Hiratsuka, Japan — The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. has announced its business and financial results for fiscal year 2025 (January to December 2025). Sales revenue increased 12.8% year on year to ¥1.235 trillion; business profit rose 24.0% to ¥166.6 billion; operating profit grew 28.3% to ¥152.9 billion; and profit attributable to owners of the parent increased 40.7% to ¥105.4 billion. These results mark the fifth consecutive year of growth in both sales and profit* and represent record highs for both key financial indicators. The business profit margin also reached a record high of 13.5%.
The year-on-year increase in consolidated business profit was driven by the strong performance of existing businesses, which offset extraordinary costs related to the acquisition and integration of Goodyear’s OTR business. Profit in the tire segment increased due to higher sales volumes of consumer tires and continued growth in sales of high value-added ADVAN, GEOLANDAR and Winter (AGW) tires, as well as large-diameter tires. In addition, the MB segment’s efforts to improve profitability in its existing businesses, significantly reduce costs and implement other structural reforms also contributed to the increase in the Group’s consolidated business profit.
Yokohama Rubber aims to achieve new record highs in both sales and profit* in fiscal year 2026, targeting a sixth consecutive year of growth in both indicators. The full-year consolidated forecast calls for sales revenue of ¥1.300 trillion, business profit of ¥188.0 billion, operating profit of ¥173.0 billion and profit attributable to owners of the parent of ¥90.0 billion.
Regarding the fiscal year 2025 dividend, the Board of Directors has resolved to increase the year-end dividend to ¥86 per share, an increase of ¥22 compared with the plan announced in August 2025. As a result, the annual dividend for fiscal year 2025 will be ¥134 per share, ¥36 higher than in fiscal year 2024. For fiscal year 2026, the Board plans to pay an interim dividend of ¥62 and a year-end dividend of ¥110, resulting in an annual dividend of ¥172 per share and marking the sixth consecutive year of dividend increases for shareholders.
- Business profit is an indicator that generally corresponds to operating income under accounting principles generally accepted in Japan and is calculated as sales revenue minus the sum of cost of sales and selling, general and administrative expenses.
