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Kansai Electric Profit Holds Firm Despite Lower Sales; Dividend Hike Signals Shareholder Focus

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  • Kansai Electric posted lower nine-month sales but relatively resilient profits, with net income down modestly.
  • The utility strengthened its balance sheet, kept guidance unchanged, and plans to raise its annual dividend payout.
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Kansai Electric Profit Holds Firm Despite Lower Sales; Dividend Hike Signals Shareholder Focus

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Kansai Electric Power Company ( (JP:9503) ) just unveiled an update.

Kansai Electric Power reported consolidated net sales of ¥2.95 trillion for the nine months ended December 31, 2025, down 6.5% year on year, while operating profit slipped 3.0% to ¥387.8 billion and profit attributable to owners of parent declined 6.1% to ¥340.2 billion, reflecting softer top-line performance despite relatively resilient earnings. The company’s financial position improved, with total assets rising to ¥9.69 trillion and the equity ratio strengthening from 31.8% to 34.9%, and it maintained its full-year forecast for fiscal 2025/26, projecting lower sales and profit versus the prior year but signaling stability through unchanged guidance and a planned increase in the annual dividend to ¥75 per share, underscoring an ongoing commitment to shareholder returns despite a more challenging earnings environment.

The most recent analyst rating on (JP:9503) stock is a Hold with a Yen2776.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Kansai Electric Power Company stock, see the JP:9503 Stock Forecast page.

More about Kansai Electric Power Company

The Kansai Electric Power Company is a major Japanese electric utility listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, supplying power and related energy services to the Kansai region and other areas in Japan. Its core business spans electricity generation, transmission and distribution under Japan’s regulated and liberalized power markets, making it a key infrastructure and dividend-paying stock for domestic and international investors.

Average Trading Volume: 3,703,466

Technical Sentiment Signal: Strong Buy

Current Market Cap: Yen2598.2B

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