Worth reading
68In focus
0–100. This measures how worthwhile something is to read, not how good or bad the company is.Direction
Improvement
Direction inferred from the company’s description.Scale
10
Percentage points (lower end of the FY2027 Lumada revenue ratio target: approximately 65% → 75%)Wording
Conditional
How definitive the wording is.Items stated in the management plan
Partially revisedNet Sales0.0pt
基準 2,027Target2,027%
Operating profit margin0.0pt
基準 2,027Target2,027%
ROIC0.0pt
基準 2,027Target2,027%
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What happened to the previous planFormer FY2027 targets: Adj. EBITA margin above 16%; Lumada revenue ratio approximately 65% → FY2025 actual: Adj. EBITA margin 15.5%; Lumada revenue ratio 62%-0.1%Calculated from the two disclosed figures
Total investment plan¥30 billion (FY2026 organic investment) and ¥1 trillion (FY2026–FY2027 inorganic investment capacity)
Investment amount by sectorField Organic investment / Amount ¥30 billion / Period FY2026, Field Inorganic investment / Amount ¥1 trillion / Period FY2026-FY2027
Key initiatives
01Further deepen customer co-creation through the FDE Team
02Transform the business into one that delivers continuous value
03Implement Physical AI in society
04Create value that transforms social infrastructure
05Enhance Data Fabric capabilities
06Expand OT security services
07Establish a company-wide environment for using cutting-edge AI
08Concentrate management resources on market-leading block storage
09Ensure stable supply to the market and sustainable business growth
10Expand value creation by developing and using AI execution environments and infrastructure together with partners
Plan assumptionsAssumptions New market created by the AI impact / Figures Approximately ¥100 trillion / Timing 2030 / Source Internal analysis based on industry reports, Assumptions Modernization market growth rate / Figures CAGR 15-20% / Period FY2025–FY2030 (global) / Source Internal analysis based on industry reports, Assumptions AI services market growth rate / Figures CAGR 30-35% / Period FY2025–FY2030 (global) / Source Internal analysis based on industry reports, Assumptions Social infrastructure × AI market growth rate / Figures CAGR 15-20% / Period FY2025–FY2030 (global) / Source Internal analysis based on industry reports
Segment targetSegment DSS Sector / Indicator AI-related revenue / Target FY2025-FY2027 CAGR 20-25% / Standard FY2025 actual: ¥800 billion, Segment Hitachi Group / Indicator HMAX revenue / Target FY2025-FY2027 CAGR 50-60% / Standard FY2025 actual: ¥300 billion
Non-financial targetsIndicator Domestic FDE Team headcount / Target 5,000 people / Timing Not disclosed, Indicator Japan's external block storage systems market share / Target Achieve the No. 1 position / Timing Not disclosed
Size of the Target MarketMarket Size New market created by the AI impact: approximately ¥100 trillion (2030), Grid maintenance services market: ¥15 trillion (2035), Railway AI applications market: ¥3 trillion (2030), Frontline worker support market: ¥10 trillion (2030) / Growth rate Modernization: CAGR of 15–20% (FY2025–FY2030, global), AI services: CAGR of 30–35% (FY2025–FY2030, global), Social infrastructure × AI: CAGR of 15–20% (FY2025–FY2030, global) / Source Internal analysis based on industry reports
Risks identified by the company
Slowing IT investment
Sharp increases in component prices
Sharp fluctuations in economic conditions and demand in key markets
Foreign exchange fluctuations
Funding Environment
Share price fluctuations
Shortages and price fluctuations of raw materials and components
The financial condition of counterparties to which credit has been extended
Political and social conditions and various regulations, including trade restrictions, in key markets and at major business sites
Response to stricter regulations and other developments relating to climate change measures
Dependence on information systems and management of confidential information
Securing human resources
The ability to develop products using new technologies, launch them in the market in a timely manner, and achieve low-cost production
Natural disasters such as earthquakes and tsunamis, climate change, outbreaks of infectious diseases, and political and social disruption caused by terrorism, conflicts and other events
Estimates, cost fluctuations and contract cancellations relating to long-term construction and other contracts
Intensifying price competition
Fluctuations in the supply and demand of products and other items
The ability to respond to fluctuations in supply and demand for products and other items, foreign exchange rates and raw material prices, as well as shortages of raw materials and components
Implementation of cost-structure reform initiatives
Strategy relating to strengthening the social innovation business
Execution of acquisitions, business joint ventures and strategic alliances, and the associated costs
Implementation of business restructuring initiatives
Losses relating to investments in equity-method affiliates
Litigation and Other Legal Proceedings
Defects and other deficiencies in products and services
Protection of Hitachi’s intellectual property and securing the right to use the intellectual property of other companies
Estimates in calculating liabilities relating to retirement benefits
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Plan name | Inspire 2027 |
| Plan period | FY2024-FY2027 |
| Progress against the plan | Partially revised |
