By Dr. Serkan Toto – On Japan's Game Industry

Another Year, Another The Pokemon Company Record

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The Pokemon IP is bigger than ever, and it really shows in The Pokemon Company’s latest financials.

According to a new filing in the Japanese government’s gazette Kanpo, TPC’s fiscal year ended on February 28, 2026 with:

  • Net sales: 531 billion yen (US$3.3B) or + 29.3% on the year on a yen basis
  • Operating profit: 144 billion yen (US$900M) or + 43.0%
  • Net profit: 120 billion yen (US750M) or + 70.7%

All of these are record numbers for TPC, and keep in mind the yen-US$ conversion rate makes the sum look rather small in dollar terms.

In the fiscal in question, TPC released blockbuster Pokémon Legends: Z-A on the Nintendo Switch and continued to see ridiculous sales in its printed trading card business worldwide.

What is particularly striking is the big plus in net profit.

As a private company, TPC does not publish any statements on these numbers, but as I repeat every year, revenue sharing or any other internal arrangements between the company and its owners Nintendo, Creatures and Game Freak remain a mystery.

It is public that Nintendo holds 32% of voting rights in TPC.

More on who owns The Pokemon Company in my video from last year:

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By Dr. Serkan Toto – On Japan's Game Industry