Hitachi Overview
Hitachi is a Japanese industrial-technology group that has spent fifteen years converting itself from a sprawling conglomerate with 22 listed subsidiaries into a focused operator of four businesses: Digital Systems & Services, Energy, Mobility and Connective Industries. Its differentiator is the combination of information technology, operational technology and physical products under one roof, monetised through the Lumada data-and-services model and, since 2024, the HMAX suite of AI-enabled recurring services. FY2025 revenue was JPY 10.59 trillion with a 12.4% adjusted EBITA margin, record net income of JPY 802.3 billion and a JPY 21 trillion order backlog. The power-grid business (Hitachi Energy) is the growth engine, domestic IT services the profit anchor, and rail signalling the newest scaled franchise. Management now brands the group a "Digital Infrastructure Company" and targets a long-term Lumada mix of 80% of revenue at a 20% margin. The balance sheet is net cash, and capital returns are rising sharply. [S1][S3]
What the company does. Hitachi designs, builds, integrates, operates and services the systems that run social infrastructure: electricity transmission networks and nuclear plants, railway vehicles and signalling, building equipment and industrial machinery, semiconductor metrology and clinical analyzers, and the mission-critical IT systems of banks, governments and utilities. Around these physical and digital assets it sells data-driven services. [S1][S3]
Company's own description (paraphrased from Integrated Report 2026). Management states that the group aims to be the global leader in continuously transforming social infrastructure through digital, and that it contributes to a "Harmonized Society" in which environment, wellbeing and economic growth are balanced. The CEO message positions Hitachi as a "practitioner of physical AI" — a company that deploys AI into equipment and systems where failure has real-world consequences — and describes the group's value as akin to an operating system for social infrastructure. [S3]
Independent characterization. Hitachi is best understood as three overlapping businesses. First, a long-cycle capital-goods franchise (grid equipment, rail, elevators, industrial products) with a multi-year backlog and growing service annuities. Second, a Japanese IT-services leader with a large installed base of roughly 15,000 customer systems, complemented by overseas digital engineering (GlobalLogic) and managed services (Hitachi Digital Services). Third, a nascent recurring-software-and-services layer (Lumada digital services and HMAX) that sits across both. The investment debate is about how much of the first two can be converted into the third, and at what margin.
Business model. Hitachi's Lumada model distinguishes "Digitalized Assets" (connected products and systems that generate data) from "Digital Services" (solutions that turn that data into outcomes). HMAX is the recurring sub-set of Digital Services: to qualify, a service must use data from digitalized assets, apply AI enhanced with domain knowledge, and be recurring. [S2]
Revenue model mix. Hitachi does not publish a product/service/subscription/licensing split on an audited basis. The closest disclosed proxies are: Lumada at 40% of revenue in FY2025 with a 16% adjusted EBITA margin [S3]; within the FY2026 forecast, Digital Services of JPY 2,680 billion (of which HMAX JPY 505 billion at a 22% margin) and Digitalized Assets of JPY 2,380 billion, totalling Lumada revenue of JPY 5,060 billion or 44% of revenue [S2]; and Hitachi Energy's service revenue at roughly 15% of its total, targeted to exceed 30% by FY2035 [S3]. A pure licensing or subscription percentage is not publicly disclosed.
Value-chain position. Hitachi is an OEM and system integrator in energy, rail and industrial equipment; a prime contractor and operator in IT services; and increasingly a lifecycle service provider on both its own and third-party assets (more than 35% of fleets on HMAX Mobility were built by other manufacturers). [S3]
Customer types and end-markets. Transmission and distribution utilities, renewable developers, hyperscale data-center operators, nuclear utilities, national and urban rail operators and transit agencies, financial institutions, central and local government, manufacturers, semiconductor makers, clinical laboratories and pharmaceutical producers, building owners and (until the pending divestiture closes) household-appliance consumers. Geographic mix in FY2025: Japan 37%, Europe 21%, North America 16%, China 9%, rest of Asia 9%, other regions 8%. [S1][S3]
Strategy
Plan architecture. The current management plan is Inspire 2027 (FY2025–FY2027), with the aspiration of contributing to a harmonized society through a "True One Hitachi" and growing sustainably. The long-term goal is Lumada 80-20: Lumada at 80% of revenue with a 20% adjusted EBITA margin. In 2026 management added the positioning of world-leading Digital Infrastructure Company and a focus on physical AI. [S2][S3]
Group targets and progress
Source: [S3].
Sector targets (updated at Investor Day, 10 June 2026) [S3]
Strategic themes.
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Scale HMAX. Revenue of JPY 300 billion in FY2025 is forecast at JPY 505 billion in FY2026; management expects a 50–60% CAGR through FY2027. The Mobility HMAX pipeline grew from over JPY 200 billion to over JPY 600 billion across more than 100 opportunities in 20-plus countries. [S2][S3]
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AI in IT services. AI-related DSS revenue is expected to compound at 20–25% from FY2025 to FY2027; management frames AI as opportunity rather than threat, citing modernization demand. AI is applied in about 60% of system development with a 30% productivity target by FY2027. [S2][S3]
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Grid capacity. More than USD 9 billion of capacity investment (FY2020–27) and a fivefold increase in data-center orders by FY2027 versus FY2024. [S3]
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Portfolio reshaping. Exits from Astemo (to 19%), air-conditioning JV, home appliances, ATMs and Hitachi Construction Machinery; bolt-on acquisitions in digital and services (Clever Devices, Omnicom, Shermco stake, synvert). Internal portfolio deliberations tripled in FY2025. [S3]
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Customer Zero. Hitachi uses its own factories and operations as test beds, and is deploying frontier AI across about 290,000 employees while training 100,000 AI professionals. [S3][S7]
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Management system. A Global Strategy Committee of all executive officers; benchmarking against consensus and global peers rather than budget. [S3]
Capital allocation policy [S3]. Core free cash flow is allocated first between growth investment and shareholder returns; asset-sale proceeds go to growth if attractive opportunities exist, otherwise to buybacks; leverage is available within D/E of 0.5x and net debt/EBITDA of 1–2x. Returns are to be at least half of core FCF or net income. Acquisition hurdle rates are the plan's own margin and ROIC targets. DSS alone has up to JPY 1 trillion earmarked for inorganic investment over the plan. Management concedes that it under-deployed on M&A in FY2025 for lack of suitably priced targets.
