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Earnings presentationFiscal year ending March 2026, full year11 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales¥86,348 million+2.4%
Operating profit¥18,693 million+5.2%
Net income¥13,217 million+6.6%
Results for the three months of the current quarter
Net additions of mobile subscriptions4,400 Net additions: contracts; ARPU: yen
FTTH net additions1,100 Net additions: contracts; ARPU: yen
au Electricity net additions2,300 Net additions: contracts; ARPU: yen
Total mobile ARPU5,451 Net additions: contracts; ARPU: yen
Full-year earnings forecast
Operating revenue
¥90,000 million
Operating profit
¥19,100 million
Net income for the current fiscal year
¥13,250 million
EBITDA
¥25,850 million
Annual Dividend
¥70 per share
What the company explained in this material
Self-assessment against the planThe company's self-assessment against its own plan.
Both operating revenue and operating profit exceeded the forecastsBreakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
Operating revenue
Total mobile revenue1,835
Device sales revenue775
au Electricity revenue-373
Other revenue-203
Operating profit
Total mobile revenue1,835
Device sales revenue775
Other revenue-203
au Electricity revenue-373
au Electricity costs-544
Increase in operating-related costs and handset costs1,908
Other costs-262
Assumptions Underlying the Business OutlookThe assumptions used by the company in preparing its forecast.
Uncertain factors, including the economic environment, competitive conditions and the success of new services. Numerical assumptions: Not disclosedNew initiatives
- Opened an integrated entertainment and community facility in Naha in February 2026
- Launched the new brand statement “All for Family.”
- Regular visits to remote islands and other outlying areas by au Shop vehicles
- Launched a co-creation project based on the voices of Okinawa residents
- Plan to repurchase and retire shares, capped at ¥5 billion and 1.7 million shares
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
- Total mobile revenue¥46,049 millionYear on year against the same period last year+4.2%
- Mobile churn rate1.16 %Year on year against the same period last year+0.0%
- Net additions of mobile subscriptions8,800 Contracts
- FTTH net additions3,500 Contracts
- au Electricity net additions4,500 Contracts
- 5G SA population coverage90 %
- Opensignal Reliability Experience ratingNo. 1 globally and No. 1 in Japan
Unit price and quantity metricsThese figures show sales broken down by price and volume.
Total mobile ARPU
4Q FY3/26¥5,451
Year on year against the same period last year+4.9%
Total mobile subscriptions
FY3/25 year-end690,200 Contracts
FY3/26 year-end698,900 Contracts
Mobile handset sales volume
Fiscal year ended March 2025155,400 Units
Fiscal year ended March 2026157,400 Units
Market Size / Share
According to Opensignal's evaluation, au ranked No. 1 globally for the second consecutive year and No. 1 in Japan for the fourth consecutive year. Market size and market share figures: Not disclosedCapital expenditures
¥6,525 million fiscal year ended March 2026, on a completion basis
Annual Dividend
Fiscal year ended March 2026
Annual¥67 per share
Interim¥32 per share
End of period¥35 per share
Forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027
Annual¥70 per share
Interim¥35 per share
End of period¥35 per share
Payout ratio
Fiscal year ended March 202647.2 %
Forecast for the fiscal year ending March 202748.7 %
Acquisition of treasury shares
- ¥5 billion (repurchase completed)Number of Shares1.875 million shares repurchased out of 2.8 millionPeriod2025/5/22～2026/3/2
- ¥5 billion (maximum)Number of Shares1.7 million shares (maximum)Period2026/5/22～2027/4/16
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Earnings presentation |
| Fiscal Period Covered | Fiscal year ending March 2026, full year |
| Net Sales | ¥86,348 million (YoY +2.4%) |
| Operating profit | ¥18,693 million (YoY +5.2%) |
| Net income | ¥13,217 million (YoY +6.6%) |
| Results for the three months of the current quarter | Net additions of mobile subscriptions 4,400 Net additions: contracts; ARPU: yen / FTTH net additions 1,100 Net additions: contracts; ARPU: yen / au Electricity net additions 2,300 Net additions: contracts; ARPU: yen / Total mobile ARPU 5,451 Net additions: contracts; ARPU: yen |
