Financials

Dentsu Soken: FYE Dec 2025 and ten years of results (46 metrics)

FYE Dec 2025 · Revenue¥165bnYoY +8.0%
FYE Dec 2025 · Operating profit¥23bnYoY +8.8%
FYE Dec 2025 · Net profit¥16bnYoY +8.3%
FYE Dec 2025 · Equity ratio60.7%YoY −1.2pp
FYE Dec 2025 · Group employees4,618YoY +205
Fiscal yearRevenueYoYOperating profitYoYMarginNet profitChief executiveThat year
FYE Dec 2016Consolidated¥80bnn/a¥6.5bnn/a8.1%¥4.6bnKamai SetsuoOperating margin reaches 8.1%
FYE Dec 2017Consolidated¥83bn+4.6%¥5.5bn−15.4%6.6%¥4.4bnKamai Setsuo
FYE Dec 2018Consolidated¥91bn+9.1%¥8.2bn+50.1%9.1%¥5.2bnKamai Setsuo
FYE Dec 2019Consolidated¥101bn+10.6%¥10bn+22.3%10.0%¥6.2bnKamai Setsuo¥100.7bn revenue, ¥10.1bn operating profit
FYE Dec 2020Consolidated¥109bn+7.9%¥12bn+21.0%11.2%¥7.4bnNawa Ryoichi
FYE Dec 2021Consolidated¥112bn+3.1%¥14bn+12.7%12.3%¥8.9bnNawa Ryoichi
FYE Dec 2022Consolidated¥129bn+15.1%¥19bn+35.3%14.4%¥13bnNawa RyoichiMoves to the TSE Prime market; ¥129.1bn revenue
FYE Dec 2023Consolidated¥143bn+10.5%¥21bn+13.1%14.7%¥15bnNawa Ryoichi
FYE Dec 2024Consolidated¥153bn+7.0%¥21bn+0.1%13.8%¥15bnNawa RyoichiRenamed Dentsu Soken; Mitsue-Links acquired
FYE Dec 2025Consolidated¥165bn+8.0%¥23bn+8.8%13.9%¥16bnIwamoto HirohisaRecord year: ¥164.8bn revenue, ¥22.8bn operating profit

How it compares

NTT DATA GroupDelisted 2025
Fujitsu¥3.50tnFY2025Operating margin 9.9%
IBM Japan, Ltd.¥832bnFY2025Operating margin 5.5%
Nomura Research Institute¥815bnFY2025Operating margin 7.2%
SCSK CorporationDelisted 2026
TIS¥596bnFY2025Operating margin 12.8%BIPROGY¥434bnFY2025Operating margin 9.8%NS Solutions¥381bnFY2025Operating margin 11.6%
FujisofutoDelisted 2025
Nihonbijinesushisutemuzu¥173bnFY2025Operating margin 4.4%
Dentsu Soken¥165bnFY2025Operating margin 13.9%

Income statement Revenue, costs, each level of profit and the margins they leave

Where the revenue goes

¥ bn
Cost of sales SG&A Operating profit

Margins

%
Gross margin Operating margin Ordinary margin Net margin

Revenue net sales, operating revenue

FYE Dec 2025 ¥165bn
CAGR · 10 yrs +8.4%
Fiscal year Revenue ¥ bn YoY Basis
FYE Dec 2016 79.8 n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2017 83.4 +4.6% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2018 91.0 +9.1% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2019 101 +10.6% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2020 109 +7.9% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2021 112 +3.1% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2022 129 +15.1% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2023 143 +10.5% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2024 153 +7.0% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2025 165 +8.0% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
Definition
Everything the company took in from its own business
Formula
Revenue line of the income statement
Source
Securities report (XBRL)

Cost of sales

FYE Dec 2025 ¥104bn
CAGR · 10 yrs +7.7%
Fiscal year Cost of sales ¥ bn YoY Basis
FYE Dec 2016 53.7 n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2017 57.7 +7.6% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2018 60.9 +5.5% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2019 67.3 +10.5% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2020 71.2 +5.8% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2021 72.1 +1.2% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2022 82.3 +14.2% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2023 90.8 +10.4% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2024 96.5 +6.3% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2025 104 +8.3% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
Definition
The cost of what was sold
Formula
Cost of sales line of the income statement
Source
Securities report (XBRL)

