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Murata Manufacturing Q2 2027 earnings summary
Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.Q2 2027 earnings summary30 Oct, 2026
Executive summary
H1 revenue rose 20.8% YoY to ¥1,090,764 million; operating profit increased 48.9% to ¥245,907 million and parent-attributable profit rose 40.6% to ¥186,152 million.
Data-center demand, higher production and utilization, and yen depreciation drove growth; higher fixed costs, lower selling prices, and declines in multilayer resin substrates and smartphone high-frequency modules partly offset gains.
Financial highlights
H1 profit before tax rose 42.1% to ¥248,415 million; basic EPS was ¥102.43, versus ¥71.77 a year earlier.
Q2 revenue was ¥588,500 million and operating profit ¥147,453 million, up 20.9% and 42.4% YoY; both rose 17.2% and 49.8% QoQ, respectively.
H1 operating cash flow was ¥215,455 million, free cash flow ¥102.9B, and period-end cash and equivalents ¥600.6B.
H1 one-time items totaled a net +¥2B: +¥4B from U.S. tariff impacts, including refunds, offset by ¥2B in power-module project-cancellation losses.
Outlook and guidance
Full-year guidance: revenue ¥2,260,000 million, operating profit ¥520,000 million, profit before tax ¥532,000 million, and parent-attributable profit ¥396,000 million.
Versus July, revenue guidance rose ¥150B (+7.1%) and operating profit ¥90B (+20.9%); projected post-tax ROIC increased from 13.9% to 16.6%.
H2 revenue and operating profit are forecast at ¥1,169.2B and ¥274.1B; the assumed exchange rate from Q3 onward is ¥155 per U.S. dollar.
Annual dividend guidance is ¥70 per share, unchanged from the prior forecast; the planned ¥150B share repurchase remains on track.
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Next Murata Manufacturing earnings date
Investor Day 202630 Nov, 2026
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Next Murata Manufacturing earnings date
Investor Day 202630 Nov, 2026
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Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. is active in the development, manufacturing, and supply of advanced electronic materials, components, and multi-functional, high-density modules. The company's extensive product lineup includes inductors, capacitors, resistors, thermistors, sensors, timing devices, couplers, filters, batteries, power and small energy devices, and RF modules, among others. These products are utilized in a variety of applications across communications equipment, mobility, enterprise systems, industrial sectors, healthcare, and personal electronics. The company is headquartered in Kyoto, Japan, and its shares are listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.