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Nomura Research Institute Q2 2027 earnings summary
Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.Q2 2027 earnings summary29 Oct, 2026
Executive summary
H1 revenue reached ¥429,906m (+8.3% YoY) and operating profit ¥88,272m (+12.0%), both first-half records; profit attributable to owners of parent rose 12.0% to ¥60,014m.
Strong Financial IT Solutions and IT Platform Services performance, alongside AI-driven production innovation, supported growth.
FY2027 forecasts were raised to revenue of ¥870bn and operating profit of ¥180bn; MTP2028 prioritizes AI transformation, digital security and social co-creation.
Financial highlights
H1 gross profit rose 9.0% to ¥161,396m; gross margin was 37.5%, up 0.3 percentage points, and operating margin was 20.5%, up 0.7 points.
Profit before tax rose 12.9% to ¥89,703m; basic and diluted EPS were ¥106.61.
Q2 revenue rose 9.0% to ¥219,450m, operating profit increased 12.1% to ¥46,561m and profit attributable to owners rose 11.7% to ¥30,799m.
Operating cash flow was ¥94,534m and free cash flow ¥122,201m, versus ¥18,928m a year earlier.
Outlook and guidance
FY2027 forecast: revenue ¥870bn (+6.8%), operating profit ¥180bn (+14.9%), operating margin 20.7%, profit attributable to owners ¥123bn (+12.0%) and EPS ¥218.50 (+14.0%).
Versus April, revenue guidance rose ¥20bn, operating profit ¥5bn and parent-attributable profit ¥4bn; profit before tax is forecast at ¥182bn.
Segment revenue forecasts changed: Financial IT Solutions +¥19bn to ¥484bn; IT Platform Services +¥5bn to ¥87bn; Consulting -¥4bn to ¥66bn; Industrial IT Solutions unchanged at ¥230bn.
Current-FY revenue plus order backlog reached ¥724.1bn at Q2, up 8.8% YoY; realization rate increased 3.5 points to 85.2%.
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Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. is one of Japan's largest economic research and consulting firm. It provides a wide range of solutions and consulting services, including management consulting, financial IT solutions, industrial IT solutions, and IT platform services. NRI's offerings are broad, encompassing system integration, management consulting, and IT management solutions tailored for various sectors such as financial, manufacturing, retail, and service industries. The company also engages in policy recommendation, information system development, sales of system applications and software packages, and provision of system management services. It is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, and its shares are listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.