Gross profit

FYE Dec 2025 ¥60bn
CAGR · 10 yrs +9.8%
Fiscal year Gross profit ¥ bn YoY Basis
FYE Dec 2016 26.1 n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2017 25.7 −1.6% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2018 30.1 +17.2% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2019 33.4 +10.8% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2020 37.5 +12.2% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2021 40.0 +6.8% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2022 46.8 +16.9% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2023 51.8 +10.7% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2024 56.1 +8.4% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2025 60.4 +7.6% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
Definition
What the product or service itself earns
Formula
Revenue − cost of sales
Source
Securities report (XBRL)

SG&A selling, general and administrative expenses

FYE Dec 2025 ¥37bn
CAGR · 10 yrs +7.4%
Fiscal year SG&A ¥ bn YoY Basis
FYE Dec 2016 19.6 n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2017 20.2 +3.0% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2018 21.9 +8.2% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2019 23.3 +6.5% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2020 25.3 +8.4% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2021 26.3 +3.9% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2022 28.2 +7.3% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2023 30.8 +9.1% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2024 35.1 +14.1% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2025 37.5 +6.9% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
Definition
The cost of selling and of running the company
Formula
SG&A line of the income statement
Source
Securities report (XBRL)

Operating profit

FYE Dec 2025 ¥23bn
CAGR · 10 yrs +15.0%
Fiscal year Operating profit ¥ bn YoY Basis
FYE Dec 2016 6.5 n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2017 5.5 −15.4% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2018 8.2 +50.1% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2019 10.1 +22.3% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2020 12.2 +21.0% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2021 13.7 +12.7% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2022 18.6 +35.3% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2023 21.0 +13.1% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2024 21.0 +0.1% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2025 22.9 +8.8% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
Definition
What the core business earns
Formula
Gross profit − SG&A
Source
Securities report (XBRL)

Non-operating income

FYE Dec 2025 ¥783m
CAGR · 10 yrs +12.6%
Fiscal year Non-operating income ¥ m YoY Basis
FYE Dec 2016 269 n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2017 258 −4.1% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2018 155 −39.9% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2019 151 −2.6% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2020 241 +59.6% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2021 230 −4.6% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2022 188 −18.3% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2023 267 +42.0% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2024 318 +19.1% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2025 783 +146.2% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
Definition
Income from outside the core business
Formula
Non-operating income line of the income statement
Source
Securities report (XBRL)

Non-operating expenses

FYE Dec 2025 ¥53.0m
CAGR · 10 yrs −0.0%
Fiscal year Non-operating expenses ¥ m YoY Basis
FYE Dec 2016 53.0 n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2017 104 +96.2% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2018 198 +90.4% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2019 579 +192.4% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2020 928 +60.3% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2021 742 −20.0% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2022 424 −42.9% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2023 51.0 −88.0% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2024 264 +417.6% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2025 53.0 −79.9% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
Definition
Costs arising outside the core business
Formula
Non-operating expenses line of the income statement
Source
Securities report (XBRL)

Ordinary profit keijo rieki

FYE Dec 2025 ¥24bn
CAGR · 10 yrs +15.0%
Fiscal year Ordinary profit ¥ bn YoY Basis
FYE Dec 2016 6.7 n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2017 5.6 −15.8% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2018 8.2 +45.3% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2019 9.6 +17.7% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2020 11.5 +19.2% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2021 13.2 +15.0% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2022 18.4 +38.8% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2023 21.2 +15.7% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2024 21.1 −0.7% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2025 23.6 +12.0% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
Definition
A level of profit that exists only under Japanese GAAP
Formula
Operating profit + non-operating income − non-operating expenses
Source
Securities report (XBRL)

Extraordinary income

FYE Dec 2025 n/a
CAGR · 8 yrs +3.3%
Fiscal year Extraordinary income ¥ m YoY Basis
FYE Dec 2016 259 n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2017 657 +153.7% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2018 185 −71.8% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2019 265 +43.2% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2020 38.0 −85.7% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2021 n/a n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2022 374 n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2023 135 −63.9% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2024 326 +141.5% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2025 n/a n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
Definition
One-off gains, such as an asset sale
Formula
Extraordinary income line of the income statement
Source
Securities report (XBRL)

