Suzuki ended the year to March 2026 with a bigger top line, a bigger cash pile and a bigger profit attributable to shareholders, even if profit before tax barely moved. The group's annual securities report shows revenue of ¥6.29tn, up from ¥5.83tn a year earlier. Profit before tax was ¥730.7bn, against ¥730.2bn the previous year, while profit attributable to owners of the parent rose to ¥439.3bn from ¥416.1bn.
| Item | Year to March 2026 | Year to March 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ¥6.29tn | ¥5.83tn |
| Profit before tax | ¥730.7bn | ¥730.2bn |
| Profit attributable to owners of the parent | ¥439.3bn | ¥416.1bn |
| Cash and cash equivalents | ¥973.3bn | ¥842.7bn |
| Total assets | ¥6.64tn | ¥5.99tn |
The cash line is one of the cleaner takeaways from the filing summary. Cash and cash equivalents finished the year at ¥973.3bn, up from ¥842.7bn a year earlier, which pushes Suzuki to within sight of a ¥1tn cash balance. Total assets also expanded to ¥6.64tn from ¥5.99tn, and equity attributable to owners of the parent increased to ¥3.38tn from ¥2.97tn.
That leaves a slightly mixed picture, in a good accountant's sense rather than a dramatic one. Revenue and attributable profit both increased, but pretax profit was almost unchanged. The supplied filing excerpt gives the totals clearly enough, but not the business explanation behind them, so readers get the what before the why.
For now, the immediate read-through is balance-sheet capacity. Suzuki closed the year with more revenue, more attributable profit, a larger asset base and a cash buffer that is materially stronger than a year earlier. What the excerpt does not provide is any regional, product or market-share narrative to explain how those gains were made, so that part of the story will have to come from fuller disclosures elsewhere.