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ITOCHU Q2 2027 earnings summary
Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.Q2 2027 earnings summary4 Nov, 2026
Executive summary
H1 net profit attributable to shareholders reached a record ¥580.5bn, up 16% YoY; core profit hit a record ¥504.5bn, up 33%.
Growth was broad-based across all segments; non-resource core profit rose 30% to ¥427.0bn.
FY2026 net profit forecast remains ¥950.0bn; H1 progress was 61% for net profit and 56% for core profit.
Financial highlights
Revenue was ¥7,929.7bn, up 9.4% YoY; gross trading profit was ¥1,316.7bn and trading income was ¥413.2bn, up 16.7%.
Net profit attributable to shareholders was ¥580.5bn versus ¥500.3bn; profit before tax was ¥703.5bn versus ¥662.0bn.
Core profit rose ¥125.5bn to ¥504.5bn; non-resource profit increased ¥99.0bn to ¥427.0bn and resource profit rose ¥26.5bn to ¥77.5bn.
Equity-method earnings increased to ¥230.5bn from ¥160.2bn; gains on investments were ¥44.3bn versus ¥136.0bn, partly reflecting prior-year asset-sale gains.
Extraordinary gains and losses were a net gain of ¥76.0bn, down ¥45.5bn YoY; FY25 H1 included ¥88.0bn from the C.P. Pokphand sale.
Outlook and guidance
FY2026 forecasts remain ¥950.0bn net profit and ¥900.0bn core profit; the ¥40.0bn loss buffer is unchanged.
Segment net profit forecasts include Machinery ¥220.0bn, Metals & Minerals ¥172.0bn, Food ¥115.5bn and Energy & Chemicals ¥111.5bn.
Energy & Chemicals expects H2 slowdown as chemical raw-material supply disruptions ease; General Products & Realty is weighted toward H2, partly due to real estate sales timing.
Future profit targets rose to ¥100.0bn for Digital Value Chain, ¥50.0bn for North American Power and ¥30.0bn for DESCENTE.
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Itochu Corporation, founded in 1858, is a worldwide trading company based in Japan. The company is the second largest sogo shosha, a Japanese term for a diversified trading company. Itochu's core business activities include technology, energy and chemicals, textiles, metals and machinery and consumer products. ITOCHU Corporation was formerly known as Itochu Shoten and changed its name to ITOCHU Corporation in July 1956. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan and has over 140 offices located in 60 countries around the world.