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MS&AD pushes ROE to 8.65% as profit hits ¥510.6bn

The number: Insurance revenue rose to ¥6.44tn in the year to March, lifting profit attributable to owners to ¥510.6bn and owners' equity to ¥6.42tn. A separate controls report said financial-reporting controls were effective, but the filing excerpt does not show the profit mix behind the jump.

Jun 30, 20261 min read
Editorial illustration of insurance risk pools feeding into rising profit and capital indicators.

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings ended the year to March with a much stronger set of headline IFRS numbers. Insurance revenue rose to ¥6.44tn from ¥5.95tn, profit before tax climbed to ¥703.5bn from ¥458.5bn, and profit attributable to owners of the parent reached ¥510.6bn from ¥300.2bn. Return on equity improved to 8.65% from 5.33%, a cleaner sign that the group generated more profit from its capital base.

MS&AD IFRS snapshot
Reported group figures for the year ended March 31, 2026, versus the previous year.
MetricYear to March 2026Prior year
Insurance revenue¥6.44tn¥5.95tn
Profit before tax¥703.5bn¥458.5bn
Profit attributable to owners¥510.6bn¥300.2bn
Basic EPS¥342.98¥193.36
ROE8.65%5.33%
Equity attributable to owners¥6.42tn¥5.38tn
Owners' equity to gross assets21.69%20.06%
Total assets¥29.59tn¥26.82tn

The balance sheet also firmed up. Equity attributable to owners rose to ¥6.42tn at March 31, from ¥5.38tn a year earlier, while total assets expanded to ¥29.59tn from ¥26.82tn. The ratio of owners' equity to gross assets improved to 21.69% from 20.06%, and comprehensive income attributable to owners swung to ¥1.48tn from a loss of ¥56.7bn.

What the filing excerpt still does not show is the mix behind the jump, so the public evidence here supports the destination, not yet the route. A separate internal control report said financial-reporting controls were effective as of March 31, with the evaluation covering the parent company, 100 consolidated subsidiaries and two equity-method affiliates.