Kobe Steel
Financial history
- Revenue · FYE Mar 2026
- ¥2.44tn
- Operating profit · FYE Mar 2026
- ¥130bn
- Net profit · FYE Mar 2026
- ¥94bn
- Total assets
- ¥2.87tn
- Equity ratio
- 44.0%
- Long-term series
- 1955–2026
Kobe Steel: long-term performance & turning pointsSales (revenue) and profit-margin ratio
Sales (¥ bn)Net margin (%)| Fiscal year | Unit | 1955 FYE Mar | 1956 FYE Mar | 1957 FYE Mar | 1958 FYE Mar | 1959 FYE Mar | 1960 *1 FYE Mar | 1961 *1 FYE Mar | 1962 *1 FYE Mar | 1963 *1 FYE Mar | 1964 *1 FYE Mar | 1965 *1 FYE Mar | 1966 *1 FYE Mar | 1967 *1 FYE Mar | 1968 *1 FYE Mar | 1969 *1 FYE Mar | 1970 *1 FYE Mar | 1971 *1 FYE Mar | 1972 *1 FYE Mar | 1973 *1 FYE Mar | 1974 *1 FYE Mar | 1975 *1 FYE Mar | 1976 *1 FYE Mar | 1977 *1 FYE Mar | 1978 *1 FYE Mar | 1979 *1 FYE Mar | 1980 *1 FYE Mar | 1981 *1 FYE Mar | 1982 *1 FYE Mar | 1983 *1 FYE Mar | 1984 *1 FYE Mar | 1985 *1 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 |
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| Revenue | JPY | ¥22bn | ¥25bn | ¥40bn | ¥43bn | ¥38bn | ¥57bn | ¥75bn | ¥94bn | ¥85bn | ¥106bn | ¥125bn | ¥167bn | ¥197bn | ¥239bn | ¥282bn | ¥334bn | ¥393bn | ¥372bn | ¥415bn | ¥612bn | ¥769bn | ¥736bn | ¥897bn | ¥833bn | ¥884bn | ¥1.02tn | ¥1.14tn | ¥1.18tn | ¥1.18tn | ¥1.25tn | ¥1.24tn | ¥1.46tn | ¥1.33tn | ¥1.25tn | ¥1.34tn | ¥1.48tn | ¥1.53tn | ¥1.54tn | ¥1.31tn | ¥1.25tn | ¥1.37tn | ¥1.20tn | ¥1.20tn | ¥1.22tn | ¥1.44tn | ¥1.67tn | ¥1.91tn | ¥2.13tn | ¥2.18tn | ¥1.67tn | ¥1.86tn | ¥1.86tn | ¥1.69tn | ¥1.82tn | ¥1.89tn | ¥1.82tn | ¥1.70tn | ¥1.88tn | ¥1.97tn | ¥1.87tn | ¥1.71tn | ¥2.08tn | ¥2.47tn | ¥2.54tn | ¥2.56tn | ¥2.44tn |
| YoY | % | — | +11.3% | +62.2% | +6.8% | -9.9% | +47.4% | +31.6% | +26.4% | -9.7% | +24.0% | +18.5% | +33.7% | +18.0% | +21.1% | +18.3% | +18.2% | +17.6% | -5.2% | +11.5% | +47.6% | +25.5% | -4.2% | +21.8% | -7.1% | +6.1% | +15.9% | +11.3% | +3.7% | -0.1% | +5.9% | -1.0% | — | -8.3% | -6.4% | +6.9% | +10.6% | +3.8% | +0.1% | -15.0% | -4.1% | +9.6% | -12.7% | +0.6% | +1.2% | +18.4% | +15.5% | +14.6% | +11.6% | +2.1% | -23.3% | +11.2% | +0.3% | -9.6% | +8.3% | +3.4% | -3.4% | -7.0% | +10.9% | +4.8% | -5.2% | -8.8% | +22.1% | +18.7% | +2.9% | +0.5% | -4.6% |
| Operating profit | JPY | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ¥220bn | ¥209bn | ¥202bn | ¥117bn | ¥46bn | ¥125bn | ¥61bn | ¥11bn | ¥115bn | ¥120bn | ¥68bn | ¥9.7bn | ¥89bn | ¥48bn | ¥9.9bn | ¥30bn | ¥88bn | ¥86bn | ¥187bn | ¥159bn | ¥130bn |
