Square Enix stock falls 1.87 percent after Q1 profit surge

Published on 10/07/2026 at 07:23 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Square Enix stock reported JPY 78.423 billion in Q1 revenue on August 10, 2026, up 32.3 percent year over year. Operating profit reached JPY 16.996 billion, up 88.6 percent.

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Square Enix stock (ISIN JP3164630000) was trading at JPY 2,784 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market on October 7, 2026 at 2:06 p.m. JST, down 1.87 percent from the previous close. The latest operating signal remains powerful: fiscal 2027 Q1 operating profit rose 88.6 percent year over year to JPY 16.996 billion.

Q1 revenue climbs to JPY 78.423 billion

According to Kabu Ken, Square Enix reported fiscal 2027 Q1 revenue of JPY 78.423 billion for the three months ended June 30, 2026, up 32.3 percent from the prior-year quarter. Net income reached JPY 13.244 billion, an increase of 175.7 percent.

The earnings release was dated August 10, 2026, and the company retained its fiscal-year forecast of JPY 298.0 billion in revenue, JPY 49.0 billion in operating profit and JPY 31.0 billion in net income. Q1 operating profit already represented 34.7 percent of the annual operating-profit forecast.

Analyst target rises to JPY 3,200

A Japanese securities firm kept its Neutral rating on September 25, 2026, but raised its Square Enix target from JPY 2,550 to JPY 3,200, according to Yahoo Finance. The target is JPY 416 above the October 7 price, or 14.94 percent higher.

The same report cited a Neutral consensus score of 2.71 from 14 analysts and a target consensus of JPY 2,799 from 13 analysts, measured on September 24, 2026. That consensus sits JPY 15 above the current price, a gap of 0.54 percent.

Q2 results set the next checkpoint

Square Enix lists its fiscal 2027 Q1 results as announced on August 10, 2026, while the latest company analysis identifies November 11, 2026, as the date for the second-quarter results. The next report will show whether the strong first quarter is carrying into the July-to-September period.

For investors, the tension is visible in the numbers: Q1 delivered rapid growth, but the unchanged full-year operating-profit forecast of JPY 49.0 billion remains below the JPY 54.7 billion reported for fiscal 2026. That places execution in the remaining three quarters at the center of the valuation debate.

Stock remains below its yearly high

Square Enix had a market capitalization of JPY 1,004.0 billion and volume of 836,800 shares on October 7, 2026. Its 52-week range was JPY 2,325 to JPY 3,340, leaving the current price 16.65 percent below the high.