Cost and investment programs with numbers. Corporate strategic investment (Lumada/HMAX development, long-term R&D, global sales pipeline, AI talent) is a JPY 47 billion headwind to FY2026 adjusted EBITA; DSS is adding JPY 30 billion of organic investment in FY2026; CI plans JPY 370 billion of cumulative R&D through FY2027; Hitachi Energy is investing over USD 1 billion in its service business. No group-wide headline cost-reduction target is disclosed in the materials reviewed. [S2][S3][S7]
Products & Services
Pricing is contract-specific and not publicly disclosed for almost all offerings; where a commercial model is known it is stated.
Cross-group platforms
Sources: [S2][S3].
Digital Systems & Services
Sources: [S2][S3][S7].
Energy
Sources: [S2][S3].
Mobility
Sources: [S2][S3][S7].
Connective Industries
Sources: [S2][S3].
Product Portfolio
| Offering | Description and capabilities | Target customer | Launch / latest | Commercial model |
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Lumada | Umbrella for Hitachi's digital solutions, services and technologies that extract value from customer data; organised as Digitalized Assets plus Digital Services | All sectors | 2016; "Lumada 3.0" (AI enhanced with domain knowledge) from 2025 | Project, managed-service and recurring fees |
HMAX by Hitachi | Suite of AI-enabled recurring services on a common three-layer architecture; FY2025 revenue JPY 300 bn at 22% margin; FY2026 forecast JPY 505 bn | Infrastructure owners, including operators of non-Hitachi assets | Mobility 2024; Industry FY2025; Energy Mar 2026 | Recurring service contracts |
Integrated World Infrastructure Model (IWIM) | Foundation model for social-infrastructure intelligence combining physical models and OT knowledge; being linked to NVIDIA Cosmos | Grid, rail, data-center and factory operators | Disclosed 2026 | R&D stage; embedded in HMAX |
Data Fabric | Data-integration platform connecting and structuring distributed IT and OT data across domains | HMAX customers | Disclosed 2026 | Embedded |
Physical AI FDE Team | Forward-deployed engineers combining AI and OT expertise; about 300 in Japan and 100 overseas in Jul 2026, targeted at about 1,000 and 350 by FY-end | Enterprise and infrastructure customers | 2,026 | Services |
| Offering | Description and capabilities | Target customer | Launch / latest | Commercial model |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mission-critical system integration | Design, build and operation of core systems for finance, public sector, energy, transport and telecom; about 15,000 installed systems in Japan | Banks, insurers, government, utilities | Ongoing | Fixed-price and time-and-materials SI; multi-year operations |
Agentic AI Integration Platform | AI-driven SI process combining Hitachi's SI knowledge with frontier AI models; rolled out to large projects from Sep 2026; target 30% productivity gain across development by FY2027 | Hitachi delivery teams and SI customers | 2,026 | Embedded in SI pricing |
Modernization and AX services | Legacy migration and AI-transformation programs | Japanese large enterprises | Ongoing | Project-based |
GlobalLogic digital engineering | Product and platform engineering, design, data and AI; includes the VelocityAI agentic-AI service suite | High-tech, industrial, healthcare, financial services | Acquired 2021; VelocityAI 2024–25 [S11] | Time-and-materials and outcome-based |
Hitachi Digital Services | Cloud, data, IoT and managed services; Hitachi Application Reliability Centers (HARC) for cloud-operations improvement | Global enterprises | Carved out of Hitachi Vantara 2023 [S11]; operationally integrated with GlobalLogic Apr 2026 | Managed-service contracts |
Hitachi Systems | IT infrastructure services, outsourcing, security and field services in Japan | Mid-to-large Japanese enterprises, public sector | Ongoing | Service contracts |
Hitachi Solutions | Business applications and packaged solutions, including Microsoft-based implementations | Enterprises | Ongoing | Project and subscription |
Virtual Storage Platform One (VSP One) | Unified hybrid-cloud data platform spanning block, file and object; new high-end block models drove a 26% order increase in Q1 FY2026 | Enterprise data centers | 2024; high-end block refresh 2025–26 [S11] | Purchase or consumption-based (EverFlex) |
Hitachi iQ | AI-ready infrastructure stack built with NVIDIA | Enterprises building AI factories | 2024 [S11] | Purchase or as-a-service |
Hitachi Content Platform | Object storage for unstructured data and compliance archives | Regulated industries | Mature line | Purchase or subscription |
Pentaho | Data integration, catalog and analytics software | Data teams | Acquired 2015; current Pentaho+ platform [S11] | Subscription |
JP1 | IT operations and job-management software widely used in Japan | Japanese enterprise IT | Mature line; V13 generation [S11] | License and subscription |
ATMs and branch automation | Cash-recycling ATMs and self-service terminals supplied in more than 100 countries and regions | Banks, retailers | Mature line; moving into a JV 60% owned by OKI from Oct 2026 | Hardware plus maintenance |
Cybersecurity services | Managed security and a Cyber Center of Excellence collaborating with frontier-AI partners | Infrastructure operators | Ongoing; expanded 2026 | Managed service |
| Offering | Description and capabilities | Target customer | Launch / latest | Commercial model |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Power and distribution transformers | Large power, traction, dry-type and distribution transformers; digitally enabled variants | Utilities, renewables, data centers, industry | Continuous; large capacity additions 2024–28 | Engineered-to-order; frame agreements |
HVDC systems | Converter stations and control for long-distance and offshore transmission (voltage-source and line-commutated technologies) | Transmission system operators, offshore wind | Pioneer since 1950s (ABB heritage); several large European awards in Q1 FY2026 | Multi-year EPC-style projects with advances |
High-voltage products and switchgear | Gas-insulated and air-insulated switchgear, breakers; SF6-free EconiQ portfolio | Utilities, industry | EconiQ rollout since 2021 [S11] | Product sale plus service |
Grid and power-quality solutions | FACTS, STATCOM, grid-forming storage, substations, grid connection | TSOs, renewables | Ongoing | Project |
Grid automation | Protection, control, SCADA/energy-management and distribution-management systems | Utilities | Ongoing | Systems plus software licenses |
Enterprise and asset-management software | Asset performance, enterprise asset and field-service management software | Asset-intensive industries | Ongoing | License and SaaS |
