Key facts
- Fast Retailing's third-quarter operating profit rose 45.7% to 213.79 billion yen.
- The company raised its full-year operating profit forecast to 730 billion yen.
- Consolidated revenue for the nine months to May 31, 2025, was 2.6167 trillion yen.
- Operating profit for the nine months to May 31, 2025, was 450.9 billion yen.
- UNIQLO Japan and UNIQLO International segments reported revenue and profit gains in the third quarter.
Fast Retailing, the Japanese operator of the Uniqlo clothing brand, announced a 45.7% surge in its third-quarter operating profit, reaching 213.79 billion yen ($1.32 billion) for the three months ending May. This performance surpassed the average analyst estimate of 177.73 billion yen and was achieved despite supply chain and logistics challenges.
Building on this strong showing, the company has revised its full-year operating profit forecast upward to 730 billion yen, an increase from the previous projection of 700 billion yen. This trajectory suggests Fast Retailing is on track for a fifth consecutive year of record earnings.
For the first nine months of fiscal year 2025, Fast Retailing reported consolidated revenue of 2.6167 trillion yen, a 10.6% year-on-year increase. Operating profit for the same period rose by 12.2% to 450.9 billion yen, with profit attributable to owners of the parent reaching 339.0 billion yen, up 8.4%.
The UNIQLO Japan segment saw a 9.7% revenue increase to 259.8 billion yen and a 4.7% rise in operating profit to 52.9 billion yen in the third quarter. UNIQLO International also performed well, with revenue up 8.3% to 442.9 billion yen and operating profit up 1.5% to 72.1 billion yen, driven by strong sales in markets including Europe, North America, Southeast Asia, India, Australia, and South Korea. However, Greater China markets experienced a decline in revenue and profit due to reduced consumer appetite and cool weather impacting demand.
The GU segment reported a revenue increase of 4.1% to 90.4 billion yen, but its operating profit fell by 12.1% to 12.4 billion yen. The Global Brands segment saw revenue decline by 4.6% to 32.7 billion yen, though operating profit increased by 35.1% to 1.9 billion yen, largely due to reduced losses at the Comptoir des Cotonniers label.
Fast Retailing has maintained its full-year consolidated performance estimates and its plan to increase the annual dividend per share by 80 yen.