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Earnings6098Recruit Holdings Co.,Ltd.Information and Communications, Services and Others

Summary of Consolidated Financial Results for the Fiscal Year Ending March 2026 (IFRS)

For the fiscal year ending March 2026, revenue increased 3.9%, operating profit increased 28.5%, and profit for the year attributable to owners of the parent increased 21.6%. Revenue increased in all 3 businesses: HR Technology, Staffing, and Marketing, Matching and Technology. The company forecasts higher revenue and profit for the fiscal year ending March 2027.

Worth reading
69In focus
Scored from 5 of 6 sections
Direction
Improvement
Direction inferred from the company’s description.
Scale
28.5
% (year-on-year change in operating income)
Wording
Conditional
How definitive the wording is.

Results for this period

Full year1 April 2025–31 March 2026ConsolidatedIFRS
Net Sales3,697,351¥ millionYear on year +3.9%Progress 91.7%
Operating profit630,567¥ millionYear on year +28.5%Progress 80.1%
Ordinary income644,618¥ millionYear on year +22.3%
Net income attributable to owners of the parent496,912¥ millionYear on year +21.6%Progress 79.8%

The width of the band at each stage is based on revenue. The narrower it becomes toward the bottom, the smaller the proportion of revenue that remains as profit. The dotted outline is the full-year forecast and the band inside it is the result for this period. The progress rate is the result divided by the forecast.

Net income per share¥349.78
Operating Margin17.1%
Financial position at period-end
Total assets2,789,018¥ million
of which net assets 1,594,558 ¥ millionEquity ratio 56.8%vs. prior year-end -1.5pt

塗りつぶした部分が自己資本比率です。総資産のうち、返済のいらない自前の資金がどれだけかを表します。The thin vertical line indicates the level at the end of the previous fiscal year.

Cash inflows and outflows
Operating+669,431
Investment-49,742
Financials-743,478
Net change-123,789

Stacked from zero: upward is an increase in cash, downward a decrease (in ¥ million).The net change represented by the dotted line is the total of three items, calculated from figures provided by the company.

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period¥725,578 million
Segment revenueHR Technology business ¥1,458.4 billion (YoY +6.3%), Staffing Business ¥1,703.4 billion (YoY +2.2%), Marketing, Matching and Technology business ¥564.6 billion (YoY +4.7%)
Segment profitIndicator EBITDA+S / List HR Technology business 549.9 (YoY +21.5%), Staffing Business 99.7 (YoY +2.4%), Marketing, Matching and Technology business 154.9 (YoY +13.0%)
Regional salesHR Technology business ¥801.6 billion (YoY +7.6%), HR Technology business ¥308.5 billion (YoY +17.8%), HR Technology business ¥348.2 billion (YoY -4.6%), Staffing Business ¥846.8 billion (YoY +5.2%), Staffing Business ¥856.5 billion (YoY -0.6%)
Outlook and shareholder returns
Full-year earnings forecast
Net Sales¥4,030,000 million (YoY +9.0%)
Operating profit¥787,000 million (YoY +24.8%)
Ordinary incomeNot disclosed
Net income¥623,000 million (YoY +25.4%)
Annual Dividend Forecast¥24 → ¥26(+8.3%)
Payout ratio5.8%
Shareholder Return PolicyContinued payment of stable dividends per share. Numerical target: Not disclosed
Factors Behind Changes in Business Performance

Revenue increased in all 3 businesses. In the HR Technology business, revenue increased in the United States due to advances in monetization, increased in Europe and other regions, and decreased in Japan. In the Staffing business, higher revenue in Japan exceeded declines overseas and elsewhere. In the Marketing, Matching and Technology business, the lifestyle sector, including beauty, drove revenue.