HMAX Energy | Digitally enabled services for critical energy infrastructure: monitoring, prediction, proactive maintenance; cited potential of up to 60% lower revenue loss from downtime | Asset owners, including the Ulinda Park battery project in Australia | Mar 2026 | Recurring service agreements |
EcoSpace | Digital sustainability platform quantifying the environmental footprint of grid projects | Utilities, developers, investors | 2,026 | Part of HMAX Energy |
Service business unit | Lifecycle service, upgrades and retrofits on an installed base of over 500,000 assets valued at about USD 240 bn; Shermco partnership in North America | Utilities, data centers, industry | Dedicated BU Apr 2025 | Service contracts |
Nuclear power plants | Boiling-water reactor plants; involvement in all ABWRs built; restart support and safety upgrades for Japanese BWRs | Japanese utilities | Ongoing | Long-term projects |
Small modular reactors | BWRX-300 through the GE Vernova–Hitachi JV; order for Canada's first commercial SMR and a Polish generic-design agreement | Utilities in North America and Europe | Construction under way in Canada | JV project revenue |
Decommissioning and fuel cycle | Fukushima-related work, decommissioning technology and fuel-cycle services | Utilities, government | Ongoing | Project |
| Offering | Description and capabilities | Target customer | Launch / latest | Commercial model |
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High-speed trains | Very-high-speed and intercity platforms (Shinkansen family in Japan; ETR1000-type and intercity fleets in Europe) | National operators | Continuous platform updates [S11] | Supply plus long-term maintenance |
Regional, commuter and metro vehicles | Electric, battery and multi-mode regional trains; driverless metros | Regional operators, cities | Ongoing | Supply plus service |
Rail signalling and control | ETCS/ERTMS mainline signalling, CBTC urban systems, interlocking, traffic management; scaled by the Thales GTS acquisition | Infrastructure managers, metros | Thales GTS integrated 2024–26 | Project plus lifecycle service |
Turnkey and operations | Design-build-operate-maintain for driverless metro systems (for example Copenhagen, which runs 24/7 at over 99% punctuality) | Cities | Ongoing | Long-term O&M contracts |
Revenue collection and ticketing | Fare-collection and account-based ticketing systems | Transit agencies | Ongoing | Systems plus transaction or service fees |
HMAX Mobility | Digital asset-management platform (bearing, track and point-machine monitoring, predictive maintenance); 2,500 trainsets connected; cited potential of up to 15% lower maintenance cost | Rail operators, including Tobu Railway and Copenhagen | 2024; expanded 2025–26 | Recurring service |
Clever Devices ITS | Fleet management, automated announcements, passenger information and scheduling for buses and rail; over 600 employees and projected 2026 revenue above USD 220 m | Transit agencies in the Americas and Europe | Acquired 1 Jul 2026 | Systems plus software and support |
Autonomous tram and physical-AI applications | Situational-awareness and driverless safety functions | Urban operators | Development and pilots | — |
“—” = not publicly disclosed.
| Offering | Description and capabilities | Target customer | Launch / latest | Commercial model |
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Elevators and escalators | New installation, modernization and maintenance; about 650,000 connected units | Building owners in Japan, China and Asia | Continuous | Equipment sale plus maintenance annuity |
BuilMirai / HMAX for Buildings | Building IoT and operations service evolved into an as-a-service offer with GlobalLogic; an experience center opened at GlobalLogic's India office | Commercial and mission-critical buildings | BuilMirai earlier [S11]; HMAX for Buildings FY2025 | Recurring service |
Commercial air conditioning | Commercial HVAC retained after the JCH exit; collaboration with Bosch Home Comfort on connected diagnostics | Commercial and industrial facilities | Reorganised Aug 2025 | Equipment plus service |
Home appliances | Hitachi-brand washing machines, refrigerators, vacuum cleaners and other white goods | Consumers | 80.1% being sold to Nojima; closing expected within FY2026 | Retail |
CD-SEM and semiconductor metrology | Critical-dimension scanning electron microscopes with roughly 76% global share; defect review and inspection tools | Semiconductor manufacturers | Continuous node-driven refresh | Tool sale plus service |
Etch systems | Conductor-etch equipment | Semiconductor manufacturers | Continuous | Tool sale plus service |
Electron microscopes and analytical instruments | SEM, TEM, spectrophotometers, chromatography | Research, materials, life sciences | Continuous | Instrument sale |
Clinical chemistry and immunoassay analyzers | Analyzer hardware supplied under a long-standing alliance with Roche Diagnostics; about 16,000 units shipped in FY2025 | Clinical laboratories via partner | Continuous | OEM supply |
Genetic testing instruments | Capillary-electrophoresis sequencer hardware supplied to partners | Laboratories via partner | Continuous | OEM supply |
Biopharma and cell-culture systems | Bioreactors, automated cell-culture equipment, line build and maintenance | Pharmaceutical manufacturers | Growing; maintenance about twice FY2023 level | Projects plus service |
Particle therapy systems | Proton and heavy-ion cancer-therapy systems | Hospitals | Ongoing | Project plus service |
Air compressors | Rotary-screw and oil-free compressors (Hitachi Global Air Power, formerly Sullair); installed base above 200,000 units | Manufacturing, construction | Continuous | Product plus aftermarket |
Marking and coding systems | Industrial inkjet and laser markers | Food, beverage, pharma packaging | Continuous | Product plus consumables |
Power distribution equipment | Amorphous and high-efficiency distribution transformers | Factories, buildings, utilities | New efficiency-standard models 2025–26 | Product |
UPS, drives and process compressors | Custom industrial equipment, including UPS for data centers | Data centers, process industries | Continuous | Engineered product |
Robotic system integration | Automation lines through JR Automation and affiliates | Automotive, e-commerce, medical device makers | Acquired 2019 | Project |
Industrial digital solutions | Manufacturing execution, logistics and supply-chain solutions; "Naivy" front-line coordination agent within HMAX Industry | Manufacturers, logistics | Naivy disclosed 2026 | Project and recurring |
Water and environment | Water-treatment plant systems and controls | Municipalities | Ongoing | Project |
Edge AI semiconductors | Proprietary edge-AI chips described as over ten times more power-efficient than leading GPUs | Embedded in Hitachi and partner products | In development | — |
“—” = not publicly disclosed.
