Full-Year Financial Results Summary for the Fiscal Year Ending March 2026 | Recruit Holdings Co.,Ltd. (6098) timely disclosure

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Improvement

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Scale

19.8

% (year-on-year change in EBITDA+S for the fiscal year ended March 2026)

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Contents of this document

Financial results presentationFiscal year ended March 2026 (full year) and earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 (full year)10 items taken from the company’s own explanation

Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)

Net Sales¥3,697.3 billion+3.9%

Net income¥496.9 billion+21.6%

Results for the three months of the current quarterFourth quarter of the fiscal year ended March 2026: HR Technology revenue of US$2.55 billion, up 14.5% year on year, with an EBITDA+S margin of 38.7%. Staffing revenue was ¥427.4 billion, up 10.1% year on year, while MMT revenue was ¥139.8 billion, down 0.6% year on year.

Full-year earnings forecast

Revenue

¥4,030 billion

EBITDA+S

¥949 billion

EBITDA+S margin

23.5 %

EBITDA

¥869 billion

EBITDA margin

21.6 %

Profit attributable to owners of the parent

¥623 billion

Basic EPS

¥447

What the company explained in this material

Self-assessment against the planThe company's self-assessment against its own plan.

Above plan (exceeded the revised forecast issued in February)

Assumptions Underlying the Business OutlookThe assumptions used by the company in preparing its forecast.

U.S. dollar exchange rate

¥154 /US$

Euro exchange rate

182 JPY/EUR

Economic EnvironmentNo major changes in the economic environment

New initiatives

Transition to a Gross Merchant Value-linked charging model in MMT's beauty business
Further growth in Premium Sponsored Jobs in the HR Technology business
Expansion of the GMV-linked model in the lifestyle segment of the MMT business

Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.

EBITDA+S¥794.3 billion
Year on year against the same period last yearup 19.8% year on year
EBITDA+S margin21.5 %
Basic EPS¥349.78
Year on year against the same period last yearup 28.9% year on year
ROE31 %
Net shares outstanding139,621 10,000 shares

Unit price and quantity metricsThese figures show sales broken down by price and volume.

US Average Revenue per Job（US ARPJ）

Full-year growth rate for the fiscal year ended March 202617%

Fourth-quarter growth rate for the fiscal year ended March 202625%

Segment results

HR Technology

Revenue

¥1,458.4 billion+6.3%

Revenue (US dollars)

9,674 USD million+7.6%

EBITDA+S

¥549.9 billion+21.5%

EBITDA+S margin

37.7 %

Staffing Services

Revenue

¥1,703.4 billion+2.2%

EBITDA+S

¥99.7 billion+2.4%

EBITDA+S margin

5.9 %

Marketing Matching Technology (MMT)

Revenue

¥564.6 billion+4.7%

EBITDA+S

¥154.9 billion+13.0%

EBITDA+S margin

27.4 %

Medium-term management plan targets

MMT EBITDA+S margin

35 Approximately %

Target fiscal yearFiscal year ending March 2029

Annual Dividend

Actual results for the fiscal year ending March 2026

Annual

¥25 per share

Forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027

First half

¥13 per share

Second half

¥13 per share

Annual

¥26 per share

Payout ratio

Total payout ratio

143.5 %

Acquisition of treasury shares

Buyback limit

¥3,500 100 million

PeriodThe ongoing program is scheduled to end around the end of November

Contents of this document
Item	Details
Document type	Financial results presentation
Fiscal Period Covered	Fiscal year ended March 2026 (full year) and earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 (full year)
Net Sales	¥3,697.3 billion (YoY +3.9%)
Net income	¥496.9 billion (YoY +21.6%)
Results for the three months of the current quarter	Fourth quarter of the fiscal year ended March 2026: HR Technology revenue of US$2.55 billion, up 14.5% year on year, with an EBITDA+S margin of 38.7%. Staffing revenue was ¥427.4 billion, up 10.1% year on year, while MMT revenue was ¥139.8 billion, down 0.6% year on year.
Full-year earnings forecast	Revenue ¥4,030 billion / EBITDA+S ¥949 billion / EBITDA+S margin 23.5 % / EBITDA ¥869 billion / EBITDA margin 21.6 % / Profit attributable to owners of the parent ¥623 billion / Basic EPS ¥447
Self-assessment against the plan	Above plan (exceeded the revised forecast issued in February)
Segment results	HR Technology Revenue ¥1,458.4 billion (YoY +6.3%) / Revenue (US dollars) 9,674 USD million (YoY +7.6%) / EBITDA+S ¥549.9 billion (YoY +21.5%) / EBITDA+S margin 37.7 % / Staffing Services Revenue ¥1,703.4 billion (YoY +2.2%) / EBITDA+S ¥99.7 billion (YoY +2.4%) / EBITDA+S margin 5.9 % / Marketing Matching Technology (MMT) Revenue ¥564.6 billion (YoY +4.7%) / EBITDA+S ¥154.9 billion (YoY +13.0%) / EBITDA+S margin 27.4 %
Key KPIs	Indicator name EBITDA+S / Value ¥794.3 billion / Year on year against the same period last year up 19.8% year on year, Indicator name EBITDA+S margin / Value 21.5 % / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Basic EPS / Value ¥349.78 / Year on year against the same period last year up 28.9% year on year, Indicator name ROE / Value 31 % / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Net shares outstanding / Value 139,621 10,000 shares / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed
Unit price and quantity metrics	US Average Revenue per Job（US ARPJ） Full-year growth rate for the fiscal year ended March 2026 17% / Fourth-quarter growth rate for the fiscal year ended March 2026 25%
Assumptions Underlying the Business Outlook	U.S. dollar exchange rate ¥154 /US$ / Euro exchange rate 182 JPY/EUR / Economic Environment No major changes in the economic environment
Medium-term management plan targets	MMT EBITDA+S margin 35 Approximately %
Annual Dividend	Actual results for the fiscal year ending March 2026 Annual ¥25 per share / Forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 First half ¥13 per share / Second half ¥13 per share / Annual ¥26 per share
Payout ratio	Total payout ratio 143.5 %
Acquisition of treasury shares	Buyback limit ¥3,500 100 million / Period The ongoing program is scheduled to end around the end of November
New initiatives	Transition to a Gross Merchant Value-linked charging model in MMT's beauty business, Further growth in Premium Sponsored Jobs in the HR Technology business, Expansion of the GMV-linked model in the lifestyle segment of the MMT business

Items this document does not state (15)

Operating profitOrdinary incomeGross Profit MarginOperating profit marginSelling, general and administrative expensesProgress against full-year forecastBreakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeNumber of stores and locationsNumber of employeesRisk amount incorporated into the outlookFinancial targetsCapital expendituresOrders received and order backlogMarket Size / ShareKey points of the Q&A

These are items the company does not state in this document. We do not leave them blank, nor fill them in from other sources or by inference.

The reasons the company gives

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

For the fiscal year ending March 2027, the company expects further monetization and efficiency improvements in the HR Technology business, continued growth in Premium Sponsored Jobs, and expansion of the GMV-linked model in the MMT business. No specific reasons were provided for the consolidated results for the fiscal year ended March 2026 exceeding the forecast.

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