Nikon was established on July 25, 1917. Recent company data places its capital at 65,476 million Japanese yen, consolidated revenue at 677,163 million yen for the year ended March 31, 2026, and consolidated employment at 19,928 people as of March 31, 2026. These figures provide a current snapshot of a business whose NIKKOR lens production reached 120 million units in April 2024.
Contents
- Company scale and history
- Revenue, profit, and returns
- Forecasts and medium-term targets
- Regional reach and investment
- Employees, training, and inclusion
- Family support and workplace experience
- Environment and governance
Company scale and history
Nikon’s founding date is July 25, 1917, according to Company Data. As of March 31, 2026, the same source reported capital of 65,476 million Japanese yen. It also reported 19,928 consolidated employees and 4,656 non-consolidated employees on that date. The distinction matters: the consolidated figure covers the wider group, while the non-consolidated figure refers to Nikon on its own.
The company’s product history can be viewed through cumulative NIKKOR production. A Nikon press release reported that cumulative NIKKOR lens production reached 120 million units in April 2024. This is a cumulative production milestone, not a single-year sales total or a count of currently available lenses.
The latest shareholder-return figures in the supplied Company Data show a year-end dividend of 15 yen per share and a full-year dividend of 40 yen per share for the year ended March 31, 2026. For the year ending March 31, 2027, Nikon forecasts a full-year dividend of 20 yen per share. The 2027 figure is a forecast and should not be read as a completed payment.
Revenue, profit, and returns
Nikon Report 2025 recorded FY2024 revenue of 715.2 billion yen. The report also recorded FY2024 operating profit of 2.4 billion yen and profit attributable to owners of the parent of 6.1 billion yen. Return on equity was 0.9% for FY2024.
The report’s per-share measures add another view of that period. FY2024 cash dividends paid were 50 yen per share. Basic earnings per share were 17.86 yen, while diluted earnings per share were 17.77 yen. The ratio of equity attributable to owners of the parent to total assets was 57.4%.
These measures describe different parts of performance. Revenue indicates the scale of activity; operating profit reflects profit from operations; profit attributable to owners reflects the amount assigned to the parent company’s owners; and ROE relates earnings to equity. They should therefore be read together rather than treated as interchangeable indicators.
| FY2024 Nikon measure | Reported figure |
|---|---|
| Revenue | 715.2 billion yen |
| Operating profit | 2.4 billion yen |
| Profit attributable to owners of parent | 6.1 billion yen |
| Return on equity | 0.9% |
| Basic earnings per share | 17.86 yen |
| Diluted earnings per share | 17.77 yen |
| Equity attributable to owners / total assets | 57.4% |
FY2024 capital expenditures were 69.3 billion yen, and R&D expenditures represented 11.2% of revenue, according to Nikon Report 2025. Those figures show the scale of spending reported alongside the year’s financial results, without implying that every investment produced an immediate change in profit.
Forecasts and medium-term targets
Nikon Report 2025 gave FY2025 forecasts of 710.0 billion yen in revenue, 36.0 billion yen in operating profit, and 30.0 billion yen in profit attributable to owners of the parent. The forecast operating margin was 5.1%, and forecast ROE was 4.7%.
The report also estimated a negative operating-profit impact of approximately 10.0 billion yen from reciprocal U.S. tariffs as of May 2025. This is an estimate tied to the stated tariff situation and reporting date, rather than a confirmed final impact.
Nikon’s medium-term management plan set a target revenue of 700.0 billion yen and a target operating profit of 70.0 billion yen. Its target operating margin was 10% or more, and its target ROE was 8% or higher. These are management-plan targets, not historical results or guarantees.
The contrast between the FY2025 forecast and the medium-term plan is useful for understanding the company’s stated direction. The forecast operating profit was 36.0 billion yen, while the medium-term operating-profit target was 70.0 billion yen. The forecast operating margin was 5.1%, compared with a medium-term target of at least 10%. The plan also placed ROE at 8% or higher, above the FY2025 forecast of 4.7%.