Financial Narrative
Fiscal-year key: FY2021 = year ended 31 Mar 2022 … FY2025 = year ended 31 Mar 2026. Sources: [S1] for FY2024–FY2025 statements; [S4] for the 10-year series through FY2024; [S8] for gross profit, diluted EPS and balance-sheet line items in FY2021–FY2023. Per-share data are adjusted for the July 2024 5-for-1 split.
Income statement
Pre-tax income for FY2021–FY2023 is derived from [S8] pre-tax margins and agrees with recalled filings. Revenue CAGR FY2021–FY2025 is 0.8%, a figure distorted by the deconsolidation of Hitachi Construction Machinery, Hitachi Metals and Hitachi Astemo; on the continuing perimeter, FY2023–FY2025 CAGR is 4.3%, and Hitachi reports FY2021–FY2024 three-sector CAGR of 14% [S4].
Commentary. The headline is margin, not revenue. Gross margin has expanded by five points in four years as low-margin auto parts, metals and construction machinery left the perimeter and as grid pricing, IT-services mix and Lumada grew. Adjusted operating margin moved from about 7% to 11.3%. FY2025 was the inflection year: adjusted EBITA rose 21% on 8% revenue growth, with Energy contributing JPY 164 billion of the JPY 228 billion increase. Below the operating line FY2025 carried JPY 151.5 billion of impairment and JPY 167.6 billion of structural-reform cost, offset by JPY 131.8 billion of reorganisation gains (chiefly the air-conditioning JV exit) and higher financial income; the effective tax rate was 33.1%. [S1][S2]
Balance sheet (as of 31 March)
FY2021 short- and long-term debt include lease liabilities as classified by [S8]. At 30 June 2026 cash was JPY 1,504.4 billion and interest-bearing debt JPY 1,056.9 billion [S2].
Commentary. Hitachi has moved from JPY 2.2 trillion of net debt to JPY 0.3 trillion of net cash in four years while spending heavily on buybacks, funded by divestiture proceeds and rising operating cash flow. Contract liabilities (customer advances) jumped JPY 858 billion in FY2025 to JPY 3.05 trillion, reflecting large HVDC and rail awards; this is a low-cost funding source but also a claim on future delivery. Goodwill and intangibles equal 59% of stockholders' equity, concentrated in Hitachi Energy, GlobalLogic and the Thales signalling business. [S1]
Cash flow
Core free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditures, excluding M&A and asset-sale flows [S4]. FY2025 core FCF includes roughly JPY 340 billion of advances on large projects; excluding them it was about JPY 830 billion, for cash conversion of 103% against a target above 90% [S2][S3].
Ratios
ROE FY2021–FY2024, ROIC and D/E are company-reported [S1][S3][S4]; FY2025 ROE, ROA, current ratio, net debt/EBITDA, interest coverage and asset turnover are analyst calculations from the statements.
Commentary on trends and inflections.
Returns: ROIC has risen nearly five points since FY2021 and already sits inside the FY2027 target band of 12–13%. ROE dipped as equity swelled with retained earnings and currency translation, then recovered in FY2025.
Leverage: Hitachi is under-levered relative to its own policy ceiling (D/E 0.5x, net debt/EBITDA 1–2x), leaving several trillion yen of theoretical capacity for acquisitions or returns.
