Revision Consolidated/Dividend Forecast 03.2026

Konami Group Corporation

29 January 2026

 

January 29, 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
		KONAMI GROUP CORPORATION
		Kimihiko Higashio, Representative Director, President and Group CEO
	Shares listed:	Tokyo and London Stock Exchanges
	Contact:	Junichi Motobayashi, Executive Officer, General Manager, Finance Division
	Tel:	[phone]

News Release: Notice on Revision of the Consolidated Forecast and the Dividend Forecast for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2026

KONAMI GROUP CORPORATION (the "Company") hereby announces the revision of its consolidated earnings forecast and dividend forecast for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026, which was released on May 8, 2025 in its Consolidated Financial Results for the Year Ended March 31, 2025, in light of its recent business performance.

1.   Revision of the Consolidated Earnings Forecast for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2026

For the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026 (from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026)
	(Millions of yen, except percentages)
		Revenue	Business profit	Operating profit	Profit before income taxes	Profit attributable to owners of the parent	Basic earnings per share (attributable to owners of the parent) (yen)
Previous forecast (A) Released on May 8, 2025		430,000	114,000	106,000	106,000	75,000	553.27
Revised forecast (B)		468,000	131,000	123,000	123,000	86,000	634.42
Change (B - A)		38,000	17,000	17,000	17,000	11,000
Percentage Change (%)		8.8	14.9	16.0	16.0	14.7
	<For reference>
Results for the year ended March 31, 2025		421,602	109,117	101,944	104,008	74,692	551.00

Reasons for the Revision

For the nine months ended December 31, 2025, total revenue, business profit, operating profit, profit before income taxes and profit attributable to owners of the parent are all progressing ahead of the initial forecast for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026.

This is mainly attributable to the strong performance of core titles, including eFootball™, in the Digital Entertainment business, and the business results are expected to exceed the initial plan.

In light of these developments, the Company revised its consolidated earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026 as set forth above.

2.   Revision of the Dividend Forecast for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2026

	Annual dividends per share (yen)
	Second quarter end	Year end	Annual total
Previous forecast released on May 8, 2025		83.00 yen	166.00 yen
Revised forecast		107.50 yen	190.50 yen
Year ended March 31, 2026 (actual)	83.00 yen
Year ended March 31, 2025 (actual)	66.00 yen	99.50 yen	165.50 yen

Reasons for the Revision

Since the Company believes that the provision of dividends and the enhancement of corporate value are important ways to return profits to its shareholders, the basic policy is to emphasize payment of dividends as a target for more than 30% in the consolidated payout ratio.

Based on this basic policy, once the Company had forecasted a year-end dividend would be 83.00 yen per share, it predicted profit attributable to owners of the parent would finish above its previous forecast as set forth above in the revision of its consolidated earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026 and revised the year-end dividend forecast would be 107.50 yen per share. As a result, including the interim dividend of 83.00 yen per share, dividends on an annual basis will be 190.50 yen per share.

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Cautionary statement with respect to forward-looking statements and other matters:

Statements made in this document with respect to our current plans, estimates, strategies and beliefs, including the above forecasts, are forward-looking statements about our future performance. These statements are based on management's assumptions and beliefs in light of information currently available to it and, therefore, you should not place undue reliance on them. A number of important factors could cause actual results to be materially different from and worse than those discussed in forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to: (i) changes in economic conditions affecting our operations; (ii) fluctuations in currency exchange rates, particularly with respect to the value of the Japanese yen, the U.S. dollar and the Euro; (iii) our ability to continue to win acceptance of our products, which are offered in highly competitive markets characterized by the continuous introduction of new products, rapid developments in technology and subjective and changing consumer preferences; (iv) the timing of the release of new game titles and products, especially game titles and products that are part of historically popular series; (v) our ability to successfully expand internationally with a focus on our Digital Entertainment, Arcade Game, and Gaming & Systems businesses; (vi) our ability to successfully expand the scope of our business and broaden our customer base through our Sports business; (vii) regulatory developments and changes and our ability to respond and adapt to those changes; (viii) our expectations with regard to further acquisitions and the integration of any companies we may acquire; and (ix) the outcome of existing contingencies.

 

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