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Winner, Winner: The Chicken McNugget Story
How a 1940s breeding contest, a Cornell food scientist, and a hedge by Ray Dalio helped McDonald's turn the Chicken McNugget into a fast-food icon.
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DIC Q3 2026 earnings summary
Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.Q3 2026 earnings summary12 Nov, 2026
Executive summary
9M 2026 net sales rose 13.9% to ¥895.3B; operating income reached a first-nine-month record ¥79.5B, up 96.5%.
Parent-attributable net income increased 144.9% to ¥53.2B; semiconductor-related demand and stronger high-value-added product sales supported growth.
Financial highlights
Operating margin expanded to 8.9% from 5.2%; ordinary income rose 143.5% to ¥79.9B.
Gross profit was ¥219.9B versus ¥174.1B; SG&A increased to ¥140.4B from ¥133.6B.
EBITDA rose 52.6% to ¥118.9B; free cash flow increased to ¥52.1B from ¥25.9B.
Net income was ¥54.6B; parent-attributable basic EPS was ¥562.82 versus ¥229.52.
Reported operating income included a ¥5.9B repair-liability reversal; operating income excluding the gain was ¥73.6B.
Outlook and guidance
FY2026 forecasts were raised to net sales ¥1,180.0B, operating income ¥100.0B, ordinary income ¥98.0B and parent-attributable net income ¥58.0B.
Forecast EBITDA is ¥145.0B, basic EPS ¥615.60, operating margin 8.5%, ROIC 8.2% and ROE 12.0%; earnings forecasts reflect stronger high-value sales, pricing and cost reductions.
Annual dividend forecast remains ¥150/share; planned buybacks are ¥10.0B and forecast payout ratio is 41.5%.
FY2026 segment operating income forecasts are ¥49.8B for Packaging & Graphic, ¥15.4B for Color & Display and ¥41.1B for Functional Products.
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