Shiseido Company,Limited

Shiseido announced its financial results for the first half of the fiscal year ending December 2026, reporting operating profit of 41.9 billion yen, up 131.8% from the same period a year earlier. Sales revenue came to 498.9 billion yen, up 6.2% year on year, while net profit was 29.6 billion yen, up 211.4%, and earnings per share stood at 74.32 yen. In the immediately preceding fiscal year ended December 2025, sales revenue was 969.9 billion yen, down 2.1%, with an operating loss of 28.7 billion yen and a net loss of 40.6 billion yen, meaning the company has swung back into profit from a loss-making period. The company formulated its Action Plan 2025-2026 in November 2024 and says it completed key structural reform measures in the prior fiscal year toward achieving a core operating profit margin of 7% in 2026. Its full-year forecast calls for sales revenue of 990 billion yen, up 2.1%, operating profit of 59 billion yen, net profit of 42 billion yen, and an annual dividend of 60 yen, with the first-half operating profit of 41.9 billion yen reaching 71% of the full-year forecast.

Shiseido posted a sharp rise in profit for the first half of the fiscal year ending December 2026, sending its shares higher for a second straight day. Revenue rose 6.2 percent year on year to 498.9 billion yen, operating profit roughly doubled to 41.9 billion yen, and net profit roughly tripled to 29.6 billion yen. Company-wide structural reform cost savings of 16 billion yen boosted the bottom line. By region, the Americas business swung to a profit, while the China business also improved profitability. The shareholder benefit program has been changed to a points system usable at the official online store, available to shareholders holding 100 shares or more as of the end of December. The stock closed at 3,619 yen on August 7, up 228 yen from the previous day, with a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.43 times, a price-to-book ratio of 2.27 times, and a dividend yield of 1.66 percent.