Recruit Holdings

Financial history

Revenue · FYE Mar 2026
¥3.70tn
Operating profit · FYE Mar 2026
¥631bn
Net profit · FYE Mar 2026
¥497bn
Total assets
¥2.79tn
Equity ratio
56.4%
Long-term series
1961–2026
Recruit Holdings: long-term performance & turning pointsSales (revenue) and profit-margin ratio
Sales (¥ bn)Net margin (%)
Long-term results, every fiscal year on record (¥ bn). Scroll sideways for earlier years.
Fiscal year Unit 1961 *1 FYE Dec 1967 *2 FYE Dec 1968 *2 FYE Dec 1969 *2 FYE Dec 1970 *2 FYE Dec 1971 *2 FYE Dec 1972 *2 FYE Dec 1980 *2 FYE Dec 1981 *2 FYE Dec 1986 *3 FYE Dec 1988 *4 FYE Dec 1989 *5 FYE Dec 1990 *5 FYE Dec 1991 *5 FYE Dec 1992 *5 FYE Mar 1993 *5 FYE Mar 1994 *5 FYE Mar 1995 *6 FYE Mar 1996 *6 FYE Mar 1997 *6 FYE Mar 1998 *6 FYE Mar 1999 *7 FYE Mar 2000 *7 FYE Mar 2001 *8 FYE Mar 2002 *8 FYE Mar 2003 *9 FYE Mar 2004 *9 FYE Mar 2005 *10 FYE Mar 2006 *11 FYE Mar 2007 *11 FYE Mar 2008 *12 FYE Mar 2009 *13 FYE Mar 2010 *14 FYE Mar 2011 *14 FYE Mar 2012 *14 FYE Mar 2013 *14 FYE Mar 2014 *14 FYE Mar 2015 *14 FYE Mar 2016 *14 FYE Mar 2017 *14 FYE Mar 2018 *14 FYE Mar 2019 *14 FYE Mar 2020 *14 FYE Mar 2021 *14 FYE Mar 2022 *14 FYE Mar 2023 *14 FYE Mar 2024 *14 FYE Mar 2025 *14 FYE Mar 2026 *14 FYE Mar
Revenue JPY ¥0.0bn¥0.2bn¥0.5bn¥1.2bn¥2.4bn¥3.4bn¥3.6bn¥50bn¥64bn¥138bn¥269bn¥290bn¥370bn¥360bn¥310bn¥304bn¥265bn¥270bn¥300bn¥330bn¥340bn¥289bn¥281bn¥327bn¥322bn¥308bn¥362bn¥408bn¥444bn¥757bn¥1.01tn¥1.08tn¥793bn¥753bn¥807bn¥1.05tn¥1.19tn¥1.30tn¥1.59tn¥1.84tn¥2.17tn¥2.31tn¥2.40tn¥2.27tn¥2.87tn¥3.43tn¥3.42tn¥3.56tn¥3.70tn
YoY % +125.2%+111.4%+105.7%+43.5%+5.9%+27.9%+7.7%+27.6%-2.7%-13.9%-2.0%-12.9%+2.0%+11.1%+10.0%+3.0%-15.0%-2.8%+16.3%-1.3%-4.3%+17.6%+12.6%+8.8%+70.6%+33.0%+7.7%-26.8%-5.1%+7.2%+30.1%+13.6%+9.1%+22.2%+15.8%+18.1%+6.3%+3.8%-5.4%+26.5%+19.4%-0.4%+4.1%+3.9%
Operating profit JPY ¥117bn¥123bn¥114bn¥127bn¥192bn¥223bn¥206bn¥163bn¥379bn¥344bn¥403bn¥491bn¥631bn
YoY % +4.3%-6.9%+11.6%+50.8%+16.3%-7.7%-21.0%+132.7%-9.1%+16.9%+21.9%+28.6%
Ordinary profit JPY ¥0.0bn¥0.0bn¥0.0bn¥72bn¥85bn¥101bn¥98bn¥96bn¥111bn¥122bn¥130bn¥161bn¥163bn¥112bn¥71bn¥90bn¥118bn¥128bn¥122bn¥126bn¥119bn¥132bn¥199bn¥240bn¥226bn¥169bn¥383bn¥368bn
Net profit JPY ¥16bn¥3.1bn¥2.0bn¥72bn¥65bn¥70bn¥65bn¥85bn¥100bn¥174bn¥180bn¥131bn¥297bn¥270bn¥354bn¥409bn¥497bn
YoY % -34.7%-8.9%+6.6%-7.5%+32.4%+16.5%+75.2%+3.2%-27.0%+125.9%-9.1%+31.1%+15.5%+21.6%
Operating margin % 9.9%9.4%7.2%6.9%8.8%9.7%8.6%7.2%13.2%10.0%11.8%13.8%17.1%
Net margin % 5.9%1.0%0.8%6.8%5.5%5.4%4.1%4.6%4.6%7.5%7.5%5.8%10.3%7.9%10.4%11.5%13.4%
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)

