Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. TSE:5101

Yokohama Rubber : Posts Record High Sales and Profits in First-Half 2026, Raises Full-Year Forecast and Interim & Year-End Dividends

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Source: MarketScreener

Hiratsuka, Japan-The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., today announced its business and financial results for the first half of fiscal 2026 (January-June 2026). Sales revenue increased 10.4% over the same period of the previous year, to ¥639.4 billion; business profit increased 54.3%, to ¥95.8 billion; operating profit increased 100.0%, to ¥109.7 billion; and profit attributable to owners of the parent increased 104.2%, to ¥72.6 billion. The Company achieved record first-half highs in each of these core earnings results categories. Business profit margin also rose to a record high of 15.0%.

For more information see:
[Consolidated Financial Results]
https://www.y-yokohama.com/global/ir/pdf/document/tan26_2Q_en.pdf
(available after 14:30 JST on August 10)

Yokohama Rubber also announced upward revisions to its fiscal 2026 full-year earnings forecast released in May, raising its projections for sales revenue to ¥1,320.0 billion (1.5% higher than the May forecast), business profit to ¥192.5 billion (2.4% higher), operating profit to ¥199.5 billion (4.2% higher), and profit attributable to owners of the parent to ¥117.0 billion (7.3% higher). Management also decided to increase its originally planned interim and year-end dividends to shareholders by ¥25 and ¥26 respectively. These increases will raise the annual dividend to ¥223 per share, ¥89 higher than the fiscal 2025 dividend and the sixth consecutive increase in the annual dividend.

For more information see:
Notice on Differences between Earnings Forecast and Results for First-Half 2026 and Upward Revisions to Full-Year Forecast and Shareholder Dividends
https://www.y-yokohama.com/release/pdf/2026081014mg003.pdf