Extraordinary loss

FYE Dec 2025 ¥0.0bn
CAGR · 5 yrs −62.8%
Fiscal year Extraordinary loss ¥ bn YoY Basis
FYE Dec 2016 n/a n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2017 n/a n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2018 n/a n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2019 0.7 n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2020 0.6 −19.1% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2021 0.1 −91.0% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2022 1.1 +1934.0% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2023 n/a n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2024 n/a n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2025 0.0 n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
Definition
One-off losses, such as an impairment or a restructuring charge
Formula
Extraordinary loss line of the income statement
Source
Securities report (XBRL)

Net profit profit attributable to owners of the parent

FYE Dec 2025 ¥16bn
CAGR · 10 yrs +15.2%
Fiscal year Net profit ¥ bn YoY Basis
FYE Dec 2016 4.6 n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2017 4.4 −3.1% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2018 5.2 +16.9% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2019 6.2 +20.0% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2020 7.4 +18.2% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2021 8.9 +21.5% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2022 12.6 +40.9% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2023 14.7 +16.4% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2024 15.1 +3.1% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2025 16.4 +8.3% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
Definition
What is left after tax
Formula
Pre-tax profit − income taxes
Source
Securities report (XBRL)

Gross margin

FYE Dec 2025 36.6%
Average · 10 yrs 34.6%
Fiscal year Gross margin % YoY Basis
FYE Dec 2016 32.7 n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2017 30.8 −1.9pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2018 33.1 +2.3pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2019 33.2 +0.1pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2020 34.5 +1.3pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2021 35.7 +1.2pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2022 36.3 +0.6pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2023 36.3 +0.1pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2024 36.8 +0.5pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2025 36.6 −0.1pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
Definition
The share of revenue left after the cost of sales
Formula
Gross profit ÷ revenue
Source
Securities report (XBRL)

Operating margin

FYE Dec 2025 13.9%
Average · 10 yrs 11.4%
Fiscal year Operating margin % YoY Basis
FYE Dec 2016 8.1 n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2017 6.6 −1.6pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2018 9.1 +2.5pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2019 10.0 +1.0pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2020 11.2 +1.2pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2021 12.3 +1.0pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2022 14.4 +2.1pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2023 14.7 +0.3pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2024 13.8 −1.0pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2025 13.9 +0.1pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
Definition
The share of revenue the core business keeps
Formula
Operating profit ÷ revenue
Source
Securities report (XBRL)

Ordinary margin

FYE Dec 2025 14.3%
Average · 10 yrs 11.3%
Fiscal year Ordinary margin % YoY Basis
FYE Dec 2016 8.4 n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2017 6.8 −1.6pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2018 9.0 +2.2pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2019 9.6 +0.6pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2020 10.6 +1.0pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2021 11.8 +1.2pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2022 14.2 +2.4pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2023 14.9 +0.7pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2024 13.8 −1.1pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2025 14.3 +0.5pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
Definition
The share of revenue left at the ordinary-profit line
Formula
Ordinary profit ÷ revenue
Source
Securities report (XBRL)

Net margin

FYE Dec 2025 9.9%
Average · 10 yrs 7.8%
Fiscal year Net margin % YoY Basis
FYE Dec 2016 5.7 n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2017 5.3 −0.4pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2018 5.7 +0.4pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2019 6.2 +0.5pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2020 6.8 +0.6pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2021 8.0 +1.2pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2022 9.8 +1.8pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2023 10.3 +0.5pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2024 9.9 −0.4pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2025 9.9 −0.0pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
Definition
The share of revenue left after everything
Formula
Net profit ÷ revenue
Source
Securities report (XBRL)

Cost-of-sales ratio

FYE Dec 2025 63.4%
Average · 10 yrs 65.4%
Fiscal year Cost-of-sales ratio % YoY Basis
FYE Dec 2016 67.3 n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2017 69.2 +1.9pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2018 66.9 −2.3pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2019 66.8 −0.1pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2020 65.5 −1.3pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2021 64.3 −1.2pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2022 63.7 −0.6pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2023 63.7 −0.1pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2024 63.2 −0.5pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2025 63.4 +0.1pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
Definition
The share of revenue taken by the cost of sales
Formula
Cost of sales ÷ revenue
Source
Securities report (XBRL)

