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HORIBA Q3 2026 earnings summary
Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.Q3 2026 earnings summary13 Nov, 2026
Executive summary
9M 2026 net sales ¥281.659B, up 22.3% YoY; operating income ¥50.673B, up 51.2%, and attributable net income ¥36.345B, up 50.8%.
Growth was led by Materials & Semiconductor, while Energy & Environment and Bio & Healthcare reported lower operating income than sales growth.
Financial highlights
9M net sales rose to ¥281.659B from ¥230.245B; gross income was ¥127.100B vs ¥102.059B.
Operating income was ¥50.673B, ordinary income ¥52.172B, and attributable net income ¥36.345B; YoY increases were 51.2%, 51.8%, and 50.8%, respectively.
Comprehensive income reached ¥40.561B vs ¥20.205B; 2026 included ¥3.528B in net unrealized securities gains and ¥810M in foreign currency translation gains.
Outlook and guidance
FY2026 forecast: net sales ¥392.5B (+17.8%), operating income ¥73B (+37.6%), ordinary income ¥74B (+36.5%), and attributable net income ¥51.5B (+38.8%).
FY2026 forecast operating margin is 18.6%, ordinary income ratio 18.9%, and net income ratio 13.1%.
FY2026 forecast exchange rates are ¥155/US$ and ¥180/€; forecast net income per share is ¥1,225.56.
Q4 forecasts: sales ¥110.840B, operating income ¥22.326B, and attributable net income ¥15.154B.
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HORIBA Ltd. is a Japanese multinational corporation specializing in the manufacture of precision instruments and systems. The company's diverse product portfolio spans across various sectors, including automotive mechatronics, emission measurement systems, test systems, in vitro diagnostic systems, gas and oxygen analyzers, monitoring devices, and industrial conductivity meters. HORIBA serves a broad spectrum of industries, offering solutions for automotive R&D, process and environmental monitoring, medical diagnostics, semiconductor manufacturing, and metrology, among others. In addition to its product offerings, HORIBA provides a comprehensive suite of services such as analysis, calibration, customer support, maintenance, testing, consulting, and training. The company is headquartered in Kyoto, Japan, and its shares are listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.