FUJIFILM Q1 Earnings Fall 30% on Bio CDMO Costs, Revenue Hits Record

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FUJIFILM Holdings reported first-quarter fiscal 2026 earnings of ¥31.26 per share, down 30% year over year, as net income fell 30.4% to ¥37.4 billion. Revenues rose 10.3% to a record ¥826.5 billion, driven by Healthcare, Electronics, Imaging and favorable currency effects, but operating income declined 32% to ¥51.2 billion due to higher fixed costs in Bio CDMO, one-time Business Innovation restructuring costs and rising raw material prices. Healthcare revenues increased 12.4% to ¥256.8 billion, yet the segment swung to an operating loss of ¥12.7 billion from income of ¥4.3 billion a year earlier, while Electronics revenues surged 25% to ¥127.7 billion and operating income rose 38.2% to ¥31.1 billion. Business Innovation revenues edged down 0.1% to ¥273.2 billion, and the segment recorded a ¥1.4 billion operating loss versus ¥15.6 billion of income a year ago, as FUJIFILM also began assessing a partial spin-off of the unit within the next two to three years. The company raised its full-year revenue forecast by ¥90 billion to ¥3,560 billion but kept its operating income outlook at ¥365 billion and net income view at ¥280 billion, while cutting Healthcare operating income guidance to ¥41 billion from ¥69 billion due to delayed Bio CDMO profitability.

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