LY Corporation
Financial history
- Revenue · FYE Mar 2026
- ¥2.04tn
- Operating profit · FYE Mar 2026
- ¥341bn
- Net profit · FYE Mar 2026
- ¥194bn
- Total assets
- ¥11.2tn
- Equity ratio
- 20.4%
- Long-term series
- 1996–2026
LY Corporation: long-term performance & turning pointsSales (revenue) and profit-margin ratio
Sales (¥ bn)Net margin (%)| Fiscal year | Unit | 1996 *1 FYE Mar | 1997 *1 FYE Mar | 1998 *2 FYE Mar | 1999 *2 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 |
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| Revenue | JPY | ¥0.0bn | ¥0.4bn | ¥1.3bn | ¥1.9bn | ¥5.7bn | ¥13bn | ¥31bn | ¥59bn | ¥76bn | ¥118bn | ¥174bn | ¥213bn | ¥262bn | ¥266bn | ¥280bn | ¥292bn | ¥302bn | ¥343bn | ¥386bn | ¥396bn | ¥652bn | ¥854bn | ¥897bn | ¥955bn | ¥1.05tn | ¥1.21tn | ¥1.57tn | ¥1.67tn | ¥1.81tn | ¥1.92tn | ¥2.04tn |
| YoY | % | — | — | +207.3% | +50.8% | +197.5% | +128.3% | +141.5% | +87.9% | +28.3% | +55.5% | +47.5% | +22.4% | +23.3% | +1.4% | +5.3% | +4.5% | +3.3% | +13.5% | +12.6% | +2.5% | +64.8% | +30.9% | +5.1% | +6.4% | +10.3% | +14.5% | +30.0% | +6.7% | +8.5% | +5.7% | +6.2% |
| Operating profit | JPY | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ¥60bn | ¥82bn | ¥106bn | ¥125bn | ¥135bn | ¥144bn | ¥160bn | ¥165bn | ¥186bn | ¥197bn | ¥197bn | ¥225bn | ¥192bn | ¥186bn | ¥141bn | ¥152bn | ¥162bn | ¥190bn | ¥315bn | ¥208bn | ¥315bn | ¥341bn |
| YoY | % | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +36.4% | +29.4% | +17.5% | +7.9% | +6.8% | +11.0% | +3.4% | +13.0% | +5.9% | -0.1% | +14.1% | -14.7% | -3.2% | -24.4% | +8.4% | +6.4% | +16.9% | +66.0% | -33.8% | +51.3% | +8.3% |
| Ordinary profit | JPY | — | — | — | — | — | — | ¥10bn | ¥24bn | ¥41bn | ¥60bn | ¥80bn | ¥103bn | ¥122bn | ¥133bn | ¥143bn | ¥160bn | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net profit | JPY | -¥0.0bn | ¥0.0bn | ¥0.1bn | ¥0.2bn | ¥1.2bn | ¥2.9bn | ¥5.8bn | ¥12bn | ¥25bn | ¥37bn | ¥47bn | ¥58bn | ¥63bn | ¥75bn | ¥84bn | ¥92bn | ¥101bn | ¥115bn | ¥125bn | ¥124bn | ¥172bn | ¥137bn | ¥131bn | ¥79bn | ¥82bn | ¥70bn | ¥77bn | ¥179bn | ¥113bn | ¥153bn | ¥194bn |
| YoY | % | — | — | +178.3% | +185.9% | +530.1% | +153.9% | +98.2% | +106.9% | +106.7% | +47.2% | +28.8% | +23.2% | +8.1% | +19.3% | +11.8% | +10.3% | +9.1% | +14.4% | +8.8% | -1.3% | +38.9% | -20.5% | -4.0% | -40.0% | +3.8% | -14.1% | +10.3% | +131.3% | -36.7% | +35.6% | +26.3% |
| Operating margin | % | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51.1% | 47.3% | 50.0% | 47.6% | 50.7% | 51.4% | 54.6% | 54.6% | 54.4% | 51.1% | 49.8% | 34.5% | 22.5% | 20.7% | 14.7% | 14.5% | 13.4% | 12.1% | 18.8% | 11.5% | 16.4% | 16.8% |
| Net margin | % | — | 5.6% | 5.0% | 9.6% | 20.2% | 22.5% | 18.5% | 20.3% | 32.8% | 31.0% | 27.1% | 27.2% | 23.9% | 28.1% | 29.8% | 31.5% | 33.3% | 33.5% | 32.4% | 31.2% | 26.3% | 16.0% | 14.6% | 8.2% | 7.8% | 5.8% | 4.9% | 10.7% | 6.2% | 8.0% | 9.5% |
