Hamamatsu Photonics

Financial history

Revenue · FYE Sep 2025: ¥212bn
Operating profit · FYE Sep 2025: ¥16bn
Net profit · FYE Sep 2025: ¥14bn
Total assets: ¥455bn
Equity ratio: 70.7%
Long-term series: 2001–2025

Hamamatsu Photonics: 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	2001 FYE Sep	2002 FYE Sep	2003 FYE Sep	2004 FYE Sep	2005 FYE Sep	2006 FYE Sep	2007 FYE Sep	2008 FYE Sep	2009 FYE Sep	2010 FYE Sep	2011 FYE Sep	2012 FYE Sep	2013 FYE Sep	2014 FYE Sep	2015 FYE Sep	2016 FYE Sep	2017 FYE Sep	2018 FYE Sep	2019 FYE Sep	2020 FYE Sep	2021 FYE Sep	2022 FYE Sep	2023 FYE Sep	2024 FYE Sep	2025 FYE Sep
Revenue	JPY	¥63bn	¥61bn	¥61bn	¥71bn	¥74bn	¥87bn	¥96bn	¥99bn	¥72bn	¥91bn	¥102bn	¥98bn	¥102bn	¥112bn	¥121bn	¥122bn	¥131bn	¥144bn	¥146bn	¥140bn	¥169bn	¥209bn	¥221bn	¥204bn	¥212bn
YoY	%	—	-3.0%	+0.3%	+15.8%	+4.8%	+17.7%	+10.7%	+2.6%	-27.1%	+26.4%	+12.0%	-3.7%	+4.2%	+9.7%	+7.7%	+1.0%	+7.1%	+10.6%	+1.1%	-3.8%	+20.5%	+23.6%	+6.0%	-7.9%	+4.0%
Operating profit	JPY	—	—	—	—	¥12bn	¥16bn	¥20bn	¥20bn	¥3.7bn	¥16bn	¥22bn	¥18bn	¥17bn	¥22bn	¥24bn	¥21bn	¥23bn	¥27bn	¥25bn	¥22bn	¥34bn	¥57bn	¥57bn	¥32bn	¥16bn
YoY	%	—	—	—	—	—	+34.2%	+26.8%	+1.0%	-81.6%	+327.0%	+38.0%	-19.3%	-4.5%	+29.2%	+8.8%	-13.1%	+11.2%	+19.7%	-7.0%	-14.2%	+57.3%	+66.2%	-0.5%	-43.4%	-49.5%
Ordinary profit	JPY	¥8.9bn	¥6.3bn	¥4.2bn	¥10bn	¥12bn	¥16bn	¥20bn	¥21bn	¥4.8bn	¥16bn	¥22bn	¥18bn	¥18bn	¥23bn	¥25bn	¥20bn	¥24bn	¥28bn	¥26bn	¥23bn	¥35bn	¥59bn	¥59bn	¥35bn	¥19bn
Net profit	JPY	¥3.5bn	¥3.0bn	¥1.6bn	¥4.7bn	¥7.7bn	¥9.7bn	¥12bn	¥13bn	¥1.8bn	¥12bn	¥14bn	¥11bn	¥12bn	¥15bn	¥17bn	¥14bn	¥18bn	¥21bn	¥20bn	¥17bn	¥25bn	¥41bn	¥43bn	¥25bn	¥14bn
YoY	%	—	-14.3%	-46.7%	+193.8%	+63.8%	+26.0%	+23.7%	+9.2%	-86.3%	+538.9%	+19.1%	-18.2%	+2.7%	+32.2%	+9.2%	-13.3%	+23.6%	+19.1%	-6.1%	-17.1%	+52.1%	+64.5%	+3.6%	-41.4%	-43.4%
Operating margin	%	—	—	—	—	15.8%	18.0%	20.7%	20.3%	5.1%	17.4%	21.4%	17.9%	16.4%	19.4%	19.6%	16.8%	17.5%	18.9%	17.4%	15.5%	20.3%	27.3%	25.6%	15.7%	7.6%
Net margin	%	5.6%	4.9%	2.6%	6.7%	10.4%	11.1%	12.5%	13.3%	2.5%	12.6%	13.4%	11.4%	11.3%	13.6%	13.8%	11.8%	13.6%	14.7%	13.6%	11.8%	14.9%	19.8%	19.3%	12.3%	6.7%

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)

