Sanrio (Hello Kitty)

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From the company's own filing for Q1 (Apr–Jun 2026) · reported 2026-08-10 · the filing

JapanJapan sales rose 20.2% to ¥29.4bn and profit 25.0% to ¥14.9bn: shop and other sales grew 12.0% to ¥20.3bn on a sharp rise in domestic customer numbers, and royalties 44.1% to ¥9.0bn.
StoresSanrio Puroland in Tokyo had its busiest first quarter on record, on weekdays as well as weekends, and Harmonyland in Oita marked its 35th anniversary.
Not disclosedIts results for the year to March 2026 were delayed to 23 June after suspicions that a managing director had taken pay from a subsidiary beyond the approved amount; a special committee reported on 29 May, and on 30 July Sanrio sued the former director.

Other callouts in the filing

BasisOverseas subsidiaries close their books in December, so this quarter carries their January–March figures.
OutlookFull-year guidance is unchanged: revenue of ¥229.8bn (+18.4%), operating profit of ¥89.5bn (+15.0%) and net income of ¥63.8bn (+16.8%).

floortok's reading of the filing, in our own words. Figures are the company's own; where a growth rate is our arithmetic, it says so.

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Q1 (Apr–Jun 2026) · Year-to-Date

Reported 2026-08-10

Net sales¥52.0bn+20.7%

Operating profit¥22.4bn+11.1%

Net income¥15.5bn+9.3%

Sanrio owns Hello Kitty, Pompompurin and dozens of other characters; it licenses them worldwide and runs its own shops and two theme parks in Japan. In April–June 2026 revenue rose 20.7% to ¥52.0bn, operating profit 11.1% to ¥22.4bn and net income 9.3% to ¥15.5bn.

Full year to March 2026 · Year-to-Date

Reported 2026-06-23

Net sales¥194.1bn+33.9%

Operating profit¥77.9bn+50.3%

Net income¥54.6bn+30.9%

Sanrio's year to March 2026 grew revenue 33.9% to ¥194.1bn, operating profit 50.3% to ¥77.9bn and net income 30.9% to ¥54.6bn; the results came late, on 23 June, because of a special investigation.