| Full-year earnings forecast | Operating revenue ¥90,000 million / Operating profit ¥19,100 million / Net income for the current fiscal year ¥13,250 million / EBITDA ¥25,850 million / Annual Dividend ¥70 per share |
| Self-assessment against the plan | Both operating revenue and operating profit exceeded the forecasts |
| Breakdown of Factors Affecting the Change | Operating revenue Total mobile revenue 1,835 / Device sales revenue 775 / au Electricity revenue -373 / Other revenue -203 / Operating profit Total mobile revenue 1,835 / Device sales revenue 775 / Other revenue -203 / au Electricity revenue -373 / au Electricity costs -544 / Increase in operating-related costs and handset costs 1,908 / Other costs -262 |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name Total mobile revenue / Value ¥46,049 million / Year on year against the same period last year ¥4.2 million, Indicator name Mobile churn rate / Value 1.16 % / Year on year against the same period last year 0.03 %, Indicator name Net additions of mobile subscriptions / Value 8,800 Contracts, Indicator name FTTH net additions / Value 3,500 Contracts, Indicator name au Electricity net additions / Value 4,500 Contracts, Indicator name 5G SA population coverage / Value 90 %, Indicator name Opensignal Reliability Experience rating / Value No. 1 globally and No. 1 in Japan |
| Unit price and quantity metrics | Total mobile ARPU Fiscal year ended March 2025 Not disclosed / 4Q FY3/26 ¥5,451 / Year on year against the same period last year ¥4.9 / Total mobile subscriptions FY3/25 year-end 690,200 Contracts / FY3/26 year-end 698,900 Contracts / Mobile handset sales volume Fiscal year ended March 2025 155,400 Units / Fiscal year ended March 2026 157,400 Units |
| Assumptions Underlying the Business Outlook | Uncertain factors, including the economic environment, competitive conditions and the success of new services. Numerical assumptions: Not disclosed |
| Annual Dividend | Fiscal year ended March 2026 Annual ¥67 per share / Interim ¥32 per share / End of period ¥35 per share / Forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 Annual ¥70 per share / Interim ¥35 per share / End of period ¥35 per share |
| Payout ratio | Fiscal year ended March 2026 47.2 % / Forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 48.7 % |
| Acquisition of treasury shares | Amount ¥5 billion (repurchase completed) / Number of Shares 1.875 million shares repurchased out of 2.8 million / Period 2025/5/22～2026/3/2, Amount ¥5 billion (maximum) / Number of Shares 1.7 million shares (maximum) / Period 2026/5/22～2027/4/16 |
| Capital expenditures | ¥6,525 million (fiscal year ended March 2026, on a completion basis) |
| Market Size / Share | According to Opensignal's evaluation, au ranked No. 1 globally for the second consecutive year and No. 1 in Japan for the fourth consecutive year. Market size and market share figures: Not disclosed |
| New initiatives | Opened an integrated entertainment and community facility in Naha in February 2026, Launched the new brand statement “All for Family.”, Regular visits to remote islands and other outlying areas by au Shop vehicles, Launched a co-creation project based on the voices of Okinawa residents, Plan to repurchase and retire shares, capped at ¥5 billion and 1.7 million shares |
Items this document does not state (13)
Ordinary incomeGross Profit MarginOperating profit marginSelling, general and administrative expensesProgress against full-year forecastSegment resultsNumber of stores and locationsNumber of employeesRisk amount incorporated into the outlookMedium-term management plan targetsFinancial targetsOrders received and order backlogKey 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.Growth in mobile total revenue and handset sales revenue was the primary driver of higher revenue. Operating profit increased as the expansion in mobile total revenue more than offset increases in operating-related costs and other expenses.
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