ASICS reported net sales of ¥805.1 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2026, up 28.8% from a year earlier, as growth across its categories and regions lifted operating profit to ¥175.5 billion. The results released on November 13 put the Japanese sportswear group on course for its first year above ¥1 trillion in sales.
Currency movements contributed to the increase: sales grew 19.2% on a currency-neutral basis. Nine-month operating profit rose 37.5%, while profit attributable to owners of the parent increased 32.9% to ¥114.7 billion. Gross margin reached 57.4%, up 0.9 percentage points, and operating margin increased to 21.8% from 20.4%.
SportStyle delivered the fastest sales growth among the main categories, rising 70% to ¥185.3 billion, or 55.2% on a currency-neutral basis. ASICS pointed to particularly strong growth in North America, Europe and Oceania. Performance Running sales rose 15.8% to ¥329.3 billion, with currency-neutral growth of 6%. Onitsuka Tiger sales increased 34.6% to ¥134.4 billion, supported by demand from inbound tourists in Japan and growth in Europe.
The July-to-September quarter showed a different profit pattern from the nine-month totals. Quarterly sales increased 21.8% to ¥270.7 billion and operating profit rose 18.4% to ¥55.1 billion, but profit attributable to owners of the parent slipped 0.4% to ¥32.6 billion. The quarter’s operating margin narrowed to 20.3% from 20.9%.
ASICS kept the full-year forecast it announced on August 14: sales of ¥1.05 trillion, operating profit of ¥195 billion and profit attributable to owners of the parent of ¥120 billion. Those figures represent projected growth of 29.5%, 36.8% and 21.6%, respectively, from 2025.
