The latest financial results and analysis from the key players in the eyewear industry.
Asia-led ODM growth powers Sun Hing’s H2 rebound
Sun Hing Vision Group’s consolidated turnover rose 7.5 percent year on year to HK$891 million (€97m) for the year ended March 31, 2026, “despite the overall poor operating environment,” the company said. The full-year growth reflects a sharp turnaround: after a muted 2.9 percent rise in H1, revenue in H2 ...
Fielmann’s H1 results reflect a widening gap between home and abroad market dynamics
Fielmann Group’s preliminary first-half 2026 results captured increasingly split dynamics between the company’s domestic and international markets. Group sales rose 2 percent year-on-year to €1.25bn, helped by a sharp acceleration in international sales growth (+6 percent versus +1 percent in Q1), even as the German optical retailer’s home market continued ...
JINS reports double-digit revenue growth, lower margins in 9M results
JINS HOLDINGS posted nine-month results showing sales growth holding at double digits, even as profit growth all but stalled, with a sharp domestic margin decline largely counterbalanced by a marked overseas profitability improvement.
Afflelou Q3 network sales edge up despite slight decline in France
AFFLELOU’s external sales edged up by 0.6 percent year over year to €243.8 million in Q3 2026 (ended April 30), confirming the deceleration already seen in the previous quarter after a long stretch of steady mid-single-digit growth. For the nine-month period, total store sales rose 2.7 percent to €730 million.
Specsavers annual sales up 9%, led by the UK and Ireland
Specsavers has reported an 8.9 percent year-on-year increase in group revenue to £4,540 million (€5,250m) for its fiscal year ended Feb. 28, 2026, accelerating sharply from the 4.3 percent increase in the previous year. The UK-based group is thus consolidating its position as the second-largest optical retailer in the world, ...
Japan Eyewear Holdings reports strong Q1 revenue and margin expansion
Japan Eyewear Holdings (JEH), the group operating the Kaneko Optical and 999.9 retail chains, reported a 15.8 percent year-on-year increase in Q1 revenue to ¥4,854 million (€26m). This performance marks a slight acceleration from the previous quarter (+14.2 percent), despite a sharp decline in sales to Chinese customers at its ...
ZEISS Group launches cost-reduction program and job cuts after mixed H1 results
ZEISS Group revenue edged up by 1 percent year over year to €5,794 million in the first half of fiscal 2025/26, decelerating sharply from the double-digit growth reported in the previous fiscal year. Earnings before interest and taxes fell 3.7 percent to €955 million, corresponding to a slight improvement in ...
CVI outlook tightens on APAC softness as CooperCompanies nears CooperSurgical sale
CooperCompanies reported an 8 percent year-on-year increase in CooperVision revenue for the second quarter of fiscal 2026, ended April 30. Contact lens sales rose 4 percent at constant exchange rates and organically, slightly accelerating from Q1 (+3 percent).