| Sales Target | FY2027: FY2024–FY2027 CAGR of 7–9% (as disclosed at Hitachi Investor Day 2025) → FY2027：FY2024-FY2027 CAGR 7-9%（0%） |
| Operating profit margin target | FY2027 Adj. EBITA margin: above 16% (as disclosed at Hitachi Investor Day 2025) → FY2027 Adj. EBITA margin: 16–18% |
| ROIC target | Former FY2027 target: 11–13% (FY2026 actual: 10.5%) → FY2027 target: 11–13%（0%） |
| Total investment plan | ¥30 billion (FY2026 organic investment) and ¥1 trillion (FY2026–FY2027 inorganic investment capacity) |
| Investment amount by sector | Field Organic investment / Amount ¥30 billion / Period FY2026, Field Inorganic investment / Amount ¥1 trillion / Period FY2026-FY2027 |
| Segment target | Segment DSS Sector / Indicator AI-related revenue / Target FY2025-FY2027 CAGR 20-25% / Standard FY2025 actual: ¥800 billion, Segment Hitachi Group / Indicator HMAX revenue / Target FY2025-FY2027 CAGR 50-60% / Standard FY2025 actual: ¥300 billion |
| Non-financial targets | Indicator Domestic FDE Team headcount / Target 5,000 people / Timing Not disclosed, Indicator Japan's external block storage systems market share / Target Achieve the No. 1 position / Timing Not disclosed |
| Plan assumptions | Assumptions New market created by the AI impact / Figures Approximately ¥100 trillion / Timing 2030 / Source Internal analysis based on industry reports, Assumptions Modernization market growth rate / Figures CAGR 15-20% / Period FY2025–FY2030 (global) / Source Internal analysis based on industry reports, Assumptions AI services market growth rate / Figures CAGR 30-35% / Period FY2025–FY2030 (global) / Source Internal analysis based on industry reports, Assumptions Social infrastructure × AI market growth rate / Figures CAGR 15-20% / Period FY2025–FY2030 (global) / Source Internal analysis based on industry reports |
| Key initiatives | Further deepen customer co-creation through the FDE Team, Transform the business into one that delivers continuous value, Implement Physical AI in society, Create value that transforms social infrastructure, Enhance Data Fabric capabilities, Expand OT security services, Establish a company-wide environment for using cutting-edge AI, Concentrate management resources on market-leading block storage, Ensure stable supply to the market and sustainable business growth, Expand value creation by developing and using AI execution environments and infrastructure together with partners |
| Results under the previous plan | Former FY2027 targets: Adj. EBITA margin above 16%; Lumada revenue ratio approximately 65% → FY2025 actual: Adj. EBITA margin 15.5%; Lumada revenue ratio 62% |
| Size of the Target Market | Market Size New market created by the AI impact: approximately ¥100 trillion (2030), Grid maintenance services market: ¥15 trillion (2035), Railway AI applications market: ¥3 trillion (2030), Frontline worker support market: ¥10 trillion (2030) / Growth rate Modernization: CAGR of 15–20% (FY2025–FY2030, global), AI services: CAGR of 30–35% (FY2025–FY2030, global), Social infrastructure × AI: CAGR of 15–20% (FY2025–FY2030, global) / Source Internal analysis based on industry reports |
| Risks identified | Slowing IT investment, Sharp increases in component prices, Sharp fluctuations in economic conditions and demand in key markets, Foreign exchange fluctuations, Funding Environment, Share price fluctuations, Shortages and price fluctuations of raw materials and components, The financial condition of counterparties to which credit has been extended, Political and social conditions and various regulations, including trade restrictions, in key markets and at major business sites, Response to stricter regulations and other developments relating to climate change measures, Dependence on information systems and management of confidential information, Securing human resources, The ability to develop products using new technologies, launch them in the market in a timely manner, and achieve low-cost production, Natural disasters such as earthquakes and tsunamis, climate change, outbreaks of infectious diseases, and political and social disruption caused by terrorism, conflicts and other events, Estimates, cost fluctuations and contract cancellations relating to long-term construction and other contracts, Intensifying price competition, Fluctuations in the supply and demand of products and other items, The ability to respond to fluctuations in supply and demand for products and other items, foreign exchange rates and raw material prices, as well as shortages of raw materials and components, Implementation of cost-structure reform initiatives, Strategy relating to strengthening the social innovation business, Execution of acquisitions, business joint ventures and strategic alliances, and the associated costs, Implementation of business restructuring initiatives, Losses relating to investments in equity-method affiliates, Litigation and Other Legal Proceedings, Defects and other deficiencies in products and services, Protection of Hitachi’s intellectual property and securing the right to use the intellectual property of other companies, Estimates in calculating liabilities relating to retirement benefits |
| Publication date | 9 June 2026 |
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Operating profit targetNet income targetROE targetPayout ratio / DOE policyTreasury share acquisition policyCost of capitalSelf-assessment of PBR and share priceReason for revision or withdrawalDate of board resolution
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