East Japan Railway stock reports 8 percent first quarter growth

Published on 10/07/2026 at 02:53 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

East Japan Railway stock trades at JPY 3,290 on October 7, 2026, after Q1 operating profit rose 9.4 percent year over year. FY2027 guidance points to JPY 4,290 billion.

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East Japan Railway stock was trading at JPY 3,290 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on October 7, 2026, down 0.15 percent from the previous close. The company entered the new quarter with revenue growth, but the latest earnings also showed pressure below operating profit.

Revenue rises in fiscal Q1

Beikabumap reports that East Japan Railway's operating revenue reached JPY 772.72 billion in the first quarter of fiscal 2027, covering April through June 2026. That was an 8.0 percent increase from JPY 715.3 billion in the comparable quarter.

Operating profit rose 9.4 percent to JPY 125.5 billion from JPY 114.8 billion, while the operating margin edged up from 16.0 percent to 16.2 percent. The figures make passenger demand and the company's wider station, retail and real estate businesses the central earnings drivers for the current fiscal year.

Net income moves in the opposite direction

The quarter was not uniformly stronger. Beikabumap reports quarterly net income of JPY 68.0 billion, down 13.6 percent from JPY 78.7 billion a year earlier. The contrast matters because higher operating profit did not translate into higher bottom-line earnings in the June quarter.

For fiscal 2027, company guidance cited by Beikabumap calls for operating revenue of JPY 3,295.0 billion, up 6.8 percent, and operating profit of JPY 429.0 billion, up 3.6 percent. The forecast implies slower operating-profit growth than the first-quarter increase.

Consensus remains above the market

MarketScreener lists an Outperform consensus from 12 analysts, with an average target of JPY 4,020.83, a high target of JPY 4,700 and a low target of JPY 3,400. The average target lies 22.2 percent above the JPY 3,290 price.

The market is also pricing a wide gap between current trading and the yearly range. East Japan Railway's 52-week range is JPY 3,243 to JPY 4,211, placing the October 7 price 21.9 percent below the high and JPY 47 above the low.

Stock trades below yearly high

East Japan Railway's market capitalization was JPY 3.7 trillion on October 7, 2026, with volume of 415,900 shares. The next scheduled earnings date is October 30, 2026, according to Yahoo Finance.