SoftBank Group Posts 5 Trillion Yen Annual Net Profit, "Largest Ever for a Japanese Company"

"Investment Gains from OpenAI Drive Record Profits"

According to local media reports on May 13, SoftBank Group (SBG) of Japan posted a record-breaking net profit of over 5 trillion yen for the 2025 fiscal year (April 2025 to March 2026), marking the highest ever for a Japanese company.

Masayoshi Son, Chairman of Japan's SoftBank Group (SBG). Photo by Yonhap News Agency

Based on the consolidated financial statements released by SBG on the same day, last year’s net profit amounted to 5.002 trillion yen (approximately 4.72 trillion won), an increase of 4.3 times compared to the previous year. The surge in net profit is attributed to the rise in the corporate valuation of OpenAI, in which SBG invested through its Vision Fund and other vehicles.

Investment gains from OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, totaled 6.7304 trillion yen (approximately 6.36 trillion won). As of the end of March this year, SBG had invested a total of 34.6 billion dollars (approximately 5.15 trillion won) in OpenAI.

Investment gains from the Vision Fund business reached 6.9918 trillion yen (around 6.6 trillion won), representing a 16-fold increase compared to the same period last year.

Through its payment services subsidiary PayPay, which was listed on the U.S. Nasdaq market in March, SBG also earned an investment return of 2.3 billion dollars (approximately 340 billion won).

SBG’s revenue last year was 7.7986 trillion yen (about 7.36 trillion won), up 7.7% from the previous year.

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