SG&A ratio

FYE Dec 2025 22.7%
Average · 10 yrs 23.2%
Fiscal year SG&A ratio % YoY Basis
FYE Dec 2016 24.6 n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2017 24.2 −0.4pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2018 24.0 −0.2pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2019 23.2 −0.9pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2020 23.3 +0.1pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2021 23.4 +0.2pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2022 21.8 −1.6pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2023 21.6 −0.3pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2024 23.0 +1.4pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2025 22.7 −0.2pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
Definition
The share of revenue taken by selling and administrative costs
Formula
SG&A ÷ revenue
Source
Securities report (XBRL)

Balance sheet Assets, debt and equity, and what they say about financial strength

What the balance sheet is made of

¥ bn
Equity Liabilities and non-controlling interests

Financial strength

%
Equity ratio

Total assets

FYE Dec 2025 ¥165bn
CAGR · 10 yrs +10.7%
Fiscal year Total assets ¥ bn YoY Basis
FYE Dec 2016 66.3 n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2017 72.0 +8.6% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2018 80.3 +11.5% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2019 87.3 +8.8% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2020 97.1 +11.3% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2021 108 +11.4% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2022 122 +12.7% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2023 133 +9.4% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2024 147 +10.5% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2025 165 +12.0% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
Definition
Everything the company holds
Formula
Total assets line of the balance sheet
Source
Securities report (XBRL)

Equity net assets, shareholders' equity

FYE Dec 2025 ¥100bn
CAGR · 10 yrs +9.3%
Fiscal year Equity ¥ bn YoY Basis
FYE Dec 2016 45.0 n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2017 47.8 +6.2% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2018 50.9 +6.6% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2019 54.9 +7.7% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2020 59.6 +8.6% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2021 65.5 +9.9% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2022 73.8 +12.8% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2023 83.0 +12.4% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2024 91.2 +9.9% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2025 100 +9.8% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
Definition
The part of the funding that never has to be repaid
Formula
Net assets line of the balance sheet
Source
Securities report (XBRL)

Intangible assets

FYE Dec 2025 ¥14bn
CAGR · 10 yrs +18.3%
Fiscal year Intangible assets ¥ bn YoY Basis
FYE Dec 2016 3.0 n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2017 2.8 −5.0% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2018 3.0 +3.8% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2019 3.2 +9.4% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2020 4.7 +46.6% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2021 5.1 +7.9% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2022 5.9 +15.5% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2023 5.8 −2.5% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2024 14.7 +155.2% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2025 13.6 −7.4% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
Definition
Assets with no physical form
Formula
Intangible assets line of the balance sheet
Source
Securities report (XBRL)

Goodwill

FYE Dec 2025 ¥4.9bn
CAGR · 3 yrs +485.1%
Fiscal year Goodwill ¥ bn YoY Basis
FYE Dec 2016 n/a n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2017 n/a n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2018 n/a n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2019 n/a n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2020 n/a n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2021 n/a n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2022 n/a n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2023 0.1 n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2024 5.5 +3768.5% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2025 4.9 −11.5% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
Definition
What an acquisition cost above the net assets it brought
Formula
Goodwill line of the balance sheet
Source
Securities report (XBRL)

Equity ratio

FYE Dec 2025 60.7%
Average · 10 yrs 62.8%
Fiscal year Equity ratio % YoY Basis
FYE Dec 2016 67.9 n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2017 66.3 −1.5pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2018 63.5 −2.9pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2019 62.8 −0.6pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2020 61.3 −1.5pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2021 60.5 −0.8pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2022 60.6 +0.1pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2023 62.2 +1.7pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2024 61.9 −0.3pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2025 60.7 −1.2pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
Definition
How much of the balance sheet is funded without debt
Formula
Equity ÷ total assets
Source
Securities report (XBRL)

ROE return on equity

FYE Dec 2025 16.3%
Average · 10 yrs 13.5%
Fiscal year ROE % YoY Basis
FYE Dec 2016 10.2 n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2017 9.3 −0.9pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2018 10.2 +0.9pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2019 11.3 +1.2pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2020 12.4 +1.0pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2021 13.7 +1.3pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2022 17.1 +3.4pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2023 17.7 +0.6pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2024 16.6 −1.1pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2025 16.3 −0.2pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
Definition
What the shareholders' capital earns
Formula
Net profit ÷ equity
Source
Securities report (XBRL)