- *1 証券業報(11)(560)
- *2 Securities report
Cost structure Cost of sales SG&A Other operating costs 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 | ¥118bn | ¥174bn | ¥213bn | ¥262bn | ¥266bn | ¥280bn | ¥292bn | ¥302bn | ¥343bn | ¥386bn | ¥428bn | ¥652bn | ¥854bn | ¥897bn | ¥955bn | ¥1.05tn | ¥1.21tn | ¥1.57tn | ¥1.67tn | ¥1.81tn | ¥1.92tn | ¥2.04tn |
| YoY | % | — | +47.5% | +22.4% | +23.3% | +1.4% | +5.3% | +4.5% | +3.3% | +13.5% | +12.6% | +10.9% | +52.2% | +30.9% | +5.1% | +6.4% | +10.3% | +14.5% | +30.0% | +6.7% | +8.5% | +5.7% | +6.2% |
| Cost of sales | JPY | ¥8.9bn | ¥13bn | ¥8.5bn | ¥28bn | ¥28bn | ¥33bn | ¥29bn | ¥28bn | ¥36bn | ¥49bn | ¥86bn | ¥247bn | ¥374bn | ¥382bn | ¥409bn | ¥424bn | ¥432bn | ¥497bn | ¥511bn | ¥520bn | ¥530bn | ¥530bn |
| SG&A | JPY | ¥49bn | ¥79bn | ¥98bn | ¥109bn | ¥103bn | ¥103bn | ¥104bn | ¥109bn | ¥120bn | ¥140bn | ¥146bn | ¥180bn | ¥277bn | ¥340bn | ¥413bn | ¥468bn | ¥612bn | ¥896bn | ¥1.00tn | ¥1.09tn | ¥1.12tn | ¥1.22tn |
| Other operating costs | JPY | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ¥11bn | -¥11bn | -¥8.0bn | — | -¥0.6bn | -¥15bn | -¥157bn | -¥5.1bn | -¥43bn | -¥54bn |
| Operating profit | JPY | ¥60bn | ¥82bn | ¥106bn | ¥125bn | ¥135bn | ¥144bn | ¥160bn | ¥165bn | ¥186bn | ¥197bn | ¥197bn | ¥225bn | ¥192bn | ¥186bn | ¥141bn | ¥152bn | ¥162bn | ¥190bn | ¥315bn | ¥208bn | ¥315bn | ¥341bn |
| YoY | % | — | +36.5% | +29.3% | +17.5% | +7.9% | +6.8% | +11.0% | +3.4% | +12.9% | +5.9% | -0.1% | +14.1% | -14.6% | -3.2% | -24.4% | +8.4% | +6.5% | +16.9% | +66.0% | -33.8% | +51.3% | +8.3% |
| Operating margin | % | 51.1% | 47.3% | 50.0% | 47.6% | 50.7% | 51.4% | 54.6% | 54.6% | 54.3% | 51.1% | 46.0% | 34.5% | 22.5% | 20.7% | 14.7% | 14.5% | 13.4% | 12.1% | 18.8% | 11.5% | 16.4% | 16.8% |
| Change | pp | — | -3.8pp | +2.7pp | -2.4pp | +3.1pp | +0.7pp | +3.2pp | 0.0pp | -0.3pp | -3.2pp | -5.1pp | -11.5pp | -12.0pp | -1.8pp | -6.0pp | -0.2pp | -1.1pp | -1.3pp | +6.7pp | -7.3pp | +4.9pp | +0.4pp |
- *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 | 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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| Total assets | JPY | ¥29bn | ¥48bn | ¥82bn | ¥130bn | ¥191bn | ¥318bn | ¥370bn | ¥312bn | ¥418bn | ¥472bn | ¥562bn | ¥743bn | ¥843bn | ¥991bn | ¥1.34tn | ¥1.53tn | ¥2.52tn | ¥2.43tn | ¥3.93tn | ¥6.69tn | ¥7.11tn | ¥8.59tn | ¥9.04tn | ¥9.16tn | ¥11.2tn |
| YoY | % | — | +63.5% | +72.5% | +58.0% | +46.6% | +66.7% | +16.1% | -15.7% | +34.3% | +12.8% | +19.1% | +32.3% | +13.4% | +17.5% | +35.6% | +14.3% | +64.0% | -3.5% | +61.9% | +70.1% | +6.3% | +20.8% | +5.3% | +1.3% | +22.3% |