| YoY | % | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -5.4% | -3.0% | -42.2% | -60.7% | +170.9% | -51.4% | -81.5% | +922.3% | +4.4% | -42.8% | -85.8% | +816.5% | -45.7% | -79.5% | +207.1% | +188.2% | -1.4% | +116.0% | -15.0% | -18.1% |
| Ordinary profit | JPY | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ¥17bn | ¥4.0bn | ¥14bn | ¥31bn | ¥22bn | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ¥177bn | ¥183bn | ¥158bn | ¥61bn | ¥10bn | ¥89bn | ¥34bn | -¥18bn | ¥85bn | ¥102bn | ¥29bn | -¥19bn | ¥71bn | ¥35bn | -¥8.1bn | ¥16bn | ¥93bn | ¥107bn | ¥161bn | ¥157bn | ¥121bn |
| Net profit | JPY | — | — | — | — | — | ¥1.0bn | ¥2.7bn | ¥3.7bn | ¥3.9bn | ¥3.5bn | ¥3.8bn | ¥3.5bn | ¥4.5bn | ¥5.3bn | ¥5.6bn | ¥10bn | ¥9.0bn | ¥3.9bn | ¥6.4bn | ¥10bn | ¥10bn | ¥3.2bn | ¥11bn | ¥7.0bn | ¥14bn | ¥26bn | ¥26bn | ¥14bn | ¥12bn | -¥5.9bn | ¥12bn | ¥27bn | -¥14bn | -¥8.3bn | -¥92bn | ¥90bn | ¥18bn | -¥4.8bn | -¥39bn | -¥53bn | ¥6.5bn | -¥29bn | ¥1.7bn | ¥22bn | ¥51bn | ¥85bn | ¥110bn | ¥89bn | -¥31bn | ¥6.3bn | ¥53bn | -¥14bn | -¥27bn | ¥70bn | ¥87bn | -¥22bn | -¥23bn | ¥63bn | ¥36bn | -¥68bn | ¥23bn | ¥60bn | ¥73bn | ¥110bn | ¥120bn | ¥94bn |
| YoY | % | — | — | — | — | — | — | +170.0% | +37.0% | +5.4% | -10.3% | +8.6% | -7.9% | +28.6% | +17.8% | +5.7% | +82.1% | -11.8% | -56.7% | +64.1% | +60.9% | 0.0% | -68.9% | +253.1% | -38.1% | +94.3% | +88.2% | +2.3% | -48.1% | -12.5% | -149.6% | — | — | -152.6% | — | — | — | -80.6% | -127.4% | — | — | — | -538.5% | — | +1194.1% | +132.7% | +65.0% | +29.7% | -18.9% | -135.3% | — | +739.7% | -126.8% | — | — | +23.4% | -124.9% | — | — | -43.1% | -289.4% | — | +158.6% | +20.8% | +51.0% | +9.7% | -22.0% |
| Operating margin | % | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13.2% | 10.9% | 9.5% | 5.4% | 2.8% | 6.7% | 3.3% | 0.7% | 6.3% | 6.3% | 3.8% | 0.6% | 4.7% | 2.4% | 0.5% | 1.8% | 4.2% | 3.5% | 7.3% | 6.2% | 5.3% |
| Net margin | % | — | — | — | — | — | 1.8% | 3.6% | 3.9% | 4.6% | 3.3% | 3.0% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.0% | 3.1% | 2.3% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 1.3% | 0.4% | 1.3% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 2.5% | 2.3% | 1.1% | 1.0% | -0.5% | 1.0% | 1.9% | -1.1% | -0.7% | -6.9% | 6.1% | 1.1% | -0.3% | -3.0% | -4.2% | 0.5% | -2.4% | 0.1% | 1.8% | 3.5% | 5.1% | 5.7% | 4.2% | -1.4% | 0.4% | 2.8% | -0.8% | -1.6% | 3.8% | 4.6% | -1.2% | -1.4% | 3.4% | 1.8% | -3.6% | 1.4% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 4.3% | 4.7% | 3.8% |
