.6pp | -2.9pp |
| ROE | % | — | — | — | — | 6.2% | 6.3% | 7.5% | 4.0% | 4.9% | 8.4% | 8.7% | 7.2% | 4.4% | 7.2% | 7.9% | 9.8% | 6.0% | -0.4% | 0.5% | 6.6% | 8.4% | 5.9% | 4.2% | 1.0% |
| Change | pp | — | — | — | — | — | +0.1pp | +1.2pp | -3.5pp | +0.9pp | +3.5pp | +0.3pp | -1.5pp | -2.8pp | +2.8pp | +0.7pp | +1.9pp | -3.8pp | -6.4pp | +0.9pp | +6.1pp | +1.8pp | -2.5pp | -1.7pp | -3.2pp |
| Equity ratio | % | — | — | — | — | 70.5% | 70.0% | 69.7% | 68.2% | 66.5% | 67.6% | 68.8% | 68.3% | 69.7% | 70.8% | 70.8% | 71.8% | 58.7% | 53.1% | 47.5% | 51.4% | 53.0% | 57.0% | 59.2% | 57.0% |
| Change | pp | — | — | — | — | — | -0.5pp | -0.3pp | -1.5pp | -1.7pp | +1.1pp | +1.2pp | -0.5pp | +1.4pp | +1.1pp | 0.0pp | +1.0pp | -13.1pp | -5.6pp | -5.6pp | +3.9pp | +1.6pp | +4.0pp | +2.2pp | -2.2pp |
- *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 | 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 | 2014 *1 FYE Dec | 2015 *1 FYE Dec | 2016 *1 FYE Dec | 2017 *1 FYE Dec | 2018 *1 FYE Dec | 2019 *1 FYE Dec | 2020 *1 FYE Dec | 2021 *1 FYE Dec | 2022 *1 FYE Dec | 2023 *1 FYE Dec | 2024 *1 FYE Dec | 2025 *1 FYE Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | JGAAP | JGAAP | JGAAP | JGAAP | JGAAP | JGAAP | JGAAP | JGAAP | JGAAP | JGAAP | JGAAP | JGAAP | JGAAP | JGAAP | JGAAP | JGAAP | JGAAP | JGAAP | JGAAP | JGAAP | JGAAP | JGAAP | JGAAP | JGAAP | JGAAP | |
| 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 |
- *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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