The Pokémon Company's (Tokyo company) operating profit as a share of revenue each year, years to February 2021 to 2026

What this is

The Pokémon Company's (Tokyo company) operating profit as a share of revenue each year, years to February 2021 to 2026: between 23% and 30%.

How it’s built

1. Divided operating profit by revenue each year, both from the company's annual results notices in Japan's official gazette. For example, the year to February 2026: 143,972 ÷ 531,428 = 27.1%.

What we assumed

• The figures are for the Tokyo company alone, not the group.Only parent-company figures are published; subsidiaries such as the US arm are not consolidated.

Sanity check

Operating profit sits above one-off gains, so special items do not distort it. It excludes subsidiaries, whose margins are unknown.

Where it comes from

Our calculation from other figures in the trainer’s notes.

Where it’s used

• StoryThe Pokémon Company
• Chart · The Pokémon CompanyThe Pokémon Company keeps about 30% of sales; Sanrio keeps 40% and Wizards 46%
• ProfileThe Pokémon Company

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The same measure, other periods

• FiledYear to February 2021-year to February 2026