Efficiency: Asset turnover has drifted lower as cash, receivables and goodwill grew faster than sales; the cash conversion cycle improved by 11.7 days in FY2025 and fell to 19.6 days at June 2026 on advance receipts. [S1][S2]
Reinvestment: Capex rose 27% in FY2025 and is guided to JPY 670 billion in FY2026, mostly grid capacity. [S2][S3]
Latest quarter and guidance
Q1 FY2026 revenue grew 20% (12% excluding currency). Net income was slightly lower because the prior-year quarter included roughly JPY 50 billion of special dividend tied to the air-conditioning JV reorganisation. [S2]
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Revenue by Segment
| Segment | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
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Digital Systems & Services revenue (JPY Bn) | 2,598.7 | 2,832.6 | 2,940.1 |
Green Energy & Mobility revenue, old structure (JPY Bn) | 3,052.3 | — | — |
Energy revenue (JPY Bn) | — | 2,627.0 | 3,220.0 |
Mobility revenue (JPY Bn) | — | 1,171.4 | 1,321.6 |
Connective Industries revenue (JPY Bn) | 3,058.0 | 3,280.3 | 3,262.8 |
Others revenue (JPY Bn) | 507.8 | 497.5 | 531.1 |
Corporate items and eliminations (JPY Bn) | — | -625.4 | -688.7 |
Consolidated revenue (JPY Bn) | 9,728.7 | 9,783.4 | 10,586.8 |
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| Segment | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
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Digital Systems & Services adj. EBITA (JPY Bn) | 333.4 | 394.1 | 450.1 |
Green Energy & Mobility adj. EBITA, old structure (JPY Bn) | 199.1 | — | — |
Energy adj. EBITA (JPY Bn) | — | 252.0 | 416.0 |
Mobility adj. EBITA (JPY Bn) | — | 94.9 | 108.1 |
Connective Industries adj. EBITA (JPY Bn) | — | 345.4 | 367.4 |
Others adj. EBITA (JPY Bn) | — | 11.9 | 23.0 |
Corporate items and eliminations (JPY Bn) | — | -14.8 | -53.1 |
Consolidated adj. EBITA (JPY Bn) | 918.2 | 1,083.5 | 1,311.4 |
Segment Margins & Growth (%) and Revenue by Segment (%)
| Metric | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
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DSS adj. EBITA margin (%) | 12.8 | 13.9 | 15.3 |
Green Energy & Mobility adj. EBITA margin, old structure (%) | 6.5 | — | — |
Energy adj. EBITA margin (%) | — | 9.6 | 12.9 |
Mobility adj. EBITA margin (%) | — | 8.1 | 8.2 |
CI adj. EBITA margin (%) | — | 10.5 | 11.3 |
Others adj. EBITA margin (%) | — | 2.4 | 4.3 |
Consolidated adj. EBITA margin (%) | 9.4 | 11.1 | 12.4 |
DSS revenue growth YoY (%) | — | — | 3.8 |
Energy revenue growth YoY (%) | — | — | 22.6 |
Mobility revenue growth YoY (%) | — | — | 12.8 |
CI revenue growth YoY (%) | — | — | -0.5 |
Others revenue growth YoY (%) | — | — | 6.7 |
DSS share of segment revenue before eliminations (%) | — | 27.2 | 26.1 |
Energy share of segment revenue before eliminations (%) | — | 25.2 | 28.6 |
Mobility share of segment revenue before eliminations (%) | — | 11.3 | 11.7 |
CI share of segment revenue before eliminations (%) | — | 31.5 | 28.9 |
Others share of segment revenue before eliminations (%) | — | 4.8 | 4.7 |
Sector Details
| Sector | Business unit | FY2025 revenue (JPY Bn) | Share of sector |
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DSS (3,068.3) | SI & Services | 1,473.8 | 40% |
DSS | Engineering & Services (Hitachi Systems, Hitachi Solutions, AI & Software Services, GlobalLogic, Hitachi Digital Services) | 1,693.6 | 47% |
DSS | IT Products (Hitachi Vantara storage, Hitachi Channel Solutions ATMs) | 486.4 | 13% |
Energy (3,219.9) | Power Grids | 3,005.6 | 93% |
Energy | Nuclear Energy | 211.0 | 7% |
Mobility (1,321.5) | Rail Control including services | 785.4 | 59% |
Mobility | Vehicles including services | 536.1 | 41% |
CI (3,086.0) | Industrial Solution (incl. Hitachi High-Tech measurement and analysis) | 1,426.6 | 43% |
CI | Urban Solutions & Services (building systems, Hitachi GLS, Hitachi Power Solutions) | 1,333.4 | 41% |
CI | Industrial Products | 539.2 | 16% |
Income Statement and Margin Analysis (%)
| Metric | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
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Revenue (JPY Bn) | 10,264.6 | 10,881.2 | 9,728.7 | 9,783.4 | 10,586.8 |
Revenue growth YoY (%) | 17.6 | 6.0 | -10.6 | 0.6 | 8.2 |
Gross profit (JPY Bn) | 2,558.6 | 2,689.1 | 2,582.1 | 2,820.8 | 3,179.5 |
Adjusted operating income (JPY Bn) | 738.2 | 748.1 | 755.8 | 971.6 | 1,199.3 |
Adjusted EBITA, old definition (JPY Bn) | 855.4 | 884.6 | 918.2 | 1,141.8 | — |
Adjusted EBITA, new definition (JPY Bn) | — | — | — | 1,083.5 | 1,311.4 |
EBIT (JPY Bn) | 851.0 | 845.6 | 857.9 | 977.6 | 1,274.0 |
EBITDA (JPY Bn) | 1,392.8 | 1,373.5 | 1,310.7 | 1,409.3 | 1,732.0 |
Income before income taxes (JPY Bn) | 839.3 | 819.9 | 825.8 | 962.7 | 1,273.1 |
Net income attributable to Hitachi stockholders (JPY Bn) | 583.5 | 649.1 | 589.9 | 615.7 | 802.4 |
EPS basic (JPY) | 120.75 | 136.91 | 126.91 | 133.85 | 176.76 |
EPS diluted (JPY) | 120.59 | 136.78 | 126.75 | 133.72 | 176.63 |
Dividend per share (JPY) | 25 | 29 | 36 | 43 | 50 |
Gross margin (%) | 24.9 | 24.7 | 26.5 | 28.8 | 30.0 |
Adjusted operating margin (%) | 7.2 | 6.9 | 7.8 | 9.9 | 11.3 |
EBITDA margin (%) | 13.6 | 12.6 | 13.5 | 14.4 | 16.4 |
Net margin (%) | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 7.6 |
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| Metric | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
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Total assets (JPY Bn) | 13,887.5 | 12,501.4 | 12,221.3 | 13,284.8 | 15,041.2 |
Cash and cash equivalents (JPY Bn) | 968.8 | 833.3 | 705.4 | 866.2 | 1,323.5 |
