Axis Co. Ltd. reports higher Q1 2026 parent net profit

4 articles · Updated · MarketWatch · May 7

For the quarter ended 31 March in Japan, net profit rose to Y218 million from Y171 million, while revenue increased to Y2.25 billion from Y1.94 billion.
Operating profit climbed to Y338 million from Y252 million and pretax profit to Y344 million from Y265 million, with earnings per share rising to Y50.96 from Y40.50.
The company, reporting under Japanese accounting standards, forecast a year-end dividend of Y57.00 versus Y46.00 previously; no first-quarter, midyear or third-quarter dividend was recorded.

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