Nomura Research Institute reports strong first half 2026 financials

Nomura Research Institute (NRI) reported consolidated revenue of 397,065 million yen for the six months ended September 30, 2025, a 5.4% increase year-on-year. Operating profit surged by 20.1% to 78,799 million yen, while profit attributable to owners of parent rose 17.3% to 53,565 million yen. Basic earnings per share for the period were 93.53 yen. The company projects full-year revenue of 810,000 million yen and profit attributable to owners of parent of 104,000 million yen for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026.

The strong performance was primarily fueled by the Financial IT Solutions segment, which saw revenue increase by 7.4% to 196,016 million yen, and the IT Platform Services segment, with revenue rising 10.4% to 106,619 million yen. These gains offset a slight decrease in the Industrial IT Solutions segment, which experienced a 0.2% decline in revenue to 141,501 million yen, partly due to foreign exchange impacts. NRI's financial position remains solid, with total assets increasing 7.1% to 994,514 million yen as of September 30, 2025.

In line with its robust financial performance, NRI announced an interim dividend of 35.00 yen per share for the second quarter of fiscal year 2026, with a projected year-end dividend of 39.00 yen, totaling 74.00 yen for the full fiscal year. No revisions to previously announced dividend forecasts have been made.