ROA return on assets

FYE Dec 2025 9.9%
Average · 10 yrs 8.4%
Fiscal year ROA % YoY Basis
FYE Dec 2016 6.9 n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2017 6.2 −0.7pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2018 6.5 +0.3pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2019 7.1 +0.7pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2020 7.6 +0.4pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2021 8.3 +0.7pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2022 10.3 +2.1pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2023 11.0 +0.7pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2024 10.3 −0.7pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2025 9.9 −0.3pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
Definition
What the whole balance sheet earns
Formula
Net profit ÷ total assets
Source
Securities report (XBRL)

Asset turnover

FYE Dec 2025 1.00×
CAGR · 10 yrs −2.0%
Fiscal year Asset turnover × YoY Basis
FYE Dec 2016 1.20 n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2017 1.16 −3.7% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2018 1.13 −2.1% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2019 1.15 +1.7% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2020 1.12 −3.0% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2021 1.04 −7.4% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2022 1.06 +2.2% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2023 1.07 +1.0% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2024 1.04 −3.1% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2025 1.00 −3.6% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
Definition
How much revenue each yen of assets produces
Formula
Revenue ÷ total assets
Source
Securities report (XBRL)

Cash flow statement Cash from operations, investment and financing, and what is left on hand

The three cash flows

¥ bn
Operating CF Investing CF Financing CF

Cash against debt

¥ bn
Cash and equivalents

Operating cash flow

FYE Dec 2025 ¥19bn
CAGR · 10 yrs +9.7%
Fiscal year Operating cash flow ¥ bn YoY Basis
FYE Dec 2016 8.3 n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2017 4.3 −48.6% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2018 9.3 +118.5% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2019 10.6 +14.2% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2020 10.0 −6.2% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2021 17.0 +70.0% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2022 11.9 −29.8% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2023 13.0 +9.5% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2024 23.7 +81.8% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2025 19.1 −19.6% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
Definition
Cash the business itself generated
Formula
Cash flow from operating activities
Source
Securities report (XBRL)

Investing cash flow

FYE Dec 2025 -¥3.0bn
Average · 10 yrs -¥3.6bn
Fiscal year Investing cash flow ¥ bn YoY Basis
FYE Dec 2016 -0.0 n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2017 -1.9 n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2018 -3.4 n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2019 -4.0 n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2020 -3.2 n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2021 -2.8 n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2022 -3.1 n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2023 -2.4 n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2024 -11.9 n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2025 -3.0 n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
Definition
Cash spent on, or released by, investment
Formula
Cash flow from investing activities
Source
Securities report (XBRL)

Financing cash flow

FYE Dec 2025 -¥8.6bn
Average · 10 yrs -¥4.7bn
Fiscal year Financing cash flow ¥ bn YoY Basis
FYE Dec 2016 -2.0 n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2017 -2.4 n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2018 -2.6 n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2019 -3.3 n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2020 -3.9 n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2021 -4.5 n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2022 -5.4 n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2023 -6.7 n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2024 -8.0 n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2025 -8.6 n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
Definition
Cash raised from, or returned to, lenders and shareholders
Formula
Cash flow from financing activities
Source
Securities report (XBRL)

Cash and equivalents

FYE Dec 2025 ¥69bn
CAGR · 10 yrs +9.7%
Fiscal year Cash and equivalents ¥ bn YoY Basis
FYE Dec 2016 30.2 n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2017 30.4 +0.3% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2018 33.6 +10.8% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2019 37.0 +10.0% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2020 39.8 +7.5% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2021 49.7 +25.1% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2022 53.3 +7.2% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2023 57.5 +7.9% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2024 61.7 +7.3% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2025 69.4 +12.5% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
Definition
Cash on hand at the year end
Formula
Closing balance in the cash flow statement
Source
Securities report (XBRL)

Free cash flow

FYE Dec 2025 ¥16bn
CAGR · 10 yrs +7.7%
Fiscal year FCF ¥ bn YoY Basis
FYE Dec 2016 8.3 n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2017 2.4 −70.9% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2018 6.0 +147.6% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2019 6.7 +12.1% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2020 6.8 +1.0% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2021 14.2 +109.6% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2022 8.8 −38.0% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2023 10.7 +21.7% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2024 11.8 +10.7% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2025 16.1 +36.1% Cons. · Japanese GAAP
Definition
What is left once the business has paid for its own investment
Formula
Operating cash flow + investing cash flow
Source
Securities report (XBRL)