Interest-bearing debt, total (JPY Bn) | 3,126.7 | 2,213.3 | 1,180.0 | 1,206.1 | 1,009.0 |
Short-term debt incl. current portion (JPY Bn) | 1,570.5 | 919.5 | 225.3 | 442.0 | 469.3 |
Long-term debt (JPY Bn) | 1,556.2 | 1,293.8 | 954.7 | 764.2 | 539.8 |
Net debt, debt minus cash (JPY Bn) | 2,157.9 | 1,380.1 | 474.7 | 339.9 | -314.4 |
Hitachi stockholders' equity (JPY Bn) | 4,341.8 | 4,942.9 | 5,703.7 | 5,847.1 | 6,568.4 |
Total equity incl. non-controlling interests (JPY Bn) | 5,355.3 | 5,335.6 | 5,859.6 | 6,031.4 | 6,772.6 |
Goodwill (JPY Bn) | 2,153.7 | 2,165.4 | 2,371.7 | 2,486.8 | 2,647.5 |
Other intangible assets (JPY Bn) | 1,257.1 | 1,244.7 | 1,178.8 | 1,200.0 | 1,215.7 |
Goodwill and intangibles, total (JPY Bn) | 3,410.8 | 3,410.0 | 3,550.4 | 3,686.8 | 3,863.2 |
Working capital, current assets minus current liabilities (JPY Bn) | 745.4 | 762.4 | 1,052.0 | 690.0 | 700.1 |
Cash Flow
| Metric | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Operating cash flow (JPY Bn) | 729.9 | 827.0 | 956.6 | 1,172.2 | 1,668.1 |
Capital expenditures, CF basis incl. intangibles (JPY Bn) | 439.9 | 410.6 | 385.1 | 391.6 | 497.8 |
Core free cash flow (JPY Bn) | 290.1 | 416.5 | 571.5 | 780.6 | 1,170.2 |
Investing cash flow (JPY Bn) | -1,048.9 | 151.1 | -131.5 | -573.7 | -341.6 |
Free cash flow, operating plus investing (JPY Bn) | -318.9 | 978.1 | 825.1 | 598.6 | 1,326.5 |
Depreciation and amortization (JPY Bn) | 540.3 | 526.3 | 451.5 | 431.5 | 458.0 |
Dividends paid to Hitachi stockholders (JPY Bn) | 111.2 | 129.1 | 144.5 | 189.1 | 204.9 |
Share buybacks (JPY Bn) | 0.0 | 200.0 | 100.0 | 200.3 | 352.3 |
Returns & Leverage Ratios (%) and Financial Ratios (x)
| Metric | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ROE (%) | 14.8 | 14.0 | 11.1 | 10.7 | 12.9 |
ROA, net income over average assets (%) | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.7 |
ROIC, company definition (%) | 7.7 | 7.6 | 8.7 | 10.9 | 12.4 |
Current ratio (x) | 1.13 | 1.15 | 1.22 | 1.12 | 1.10 |
Debt-to-equity incl. non-controlling interests (x) | 0.58 | 0.41 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.15 |
Net debt to EBITDA (x) | 1.55 | 1.00 | 0.36 | 0.24 | -0.18 |
Interest coverage, EBIT over interest charges (x) | — | — | — | 20.8 | 37.9 |
Asset turnover, revenue over average assets (x) | 0.80 | 0.82 | 0.79 | 0.77 | 0.75 |
Cash conversion cycle (days) | — | — | — | 48.3 | 36.6 |
Dividend payout ratio (%) | 20.7 | 21.0 | 28.3 | 32.0 | 28.3 |
Income Statement and Margin Analysis (%) (Quarterly)
| Metric | Q1 FY2025 | Q1 FY2026 |
|---|---|---|
Revenue (JPY Bn) | 2,258.3 | 2,709.5 |
Adjusted EBITA (JPY Bn) | 237.5 | 323.5 |
Adjusted EBITA margin (%) | 10.5 | 11.9 |
Net income attributable (JPY Bn) | 192.2 | 189.4 |
Core free cash flow (JPY Bn) | 351.4 | 365.0 |
Revenue by Region
| Region | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|
Japan revenue (JPY Bn) | 3,779.2 | 3,912.9 |
North America revenue (JPY Bn) | 1,528.0 | 1,653.8 |
Europe revenue (JPY Bn) | 1,902.6 | 2,275.0 |
Asia revenue (JPY Bn) | 1,843.3 | 1,915.9 |
Other areas revenue (JPY Bn) | 730.3 | 829.2 |
Overseas subtotal (JPY Bn) | 6,004.2 | 6,673.9 |
Total revenue (JPY Bn) | 9,783.4 | 10,586.8 |
Revenue by Region (%) and Region Margins & Growth (%)
| Metric | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
Japan share of revenue (%) | 39 | 39 | 37 |
North America share of revenue (%) | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Europe share of revenue (%) | 16 | 19 | 21 |
Asia share of revenue (%) | 22 | 19 | 18 |
Other areas share of revenue (%) | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Japan growth YoY (%) | — | — | 3.5 |
North America growth YoY (%) | — | — | 8.2 |
Europe growth YoY (%) | — | — | 19.6 |
Asia growth YoY (%) | — | — | 3.9 |
Other areas growth YoY (%) | — | — | 13.6 |
Sector Details — DSS
| Sector | Japan | North America | Europe | China | Asia ex-Japan/China/Middle East | Other areas | Overseas total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DSS | 492.6 | 85.0 | 61.2 | 6.8 | 55.1 | 18.1 | 226.3 |
Energy | 57.4 | 274.4 | 298.7 | 64.2 | 70.4 | 146.5 | 854.4 |
Mobility | 24.6 | 26.5 | 214.1 | 6.4 | 29.4 | 43.0 | 319.7 |
CI | 327.1 | 68.5 | 56.8 | 203.6 | 95.7 | 9.1 | 433.9 |
Consolidated | 870.4 | 454.6 | 627.3 | 285.0 | 255.0 | 217.0 | 1,839.1 |
Consolidated YoY | +11% | +21% | +25% | +27% | +26% | +28% | +25% |
Share of total | 32% | 17% | 23% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 68% |
Per-Share Data and Returns & Leverage Ratios (%)
| Metric | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dividend per share (JPY) | 25 | 29 | 36 | 43 | 50 |
Dividend payout ratio (%) | 20.7 | 21.0 | 28.3 | 32.0 | 28.3 |
Share buybacks, payment basis (JPY Bn) | 0.0 | 200.0 | 100.0 | 200.0 | 350.0 |
Total shareholder return, payment basis (JPY Bn) | 111.2 | 329.1 | 244.5 | 389.2 | 557.2 |
Fiscal-year-end P/E (x) | 10.2 | 10.5 | 21.8 | 25.7 | 25.1 |
Market Valuation
| Metric | CY2021 | CY2022 | CY2023 | CY2024 | CY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Market capitalisation (USD Bn) | 52.4 | 46.9 | 66.8 | 116.3 | 143.5 |
Valuation Snapshot
| Multiple | Value | Basis |
|---|---|---|
P/E trailing | 31.3x | FY2025 EPS JPY 176.76 |
P/E forward | 27.5x | FY2026 company EPS forecast JPY 201.14 |
P/B | 3.8x | Book value per share JPY 1,465.69 at 30 Jun 2026 |
EV/Sales | 2.3x trailing; 2.1x forward | EV about JPY 24.6 trillion (market cap less net cash of JPY 447.5 bn plus non-controlling interests) |
EV/EBITDA | 14.2x | FY2025 EBITDA JPY 1,732.0 bn |