- *1 Kaisha Nenkan (Company Yearbook)
- *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 | 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 | ¥1.67tn | ¥1.91tn | ¥2.13tn | ¥2.18tn | ¥1.67tn | ¥1.86tn | ¥1.86tn | ¥1.69tn | ¥1.82tn | ¥1.89tn | ¥1.82tn | ¥1.70tn | ¥1.88tn | ¥1.97tn | ¥1.87tn | ¥1.71tn | ¥2.08tn | ¥2.47tn | ¥2.54tn | ¥2.56tn | ¥2.44tn |
| YoY | % | — | +14.6% | +11.6% | +2.1% | -23.3% | +11.2% | +0.3% | -9.6% | +8.3% | +3.4% | -3.4% | -7.0% | +10.9% | +4.8% | -5.2% | -8.8% | +22.1% | +18.7% | +2.9% | +0.5% | -4.6% |
| Cost of sales | JPY | ¥1.30tn | ¥1.54tn | ¥1.76tn | ¥1.89tn | ¥1.48tn | ¥1.57tn | ¥1.64tn | ¥1.51tn | ¥1.54tn | ¥1.58tn | ¥1.55tn | ¥1.47tn | ¥1.60tn | ¥1.70tn | ¥1.64tn | ¥1.48tn | ¥1.77tn | ¥2.15tn | ¥2.11tn | ¥2.13tn | ¥2.03tn |
| SG&A | JPY | ¥150bn | ¥159bn | ¥173bn | ¥170bn | ¥150bn | ¥163bn | ¥168bn | ¥164bn | ¥173bn | ¥186bn | ¥206bn | ¥221bn | ¥197bn | ¥219bn | ¥221bn | ¥193bn | ¥220bn | ¥235bn | ¥249bn | ¥264bn | ¥273bn |
| Operating profit | JPY | ¥220bn | ¥209bn | ¥202bn | ¥117bn | ¥46bn | ¥125bn | ¥61bn | ¥11bn | ¥115bn | ¥119bn | ¥68bn | ¥9.7bn | ¥89bn | ¥48bn | ¥9.9bn | ¥30bn | ¥88bn | ¥86bn | ¥187bn | ¥159bn | ¥130bn |
| YoY | % | — | -5.3% | -3.0% | -42.2% | -60.6% | +170.7% | -51.4% | -81.4% | +919.7% | +4.3% | -42.7% | -85.8% | +812.0% | -45.7% | -79.6% | +208.2% | +188.2% | -1.4% | +116.1% | -15.0% | -18.2% |
| Operating margin | % | 13.2% | 10.9% | 9.5% | 5.4% | 2.8% | 6.7% | 3.2% | 0.7% | 6.3% | 6.3% | 3.8% | 0.6% | 4.7% | 2.4% | 0.5% | 1.8% | 4.2% | 3.5% | 7.3% | 6.2% | 5.3% |
| Change | pp | — | -2.3pp | -1.4pp | -4.1pp | -2.6pp | +3.9pp | -3.5pp | -2.5pp | +5.6pp | 0.0pp | -2.5pp | -3.2pp | +4.1pp | -2.3pp | -1.9pp | +1.3pp | +2.4pp | -0.7pp | +3.8pp | -1.1pp | -0.9pp |
- *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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | JPY | ¥2.05tn | ¥1.90tn | ¥1.92tn | ¥1.90tn | ¥2.07tn | ¥2.24tn | ¥2.33tn | ¥2.30tn | ¥2.25tn | ¥2.23tn | ¥2.16tn | ¥2.23tn | ¥2.29tn | ¥2.30tn | ¥2.26tn | ¥2.31tn | ¥2.35tn | ¥2.38tn | ¥2.41tn | ¥2.58tn | ¥2.73tn | ¥2.87tn | ¥2.92tn | ¥2.89tn | ¥2.87tn |
| YoY | % | — | -7.0% | +0.7% | -0.8% | +9.1% | +8.1% | +3.9% | -1.4% | -2.0% | -0.8% | -3.2% | +3.1% | +2.8% | +0.5% | -1.7% | +2.2% | +1.8% | +1.4% | +1.1% | +7.1% | +5.6% | +5.4% | +1.6% | -1.0% | -0.9% |
