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MITSUI & CO., LTD. falls for first time in three days as profit-taking dominates despite increased profit and dividend forecast for March 2027

Fri May 1, 2026 1:19 pm JST Catalyst

MITSUI & CO., LTD. <8031> fell for the first time in three days. On the 1st, the company announced its consolidated financial results for the fiscal year ending March 2026 and indicated that net income for the fiscal year ending March 2027 is expected to increase 10.3% year-on-year to 920 billion yen. While this represents a double-digit increase in net income, it appears to have fallen short of high market expectations. With the stock price having risen to higher levels recently, profit-taking sales have become dominant.

The company set its annual dividend forecast at 140 yen, an increase of 25 yen from the previous year. It expects asset recycling and the U.S. gas business in the energy sector to drive profit growth. The reversal of one-time losses at JA Mitsui Leasing in the previous period will also contribute. Net income for the fiscal year ending March 2026 was 833,971 million yen, down 7.4% from the previous period. At the same time, MITSUI & CO announced that it has formulated a medium-term management plan covering the fiscal years ending March 2027 through March 2029. The plan sets targets to increase basic operating cash flow to 1,200 billion yen (compared to 978.9 billion yen in the fiscal year ending March 2026), net income to 1,100 billion yen, and ROE to 12% (compared to 10.2%) for the fiscal year ending March 2029.

Source: MINKABU PRESS

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