Koei Tecmo raises full-year outlook after record first-half profit
Ordinary profit for the six months to September 2026 rose 43.4% to 25.52 billion yen, prompting a 9 billion yen upgrade to the full-year forecast.
Koei Tecmo Holdings reported record first-half ordinary and net profit for the six months to September 2026 and raised its full-year forecasts, according to gamebusiness.jp.
The company said on October 26 that first-half sales rose 19.4% year on year to 37.327 billion yen, while operating profit climbed 47.4% to 11.743 billion yen. Ordinary profit grew 43.4% to 25.523 billion yen, a record for a first half, and net profit attributable to owners of the parent rose 38.1% to 18.596 billion yen, also a first-half high.
For the full year to March 2027, Koei Tecmo now expects ordinary profit of 51 billion yen, up 9 billion yen from its previous forecast of 42 billion yen. It kept its sales forecast at 91 billion yen, operating profit at 34 billion yen and net profit at 37 billion yen.
The company also lifted its annual dividend forecast by 8 yen to 56 yen per share, from 48 yen.
Prior-year comparison
In the fiscal year ended March 2026, Koei Tecmo posted sales of 88.393 billion yen, operating profit of 37.168 billion yen, ordinary profit of 57 billion yen and net profit of 42.83 billion yen, with an annual dividend of 66 yen per share.
Quick answers
What did Koei Tecmo report for the first half of the fiscal year ending March 2027?
Sales of 37.327 billion yen, operating profit of 11.743 billion yen, record ordinary profit of 25.523 billion yen and record net profit of 18.596 billion yen.
What is Koei Tecmo's full-year forecast for the year ending March 2027?
Sales of 91 billion yen, operating profit of 34 billion yen, ordinary profit of 51 billion yen and net profit of 37 billion yen.
What dividend has Koei Tecmo forecast?
An annual dividend of 56 yen per share, raised from a previous forecast of 48 yen.