Revenue and its cost lines, every year the breakdown was filed (¥ bn).
Fiscal year Unit 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 ¥1.19tn¥1.30tn¥1.59tn¥1.84tn¥2.17tn¥2.31tn¥2.40tn¥2.27tn¥2.87tn¥3.43tn¥3.42tn¥3.56tn¥3.70tn
YoY % +9.1%+22.2%+15.8%+18.1%+6.3%+3.8%-5.4%+26.5%+19.4%-0.4%+4.1%+3.9%
Cost of sales JPY ¥589bn¥645bn¥832bn¥979bn¥1.16tn¥1.14tn¥1.11tn¥1.12tn¥1.22tn¥1.43tn¥1.45tn¥1.47tn¥1.51tn
SG&A JPY ¥485bn¥533bn¥642bn¥734bn¥817bn¥947bn¥1.05tn¥983bn¥1.25tn¥1.60tn¥1.52tn¥1.56tn¥1.53tn
Other operating costs JPY ¥42bn¥49bn¥41bn¥36bn¥30bn
Operating profit JPY ¥117bn¥122bn¥114bn¥127bn¥192bn¥223bn¥206bn¥163bn¥379bn¥344bn¥403bn¥491bn¥631bn
YoY % +4.3%-6.9%+11.6%+50.8%+16.3%-7.7%-21.0%+132.7%-9.1%+16.9%+21.9%+28.5%
Operating margin % 9.9%9.4%7.2%6.9%8.8%9.7%8.6%7.2%13.2%10.0%11.8%13.8%17.1%
Change pp -0.5pp-2.2pp-0.3pp+1.9pp+0.9pp-1.1pp-1.4pp+6.0pp-3.2pp+1.8pp+2.0pp+3.3pp
Balance sheet Total assets Equity Interest-bearing debt Equity ratio

Total assets, equity and interest-bearing debt (¥ bn), with the equity ratio (%)

Balance-sheet totals, every year on record (¥ bn).
Fiscal year Unit 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 2013 *1 FYE Mar 2012 *1 FYE Mar 2026 *1 FYE Mar
Total assets JPY ¥860bn¥1.10tn¥1.15tn¥1.45tn¥1.54tn¥1.75tn¥2.00tn¥2.20tn¥2.42tn¥2.79tn¥3.14tn¥2.77tn¥809bn¥644bn¥2.79tn
YoY % +27.9%+4.5%+26.0%+6.3%+13.5%+14.3%+9.9%+10.3%+15.3%+12.6%-11.8%
Equity JPY ¥547bn¥751bn¥772bn¥773bn¥769bn¥959bn¥981bn¥1.08tn¥1.35tn¥1.61tn¥1.99tn¥1.61tn¥419bn¥273bn¥1.57tn
YoY % +37.4%+2.9%+0.1%-0.5%+24.7%+2.3%+10.3%+24.9%+19.4%+23.5%-19.3%
Interest-bearing debt JPY ¥57bn¥30bn¥15bn¥162bn¥183bn¥162bn¥137bn¥113bn¥61bn¥35bn¥1.4bn¥1.0bn¥0.6bn
Equity ratio % 63.5%68.2%67.1%53.3%49.9%54.8%49.1%49.3%55.8%57.7%63.4%58.0%51.9%42.4%56.4%
Change pp +4.7pp-1.1pp-13.8pp-3.4pp+4.9pp-5.7pp+0.2pp+6.5pp+1.9pp+5.7pp-5.4pp
Cash flow Operating CF Investing CF Financing CF

Cash generated by operations, spent on investment and raised or repaid in financing (¥ bn)

