Konami shares gained 15% on Friday after the company reported strong results for H1 FY27
Tokyo-listed gaming supplier Konami has raised its full-year financial guidance after growing consolidated revenue by 37 per cent in the first half of FY27.
Konami said that revenue in the six-month period ended 30 September increased by 37 per cent to ¥307.98 billion (approx. US$1.95 billion), with revenue growth accelerating in the second quarter of the fiscal year from growth of 7.7 per cent in the first quarter.
Konami’s operating profit for the half-year period increased by 73.1 per cent year-on-year to ¥111.26 billion, with net profit for the period rising by 70.5 per cent to ¥79.24 billion (approx. US$518.23 million).
The company’s Digital Entertainment segment was the largest contributor to total revenue in H1 at ¥243.52 billion, and the fastest growing segment with a revenue increase of 44.3 per cent.
The segment includes the Metal Gear and Silent Hills game franchises and esports titles. Operating profit from the segment increased by 74.2 per cent to ¥106 billion.
Konami’s Gaming & Systems segment also recorded strong growth for the period, with the company noting the strong performance of its Bomberman slots, which won the land-based game of the year title at the Gaming Intelligence Awards 2026 | North America.
John Eary, vice president of marketing at Konami Gaming, said: “Recognition of Bomberman slots as Game of the Year is credit to the partnership of our casino customers, ingenuity of our teams, and strength of Konami’s long legacy in entertainment. “It is exciting to see this popular Konami video game series become a player-favorite in casinos as well.”
The Gaming & Systems segment also benefited from ongoing demand for the Solstice range of cabinets, the Synkros casino management system, and Class II gaming machines.
The segment posted revenue growth of 41.3 per cent to ¥25.11 billion, with segment operating profit rising by 154.5 per cent to ¥2.41 billion.
The Arcade Game segment had revenue of ¥10.36 billion (+17.4 per cent) and operating profit of ¥2.67 billion (+50.1 per cent), while the Sports segment (physical sports) posted revenue of ¥25.72 billion (+3.3 per cent) and operating profit of ¥2.4 billion (+49.2 per cent).
By geographic segment, Japan accounted for 81.7 per cent of consolidated revenue in the first half of FY27, with the United States at 11.3 per cent, Asia/Oceania 3.7 per cent and Europe at 3.3 per cent.
Six-month period ended 30 September 2026 (¥’millions)
| H1 FY27 | H1 FY26 | |
| Revenue | ||
| Product sales revenue | 84,814 | 67,682 |
| Service and other revenue | 223,161 | 157,157 |
| Total revenue | 307,975 | 224,839 |
| Cost of revenue | ||
| Cost of product sales revenue | -37,877 | -33,031 |
| Cost of service and other revenue | -101,198 | -80,770 |
| Total cost of revenue | -139,075 | -113,801 |
| Gross profit | 168,900 | 111,038 |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | -56,812 | -45,952 |
| Other income and other expenses, net | -824 | -818 |
| Operating profit | 111,264 | 64,268 |
| Finance income | 1,242 | 833 |
| Finance costs | -292 | -197 |
| Profit from investments accounted for using the equity method | 682 | 334 |
| Profit before income taxes | 112,896 | 65,238 |
| Income taxes | -33,658 | -18,752 |
| Profit for the period | 79,238 | 46,486 |
As a result of the strong first-half performance, Konami has raised its guidance for FY27 and now expects to achieve full year revenue of ¥583 billion and pre-tax profit of ¥193 billion. This compares to previous guidance of ¥505 billion in revenue and pre-tax profit of ¥143 billion.
On Thursday Konami’s board of directors declared an interim dividend of ¥112 per share, payable on 19 November.
Shares in Konami Group Corp. (TYO:9766) gained 15.02 per cent on the news to close at ¥26,385.00 per share in Tokyo Friday.