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Earnings presentationFirst quarter of the fiscal year ending December 202611 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales¥1,717 hundred million+3.0%
Operating profit¥185 hundred million+41.0%
Ordinary income¥186 hundred million+41.0%
Net income¥128 100 million +45.0%quarterly net income attributable to owners of the parent
Selling, general and administrative expenses¥369 hundred million
Gross Profit Margin
Rate32.3%
Year-on-year change (points)+1.4pt
Operating profit margin
Rate10.8%
Year-on-year change (points)+2.9pt
Results for the three months of the current quarterRevenue: ¥171.7 billion; operating profit: ¥18.5 billion; ordinary profit: ¥18.6 billion; quarterly net income attributable to owners of the parent: ¥12.8 billion (January-March)
Full-year earnings forecast
Net Sales
¥6,850 hundred million
Operating profit
¥600 hundred million
Ordinary income
¥607 hundred million
Profit attributable to owners of the parent
¥420 hundred million
What the company explained in this material
Self-assessment against the planThe company's self-assessment against its own plan.
Revenue and profit are both ahead of planBreakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
Year-on-year change in operating income+¥5.4 billion
Revenue Growth+¥1.4 billion
Improvement in gross margin+¥2.4 billion
Decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses+¥1.5 billion
New initiatives
Held its first IR Day on 4 MarchKey KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
- Canon IT Solutions order intakeUp 8% year on yearYear on year against the same period last year+8%
- Canon IT Solutions order backlog (excluding the data center business)+3% year on yearYear on year against the same period last year+3%
- Consumer products and interchangeable-lens camerasUp 18% year on yearYear on year against the same period last year+18%
- Inkjet printersDown 7% year on yearYear on year against the same period last year△7%
- Network camera salesUp 32% year on yearYear on year against the same period last year+32%
- Office MFPs (including rentals)Up 8% year on yearYear on year against the same period last year+8%
Unit price and quantity metricsThese figures show sales broken down by price and volume.
Year-on-year changes in unit volumes or value are provided for major products. Breakdown into customer numbers, average spend per customer and other metrics: Not disclosedSegment results
Enterprise
Net Sales¥69.7 billion (up 3% year on year)
Operating profit¥7.4 billion (up 44% year on year)
Service area
Net Sales¥60.6 billion (down 0% year on year)
Operating profit¥7.3 billion (up 34% year on year)
Consumer
Net Sales¥32.1 billion (up 1% year on year)
Operating profit¥2.7 billion (up 31% year on year)
Professional
Net Sales¥13.8 billion (up 3% year on year)
Operating profit¥1.7 billion (up 40% year on year)
Other
Net Sales-¥4.5 billion
Operating profit-¥600 million
Financial targets
ROE and ROA trends are provided, but target values: Not disclosedOrders received and order backlog
Order intake was up 8% year on year, while order backlog was down 9% year on year (Canon IT Solutions; order backlog excluding the data center business was up 3% year on year)Capital expenditures
¥255 100 million 2026 plan
Annual Dividend
¥90.0 (2026 plan; interim and year-end breakdown: Not disclosed)Payout ratio
45%; basic policy is to target a consolidated payout ratio of at least 40%| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Earnings presentation |
| Fiscal Period Covered | First quarter of the fiscal year ending December 2026 |
| Net Sales | ¥1,717 hundred million (YoY +3.0%) |
| Operating profit | ¥185 hundred million (YoY +41.0%) |
| Ordinary income | ¥186 hundred million (YoY +41.0%) |
| Net income | ¥128 100 million (quarterly net income attributable to owners of the parent) (YoY +45.0%) |
| Gross Profit Margin | Rate 32.3% / Year-on-year change (points) +1.4pt |
| Operating profit margin | Rate 10.8% / Year-on-year change (points) +2.9pt |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | ¥369 hundred million |
| Results for the three months of the current quarter | Revenue: ¥171.7 billion; operating profit: ¥18.5 billion; ordinary profit: ¥18.6 billion; quarterly net income attributable to owners of the parent: ¥12.8 billion (January-March) |
| Full-year earnings forecast | Net Sales ¥6,850 hundred million / Operating profit ¥600 hundred million / Ordinary income ¥607 hundred million / Profit attributable to owners of the parent ¥420 hundred million |
| Self-assessment against the plan | Revenue and profit are both ahead of plan |
| Segment results | Enterprise Net Sales ¥69.7 billion (up 3% year on year) / Operating profit ¥7.4 billion (up 44% year on year) / Service area Net Sales ¥60.6 billion (down 0% year on year) / Operating profit ¥7.3 billion (up 34% year on year) / Consumer Net Sales ¥32.1 billion (up 1% year on year) / Operating profit ¥2.7 billion (up 31% year on year) / Professional Net Sales ¥13.8 billion (up 3% year on year) / Operating profit ¥1.7 billion (up 40% year on year) / Other Net Sales -¥4.5 billion / Operating profit -¥600 million |
| Breakdown of Factors Affecting the Change | Year-on-year change in operating income +¥5.4 billion / Revenue Growth +¥1.4 billion / Improvement in gross margin +¥2.4 billion / Decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses +¥1.5 billion |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name Canon IT Solutions order intake / Value Up 8% year on year / Year on year against the same period last year +8%, Indicator name Canon IT Solutions order backlog (excluding the data center business) / Value +3% year on year / Year on year against the same period last year +3%, Indicator name Consumer products and interchangeable-lens cameras / Value Up 18% year on year / Year on year against the same period last year +18%, Indicator name Inkjet printers / Value Down 7% year on year / Year on year against the same period last year △7%, Indicator name Network camera sales / Value Up 32% year on year / Year on year against the same period last year +32%, Indicator name Office MFPs (including rentals) / Value Up 8% year on year / Year on year against the same period last year +8% |
| Unit price and quantity metrics | Year-on-year changes in unit volumes or value are provided for major products. Breakdown into customer numbers, average spend per customer and other metrics: Not disclosed |
| Financial targets | ROE and ROA trends are provided, but target values: Not disclosed |
| Annual Dividend | ¥90.0 (2026 plan; interim and year-end breakdown: Not disclosed) |
| Payout ratio | 45%; basic policy is to target a consolidated payout ratio of at least 40% |
| Capital expenditures | ¥255 100 million (2026 plan) |
| Orders received and order backlog | Order intake was up 8% year on year, while order backlog was down 9% year on year (Canon IT Solutions; order backlog excluding the data center business was up 3% year on year) |
| New initiatives | Held its first IR Day on 4 March |
Items this document does not state (9)
Progress against full-year forecastNumber of stores and locationsNumber of employeesAssumptions Underlying the Business OutlookRisk amount incorporated into the outlookMedium-term management plan targetsAcquisition of treasury sharesMarket 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.Gross profit margins improved across all segments, gross profit increased with higher revenue, and selling, general and administrative expenses declined, mainly due to lower personnel expenses and amortization of goodwill and other items. A higher mix of high-value-added products and services was also cited as a factor behind profit growth in each segment.
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