Operating cash flow margin

FYE Dec 2025 11.6%
Average · 10 yrs 10.6%
Fiscal year OCF margin % YoY Basis
FYE Dec 2016 10.4 n/a Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2017 5.1 −5.3pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2018 10.2 +5.1pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2019 10.6 +0.3pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2020 9.2 −1.4pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2021 15.2 +6.0pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2022 9.2 −5.9pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2023 9.1 −0.1pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2024 15.5 +6.4pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2025 11.6 −4.0pp Cons. · Japanese GAAP
Definition
How much of the revenue turned into cash
Formula
Operating cash flow ÷ revenue
Source
Securities report (XBRL)

Shares and share price Shares outstanding, price, market capitalisation and the valuation multiples

Market capitalisation

FYE Dec 2025 ¥535bn
Change · 10 yrs +¥477bn
Fiscal year Market capitalisation ¥ bn Basis
FYE Dec 2016 58.4 n/a
FYE Dec 2017 83.3 n/a
FYE Dec 2018 89.6 n/a
FYE Dec 2019 141 n/a
FYE Dec 2020 204 n/a
FYE Dec 2021 253 n/a
FYE Dec 2022 256 n/a
FYE Dec 2023 381 n/a
FYE Dec 2024 381 n/a
FYE Dec 2025 535 n/a
Definition
What the market says the company is worth
Formula
Year-end share price × shares outstanding
Source
Securities report (XBRL)

Share price year-end close

FYE Dec 2025 8,214¥
Change · 10 yrs +6,421¥
Fiscal year Share price ¥ Basis
FYE Dec 2016 1,792 n/a
FYE Dec 2017 2,555 n/a
FYE Dec 2018 2,750 n/a
FYE Dec 2019 4,330 n/a
FYE Dec 2020 6,251 n/a
FYE Dec 2021 3,875 n/a
FYE Dec 2022 3,924 n/a
FYE Dec 2023 5,841 n/a
FYE Dec 2024 5,850 n/a
FYE Dec 2025 8,214 n/a
Definition
The closing price on the last day of the fiscal year
Formula
Year-end closing price
Source
Securities report (XBRL)

Shares outstanding

FYE Dec 2025 65,182,480shares
Change · 10 yrs +32,591,240 shares
Fiscal year Shares outstanding shares Basis
FYE Dec 2016 32,591,240 Parent
FYE Dec 2017 32,591,240 Parent
FYE Dec 2018 32,591,240 Parent
FYE Dec 2019 32,591,240 Parent
FYE Dec 2020 32,591,240 Parent
FYE Dec 2021 65,182,480 Parent
FYE Dec 2022 65,182,480 Parent
FYE Dec 2023 65,182,480 Parent
FYE Dec 2024 65,182,480 Parent
FYE Dec 2025 65,182,480 Parent
Definition
How many shares exist
Formula
Shares issued, from the key figures of the filing
Source
Securities report (XBRL)

EPS earnings per share

FYE Dec 2025 83.83¥
Change · 10 yrs +13.54¥
Fiscal year EPS ¥ Basis
FYE Dec 2016 70.29 Cons.
FYE Dec 2017 68.12 Cons.
FYE Dec 2018 79.61 Cons.
FYE Dec 2019 95.55 Cons.
FYE Dec 2020 112.99 Cons.
FYE Dec 2021 45.75 Cons.
FYE Dec 2022 64.50 Cons.
FYE Dec 2023 75.12 Cons.
FYE Dec 2024 77.44 Cons.
FYE Dec 2025 83.83 Cons.
Definition
Net profit for each share
Formula
Net profit ÷ average shares outstanding
Source
Securities report (XBRL)

BPS book value per share

FYE Dec 2025 1,536.59¥
Change · 10 yrs +155.85¥
Fiscal year BPS ¥ Basis
FYE Dec 2016 1,380.74 Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2017 1,465.79 Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2018 1,562.87 Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2019 1,683.24 Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2020 1,827.64 Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2021 1,004.13 Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2022 1,132.80 Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2023 1,272.90 Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2024 1,399.06 Cons. · Japanese GAAP
FYE Dec 2025 1,536.59 Cons. · Japanese GAAP
Definition
Equity behind each share
Formula
Equity ÷ shares outstanding
Source
Securities report (XBRL)