| Equity | JPY | ¥20bn | ¥30bn | ¥60bn | ¥96bn | ¥142bn | ¥192bn | ¥251bn | ¥236bn | ¥312bn | ¥385bn | ¥468bn | ¥551bn | ¥627bn | ¥733bn | ¥844bn | ¥931bn | ¥905bn | ¥726bn | ¥495bn | ¥2.38tn | ¥2.39tn | ¥2.52tn | ¥2.63tn | ¥2.58tn | ¥2.28tn |
| YoY | % | — | +50.7% | +96.2% | +60.6% | +48.3% | +35.0% | +30.3% | -5.7% | +32.1% | +23.3% | +21.6% | +17.7% | +13.7% | +17.0% | +15.2% | +10.3% | -2.8% | -19.8% | -31.8% | +379.5% | +0.5% | +5.6% | +4.2% | -1.9% | -11.4% |
| Interest-bearing debt | JPY | — | — | — | ¥0.3bn | ¥0.2bn | ¥70bn | ¥50bn | ¥30bn | ¥10bn | ¥0.0bn | ¥0.0bn | ¥0.0bn | ¥0.0bn | ¥11bn | ¥29bn | ¥105bn | ¥191bn | ¥215bn | ¥1.09tn | ¥1.39tn | ¥1.67tn | ¥1.91tn | ¥1.88tn | ¥1.69tn | ¥1.96tn |
| Equity ratio | % | 69.2% | 63.8% | 72.6% | 73.8% | 74.6% | 60.4% | 67.8% | 75.9% | 74.7% | 81.6% | 83.3% | 74.2% | 74.3% | 74.0% | 62.9% | 60.7% | 36.0% | 29.9% | 12.6% | 35.5% | 33.6% | 29.4% | 29.0% | 28.1% | 20.4% |
| Change | pp | — | -5.4pp | +8.8pp | +1.2pp | +0.8pp | -14.2pp | +7.4pp | +8.1pp | -1.2pp | +6.9pp | +1.7pp | -9.1pp | +0.1pp | -0.3pp | -11.1pp | -2.2pp | -24.7pp | -6.1pp | -17.3pp | +22.9pp | -1.9pp | -4.2pp | -0.4pp | -0.9pp | -7.7pp |
- *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 |
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| Operating CF | JPY | ¥6.1bn | ¥20bn | ¥26bn | ¥46bn | ¥60bn | ¥73bn | ¥81bn | ¥88bn | ¥140bn | ¥68bn | ¥100bn | ¥139bn | ¥133bn | ¥126bn | ¥105bn | ¥127bn | ¥75bn | ¥150bn | ¥242bn | ¥208bn | ¥266bn | ¥93bn | ¥316bn | ¥520bn | ¥663bn |
| YoY | % | — | +220.3% | +33.0% | +76.2% | +29.3% | +22.0% | +12.1% | +7.7% | +59.6% | -51.8% | +47.6% | +39.8% | -4.7% | -5.0% | -16.5% | +20.5% | -40.6% | +98.7% | +61.1% | -13.9% | +28.1% | -65.1% | +240.1% | +64.2% | +27.6% |
| Investing CF | JPY | -¥4.7bn | -¥3.8bn | -¥11bn | -¥17bn | -¥28bn | -¥160bn | -¥17bn | -¥54bn | -¥7.4bn | ¥12bn | -¥12bn | ¥51bn | -¥7.3bn | -¥73bn | -¥111bn | -¥57bn | ¥233bn | -¥212bn | -¥504bn | -¥12bn | -¥304bn | ¥320bn | -¥444bn | -¥506bn | -¥809bn |
| Financing CF | JPY | ¥0.0bn | -¥0.1bn | ¥1.2bn | ¥0.4bn | -¥3.0bn | ¥65bn | -¥26bn | -¥110bn | -¥31bn | -¥29bn | -¥19bn | -¥40bn | -¥53bn | -¥32bn | -¥49bn | ¥24bn | ¥21bn | -¥263bn | ¥596bn | -¥12bn | ¥92bn | ¥106bn | -¥81bn | -¥417bn | ¥153bn |
| Cash & equivalents | JPY | ¥7.3bn | ¥23bn | ¥40bn | ¥69bn | ¥98bn | ¥75bn | ¥113bn | ¥37bn | ¥138bn | ¥187bn | ¥255bn | ¥410bn | ¥483bn | ¥504bn | ¥449bn | ¥543bn | ¥868bn | ¥547bn | ¥880bn | ¥1.07tn | ¥1.13tn | ¥1.65tn | ¥1.42tn | ¥1.04tn | ¥1.07tn |
| YoY | % | — | +216.2% | +70.8% | +74.0% | +42.1% | -23.3% | +50.3% | -67.3% | +273.7% | +35.0% | +36.7% | +60.6% | +17.7% | +4.4% | -10.9% | +20.9% | +59.9% | -37.0% | +61.0% | +21.1% | +5.8% | +46.5% | -14.0% | -26.5% | +2.3% |
- *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 | % | — | — | — | 51.1% | 47.3% | 50.0% | 47.6% | 50.7% | 51.4% | 54.6% | 54.6% | 54.3% | 51.1% | 46.0% | 34.5% | 22.5% | 20.7% | 14.7% | 14.5% | 13.4% | 12.1% | 18.8% | 11.5% | 16.4% | 16.8% |
