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Uniqlo parent company posts robust full year 2025

Oct 10, 2025 Japan

The Japan-based fashion retailer Fast Retailing ended the 2025 financial year in a strong position, reporting a 9.6% year-on-year increase in revenue and a 13.6% year-on-year increase in business profit

In the twelve months to the 31^st of August, the company’s revenue reached 3.40 trillion yen (19.2 billion euros), reflecting a 9.6% increase, while its business profit reached 551.1 billion yen (3.1 billion euros), reflecting a 13.6% increase, as compared to the previous financial year.

Ultimately, the profit attributable to owners for the full year amounted to 433.0 billion yen (2.4 billion euros), marking a year-on-year increase of 16.4%.

Fast Retailing highlighted that the popularity of its label Uniqlo “is rising worldwide”, as support for LifeWear grows among customers and its activities and achievements are picked up by local media.

The domestic market saw Uniqlo’s revenue rise by 10.1% to 1.03 trillion yen (5.8 billion euros), as compared to the 2024 financial year. This was driven by an 8.1% year-on-year uptick in same store sales. Meanwhile, business profit surged by 17.5% year-on-year to 181.3 billion yen (1.0 billion euros).

On an international level, Uniqlo’s revenue increased by 11.6% to 1.91 trillion yen (10.8 billion euros), while business profit grew by 10.6% year-on-year to reach 305.3 billion yen (1.7 billion euros), on a comparable basis to the last financial year.

Greater China remains the weakest region for Uniqlo, but Fast Retailing noted a slight increase in sales in August and September. Meanwhile, Uniqlo recorded significant revenue and profit gains in South Korea, Southeast Asia, India, Australia, North America and Europe.

According to the statement, the impact of the additional tariffs imposed by the US has started to become apparent. However, the company said that they had managed to absorb the incurred costs and improve the business profit margin by reviewing product prices, reducing discounts and implementing stronger cost controls.

In the 2025 financial year, the GU segment recorded a 3.6% year-on-year revenue increase to 330.7 billion yen (1.9 billion euros), while business profit decreased by 12.6% to 28.3 billion yen (159.9 million euros). In contrast, the Global Brands segment reported a 5.3% decline in revenue to 131.5 billion yen (743.3 million euros), while business profit increased to 2.6 billion yen (14.7 million euros) from 0.1 billion in the 2024 financial year.

Full Year 2026 Outlook

Fast Retailing Group expects full year 2026 consolidated revenue to rise 10.3% year-on-year to 3.75 trillion yen (21.2 billion euros), with business profit up by 10.7% to 610 billion yen (3.4 billion euros), as compared to the 2025 financial year.

By segment, Uniqlo Japan anticipates slightly higher revenue and stable business profit despite rising costs. Uniqlo International is forecast to deliver substantial growth across all regions, including Greater China, with North America targeting a 15% margin by offsetting tariff impacts through branding and cost efficiencies.

Meanwhile, the GU segment is expected to post higher revenue and profit, and Global Brands is set to achieve increased revenue and a notable surge in profits.

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