Revenue and its cost lines, every year the breakdown was filed (¥ bn).
Fiscal year	Unit	2005 ^*1 FYE Sep	2006 ^*1 FYE Sep	2007 ^*1 FYE Sep	2008 ^*1 FYE Sep	2009 ^*1 FYE Sep	2010 ^*1 FYE Sep	2011 ^*1 FYE Sep	2012 ^*1 FYE Sep	2013 ^*1 FYE Sep	2014 ^*1 FYE Sep	2015 ^*1 FYE Sep	2016 ^*1 FYE Sep	2017 ^*1 FYE Sep	2018 ^*1 FYE Sep	2019 ^*1 FYE Sep	2020 ^*1 FYE Sep	2021 ^*1 FYE Sep	2022 ^*1 FYE Sep	2023 ^*1 FYE Sep	2024 ^*1 FYE Sep	2025 ^*1 FYE Sep
Revenue	JPY	¥74bn	¥87bn	¥96bn	¥99bn	¥72bn	¥91bn	¥102bn	¥98bn	¥102bn	¥112bn	¥121bn	¥122bn	¥130bn	¥144bn	¥146bn	¥140bn	¥169bn	¥209bn	¥221bn	¥204bn	¥212bn
YoY	%	—	+17.7%	+10.7%	+2.6%	-27.2%	+26.4%	+12.0%	-3.7%	+4.2%	+9.7%	+7.7%	+1.0%	+7.1%	+10.6%	+1.1%	-3.9%	+20.5%	+23.5%	+6.1%	-7.9%	+4.0%
Cost of sales	JPY	¥35bn	¥41bn	¥44bn	¥46bn	¥39bn	¥46bn	¥49bn	¥48bn	¥51bn	¥53bn	¥58bn	¥61bn	¥66bn	¥70bn	¥72bn	¥72bn	¥86bn	¥96bn	¥101bn	¥100bn	¥111bn
SG&A	JPY	¥27bn	¥30bn	¥32bn	¥32bn	¥29bn	¥30bn	¥31bn	¥33bn	¥34bn	¥37bn	¥40bn	¥41bn	¥42bn	¥47bn	¥49bn	¥47bn	¥49bn	¥55bn	¥63bn	¥72bn	¥85bn
Operating profit	JPY	¥12bn	¥16bn	¥20bn	¥20bn	¥3.7bn	¥16bn	¥22bn	¥18bn	¥17bn	¥22bn	¥24bn	¥21bn	¥23bn	¥27bn	¥25bn	¥22bn	¥34bn	¥57bn	¥57bn	¥32bn	¥16bn
YoY	%	—	+34.5%	+26.4%	+0.9%	-81.3%	+321.0%	+38.6%	-19.4%	-4.6%	+29.1%	+8.9%	-12.9%	+11.2%	+19.3%	-6.8%	-14.4%	+57.8%	+66.0%	-0.5%	-43.3%	-49.7%
Operating margin	%	15.8%	18.1%	20.6%	20.3%	5.2%	17.3%	21.4%	17.9%	16.4%	19.3%	19.6%	16.9%	17.5%	18.9%	17.4%	15.5%	20.3%	27.3%	25.6%	15.7%	7.6%
Change	pp	—	+2.3pp	+2.5pp	-0.3pp	-15.1pp	+12.1pp	+4.1pp	-3.5pp	-1.5pp	+2.9pp	+0.3pp	-2.7pp	+0.6pp	+1.4pp	-1.5pp	-1.9pp	+4.8pp	+7.0pp	-1.7pp	-9.9pp	-8.1pp

*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 (%)

Balance-sheet totals, every year on record (¥ bn).
Fiscal year	Unit	2012 ^*1 FYE Sep	2013 ^*1 FYE Sep	2014 ^*1 FYE Sep	2015 ^*1 FYE Sep	2016 ^*1 FYE Sep	2017 ^*1 FYE Sep	2018 ^*1 FYE Sep	2019 ^*1 FYE Sep	2020 ^*1 FYE Sep	2021 ^*1 FYE Sep	2022 ^*1 FYE Sep	2023 ^*1 FYE Sep	2024 ^*1 FYE Sep	2025 ^*1 FYE Sep
Total assets	JPY	¥190bn	¥198bn	¥215bn	¥226bn	¥217bn	¥239bn	¥245bn	¥260bn	¥272bn	¥302bn	¥366bn	¥403bn	¥435bn	¥455bn
YoY	%	—	+4.4%	+8.6%	+5.0%	-3.9%	+10.1%	+2.3%	+6.0%	+4.6%	+11.1%	+21.4%	+10.0%	+7.9%	+4.7%
Equity	JPY	¥141bn	¥154bn	¥169bn	¥180bn	¥169bn	¥187bn	¥193bn	¥203bn	¥213bn	¥237bn	¥281bn	¥319bn	¥331bn	¥322bn
YoY	%	—	+9.6%	+9.3%	+6.7%	-6.1%	+10.5%	+3.4%	+5.0%	+4.8%	+11.2%	+18.6%	+13.6%	+4.0%	-3.0%
Interest-bearing debt	JPY	—	—	—	¥5.8bn	¥9.0bn	¥5.9bn	¥5.2bn	¥7.8bn	¥7.8bn	¥6.7bn	¥9.4bn	¥11bn	¥34bn	¥64bn
Equity ratio	%	74.2%	77.9%	78.4%	79.6%	77.8%	78.1%	78.9%	78.2%	78.3%	78.4%	76.6%	79.1%	76.2%	70.7%
Change	pp	—	+3.7pp	+0.5pp	+1.2pp	-1.8pp	+0.3pp	+0.8pp	-0.7pp	+0.1pp	+0.1pp	-1.8pp	+2.5pp	-2.9pp	-5.5pp

