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Kakaku.com (2371) · RiskReframed

Decline in Customer Acquisition Efficiency Due to Changes in Search Engine Algorithms

First written in FY2020. 1 of 4 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.

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ProgressHeldSoftenedWorseFirst statedFY2020 – FY20212020: 120202021: 120212022: 020222023: 020232024: 020242025: 020252026: 22026
Same theme, other companies
Decline in SEO-Driven Customer Acquisition Due to Search Engine Algorithm ChangesA theme 78 companies write about · 78 as a headwind · 0 as a tailwind

Kakaku.com moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2026, the same year as the typical company in this theme.

The whole theme swung hardest in 2025: 10 of 27 companies on the "Worse" side.

2 other companies' latest entry also says "Reframed".

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  1. FY2026ReframedAnnual report

    「また、生成AIの普及に伴いユーザーの情報収集行動が変化し、従来の検索エンジン経由の流入が減少する可能性があります。当社グループは特定の集客経路への過度な依存を低減すべく、取り組んでおりますが、こうした対応が十分でない場合には、当社グループの業績に影響を及ぼす可能性があります。」

    検索アルゴリズム変更・SEO競争のリスクに加え、生成AIによる情報収集行動の変化と検索エンジン経由流入の減少が明示された。
  2. 2026-05-12WorsenedM&A and Subsidiary Changes

    「If the use of AI makes it easier for users to gather information and compare prices, we believe there is a risk that traffic from those channels will decline.」

    In addition to customer-acquisition risks from changes in conventional search algorithms, the disclosure identifies the easier information gathering and price comparison enabled by generative AI as a risk of reduced traffic through SEO and SEM.
  3. FY2021RestatedAnnual report

    「今後、検索エンジン運営者による検索アルゴリズムの変更によって、あるいは競合他社による検索アルゴリズムへの対応が進むことによって、検索結果の表示が当社グループにとって有利に働かない状況が生じる可能性があります。」

    検索アルゴリズム変更や競合他社の対応によるサイト集客効率低下リスクを継続している。
  4. FY2020First statedAnnual report

    「今後、検索エンジン運営者による検索アルゴリズムの変更によって、あるいは競合他社による検索アルゴリズムへの対応が進むことによって、検索結果の表示が当社グループにとって有利に働かない状況が生じる可能性があります。」

    検索エンジンのアルゴリズム変更や競合他社の対応により、サイトへの流入効率・集客効率が低下するリスクを初めて明示している。
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Kakaku.com's next results are scheduled for 2026-11-04. Read the earnings preview It last moved in the M&A and Subsidiary Changes of 2026-05-12: "Worsened".
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