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Fast Retailing raises full-year outlook again after strong third quarter

Jul 13, 2026 Japan

The Japan-based fashion retailer Fast Retailing has raised its full-year outlook again after reporting strong third-quarter results, driven by Uniqlo’s operations worldwide

From March to May, Fast Retailing recorded a consolidated revenue of 1.01 trillion yen (5.47 billion euros), representing growth of 22.2% compared to the same period the previous year.

Business profit increased by 45.0% year-on-year to reach 205.7 billion yen (1.11 billion euros), while profit attributable to owners increased by 39.1% to reach146.7 billion yen (794.5 million euros).

The owner of Uniqlo now expects revenue of 3.97 trillion yen (21.5 billion euros) for the fiscal year ending on the 31^st of August, which is an increase of 16.7% from the previous year and an upward revision of 70 billion yen compared to April.

Full-year operating profit is expected to be 730 billion yen (3.95 billion euros), an increase of 29.4%, while profit attributable to owners is expected to be 500 billion yen (2.71 billion euros), an increase of 15.5%. These estimates reflect upward revisions of 30 billion yen (162.5 million euros) and 20.0 billion yen (108.3 million euros) for both figures compared to April.

“These upward revisions reflect the corporate performance through June as well as the decision to revise the exchange rates used to calculate fourth-quarter business estimates to bring them more in line with current actual rates”, said the company.

Segments

During the third quarter of the current financial year, Uniqlo Japan’s consolidated revenue increased by 10.0% compared to the same quarter of the previous financial year, reaching 285.9 billion yen (1.55 billion euros). Business profit increased by 18.3% year-on-year to reach 62.2 billion yen (336.8 million euros).

Meanwhile, outside its domestic market, Uniqlo’s revenue amounted to 592.6 billion yen (3.21 billion euros), representing a 33.9% increase from the third quarter of the 2025 financial year. Business profit also grew, reaching 112.3 billion yen (608.2 million euros) – a 65.2% increase.

Fast Retailing highlighted: “Uniqlo operations across all regions achieved higher revenue and profit. This strong overall performance was driven by ongoing global communications and branding efforts through products and new store openings”.

As in the previous quarter, the GU segment performed well. Revenue rose by 7.5% year-on-year to 97.1 billion yen (525.9 million euros) during the period, while business profit increased by 36.7% year-on-year to 16.3 billion yen (88.3 million euros).

Global brands recorded revenue growth of 2.5% to 33.6 billion yen (18.2 million euros) and an increase in business profit of 48.3% to 2.6 billion yen (14.1 thousand euros). However, in the third quarter, revenue declined on a local-currency basis, indicating that the reported growth was supported by favourable exchange-rate movements.

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