*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)

Cash flows as filed, every year on record (¥ bn). A negative figure is cash out.
Fiscal year	Unit	2001 ^*1 FYE Sep	2002 ^*1 FYE Sep	2003 ^*1 FYE Sep	2004 ^*1 FYE Sep	2005 ^*1 FYE Sep	2006 ^*1 FYE Sep	2007 ^*1 FYE Sep	2008 ^*1 FYE Sep	2009 ^*1 FYE Sep	2010 ^*1 FYE Sep	2011 ^*1 FYE Sep	2012 ^*1 FYE Sep	2013 ^*1 FYE Sep	2014 ^*1 FYE Sep	2015 ^*1 FYE Sep	2016 ^*1 FYE Sep	2017 ^*1 FYE Sep	2018 ^*1 FYE Sep	2019 ^*1 FYE Sep	2020 ^*1 FYE Sep	2021 ^*1 FYE Sep	2022 ^*1 FYE Sep	2023 ^*1 FYE Sep	2024 ^*1 FYE Sep	2025 ^*1 FYE Sep
Operating CF	JPY	¥7.4bn	¥10bn	¥9.5bn	¥13bn	¥14bn	¥17bn	¥18bn	¥20bn	¥9.2bn	¥26bn	¥20bn	¥15bn	¥15bn	¥23bn	¥16bn	¥24bn	¥26bn	¥24bn	¥31bn	¥23bn	¥40bn	¥45bn	¥34bn	¥38bn	¥38bn
YoY	%	—	+38.4%	-7.8%	+35.8%	+12.1%	+20.4%	+4.8%	+11.2%	-54.4%	+184.8%	-22.3%	-26.8%	-1.7%	+57.5%	-30.6%	+50.6%	+8.3%	-9.8%	+30.9%	-24.5%	+71.1%	+13.1%	-24.1%	+11.1%	-0.7%
Investing CF	JPY	-¥15bn	-¥9.0bn	-¥10bn	-¥4.5bn	-¥8.2bn	-¥12bn	-¥18bn	-¥14bn	-¥28bn	-¥13bn	-¥12bn	-¥8.8bn	-¥6.5bn	-¥14bn	-¥17bn	¥4.2bn	-¥13bn	-¥8.9bn	-¥16bn	-¥16bn	-¥17bn	-¥13bn	-¥33bn	-¥74bn	-¥42bn
Financing CF	JPY	¥18bn	-¥2.7bn	-¥5.7bn	-¥2.0bn	¥15bn	-¥3.2bn	-¥12bn	¥4.2bn	-¥7.3bn	-¥1.9bn	-¥3.4bn	-¥3.5bn	-¥4.1bn	-¥4.1bn	-¥4.9bn	-¥15bn	-¥5.7bn	-¥16bn	-¥6.7bn	-¥6.5bn	-¥4.5bn	-¥7.8bn	-¥12bn	¥13bn	-¥2.8bn
Cash & equivalents	JPY	¥25bn	¥23bn	¥17bn	¥23bn	¥44bn	¥46bn	¥35bn	¥45bn	¥18bn	¥29bn	¥33bn	¥36bn	¥43bn	¥49bn	¥46bn	¥54bn	¥63bn	¥62bn	¥69bn	¥69bn	¥90bn	¥123bn	¥114bn	¥93bn	¥86bn
YoY	%	—	-5.3%	-28.8%	+38.9%	+90.5%	+5.4%	-24.5%	+27.8%	-59.8%	+59.6%	+15.0%	+8.2%	+19.9%	+15.0%	-7.6%	+17.6%	+18.3%	-2.5%	+10.8%	+0.4%	+30.9%	+36.7%	-7.0%	-19.1%	-7.1%

*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.

