Fast Retailing Records 14.8% Sales Growth in Q1, Totals €5.614 Billion

Fast Retailing, owner of Uniqlo, opens the current fiscal year with sales and profit growing by double digits. Specifically, the company posted sales of 1.03 trillion yen ($6.58 billion) for the first three months of the fiscal year, which began in August and ended in November 2025. This represents a 14.8% increase compared to the same period of the previous fiscal year.

The Japanese giant also saw its operating income grow by 33.87% in the period, to 210,914 million yen ($1.34 billion), as well as its net income, which increased by 12.98% compared to the first quarter of last fiscal year, from 140.300 million yen ($895.8 million) to 158,513 million yen ($1 billion). Fast Retailing’s consolidated gross margin increased 0.7 points to 44.2%.

By geography, Japan once again led sales with a turnover of 299,069 million yen ($1.9 billion), 29.1% of total revenue. China, on the other hand, recorded sales of 191,161 million yen ($1.22 billion), 18.6% of the total.

Fast Retailing increased its operating income by 33.87% to $1.34 billion 

South Korea, Southeast Asia, India and Australia totaled sales of 187,051 million yen ($1.19 billion), up 18.2%. North America accounted for 8.6% of sales, up to 88,695 million yen ($556.3 million). Europe accounted for 13.3% of sales, with 136,954 million yen ($874,5 million).

By chain, Uniqlo’s sales in Japan amounted to 299,069 million yen ($1.9 billion) and the chain’s international sales totaled 603,863 million yen ($3.85 billion), 12.18% more than in the same period of 2024.

The GU proposition posted sales of 91,366 million yen ($5.84 billion), up slightly by 0.83%. The Global Brands division posted the worst performance, being the only one to decline. In the first quarter of 2024 it posted sales of 35,794 million yen ($228 million), while in the first quarter of 2025 it posted sales of 33,077 million yen ($211.2 million), down 7.59%.

As for projections, Fast Retailing expects to record a turnover of 3.8 trillion yen ($24.2 million), up 11.7%. Net attributable profit will increase by 3.9% to 450 billion yen ($2.87 billion).