Revised forecast
the fiscal year ending March 2027 · Full yearPrevious forecast published 7 May 2026The bar length represents the relative magnitude of change, based on the item that changed the most in this document. The percentage change shown by the dotted line is calculated from the two reported figures because the company did not provide the rate.
Because progress exceeded the initial assumptions. Materials benefited from higher market prices due to the situation in the Middle East, improved margins and new business wins; Electronics benefited from growing demand for servers for generative AI and strong sales of semiconductor materials; and Life Science saw improved profitability due to new business wins and other factors.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Net Sales | ¥1,000,000 million → ¥1,085,080 million（＋8.5%） |
| Operating profit | ¥45,000 million → ¥58,500 million（＋30.0%） |
| Ordinary income | ¥45,000 million → ¥58,000 million（＋28.9%） |
| Profit attributable to owners of the parent | ¥34,500 million → ¥48,000 million（＋39.1%） |
| Net income per share | 84.59 yen → 118.23 yen |
| Fiscal Period Covered | the fiscal year ending March 2027 |
| Period Covered | Full year |
| Publication date of previous forecast | 7 May 2026 |
| Previous-period results | Net sales ¥972,783 million, operating income ¥44,727 million, ordinary income ¥44,096 million, net income attributable to owners of the parent ¥33,119 million, basic earnings per share ¥78.89 |
| Reason for the revision | Because progress exceeded the initial assumptions. Materials benefited from higher market prices due to the situation in the Middle East, improved margins and new business wins; Electronics benefited from growing demand for servers for generative AI and strong sales of semiconductor materials; and Life Science saw improved profitability due to new business wins and other factors. |
| Consolidated / non-consolidated | Consolidated |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.Progress exceeded the initial assumptions, with higher market prices due to the situation in the Middle East, improved margins and new business wins in Materials; increased sales of servers for generative AI and semiconductor materials in Electronics; and improved profitability in Life Science as a result of new business wins and other factors. The assumed exchange rates were also changed from ¥155 to ¥157.2 per US dollar and from ¥22.5 to ¥23.4 per Chinese yuan.