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title: "Uniqlo's Europe and North America sales together pass China in a fifth record year"
url: "https://etf.net/news/uniqlo-s-europe-and-north-america-sales-together-pass-china-in-a-fifth-record-year-2026-10-08"
published_at: "2026-10-08T12:12:28.559Z"
updated_at: "2026-10-08T12:12:28.559Z"
byline: "ETF.net Research"
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# Uniqlo's Europe and North America sales together pass China in a fifth record year

Fast Retailing said on Thursday, October 8, 2026, that Uniqlo sales in Europe and North America together topped Greater China for the first time, as operating profit rose about 32% to ¥743.13 billion.

By ETF.net Research. Published Oct 8, 2026.

Uniqlo's sales in Europe and North America together passed Greater China for the first time, Fast Retailing said on Thursday. Combined sales were **¥877.5 billion** in the year ended August 31, 2026, against ¥724.0 billion in Greater China.

In Europe, revenue rose 38.7% to ¥512.6 billion. In North America, it rose 34.6% to ¥364.9 billion. Business profit rose 69% in Europe and 53.3% in North America.

In local currency, Fast Retailing said, Europe, North America, South Korea, Southeast Asia, India and Australia all grew revenue and profit at a double-digit rate.

North America is still 9.2% of Fast Retailing's revenue. Japan is still the largest market. Uniqlo revenue there is ¥1.0848 trillion, up 5.7%, and still larger than Europe and North America combined.

Operating profit rose about **32%** to ¥743.13 billion, above the ¥730 billion the company had forecast in July and a ¥726.45 billion average from 16 analysts in an LSEG poll. Fast Retailing posted a fifth straight year of record profit.

Revenue rose 16.6% to ¥3.9633 trillion, just short of the ¥3.97 trillion forecast in July. Profit came in ahead of the forecasts set that month.

Fast Retailing defines business profit as revenue minus the cost of the goods and the costs of selling and administration, a different line from operating profit. Group business profit was ¥718.4 billion, up 30.4%, above a July forecast of ¥710 billion. The 69% gain in Europe and the 53.3% gain in North America are on this line.

Greater China revenue rose 11.3%, and business profit there rose 24.6% to ¥112.0 billion. Mainland China is only part of that region, which also includes Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Fast Retailing said the mainland showed encouraging signs of a return to growth. Shoppers there have been reluctant to spend, and the company has been closing underperforming shops and replacing them with larger ones. It expects mainland revenue to rise in the year ahead.

Net profit, the profit left for the parent company's owners, was ¥542.5 billion, up 25.3%, above the ¥500 billion forecast in July. The year-end dividend is ¥530 a share. With the ¥320 interim dividend, the annual payout is ¥850, ¥350 more than last year, and above the ¥640 still in the July forecast.

For the year ending August 31, 2027, Fast Retailing expects revenue of ¥4.45 trillion, up 12.3%, and business profit of ¥830 billion, up 15.5% from this year's ¥718.4 billion. Profit before income taxes is guided to ¥880 billion, up 9.7%, and net profit to ¥560 billion, up 3.2%. The annual dividend is forecast at ¥900, ¥50 higher.

Fast Retailing expects Europe and North America to grow revenue and profit at a double-digit rate again. It said the two regions have become pillars of the group's growth.

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