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Sanrio's shares dropped as much as 20% intraday, the largest single-day decline since May 2014.

Sanrio's June-quarter revenue and operating income grew 20.7% and 11.1%, respectively. The company believes it remains on track to meet its guidance of JPY 229.8 billion in revenue (up 18.4%) and JPY 89.5 billion in operating income (up 15%).

Sanrio differentiates itself from peers in the toys and recreation industry by increasing the popularity of its character intellectual properties, or IPs, over the years through product sales, rather than relying on story content. For over 50 years, Sanrio has developed over 450 evergreen IPs that resonate with a wide demographic in Japan. As people encounter Sanrio products from a young age, they return to them and become fans as adults, and then pass this tradition on to the next generation of children.

Sanrio reported fiscal 2025 (ended March 2026) earnings on June 23, delayed due to an investigation into alleged misconduct by a managing director, which had an immaterial financial impact. Guidance for fiscal 2026 targets revenue and operating profit growth of 18.4% and 15%, respectively.

Sanrio differentiates itself from peers in the toys and recreation industry by increasing the popularity of its character intellectual properties, or IPs, over the years through product sales, rather than relying on story content. For over 50 years, Sanrio has developed over 450 evergreen IPs that resonate with a wide demographic in Japan. As people encounter Sanrio products from a young age, they return to them and become fans as adults, and then pass this tradition on to the next generation of children.

Sanrio postponed reporting for fiscal 2025 (ended March 2026) due to an ongoing investigation into allegations that a managing director received additional remuneration from a group subsidiary under his oversight, beyond compensation approved by the nomination and remuneration advisory committee.

Sanrio's shares have fallen by over 30% in the past six months, with the company currently trading at about 20 times 2026 earnings, which is close to the lowest level in nearly a decade.

Sanrio differentiates itself from peers in the toys and recreation industry by increasing the popularity of its character intellectual properties, or IPs, over the years through product sales, rather than relying on story content. For over 50 years, Sanrio has developed over 450 evergreen IPs that resonate with a wide demographic in Japan. As people encounter Sanrio products from a young age, they return to them and become fans as adults, and then pass this tradition on to the next generation of children.

Sanrio's December-quarter revenue and operating income grew 32% and 33% year over year, respectively, attributable to robust sales growth in Japan and China. Fiscal 2025 (ending March 2026) revenue and operating income guidance are raised to JPY 191 billion and JPY 75 billion, respectively.

Sanrio differentiates itself from peers in the toys and recreation industry by increasing the popularity of its character intellectual properties, or IPs, over the years through product sales, rather than relying on story content. For over 50 years, Sanrio has developed over 450 evergreen IPs that resonate with a wide demographic in Japan. As people encounter Sanrio products from a young age, they return to them and become fans as adults, and then pass this tradition on to the next generation of children.

Sanrio differentiates itself from peers in the toys and recreation industry by increasing the popularity of its character intellectual properties, or IPs, over the years through product sales, rather than relying on story content. For over 50 years, Sanrio has developed over 450 evergreen IPs that resonate with a wide demographic in Japan. As people encounter Sanrio products from a young age, they return to them and become fans as adults, and then pass this tradition on to the next generation of children.

Sanrio's September-quarter revenue and operating income grew 31.5% and 42.6% year over year, respectively, mainly driven by robust growth in Japan and Asia. Full-year guidance for revenue and operating income rose to JPY 184 billion and JPY 70 billion, from JPY 169 billion and JPY 67 billion before.

Sanrio differentiates itself from peers in the toys and recreation industry by increasing the popularity of its character intellectual properties, or IPs, over the years through product sales, rather than relying on story content. For over 50 years, Sanrio has developed over 450 evergreen IPs that resonate with a wide demographic in Japan. As people encounter Sanrio products from a young age, they return to them and become fans as adults, and then pass this tradition on to the next generation of children.

Sanrio reported record-high June-quarter revenue and operating income of JPY 43 billion (up 49% from last year) and JPY 20 billion (up 88%), respectively. 2025 revenue and operating income guidance is raised to JPY 168.9 billion (up 4% from previous guidance) and JPY 67.3 billion (up 12%).

Sanrio differentiates itself from peers in the toys and recreation industry by increasing the popularity of its character intellectual properties, or IPs, over the years through product sales, rather than relying on story content. For over 50 years, Sanrio has developed over 450 evergreen IPs that resonate with a wide demographic in Japan. As people encounter Sanrio products from a young age, they return to them and become fans as adults, and then pass this tradition on to the next generation of children.

We initiate coverage of Sanrio, a Japanese firm best known for character merchandise, most famously Hello Kitty. Sanrio has an asset-light model, due to royalties making up about half of total revenue.