PER price-to-earnings ratio

FYE Dec 2025 32.66×
Average · 10 yrs 23.14×
Fiscal year PER × Basis
FYE Dec 2016 12.75 Cons.
FYE Dec 2017 18.75 Cons.
FYE Dec 2018 17.27 Cons.
FYE Dec 2019 22.66 Cons.
FYE Dec 2020 27.66 Cons.
FYE Dec 2021 28.23 Cons.
FYE Dec 2022 20.28 Cons.
FYE Dec 2023 25.92 Cons.
FYE Dec 2024 25.18 Cons.
FYE Dec 2025 32.66 Cons.
Definition
How many years of earnings the price stands for
Formula
Year-end price ÷ EPS
Source
Securities report (XBRL)

PBR price-to-book ratio

FYE Dec 2025 5.34×
Average · 10 yrs 3.22×
Fiscal year PBR × Basis
FYE Dec 2016 1.30 Cons.
FYE Dec 2017 1.74 Cons.
FYE Dec 2018 1.76 Cons.
FYE Dec 2019 2.57 Cons.
FYE Dec 2020 3.42 Cons.
FYE Dec 2021 3.86 Cons.
FYE Dec 2022 3.46 Cons.
FYE Dec 2023 4.58 Cons.
FYE Dec 2024 4.17 Cons.
FYE Dec 2025 5.34 Cons.
Definition
The price measured against the book value behind it
Formula
Year-end price ÷ BPS
Source
Securities report (XBRL)

Workforce and productivity Headcount, pay and what each employee accounts for

Group employees

FYE Dec 2025 4,618people
Change · 10 yrs +1,983 people
Fiscal year Group employees people YoY Basis
FYE Dec 2016 2,635 n/a Cons.
FYE Dec 2017 2,716 +3.1% Cons.
FYE Dec 2018 2,783 +2.5% Cons.
FYE Dec 2019 2,879 +3.4% Cons.
FYE Dec 2020 3,117 +8.3% Cons.
FYE Dec 2021 3,240 +3.9% Cons.
FYE Dec 2022 3,388 +4.6% Cons.
FYE Dec 2023 3,652 +7.8% Cons.
FYE Dec 2024 4,413 +20.8% Cons.
FYE Dec 2025 4,618 +4.6% Cons.
Definition
Everyone employed across the group
Formula
Consolidated headcount, from the employee section of the filing
Source
Securities report (XBRL)

Parent-company employees

FYE Dec 2025 2,492people
Change · 10 yrs +1,179 people
Fiscal year Parent-company employees people YoY Basis
FYE Dec 2016 1,313 n/a Parent
FYE Dec 2017 1,405 +7.0% Parent
FYE Dec 2018 1,457 +3.7% Parent
FYE Dec 2019 1,519 +4.3% Parent
FYE Dec 2020 1,633 +7.5% Parent
FYE Dec 2021 1,697 +3.9% Parent
FYE Dec 2022 1,842 +8.5% Parent
FYE Dec 2023 2,039 +10.7% Parent
FYE Dec 2024 2,402 +17.8% Parent
FYE Dec 2025 2,492 +3.7% Parent
Definition
Employees of the filing company itself
Formula
Parent-only headcount, from the employee section of the filing
Source
Securities report (XBRL)

Average annual pay parent company

FYE Dec 2025 1,125万円
Change · 7 yrs +131万円
Fiscal year Average annual pay 万円 YoY Basis
FYE Dec 2016 n/a n/a Parent
FYE Dec 2017 n/a n/a Parent
FYE Dec 2018 n/a n/a Parent
FYE Dec 2019 994 n/a Parent
FYE Dec 2020 1,047 +5.4% Parent
FYE Dec 2021 1,057 +1.0% Parent
FYE Dec 2022 1,128 +6.7% Parent
FYE Dec 2023 1,134 +0.5% Parent
FYE Dec 2024 1,123 −1.0% Parent
FYE Dec 2025 1,125 +0.2% Parent
Definition
Average total annual compensation, bonuses included
Formula
Average annual pay, from the employee section of the filing
Source
Securities report (XBRL)