| Change | pp | — | — | — | — | -3.8pp | +2.7pp | -2.4pp | +3.1pp | +0.7pp | +3.2pp | 0.0pp | -0.3pp | -3.2pp | -5.1pp | -11.5pp | -12.0pp | -1.8pp | -6.0pp | -0.2pp | -1.1pp | -1.3pp | +6.7pp | -7.3pp | +4.9pp | +0.4pp |
| Net margin | % | 18.6% | 20.5% | 32.8% | 31.0% | 27.1% | 27.3% | 23.9% | 28.1% | 29.8% | 31.5% | 33.3% | 33.5% | 32.4% | 31.1% | 26.3% | 16.0% | 14.6% | 8.2% | 7.8% | 5.8% | 4.9% | 10.7% | 6.2% | 8.0% | 9.5% |
| Change | pp | — | +1.9pp | +12.3pp | -1.8pp | -3.9pp | +0.2pp | -3.4pp | +4.2pp | +1.7pp | +1.7pp | +1.8pp | +0.2pp | -1.1pp | -1.3pp | -4.8pp | -10.3pp | -1.4pp | -6.4pp | -0.4pp | -2.0pp | -0.9pp | +5.8pp | -4.5pp | +1.8pp | +1.5pp |
| ROE | % | 29.0% | 39.7% | 41.5% | 38.0% | 33.1% | 30.1% | 25.0% | 31.6% | 26.7% | 23.9% | 21.5% | 20.9% | 20.0% | 18.2% | 20.3% | 14.7% | 14.5% | 10.8% | 16.5% | 3.0% | 3.2% | 7.1% | 4.3% | 6.0% | 8.5% |
| Change | pp | — | +10.7pp | +1.8pp | -3.5pp | -4.9pp | -3.0pp | -5.1pp | +6.6pp | -4.9pp | -2.8pp | -2.4pp | -0.6pp | -0.9pp | -1.8pp | +2.1pp | -5.6pp | -0.2pp | -3.7pp | +5.7pp | -13.5pp | +0.2pp | +3.9pp | -2.8pp | +1.7pp | +2.5pp |
| Equity ratio | % | 69.2% | 63.8% | 72.6% | 73.8% | 74.6% | 60.4% | 67.8% | 75.9% | 74.7% | 81.6% | 83.3% | 74.2% | 74.3% | 74.0% | 62.9% | 60.7% | 36.0% | 29.9% | 12.6% | 35.5% | 33.6% | 29.4% | 29.0% | 28.1% | 20.4% |
| Change | pp | — | -5.4pp | +8.8pp | +1.2pp | +0.8pp | -14.2pp | +7.4pp | +8.1pp | -1.2pp | +6.9pp | +1.7pp | -9.1pp | +0.1pp | -0.3pp | -11.1pp | -2.2pp | -24.7pp | -6.1pp | -17.3pp | +22.9pp | -1.9pp | -4.2pp | -0.4pp | -0.9pp | -7.7pp |
- *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 | IFRS | IFRS | IFRS | IFRS | IFRS | IFRS | IFRS | IFRS | IFRS | IFRS | IFRS | IFRS | IFRS | IFRS | IFRS | |
| Basis | Parent only | 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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Data API
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| Method | Endpoint | Returns |
|---|---|---|
| GET | /api/companies.json | All companies |
| GET | /api/4689/manifest.json | Resource index |
| GET | /api/4689/history.json | History overview |
| GET | /api/4689/timeline.json | Chronology |
| GET | /api/decisions.json | All management decisions (index) |
| GET | /api/4689/decisions.json | Management decisions (index) |
| GET | /api/4689/decisions/{slug}.json | One decision (full dossier) |
| GET | /api/4689/executives.json | Executives |
| GET | /api/4689/shareholders.json | Major shareholders |
| GET | /api/4689/financials.json | Financial statements |
| GET | /api/4689/financials-longterm.json | Long-term results |
| GET | /api/4689/segments.json | Business segments |
| GET | /api/4689/regions.json | Sales by region |
| GET | /api/4689/workforce.json | Workforce |