Square Enix Interim Operating Profit Rises 42.2% on Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Square Enix Holdings reported consolidated results for the second quarter, the interim period of its fiscal year ending March 2027, on November 11, 2026.
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Reporting from 3 sources: GameBusiness.jp, Game Spark, Inside.
Why it matters
The profit jump came with a downward revision to the full-year ordinary profit forecast to 59.0 billion yen, down 8.5 percent, so the interim gain rests on catalog sales and download mix rather than a raised outlook.
Key Facts
- Square Enix Holdings reported its second quarter results for the fiscal year ending March 2027 on November 11, 2026.
- Group operating profit for the interim period was 38.7 billion yen, up 42.2 percent year on year, on net sales of 163.1 billion yen.
- HD game net sales were 35.6 billion yen, an increase of 11.6 billion yen year on year, with operating profit of 13.0 billion yen.
- Square Enix software unit sales rose from 9.93 million to 14.87 million units, with download versions driving the increase.
- Final Fantasy XIV expansion 8.0, Final Fantasy XIV: Evercold, is scheduled for release on February 23, 2027.
Group net sales were 163.1 billion yen, up 21.9 percent year on year, and operating profit was 38.7 billion yen, up 42.2 percent. Interim net profit attributable to owners of the parent was 28.5 billion yen, up 184.2 percent, with ordinary profit of 40.3 billion yen, up 41.3 percent. The Digital Entertainment segment carried the result: net sales of 97.6 billion yen, up 33.7 percent, and operating profit of 32.8 billion yen, up 63.5 percent. HD games brought in 35.6 billion yen in net sales, an increase of 11.6 billion yen, and 13.0 billion yen in operating profit, up 8.0 billion yen. Software unit sales rose from 9.93 million to 14.87 million, driven by download versions. Amusement and Publishing both grew. The Rights and Properties segment fell, citing the prior year's one-time royalty income from a major IP.
The HD games figure includes new releases Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and The Thousand-Year Tale of Adventurer Elliot, which launched on Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S, and Windows. Catalog title sales also grew, according to the segment breakdown.
Final Fantasy XIV drove the MMO line. Player activity improved after the announcement of the game's latest expansion pack, and expansion 8.0, "The Silver Wanderer," is scheduled for release on February 23, 2027.
Smart devices and PC browsers also grew year on year, with contributions from Dissidia Duellum Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest Smash Grow.
The other segments split three ways:
- Amusement: net sales of 39.1 billion yen, up 13.2 percent, and operating profit of 5.4 billion yen, up 29.1 percent, on higher existing store sales and prize sales.
- Publishing: net sales of 15.8 billion yen, up 9.9 percent, and operating profit of 5.3 billion yen, up 12.7 percent, on strong comic book volume sales.
- Rights and Properties: net sales of 11.4 billion yen, down 9.6 percent, and operating profit of 4.1 billion yen, down 39.5 percent.
The full-year forecast revision also lifts net sales to 310.0 billion yen, up 4.1 percent, operating profit to 59.0 billion yen, up 7.8 percent, and net profit attributable to owners of the parent to 37.0 billion yen, up 24.9 percent.
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