Cash flows as filed, every year on record (¥ bn). A negative figure is cash out.
Fiscal year Unit 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 ¥159bn¥126bn¥137bn¥163bn¥142bn¥194bn¥277bn¥303bn¥287bn¥440bn¥438bn¥535bn¥610bn¥669bn
YoY % -20.5%+9.0%+18.2%-12.5%+36.7%+42.5%+9.5%-5.5%+53.4%-0.3%+22.2%+14.0%+9.7%
Investing CF JPY -¥114bn-¥49bn-¥80bn-¥110bn-¥214bn-¥66bn-¥205bn-¥89bn-¥40bn-¥71bn-¥33bn-¥69bn-¥61bn-¥50bn
Financing CF JPY ¥7.8bn-¥93bn¥63bn-¥54bn¥111bn-¥83bn-¥69bn-¥193bn-¥173bn-¥254bn-¥252bn-¥335bn-¥880bn-¥743bn
Cash & equivalents JPY ¥201bn¥187bn¥313bn¥310bn¥346bn¥390bn¥403bn¥421bn¥501bn¥670bn¥877bn¥1.14tn¥809bn¥726bn
YoY % -7.1%+67.3%-0.9%+11.4%+12.8%+3.4%+4.6%+18.9%+33.6%+31.0%+29.6%-28.9%-10.3%
Key ratios Operating margin Net margin ROE Equity ratio

Profitability and balance-sheet strength (%). ROE uses year-end equity.

Ratios by fiscal year (%), with the year-on-year move in percentage points. Derived from the filed figures above.
Fiscal year Unit 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 % 9.9%9.4%7.2%6.9%8.8%9.7%8.6%7.2%13.2%10.0%11.8%13.8%17.1%
Change pp -0.5pp-2.2pp-0.3pp+1.9pp+0.9pp-1.1pp-1.4pp+6.0pp-3.2pp+1.8pp+2.0pp+3.3pp
Net margin % 6.8%5.5%5.4%4.1%4.6%4.6%7.5%7.5%5.8%10.3%7.9%10.4%11.5%13.4%
Change pp -1.3pp-0.1pp-1.3pp+0.5pp0.0pp+2.9pp0.0pp-1.7pp+4.5pp-2.4pp+2.5pp+1.1pp+1.9pp
ROE % 17.1%12.0%9.3%8.4%11.1%12.9%18.2%18.3%12.1%22.0%16.7%17.7%25.4%31.6%
Change pp -5.1pp-2.7pp-0.9pp+2.7pp+1.8pp+5.3pp+0.1pp-6.2pp+9.9pp-5.3pp+1.0pp+7.7pp+6.2pp
Equity ratio % 42.4%51.9%63.5%68.2%67.1%53.3%49.9%54.8%49.1%49.3%55.8%57.7%63.4%58.0%56.4%
Change pp +9.5pp+11.6pp+4.7pp-1.1pp-13.8pp-3.4pp+4.9pp-5.7pp+0.2pp+6.5pp+1.9pp+5.7pp-5.4pp-1.6pp
Reporting basis

Which accounting standard each fiscal year was filed under. Figures are not strictly comparable across a change of standard.

Accounting standard and reporting basis, by fiscal year.
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
Standard JGAAPJGAAPJGAAPJGAAPJGAAPJGAAPJGAAPJGAAPJGAAPJGAAPJGAAPJGAAPJGAAPIFRSIFRSIFRSIFRSIFRSIFRSIFRSIFRSIFRSIFRSIFRSIFRSIFRS
Basis Parent onlyParent onlyParent onlyParent onlyParent onlyParent onlyConsolidatedConsolidatedConsolidatedConsolidatedConsolidatedConsolidatedConsolidatedConsolidatedConsolidatedConsolidatedConsolidatedConsolidatedConsolidatedConsolidatedConsolidatedConsolidatedConsolidatedConsolidatedConsolidatedConsolidated
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.

Annual average ¥/US$ rate, 1949–2026. YoY above zero means the yen weakened.
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
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%

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GET /api/6098/manifest.json Resource index
GET /api/6098/history.json History overview
GET /api/6098/timeline.json Chronology
GET /api/decisions.json All management decisions (index)
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GET /api/6098/decisions/{slug}.json One decision (full dossier)
GET /api/6098/executives.json Executives
GET /api/6098/shareholders.json Major shareholders
GET /api/6098/financials.json Financial statements
GET /api/6098/financials-longterm.json Long-term results
GET /api/6098/segments.json Business segments
GET /api/6098/regions.json Sales by region
GET /api/6098/workforce.json Workforce