EV/adjusted EBITA | 16.2x | FY2026 forecast JPY 1,520 bn |
Dividend yield | 0.9% trailing | FY2025 DPS JPY 50 |
Credit Ratings
| Agency | Long-term | Short-term | Outlook / note |
|---|---|---|---|
S&P Global Ratings | A | A-1 | Outlook revised to positive in early Sep 2026; upgrade possible if EBITDA margin stays above 16% and debt/EBITDA below 1.5x |
Moody's | A2 | P-1 | — |
Rating and Investment Information (R&I) | AA | a-1+ | As listed by Hitachi at 31 Aug 2025 |
Fitch | Not rated in sources reviewed | — | — |
Analyst Conclusions
Management guidance for FY2026 (year ending 31 March 2027), as raised on 29 July 2026 [S2]
FY2026 forecast by sector [S2]
Assumptions: JPY 160 per USD and JPY 185 per EUR for Q2–Q4; a one-yen move changes adjusted EBITA by JPY 1.2 billion (USD) and JPY 0.6 billion (EUR). The forecast absorbs the planned deconsolidation of home appliances and ATMs. On a normalised basis (excluding FX, reorganisation and one-offs) management expects revenue +9% and margin +100 bps.
Consensus expectations. Sell-side EPS for FY2026 of about JPY 217 implies the market expects a further beat of roughly 8% against guidance; aggregator estimates show EPS approaching JPY 260 in FY2027 [S8]. Management's own two-year EPS CAGR from FY2024 is 23% [S3].
Bull case
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Energy is under-guided. Hitachi Energy's backlog of USD 63.6 billion grew 10% in one quarter, Q1 orders rose 94% in Power Grids, and FY2026 guidance was lifted by JPY 360 billion after one quarter; capacity additions convert backlog at rising margins toward the 16%-plus FY2030 target.
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HMAX turns hardware annuities into software-like economics. A 22% margin on JPY 505 billion of forecast revenue, growing 50–60% a year, would add several points to mix by FY2027 and supports the Lumada 80-20 narrative.
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Balance-sheet optionality. Net cash, an S&P positive outlook and JPY 800 billion of planned FY2026 returns leave room for both accretive acquisitions and a rising payout as divestiture proceeds (Astemo, appliances, construction machinery) arrive.
Bear case
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Valuation leaves little room. At about 31x trailing and 27.5x guided earnings, the shares discount flawless execution of a grid cycle whose pricing power may fade as industry capacity (including Hitachi's own USD 9 billion program) comes on stream.
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Project and geopolitical risk. Customer advances of JPY 3.05 trillion fund the business but embody fixed-price delivery obligations; the Honolulu dispute, the EUR 270 million claim and Middle East disruption show how quickly margins can leak.
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Digital growth is less organic than it looks. Overseas IT services are barely growing on a stand-alone basis, IT Products earns low single-digit margins, and frontier-AI capability is rented from partners whose tools also compress traditional SI effort.
Catalysts and monitorables (next 12 months)
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Q2 FY2026 results in late October 2026 and any third guidance increase.
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HMAX revenue progress against the JPY 505 billion forecast (22% achieved in Q1).
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Closing of the Nojima and OKI transactions and use of proceeds.
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First sizeable acquisition under the JPY 1 trillion DSS envelope.
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A potential S&P upgrade.
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Hitachi Energy order intake, data-center orders and capacity ramp milestones.
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Mobility margin excluding integration cost moving from 9.8% toward 11%.
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Developments in the Middle East Situation and in currency.
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Rollout of the Agentic AI Integration Platform from September 2026 and evidence of the 30% productivity claim.
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Execution of the JPY 500 billion buyback.
Analyst verdict. Hitachi in late 2026 is the clearest example in Japan of a conglomerate that has finished its portfolio surgery and is now being judged as an operating company. The evidence of the past eighteen months is strong: a record FY2025, two guidance increases in six months, a backlog equal to two years of revenue, a net-cash balance sheet and the final unwinding of every listed subsidiary and affiliate. The grid business is the decisive variable. It supplies most of the incremental profit, most of the capex and most of the upside to consensus, and its order book gives unusual multi-year visibility. Domestic IT services provide a high-margin, low-volatility counterweight, while rail and industrial businesses are improving more slowly.
The strategic claim that deserves scrutiny is the one management makes most loudly: that Hitachi is a digital infrastructure company whose HMAX services will compound on top of its installed base. The early numbers are encouraging but small, at under 5% of forecast FY2026 revenue, and the definitions are the company's own. Investors should insist on the promised disclosure of recurring-revenue metrics and watch whether growth comes from third-party assets or merely reclassifies existing maintenance.
