Trend Micro FY26 H1 operating income drops 23.5% to JPY 21.79 billion

• Trend Micro posted first-half net sales of JPY 148.6 billion, up 11% year over year, while operating income fell 23.5% to JPY 21.8 billion.
• Ordinary income climbed 15.6% to JPY 24.8 billion; net income attributable to owners rose 6.2% to JPY 15.2 billion.
• Higher cloud-related expenses, including AI token costs, lifted costs; brand-promotion spending also rose, weighing on operating profit.
• Enterprise sales increased 11.9% to JPY 119.4 billion on strong Vision One momentum; consumer sales rose 7.2% to JPY 29.2 billion.
• FY2026 outlook kept net sales at JPY 301.5 billion, while operating income forecast was cut to JPY 44.4 billion from JPY 56.4 billion.

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