| Equity | JPY | ¥280bn | ¥293bn | ¥330bn | ¥378bn | ¥530bn | ¥592bn | ¥600bn | ¥480bn | ¥517bn | ¥549bn | ¥571bn | ¥570bn | ¥735bn | ¥776bn | ¥692bn | ¥674bn | ¥743bn | ¥740bn | ¥657bn | ¥710bn | ¥815bn | ¥914bn | ¥1.06tn | ¥1.16tn | ¥1.26tn |
| YoY | % | — | +4.6% | +12.5% | +14.8% | +40.1% | +11.7% | +1.4% | -20.0% | +7.7% | +6.2% | +4.1% | -0.2% | +28.9% | +5.7% | -10.9% | -2.6% | +10.2% | -0.4% | -11.2% | +8.1% | +14.8% | +12.1% | +15.6% | +10.0% | +8.6% |
| Interest-bearing debt | JPY | — | — | — | — | ¥719bn | ¥719bn | ¥823bn | ¥954bn | ¥906bn | ¥825bn | ¥807bn | ¥959bn | ¥787bn | ¥526bn | ¥578bn | ¥621bn | ¥593bn | ¥626bn | ¥795bn | ¥906bn | ¥837bn | ¥816bn | ¥708bn | ¥670bn | ¥572bn |
| Equity ratio | % | 13.7% | 15.4% | 17.2% | 19.9% | 25.6% | 26.4% | 25.8% | 20.9% | 23.0% | 24.6% | 26.5% | 25.6% | 32.1% | 33.8% | 30.6% | 29.2% | 31.6% | 31.0% | 27.2% | 27.5% | 29.9% | 31.8% | 36.2% | 40.2% | 44.0% |
| Change | pp | — | +1.7pp | +1.8pp | +2.7pp | +5.7pp | +0.8pp | -0.6pp | -4.9pp | +2.1pp | +1.6pp | +1.9pp | -0.9pp | +6.5pp | +1.7pp | -3.2pp | -1.4pp | +2.4pp | -0.6pp | -3.8pp | +0.3pp | +2.4pp | +1.9pp | +4.4pp | +4.0pp | +3.8pp |
- *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 | ¥59bn | ¥116bn | ¥104bn | ¥226bn | ¥198bn | ¥173bn | ¥124bn | ¥118bn | ¥173bn | ¥178bn | ¥39bn | ¥45bn | ¥194bn | ¥153bn | ¥98bn | ¥142bn | ¥191bn | ¥67bn | ¥27bn | ¥195bn | ¥169bn | ¥120bn | ¥205bn | ¥148bn | ¥202bn |
| YoY | % | — | +95.7% | -10.1% | +117.0% | -12.2% | -12.8% | -28.1% | -4.9% | +46.3% | +2.8% | -77.8% | +15.0% | +328.0% | -21.2% | -36.0% | +44.7% | +34.7% | -64.8% | -59.7% | +620.4% | -13.3% | -29.1% | +71.5% | -27.8% | +36.0% |
| Investing CF | JPY | -¥36bn | ¥27bn | -¥86bn | -¥51bn | -¥94bn | -¥129bn | -¥187bn | -¥127bn | -¥120bn | -¥97bn | -¥85bn | -¥124bn | -¥62bn | -¥74bn | -¥105bn | -¥138bn | -¥162bn | -¥29bn | -¥219bn | -¥142bn | -¥162bn | -¥97bn | -¥54bn | -¥114bn | -¥74bn |
| Financing CF | JPY | -¥37bn | -¥175bn | -¥36bn | -¥164bn | -¥94bn | -¥49bn | ¥31bn | ¥139bn | -¥30bn | -¥98bn | -¥40bn | ¥128bn | -¥139bn | -¥156bn | ¥94bn | ¥17bn | -¥67bn | -¥9.6bn | ¥141bn | ¥118bn | -¥69bn | -¥86bn | -¥81bn | -¥96bn | -¥162bn |
| Cash & equivalents | JPY | ¥115bn | ¥82bn | ¥69bn | ¥81bn | ¥95bn | ¥98bn | ¥67bn | ¥188bn | ¥212bn | ¥190bn | ¥102bn | ¥162bn | ¥171bn | ¥102bn | ¥184bn | ¥200bn | ¥165bn | ¥197bn | ¥146bn | ¥317bn | ¥261bn | ¥203bn | ¥279bn | ¥220bn | ¥189bn |
