Bandai Namco announced its financial results for the fiscal year that ended on March 31, 2026.
We learn that sales for the whole company were 1,348,246 million yen (up 8.6% year-on-year), while operating profit was 189,517 million yen (up 5.2% year-on-year).
Looking at the Digital Business, which includes video games, recorded sales of 476,592 million yen (up 4.6% year-on-year), while segment profit was 56,682 million yen (down 17.3% year-on-year).
Mobile games recorded a strong performance. Among console games, Elden Ring Nightreign is defined as a “worldwide hit,” and Digimon Story Time Stranger was also popular thanks to synergistic effects with the Toys and Hobby business.
The decline in sales is simply because the lineup in the previous fiscal year was stronger.
Bandai Namco also announced its forecast for the current fiscal year, which will end in March 2027.
The whole company is expected to achieve 1,350,000 million yen in sales, which is essentially flat. Operating profit is expected to be 527,000 million yen, also essentially flat.
As for the Digital Business, sales are expected to be 460,000 million yen, down 3.48% year-on-year. Operating profit is expected to be 51,000 million yen, down 10% year-on-year.
The company plans to release 14 new games for home consoles during this fiscal year, including 5 in the first half (by September 2026).
Other gaming companies have already announced their financial results this quarter, including Koei Tecmo, Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, Konami, Shift Up, Sega, and Capcom. You can expect more reports on this topic in the coming days and weeks.
