In its 2026 edition, Fast Retailing presented a medium-term strategy targeting revenue of ¥5 trillion for the fiscal year ending August 2028, and disclosed its results for the fiscal year ended August 2025 and its outlook for the fiscal year ending August 2026.
Consolidated results for the fiscal year ended August 2025 were revenue of ¥3.4005 trillion, operating profit of ¥564.2 billion, profit before tax of ¥650.5 billion and profit for the year of ¥433.0 billion, supported by solid performance in the overseas UNIQLO business. The consolidated full-year forecast for the fiscal year ending August 2026 has been revised upward to revenue of ¥3.9000 trillion, up 14.7% year on year, operating profit of ¥700.0 billion, up 24.1%, profit before tax of ¥740.0 billion, up 13.7%, and profit for the year of ¥480.0 billion, up 10.9%.
The company is strengthening its business platform, centered on its store network, and expects the group to have 3,594 stores at the end of the fiscal year ending August 2026. The forecast comprises 792 domestic UNIQLO stores, 1,725 overseas UNIQLO stores, 484 GU stores and 548 global-brand stores, highlighting the expansion of its overseas operations.
Its latest business policies include advancing value-creating operations, simultaneously reducing inventories and eliminating stockouts, and enhancing the quality of its store network. Over the longer term, the company positions ¥10 trillion in revenue as an interim goal and aims to achieve ¥5 trillion in revenue by around the fiscal year ending August 2028.
To strengthen its European subsidiaries, the company made a substantial capital increase in FAST RETAILING EUROPE LTD in the UK, making it a specified subsidiary. Its French subsidiary, FAST RETAILING FRANCE S.A.S., commenced legal rehabilitation proceedings, and Kurose Tomokazu (黒瀬 友和) became GU's representative director.
Regarding its workforce and D&I initiatives, total employees number 59,522, including 1,572 at the filing company. The company has set targets for 2030 of 50% for the proportion of women in management and 80% for the proportion of managers who are not Japanese nationals. As of the end of August 2025, the actual proportions were 45.5% for women in management and 53.6% for managers who are not Japanese nationals.