Ratios by fiscal year (%), with the year-on-year move in percentage points. Derived from the filed figures above.
Fiscal year	Unit	2001 ^*1 FYE Sep	2002 ^*1 FYE Sep	2003 ^*1 FYE Sep	2004 ^*1 FYE Sep	2005 ^*1 FYE Sep	2006 ^*1 FYE Sep	2007 ^*1 FYE Sep	2008 ^*1 FYE Sep	2009 ^*1 FYE Sep	2010 ^*1 FYE Sep	2011 ^*1 FYE Sep	2012 ^*1 FYE Sep	2013 ^*1 FYE Sep	2014 ^*1 FYE Sep	2015 ^*1 FYE Sep	2016 ^*1 FYE Sep	2017 ^*1 FYE Sep	2018 ^*1 FYE Sep	2019 ^*1 FYE Sep	2020 ^*1 FYE Sep	2021 ^*1 FYE Sep	2022 ^*1 FYE Sep	2023 ^*1 FYE Sep	2024 ^*1 FYE Sep	2025 ^*1 FYE Sep
Operating margin	%	—	—	—	—	15.8%	18.1%	20.6%	20.3%	5.2%	17.3%	21.4%	17.9%	16.4%	19.3%	19.6%	16.9%	17.5%	18.9%	17.4%	15.5%	20.3%	27.3%	25.6%	15.7%	7.6%
Change	pp	—	—	—	—	—	+2.3pp	+2.5pp	-0.3pp	-15.1pp	+12.1pp	+4.1pp	-3.5pp	-1.5pp	+2.9pp	+0.3pp	-2.7pp	+0.6pp	+1.4pp	-1.5pp	-1.9pp	+4.8pp	+7.0pp	-1.7pp	-9.9pp	-8.1pp
Net margin	%	5.6%	4.9%	2.7%	6.6%	10.5%	11.2%	12.5%	13.3%	2.5%	12.6%	13.5%	11.4%	11.3%	13.5%	13.8%	11.8%	13.6%	14.7%	13.7%	11.8%	14.8%	19.8%	19.3%	12.3%	6.7%
Change	pp	—	-0.7pp	-2.2pp	+3.9pp	+3.9pp	+0.7pp	+1.3pp	+0.8pp	-10.8pp	+10.1pp	+0.9pp	-2.1pp	-0.1pp	+2.2pp	+0.3pp	-2.0pp	+1.8pp	+1.1pp	-1.0pp	-1.9pp	+3.0pp	+5.0pp	-0.5pp	-7.0pp	-5.6pp
ROE	%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8.0%	7.5%	9.0%	9.2%	8.5%	9.5%	11.0%	9.8%	7.8%	10.6%	14.7%	13.4%	7.6%	4.4%
Change	pp	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.5pp	+1.5pp	+0.2pp	-0.7pp	+1.0pp	+1.5pp	-1.2pp	-2.0pp	+2.8pp	+4.1pp	-1.3pp	-5.8pp	-3.2pp
Equity ratio	%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	74.2%	77.9%	78.4%	79.6%	77.8%	78.1%	78.9%	78.2%	78.3%	78.4%	76.6%	79.1%	76.2%	70.7%
Change	pp	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	+3.7pp	+0.5pp	+1.2pp	-1.8pp	+0.3pp	+0.8pp	-0.7pp	+0.1pp	+0.1pp	-1.8pp	+2.5pp	-2.9pp	-5.5pp

*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.

Accounting standard and reporting basis, by fiscal year.
Fiscal year	Unit	2001 ^*1 FYE Sep	2002 ^*1 FYE Sep	2003 ^*1 FYE Sep	2004 ^*1 FYE Sep	2005 ^*1 FYE Sep	2006 ^*1 FYE Sep	2007 ^*1 FYE Sep	2008 ^*1 FYE Sep	2009 ^*1 FYE Sep	2010 ^*1 FYE Sep	2011 ^*1 FYE Sep	2012 ^*1 FYE Sep	2013 ^*1 FYE Sep	2014 ^*1 FYE Sep	2015 ^*1 FYE Sep	2016 ^*1 FYE Sep	2017 ^*1 FYE Sep	2018 ^*1 FYE Sep	2019 ^*1 FYE Sep	2020 ^*1 FYE Sep	2021 ^*1 FYE Sep	2022 ^*1 FYE Sep	2023 ^*1 FYE Sep	2024 ^*1 FYE Sep	2025 ^*1 FYE Sep
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.

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%

*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.

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GET	/api/6965/financials-longterm.json	Long-term results
GET	/api/6965/segments.json	Business segments
GET	/api/6965/regions.json	Sales by region
GET	/api/6965/workforce.json	Workforce