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OMRON raises its 2026 forecast as AI-related factory spending lifts revenue 26%
Japanese factory-automation maker OMRON said quarterly revenue rose 26% and raised its full-year forecast, citing AI-related chip and battery demand.
In results published on 4 August 2026, OMRON, a Japanese maker of factory-automation equipment and health devices, said revenue for April to June rose to ¥209.9 billion from ¥166.5 billion a year earlier, up 26%, and operating profit rose to ¥18.9 billion from ¥5.8 billion. OMRON credited AI-driven spending by chip makers and battery funding for data centers. It raised its full-year forecast to ¥880 billion of revenue and ¥80 billion of operating profit, from ¥820 billion and ¥62 billion (OMRON earnings summary, 4 August 2026).
Why we file it. AI building is lifting orders for factory equipment makers.
How we read it. These are the company's own figures.
Why it matters to you: machines that make AI chips and batteries need many parts, which keeps factory suppliers busy.
What this doesn't prove
Company's own figures: from a Japanese-language filing, translated by us.
Next fixture
- Next-quarter orders
Sources
- Q1 FY2026 earnings summary (Japanese)4 August 2026
- Q1 FY2026 earnings presentation (Japanese)5 August 2026
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