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Financial results presentation9433KDDI CORPORATIONInformation and Communications, Services and Others

Materials for the Second-Quarter Financial Results Briefing for the Fiscal Year Ending March 2027

In the first half of the fiscal year ending March 2027, revenue, adjusted operating profit and adjusted net income exceeded the year-earlier period, and progress was ahead of the initial full-year plan presented by the company. In addition to growth in mobile communications revenue and cost-structure reforms, Business Growth drove the increase in profit.

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774
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Financial results presentationFiscal year ending March 2027, second quarter (first half: April-September 2026)9 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales¥30,528 100 million+4.7%
Operating profit¥6,331 100 million +13.9%adjusted
Net income¥3,900 100 million +13.6%adjusted net income attributable to owners of the parent
Progress against full-year forecast　通期の予想に対して、いまどこまで進んだかの割合です。
Net Sales47.6 %
Adjusted operating profit52.3 %
Adjusted net income53.4 %
What the company explained in this material
Self-assessment against the planThe company's self-assessment against its own plan.
Progress exceeding the initial plan
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
Adjusted operating profit
Telecom Core¥624 100 million
Personal Growth¥41 100 million
Business Growth¥63 100 million
Other¥46 100 million
Total¥774 100 million
Adjusted net income
Adjusted operating profit¥774 100 million
Interest expenses¥-97 100 million
Other¥-210 100 million
Total¥466 100 million
New initiatives
  • Launch of au Hikari Plus
  • Execution of an agreement to provide the Starlink Mobile V2 service
  • Addition of a repair warranty service
  • AI-driven base station provisioning and radio transmission automation application
  • AI-based communications quality optimization and AI agent-based identification of the causes of network failures
  • Initiative positioning Osaka Sakai as a launchpad for AI implementation
  • Establishment of the new company ELYZA Robotics
  • Strategic partnership for drone delivery
  • Overhaul of the framework for sourcing and executing growth investments
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
  • Smartphones in service3,334 10,000 contracts
  • Smartphone churn rate1.18 %
  • Mobile ARPU4,420 Yen+1.6%
  • Ponta Pass members19 10,000 people increase from the previous quarter
  • Lawson business profit
  • Individual deposit balance1.3 x
  • Number of au PAY Gold Card members1.3 x
  • au PAY Gold Card transaction volume1.3 x
  • Number of au Denki and other contracts3 10,000 people increase from the previous quarter
  • AI integration revenue
  • AI development revenue
  • Number of AI development projects3 times September 2026 vs. March 2026
  • Cloud platform revenue
  • Connectivity DC EBITDA¥257 100 million+20.1%
Unit price and quantity metricsThese figures show sales broken down by price and volume.
Mobile ARPU
4,420 Yen+1.6%
Smartphones in service
3,334 10,000 contracts
AI integration
VolumeNumber of AI development projects: approximately 3 times
Segment results
Telecom Core
Net Sales¥22,010 100 million
Year on year against the same period last year+3.1%
Personal Growth
Net Sales¥6,053 100 million
Year on year against the same period last year+8.3%
Business Growth
Net Sales¥3,309 100 million
Year on year against the same period last year+10.2%
Medium-term management plan targets
Medium-term organic growth>5%（5％＋α）
Other
R&D Investment¥300 100 million
Target fiscal yearFY30
Market Size / Share
Communications qualityFive consecutive years as the most-awarded provider in Opensignal's mobile network experience analysis
ConnectivityWorld No. 1 (PeeringDB, as of October 2026)
Annual Dividend
Interim¥42 /share
Contents of this document
ItemDetails
Document typeFinancial results presentation
Fiscal Period CoveredFiscal year ending March 2027, second quarter (first half: April-September 2026)
Net Sales¥30,528 100 million (YoY +4.7%)
Operating profit¥6,331 100 million (adjusted) (YoY +13.9%)
Net income¥3,900 100 million (adjusted net income attributable to owners of the parent) (YoY +13.6%)
Progress against full-year forecastNet Sales 47.6 % / Adjusted operating profit 52.3 % / Adjusted net income 53.4 %
Self-assessment against the planProgress exceeding the initial plan
Segment resultsTelecom Core Net Sales ¥22,010 100 million / yoy_pct ¥3.1 100 million / Personal Growth Net Sales ¥6,053 100 million / yoy_pct ¥8.3 100 million / Business Growth Net Sales ¥3,309 100 million / yoy_pct ¥10.2 100 million
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeAdjusted operating profit Telecom Core ¥624 100 million / Personal Growth ¥41 100 million / Business Growth ¥63 100 million / Other ¥46 100 million / Total ¥774 100 million / Adjusted net income Adjusted operating profit ¥774 100 million / Interest expenses ¥-97 100 million / Other ¥-210 100 million / Total ¥466 100 million
Key KPIsSmartphones in service 3,334 10,000 contracts, Smartphone churn rate 1.18 %, Mobile ARPU 4,420 Yen (YoY +1.6%), Ponta Pass members 19 10,000 people (increase from the previous quarter), Indicator name Lawson business profit / value Not disclosed / yoy_pct 7.7, Individual deposit balance 1.3 x, Number of au PAY Gold Card members 1.3 x, au PAY Gold Card transaction volume 1.3 x, Number of au Denki and other contracts 3 10,000 people (increase from the previous quarter), Indicator name AI integration revenue / value Not disclosed / yoy_pct 29, Indicator name AI development revenue / value Not disclosed / yoy_pct 20, Number of AI development projects 3 times (September 2026 vs. March 2026), Indicator name Cloud platform revenue / value Not disclosed / yoy_pct 30, Connectivity DC EBITDA ¥257 100 million (YoY +20.1%)
Unit price and quantity metricsMobile ARPU 4,420 Yen (YoY +1.6%) / Smartphones in service 3,334 10,000 contracts / AI integration Unit price Not disclosed / Volume Number of AI development projects: approximately 3 times
Medium-term management plan targetsMedium-term organic growth >5%（5％＋α） / Target fiscal year Not disclosed / Other R&D Investment ¥300 100 million / Target fiscal year FY30
Annual DividendInterim ¥42 /share / Annual Not disclosed / End of period Not disclosed
Market Size / ShareCommunications quality Five consecutive years as the most-awarded provider in Opensignal's mobile network experience analysis / Connectivity World No. 1 (PeeringDB, as of October 2026)
New initiativesLaunch of au Hikari Plus, Execution of an agreement to provide the Starlink Mobile V2 service, Addition of a repair warranty service, AI-driven base station provisioning and radio transmission automation application, AI-based communications quality optimization and AI agent-based identification of the causes of network failures, Initiative positioning Osaka Sakai as a launchpad for AI implementation, Establishment of the new company ELYZA Robotics, Strategic partnership for drone delivery, Overhaul of the framework for sourcing and executing growth investments
Items this document does not state (16)
Ordinary incomeGross Profit MarginOperating profit marginSelling, general and administrative expensesResults for the three months of the current quarterFull-year earnings forecastNumber of stores and locationsNumber of employeesAssumptions Underlying the Business OutlookRisk amount incorporated into the outlookFinancial targetsPayout ratioAcquisition of treasury sharesCapital expendituresOrders received and order backlogKey points of the Q&A

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The reasons the company gives

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

The reasons cited were profit growth in Mobile Growth and Cost Structure Transformation, profit growth in areas other than mobile communications revenue within Telecom Core, device-related profit growth in Personal Growth, and profit growth across the various areas of Business Growth. Meanwhile, Personal Growth saw lower profit in Financial Services and Energy.

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