| YoY | % | — | -29.0% | -16.3% | +17.6% | +18.5% | +2.8% | -32.1% | +181.5% | +12.8% | -10.4% | -46.3% | +59.0% | +5.5% | -40.5% | +81.3% | +8.7% | -17.5% | +19.3% | -26.1% | +117.8% | -17.9% | -21.9% | +37.0% | -21.1% | -14.0% |
- *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 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 | % | — | — | — | — | 13.2% | 10.9% | 9.5% | 5.4% | 2.8% | 6.7% | 3.2% | 0.7% | 6.3% | 6.3% | 3.8% | 0.6% | 4.7% | 2.4% | 0.5% | 1.8% | 4.2% | 3.5% | 7.3% | 6.2% | 5.3% |
| Change | pp | — | — | — | — | — | -2.3pp | -1.4pp | -4.1pp | -2.6pp | +3.9pp | -3.5pp | -2.5pp | +5.6pp | 0.0pp | -2.5pp | -3.2pp | +4.1pp | -2.3pp | -1.9pp | +1.3pp | +2.4pp | -0.7pp | +3.8pp | -1.1pp | -0.9pp |
| Net margin | % | -2.4% | 0.1% | 1.8% | 3.6% | 5.1% | 5.7% | 4.2% | -1.4% | 0.4% | 2.8% | -0.8% | -1.6% | 3.8% | 4.6% | -1.2% | -1.4% | 3.4% | 1.8% | -3.6% | 1.4% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 4.3% | 4.7% | 3.8% |
| Change | pp | — | +2.5pp | +1.7pp | +1.8pp | +1.5pp | +0.6pp | -1.5pp | -5.6pp | +1.8pp | +2.4pp | -3.6pp | -0.8pp | +5.4pp | +0.8pp | -5.8pp | -0.2pp | +4.8pp | -1.6pp | -5.4pp | +5.0pp | +1.5pp | 0.0pp | +1.4pp | +0.4pp | -0.9pp |
| ROE | % | -10.2% | 0.6% | 6.7% | 13.6% | 16.0% | 18.5% | 14.8% | -6.6% | 1.2% | 9.6% | -2.5% | -4.7% | 9.6% | 11.1% | -3.1% | -3.4% | 8.5% | 4.9% | -10.4% | 3.3% | 7.4% | 7.9% | 10.4% | 10.3% | 7.4% |
| Change | pp | — | +10.8pp | +6.1pp | +6.9pp | +2.4pp | +2.5pp | -3.7pp | -21.4pp | +7.8pp | +8.4pp | -12.1pp | -2.2pp | +14.3pp | +1.5pp | -14.2pp | -0.3pp | +11.9pp | -3.6pp | -15.3pp | +13.7pp | +4.1pp | +0.5pp | +2.5pp | -0.1pp | -2.9pp |
| Equity ratio | % | 13.7% | 15.4% | 17.2% | 19.9% | 25.6% | 26.4% | 25.8% | 20.9% | 23.0% | 24.6% | 26.5% | 25.6% | 32.1% | 33.8% | 30.6% | 29.2% | 31.6% | 31.0% | 27.2% | 27.5% | 29.9% | 31.8% | 36.2% | 40.2% | 44.0% |
| Change | pp | — | +1.7pp | +1.8pp | +2.7pp | +5.7pp | +0.8pp | -0.6pp | -4.9pp | +2.1pp | +1.6pp | +1.9pp | -0.9pp | +6.5pp | +1.7pp | -3.2pp | -1.4pp | +2.4pp | -0.6pp | -3.8pp | +0.3pp | +2.4pp | +1.9pp | +4.4pp | +4.0pp | +3.8pp |
- *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 | USGAAP | USGAAP | USGAAP | USGAAP | 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 | 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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