Regional reach and investment
Nikon Report 2025 identified FY2024 revenue mix by region as 14% Japan, 26% the United States, 16% Europe, 24% China, and 20% other regions. The percentages describe the distribution of revenue in that report’s regional mix, not employee distribution.
| FY2024 revenue mix | Share |
|---|---|
| Japan | 14% |
| United States | 26% |
| Europe | 16% |
| China | 24% |
| Other regions | 20% |
The employee mix was different. Nikon Report 2025 reported 44% of employees in Japan, 6% in the Americas, 13% in Europe, and 37% in Asia/Oceania. Comparing the two distributions shows why revenue geography and workforce geography should not be used as substitutes for one another.
The Nikon Sustainability Report 2025 Data Index also included a regional table for FY2024 with reported revenue, tax payment, and employee figures. It listed Japan revenue of 8,526 million yen, tax payment of 10,626 million yen, and 144,167 employees. For the United States, it listed revenue of 929 million yen, tax payment of 951 million yen, and 169,635 employees. Europe was listed at 2,591 million yen in revenue, 1,997 million yen in tax payment, and 149,411 employees.
The same table listed China revenue of 794 million yen, tax payment of 1,142 million yen, and 123,177 employees. Other regions were listed at 6,604 million yen in revenue, 2,562 million yen in tax payment, and 130,855 employees. Its reported total was 19,444 million yen in revenue, 17,278 million yen in tax payment, and 717,245 employees.
Those regional-table values are reproduced as reported in the Sustainability Report 2025 Data Index. They differ in scale and presentation from Nikon’s consolidated company figures, so they should not be combined with the consolidated employee count or treated as a replacement for the revenue-mix percentages.
Employees, training, and inclusion
Nikon Report 2025 recorded 20,069 consolidated employees and 4,634 non-consolidated employees at the end of March 2025. The later Company Data figures were 19,928 consolidated and 4,656 non-consolidated employees as of March 31, 2026. Because the dates and source presentations differ, the two snapshots should be kept separate.
The Nikon Sustainability Report 2025 Data Index reported average annual training of 2.4 days overall in FY2024. Managers averaged 1.1 days, while non-managers averaged 2.6 days. The average was 2.3 days for men and 2.9 days for women.
The overall female employee ratio was 14.8% in FY2024. By group-company region, the reported ratios were 13.2% in Japan, 26.5% in Europe, 22.4% in the Americas, and 69.5% in Oceania and Asia. These are workforce ratios for the stated groups and period, not percentages of leadership positions or hires.
The same data index reported a disability employment rate of 2.48% in Japan in FY2024. A company-wide employee satisfaction survey covered 4,173 employees and recorded a satisfaction rate of 79.8%.
Family support and workplace experience
In FY2024, Nikon recorded 31 men and 24 women taking childcare leave, according to the Nikon Sustainability Report 2025 Data Index. The childcare-leave work-to-return rate was 90%.
The reported childcare-leave retention rate was 95% for men and 97% for women. The work-to-return rate and retention rates measure different points in the employee journey: returning to work after leave and remaining employed under the report’s retention measure. They should not be treated as the same statistic.
The training and family-support figures provide a more detailed view than headcount alone. Headcount describes organizational size at a date, while training averages describe reported development time and leave measures describe outcomes for employees who used childcare leave. Each statistic has its own population and measurement period.
Environment and governance
Nikon Report 2025 stated that Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse-gas emissions had been reduced by 56% versus FY2022. It also reported a renewable-energy adoption rate of 71% in FY2024. The comparison baseline is FY2022 for the emissions reduction figure, while the renewable-energy figure is specifically for FY2024.
The Nikon Sustainability Report 2025 Data Index reported 942 tonnes of hazardous waste and 7,059 tonnes of non-hazardous waste in FY2024. Total waste was 8,001 tonnes. It also reported 256 thousand cubic metres of reused water and a water reuse rate of 6.6%.
Governance activity was reported through meeting counts for FY2024. The board of directors met 17 times, the audit committee met 12 times, the nominating committee met 9 times, the compensation committee met 3 times, and the executive committee met 34 times.
The same data index reported an average annual salary per employee of 8,510,441 yen in FY2024. This is an average salary statistic for the stated reporting period; it does not describe the salary of every employee or establish a median.
Together, these figures place Nikon’s financial and product statistics alongside workforce, environmental, and governance measures. The most recent company-scale figures are dated March 31, 2026, while many operating, sustainability, and workforce indicators refer to FY2024 or the end of March 2025. Keeping those measurement periods explicit is essential when comparing Nikon statistics across the reports.