On balance the fundamental trajectory is positive and the governance, capital-allocation and risk frameworks are credible by global standards. The principal reservation is price: the equity has re-rated threefold on earnings multiples in four years and now embeds both the grid cycle and the AI narrative. For a long-term holder the combination of visible earnings growth, rising returns and balance-sheet capacity remains attractive; new capital, however, is paying for continued upgrades. The quality of execution on large projects, discipline in the first major acquisition under the new CEO, and proof that HMAX scales at its stated margin are the three tests that will decide whether the current valuation is a way-station or a ceiling. This is analysis, not investment advice.
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Board of Directors
| Name | Classification | Committee role (as planned in Mar 2026) | Background |
|---|---|---|---|
Ikuro Sugawara | Independent; Chair of the Board | Nominating (chair), Audit, Compensation | Outside director of FUJIFILM Holdings |
Ilham Kadri (new) | Independent | Nominating | Born 14 Feb 1969; former CEO of Syensqo and Solvay; director of A.O. Smith and L'Oréal; PhD, Strasbourg |
Takashi Nishijima | Independent | Nominating, Audit | Outside director of Murata Manufacturing |
Masahiko Chino (new) | Independent | Audit (chair) | Born 26 Oct 1963; Co-Chairman of KPMG Japan (retiring Jun 2026); Waseda University |
Helmuth Ludwig | Independent | Audit | Former Siemens CIO; professor of practice at SMU Cox; director of Myers Industries |
Eriko Sakurai | Independent | Compensation (chair) | Outside director of Kao and Astellas Pharma |
Isabelle Deschamps | Independent | Compensation | Born 11 Jun 1970; Chief Legal, Governance & Corporate Affairs Officer, Rio Tinto |
Ravi Venkatesan | Independent | — | Chairman of the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet |
Toshiaki Higashihara | Director; Executive Chairman; Representative Executive Officer | Nominating | President from 2014, CEO 2016–2022 |
Mitsuaki Nishiyama | Non-executive internal director | Audit | Born 25 Sep 1956; former Hitachi CFO and former chairman/president of Hitachi Metals |
Toshiaki Tokunaga | Director; President & CEO | — | Born 15 Mar 1967; CEO since 1 Apr 2025 |
Executive Leadership Team
| Name | Title and responsibility | Notes |
|---|---|---|
Toshiaki Higashihara | Executive Chairman, Representative Executive Officer | Japan |
Toshiaki Tokunaga | President & CEO, Representative Executive Officer; overall management | Japan; EVP from Apr 2021; previously led digital businesses including the GlobalLogic integration |
Jun Abe | Executive Vice President, Representative Executive Officer; CEO of DSS Sector; digital strategies | Japan |
Tomomi Kato | Senior Vice President, Representative Executive Officer; CFO and Chief Risk Management Officer | Japan; also investor relations and investment strategy |
Masahiko Hasegawa | Senior Vice President, Representative Executive Officer; marketing and sales, regional and corporate strategy oversight, government relations, communications | Japan |
Andreas Schierenbeck | Senior Vice President; CEO of Energy Sector and of Hitachi Energy | Germany; appointed Hitachi Energy CEO in 2025 |
Giuseppe Marino | Senior Vice President; CEO of Mobility Sector and Hitachi Rail | Italy |
Noriharu Amiya | Senior Vice President; CEO of CI Sector and of Urban Solutions & Services BU | Japan |
Lorena Dellagiovanna | Senior Vice President; CHRO and Chief Sustainability Officer | Italy |
Jun Taniguchi | Senior Vice President; Strategic Social Innovation Business | Japan |
Katsuya Nagano | Senior Vice President; Digital Services; assistant to EVP for DSS Japan | Japan |
Yuto Matsumura | Vice President, Representative Executive Officer; legal, compliance, IP, audit | Japan |
Other Vice Presidents | Include Shigetoshi Sameshima (R&D), Takahiro Tsukishima (corporate strategy), Satoko Fujimori (information security and IT), Alice Po (value integration), Michele Fracchiolla (EMEA), Yasunori Inada (nuclear), Yoshimitsu Takagi (industrial solutions), Hideshi Nakatsu (industrial products) | [S3] |
Directors' Remuneration
| Individual | Reported total compensation | Basis and caveat |
|---|---|---|
Toshiaki Higashihara | JPY 477 million | Aggregator figure [S8]; fiscal year not confirmed against the filing |
Toshiaki Tokunaga | JPY 268 million (about 25% fixed, 75% variable) | Aggregator figure [S8]; likely relates to the period before or around his appointment as CEO |
Other executive officers and directors | Not publicly disclosed individually in the sources reviewed | — |
Major Shareholders
| Holder | Shares | Stake (%) |
|---|---|---|
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account) | 788,876,600 | 17.23 |
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account) | 270,599,100 | 5.91 |
State Street Bank and Trust Company 505001 | 143,436,447 | 3.13 |
State Street Bank West Client – Treaty 505234 | 98,697,835 | 2.16 |
Moxley & Co LLC (ADR depositary nominee) | 95,208,929 | 2.08 |
JP Morgan Chase Bank 385632 | 89,489,070 | 1.95 |
State Street Bank and Trust Company 505223 | 85,424,943 | 1.87 |
Nippon Life Insurance Company | 84,499,995 | 1.85 |
Hitachi Employees' Shareholding Association | 79,042,957 | 1.73 |
Government of Norway | 77,771,030 | 1.70 |
Competitive Landscape
Peer Comparison FY2025
| Company | Fiscal period | Revenue | Growth | Profit margin measure | R&D intensity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hitachi | FY2025 (Mar 2026) | JPY 10,586.7 bn | +8% | Adj. EBITA 12.4%; net margin 7.6% | 2.7% of revenue |
Siemens AG | FY2025 (Sep 2025) | EUR 78.9 bn | +4% | Net income EUR 10.4 bn (about 13% of revenue) | — |
Schneider Electric | CY2025 | EUR 40.2 bn | +8.9% organic | Adj. EBITA 18.7% | — |
Siemens Energy | FY2025 (Sep 2025) | EUR 39.1 bn | +15.2% comparable | Profit before special items 6.0%; net income EUR 1.685 bn | — |
