Toei Animation posts higher first-half sales, lower profit

Toei Animation reported consolidated results for the April-September 2026 first half on October 30, 2026, with net sales up 3.7% year-on-year to 46.612 billion yen but profit down across the board, according to gamebiz.jp.

Operating profit fell 8.9% to 15.161 billion yen, ordinary profit dropped 9.6% to 16.182 billion yen and net profit declined 8.4% to 11.893 billion yen.

The company also disclosed the state of its work investment plan as of the end of September 2026: 114 titles totaling about 69.5 billion yen. That covers 25 existing domestic IP titles at about 17 billion yen, 28 existing global IP titles at about 31.5 billion yen, 25 new domestic titles at about 6 billion yen and 36 new global titles at about 15 billion yen, framed around its VISION2030 targets.

Planned initiatives include the overseas large-scale event ONE PIECE Fest and the opening of a ONE PIECE MUGIWARA STORE in Los Angeles. THE ONE PIECE is scheduled for distribution in February 2027.

Full-year forecast unchanged

For the fiscal year ending March 2027, Toei Animation kept the revised forecast it published on October 28, 2026: 98.2 billion yen in net sales, 26.4 billion yen in operating profit, 27.7 billion yen in ordinary profit and 20 billion yen in net profit.

In the prior fiscal year, ended March 2026, the company posted 93.669 billion yen in net sales, 31.018 billion yen in operating profit, 33.462 billion yen in ordinary profit and 25.07 billion yen in net profit. In September 2026, its Detective Precure! film performed well at the box office, while strong Blu-ray and DVD sales for Girls Band Cry in the prior year set a tough comparison for the current period.