Ricoh stock gets a buyback update as Q1 profit jumps

Published on 10/08/2026 at 03:16 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Ricoh stock was trading at JPY 1,687.50 on October 8, 2026, up 1.02 percent. First-quarter net income rose 284 percent to JPY 37.1 billion.

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Ricoh stock (ISIN JP3973400009) was trading at JPY 1,687.50 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on October 8, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. JST, up 1.02 percent from the prior close. The company also published a share repurchase status update on October 6, giving the market a fresh capital-allocation data point.

Buyback update adds a capital signal

Ricoh said on October 6, 2026 that it had announced the status of a repurchase resolved by its board on May 12, 2026. The update matters because Ricoh is balancing shareholder returns with a broader effort to improve earnings quality and capital efficiency.

The company reported financial-year 2026 sales of JPY 2,608 billion in the same release, providing scale for the capital-return discussion. Ricoh operates workplace services, commercial and industrial printing, and inkjet-related businesses across its global operations.

Q1 profit rose faster than revenue

For the quarter ended June 30, 2026, Ricoh generated revenue of JPY 629.8 billion, up 8.4 percent from JPY 580.8 billion in the year-earlier quarter, according to Simply Wall St. Net income reached JPY 37.1 billion, compared with JPY 9.66 billion a year earlier, a 284 percent increase.

Diluted EPS was JPY 65.20, versus JPY 16.96 in the first quarter of fiscal 2026. The 5.9 percent net margin was higher than the 1.7 percent margin in the comparison quarter, so profitability rather than sales growth is the key operating figure for the stock.

Second-quarter results arrive November 6

Ricoh's next scheduled checkpoint is November 6, 2026, when it plans to release fiscal 2027 second-quarter results, according to the company's investor-relations calendar. That report will show whether the first-quarter margin improvement continued into the next reporting period.

Stock remains below its yearly high

Ricoh's market capitalization stood at JPY 953.1 billion on October 8, 2026, with volume of 443,900 shares. The 52-week range was JPY 1,290.50 to JPY 1,747.50, leaving the latest price JPY 60.00 below the high.