Bandai Namco H1 operating profit rises 27.3% to 134.3 billion yen

Bandai Namco Holdings reported on November 10, 2026 its half-year results for the fiscal year ending March 2027, with operating profit of 134.314 billion yen, up 27.3% year on year, according to gamebiz.jp. Sales came in at 728.471 billion yen, up 13.1%.

Ordinary profit was 142.682 billion yen, up 29.5%, and net profit reached 99.511 billion yen, up 26.1%.

The Toy Hobby segment posted sales of 412.04 billion yen, up 29.6%, and segment profit of 101.087 billion yen, up 55.4%. The Digital segment recorded sales of 217.443 billion yen, down 6.1%, and segment profit of 27.834 billion yen, down 25.5%.

Visual and Music sales were 41.8 billion yen, up 1.8%, with segment profit of 3.633 billion yen, down 32.2%. Amusement sales rose 10.8% to 83.525 billion yen and segment profit 10.2% to 7.768 billion yen, with existing-store sales in Japan at 109.7% of the year-earlier level. A US subsidiary also recorded a refund related to additional US tariffs.

Full-year forecast

For the fiscal year ending March 2027, Bandai Namco Holdings forecasts sales of 1.48 trillion yen, operating profit of 226 billion yen, ordinary profit of 237 billion yen and net profit of 162 billion yen.

The company compares the Digital segment against a year-earlier period that included the release of a large worldwide new home console title, and against various initiatives for Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX that contributed significantly to profit in the same period last year.