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Kawasaki Heavy Sets Record Profit, Targets Higher Earnings Despite Tariff Headwinds

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  • Kawasaki Heavy Industries posted a record 145.1 billion yen profit, with strong aerospace and energy businesses and recovering precision machinery offsetting tariff-hit plant systems.
  • The company forecasts profit to climb to 170.0 billion yen next year, embedding risks from Middle East supply issues and U.S. tariffs while relying on a weaker yen at 150 per dollar.
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Kawasaki Heavy Sets Record Profit, Targets Higher Earnings Despite Tariff Headwinds

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Kawasaki Heavy Industries ( (JP:7012) ) just unveiled an announcement.

Kawasaki Heavy Industries reported business profit of 145.1 billion yen for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026, a year-on-year increase of 1.9 billion yen and a new record, broadly in line with its earlier forecast. Strong results in aerospace systems and energy systems and marine, together with a recovery in precision machinery and robotics, offset weakness in plant systems and engineering, which was significantly affected by U.S. tariff measures.

For the current fiscal year, the company expects business profit to rise to another record of 170.0 billion yen, assuming an exchange rate of 150 yen to the U.S. dollar, an increase of 24.9 billion yen from the previous year. Kawasaki has incorporated risks from Middle East-related supply chain disruptions and ongoing U.S. tariff policies into its outlook, underlining the growing impact of geopolitical and trade factors on its operations and earnings trajectory.

The most recent analyst rating on (JP:7012) stock is a Buy with a Yen4200.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Kawasaki Heavy Industries stock, see the JP:7012 Stock Forecast page.

More about Kawasaki Heavy Industries

Kawasaki Heavy Industries is a diversified Japanese manufacturer operating across aerospace systems, energy systems and marine engineering, precision machinery, robotics and plant systems and engineering. The company serves global industrial and infrastructure markets, with earnings sensitive to currency movements and international trade policies, particularly U.S. tariffs.

Average Trading Volume: 17,257,275

Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy

Current Market Cap: Yen2740.6B

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