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Toyota Industries sales rose to ¥4.37tn, but operating profit was weakest in its five-year summary

Revenue extended a five-year climb, but operating profit dropped to ¥137.0bn from ¥221.7bn as parent profit eased and total assets reached ¥11.19tn.

Jun 26, 20262 min read
Abstract editorial illustration of rising revenue and assets beside a smaller operating profit bar.

Toyota Industries finished the year to March 2026 with revenue of ¥4.37tn, the highest figure in the five-year IFRS summary disclosed in its annual report. The less cheerful line sits just below it: operating profit fell to ¥137.0bn from ¥221.7bn a year earlier, and profit attributable to owners of parent slipped to ¥223.8bn from ¥262.3bn.

The summary does not explain the split between rising sales and weaker operating earnings, at least not in the evidence available here. But the pattern is hard to miss. Revenue has climbed in each of the five years shown, from ¥2.71tn to ¥4.37tn, while operating profit in the latest year is the lowest figure in that same series. Basic earnings per share also eased to 744.75 from 856.96.

Five-year IFRS summary
Figures are from the filing's five-entry IFRS summary. Total assets are year-end balances.
Year ended MarchRevenueOperating profitParent profitTotal assets
2022¥2.71tn¥159.1bn¥180.3bn¥7.63tn
2023¥3.38tn¥169.9bn¥192.9bn¥7.82tn
2024¥3.83tn¥200.4bn¥228.8bn¥11.08tn
2025¥4.08tn¥221.7bn¥262.3bn¥9.40tn
2026¥4.37tn¥137.0bn¥223.8bn¥11.19tn

The balance sheet moved the other way. Total assets ended the year at ¥11.19tn, up from ¥9.40tn in the prior year, and the owners' equity ratio stood at 60.53%. Comprehensive income, meanwhile, remained far more volatile than the ordinary profit line. In the five-year sequence disclosed, it ranges from negative ¥938.1bn and negative ¥26.3bn to positive ¥2.29tn and ¥1.93tn in the latest year.

For readers outside Japan, the useful signal is simple: this was a year of greater reported scale, but weaker operating profit. Just as important, the filing excerpt available here is a summary, not a diagnosis. It gives the numbers, but not the operating explanation behind the profit drop or the swing in comprehensive income.