East Japan Railway's Profit Increases 11% in Fiscal Year 2026
East Japan Railway's (TYO:9020) profit attributable to owners of the parent climbed 11% to 247.8 billion yen for the fiscal year 2026 from 224.3 billion yen a year earlier.Japan's largest passenger railway operator's earnings per share increased to 219.42 yen from 198.29 yen a year ago, according to a Tokyo bourse filing on Friday.Operating revenues jumped 6.8% to 3.085 trillion yen from 2.888 trillion yen in the prior year.In a separate disclosure, East Japan Railway raised its final dividend to 39 yen per share, from 35 yen initially forecasted, payable from June 22.For the fiscal year 2027, the company expects attributable profit of 255 billion yen, EPS of 225.85 yen, and net sales of 3.295 trillion yen.East Japan Railway plans to pay interim dividend and year-end dividends of 42 yen per share, each, for the year, higher than the amount paid in the year-ago period.