Change in accounting policy
基準改正に伴う変更 Noそれ以外の変更 No見積りの変更 No修正再表示 Not disclosed
Changes in the scope of consolidationNew Number of companies 1 / Company name (株)インディードリクルートパートナーズ / Excluded Number of companies 1 / Company name RGF Staffing UK Limited
Depreciation and amortization¥107,077 million (depreciation and amortization)
Availability of Supplementary Financial Results MaterialsYes
Availability of Financial Results BriefingAvailable (for institutional investors and analysts)
Issued Shares at Period-End1,472,504,149
Treasury Shares at Period-End76,290,824
Results for this period
ItemDetails
Fiscal Period ClassificationFull year
Accounting standardsIFRS
Consolidated / non-consolidatedConsolidated
Period Covered1 April 2025–31 March 2026
Net Sales¥3,697,351 million (YoY +3.9%)
Operating profit¥630,567 million (YoY +28.5%)
Ordinary income¥644,618 million (YoY +22.3%)
Profit attributable to owners of the parent¥496,912 million (YoY +21.6%)
Net income per share¥349.78
Operating Margin17.1%
Equity ratioEnd of the current fiscal period 56.8% / End of previous period 58.3%
Total assets¥2,789,018 million
Net assets¥1,594,558 million
Cash flows from operating activities¥669,431 million
Cash flows from investing activities¥-49,742 million
Cash flows from financing activities¥-743,478 million
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period¥725,578 million
Full-year earnings forecastNet Sales ¥4,030,000 million (YoY +9.0%) / Operating profit ¥787,000 million (YoY +24.8%) / Ordinary income Not disclosed / Net income ¥623,000 million (YoY +25.4%)
Annual Dividend Forecast¥24 → ¥26(+8.3%)
Payout ratio5.8%
Shareholder Return PolicyContinued payment of stable dividends per share. Numerical target: Not disclosed
Segment revenueHR Technology business ¥1,458.4 billion (YoY +6.3%), Staffing Business ¥1,703.4 billion (YoY +2.2%), Marketing, Matching and Technology business ¥564.6 billion (YoY +4.7%)
Segment profitIndicator EBITDA+S / List HR Technology business 549.9 (YoY +21.5%), Staffing Business 99.7 (YoY +2.4%), Marketing, Matching and Technology business 154.9 (YoY +13.0%)
Regional salesHR Technology business ¥801.6 billion (YoY +7.6%), HR Technology business ¥308.5 billion (YoY +17.8%), HR Technology business ¥348.2 billion (YoY -4.6%), Staffing Business ¥846.8 billion (YoY +5.2%), Staffing Business ¥856.5 billion (YoY -0.6%)
Depreciation and amortization¥107,077 million (depreciation and amortization)
Change in accounting policyChanges due to revisions to standards No / Other changes No / Change in accounting estimate No / Restatement Not disclosed
Changes in the scope of consolidationNew Number of companies 1 / Company name (株)インディードリクルートパートナーズ / Excluded Number of companies 1 / Company name RGF Staffing UK Limited
Availability of Supplementary Financial Results MaterialsYes
Availability of Financial Results BriefingAvailable (for institutional investors and analysts)
Issued Shares at Period-End1,472,504,149
Treasury Shares at Period-End76,290,824
Factors Behind Changes in Business PerformanceRevenue increased in all 3 businesses. In the HR Technology business, revenue increased in the United States due to advances in monetization, increased in Europe and other regions, and decreased in Japan. In the Staffing business, higher revenue in Japan exceeded declines overseas and elsewhere. In the Marketing, Matching and Technology business, the lifestyle sector, including beauty, drove revenue.
Items this document does not state (6)
Revision to Earnings ForecastOrders received and order backlogImpairment lossBreakdown of extraordinary income (loss)Disclosure regarding the going concern assumptionMaterial subsequent events

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The reasons the company gives

The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.

In the HR Technology business, monetization advanced and efficiency improved despite stagnant hiring demand in the United States. In the Marketing, Matching and Technology business, the lifestyle sector, including beauty, drove revenue.

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