Average age

FYE Dec 2025 39.9years
Change · 7 yrs −1.2 years
Fiscal year Average age years YoY Basis
FYE Dec 2016 n/a n/a Parent
FYE Dec 2017 n/a n/a Parent
FYE Dec 2018 n/a n/a Parent
FYE Dec 2019 41.1 n/a Parent
FYE Dec 2020 41.0 −0.2% Parent
FYE Dec 2021 41.0 −0.0% Parent
FYE Dec 2022 40.9 −0.2% Parent
FYE Dec 2023 40.6 −0.7% Parent
FYE Dec 2024 40.1 −1.2% Parent
FYE Dec 2025 39.9 −0.5% Parent
Definition
Average age of the parent company's employees
Formula
Average age, from the employee section of the filing
Source
Securities report (XBRL)

Average length of service

FYE Dec 2025 10.7years
Change · 7 yrs −1.9 years
Fiscal year Average length of service years YoY Basis
FYE Dec 2016 n/a n/a Parent
FYE Dec 2017 n/a n/a Parent
FYE Dec 2018 n/a n/a Parent
FYE Dec 2019 12.6 n/a Parent
FYE Dec 2020 12.3 −2.4% Parent
FYE Dec 2021 12.3 −0.0% Parent
FYE Dec 2022 12.0 −2.4% Parent
FYE Dec 2023 11.6 −3.3% Parent
FYE Dec 2024 10.8 −6.9% Parent
FYE Dec 2025 10.7 −0.9% Parent
Definition
How long the average employee has been with the company
Formula
Average years of service, from the employee section of the filing
Source
Securities report (XBRL)

Temporary employees

FYE Dec 2025 1,619people
Change · 10 yrs +433 people
Fiscal year Temporary employees people YoY Basis
FYE Dec 2016 1,186 n/a n/a
FYE Dec 2017 1,312 +10.6% n/a
FYE Dec 2018 1,368 +4.3% n/a
FYE Dec 2019 1,451 +6.1% n/a
FYE Dec 2020 1,349 −7.0% n/a
FYE Dec 2021 1,334 −1.1% n/a
FYE Dec 2022 1,448 +8.5% n/a
FYE Dec 2023 1,632 +12.7% n/a
FYE Dec 2024 1,635 +0.2% n/a
FYE Dec 2025 1,619 −1.0% n/a
Definition
Average number of temporary and part-time staff over the year
Formula
Average temporary headcount, from the employee section of the filing
Source
Securities report (XBRL)

Revenue per employee

FYE Dec 2025 ¥35.7m
Change · 10 yrs +¥5.4m
Fiscal year Revenue per employee ¥ m YoY Basis
FYE Dec 2016 30.3 n/a Cons.
FYE Dec 2017 30.7 +1.4% Cons.
FYE Dec 2018 32.7 +6.5% Cons.
FYE Dec 2019 35.0 +6.9% Cons.
FYE Dec 2020 34.9 −0.3% Cons.
FYE Dec 2021 34.6 −0.8% Cons.
FYE Dec 2022 38.1 +10.1% Cons.
FYE Dec 2023 39.0 +2.5% Cons.
FYE Dec 2024 34.6 −11.4% Cons.
FYE Dec 2025 35.7 +3.2% Cons.
Definition
What each employee accounts for in revenue
Formula
Revenue ÷ group employees
Source
Securities report (XBRL)

Operating profit per employee

FYE Dec 2025 ¥5.0m
Change · 10 yrs +¥2.5m
Fiscal year OP per employee ¥ m YoY Basis
FYE Dec 2016 2.5 n/a Cons.
FYE Dec 2017 2.0 −17.9% Cons.
FYE Dec 2018 3.0 +46.5% Cons.
FYE Dec 2019 3.5 +18.2% Cons.
FYE Dec 2020 3.9 +11.7% Cons.
FYE Dec 2021 4.2 +8.4% Cons.
FYE Dec 2022 5.5 +29.4% Cons.
FYE Dec 2023 5.8 +4.9% Cons.
FYE Dec 2024 4.8 −17.2% Cons.
FYE Dec 2025 5.0 +4.0% Cons.
Definition
What each employee accounts for in operating profit
Formula
Operating profit ÷ group employees
Source
Securities report (XBRL)

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