All Financial results articles – Page 2
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ArticleMitsui Chemicals’ Life & Healthcare unit holds steady as group revenue plunges in FY2025/26
Mitsui Chemicals has reported a 2.9 percent year‑on‑year increase in revenue to 259 billion Japanese yen (€1.4bn) for its Life & Healthcare Solutions division in fiscal 2025/2026. The full‑year topline reflects an acceleration in the fourth quarter, as nine‑month sales were up 1.3 percent, though the result falls short of ...
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ArticleInspecs wraps 2025 with stable sales amid takeover shift
Inspecs Group’s full-year revenue edged down 0.8 percent year on year to £191.7 million (€221m) in 2025, flat at constant currencies. Figures for both years exclude Norville, the heavily loss-making lens unit closed in H2 2024. Volumes rose slightly to 11.5 million frames from 11.4 million in 2024. CEO Richard ...
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Carl Zeiss Meditec targets €200M savings amid H1 revenue drop
Carl Zeiss Meditec continued to face strong headwinds in Q2 and reported a 5.7 percent year-over-year decline in half-year revenue to €991.0 million. On a constant-currency basis, the topline was down 1.0 percent. The company mostly attributed the decline to challenging market conditions, customer reluctance to invest, and currencies. H1 ...
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ArticleSafilo sustains margin expansion amid weak topline in Q1, confirms acquisitions
Safilo Group revenue fell 4.5 percent year on year to €272.9 million in Q1 FY2026, with most of the decline attributed to the sharp depreciation of the US dollar against the euro. At constant currencies, sales edged up 0.4 percent, exactly in line with Q4 2025. The modest growth was ...
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ArticleWarby Parker reaffirms guidance as it looks ahead to launch of AI glasses
Warby Parker reaffirmed its 2026 guidance for sales and earnings, as the company continues to ramp up for the launch of AI glasses later in the year through a partnership with Google and Samsung and points to momentum from the recent launch of a new sport eyewear collection and other ...
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ArticleConsumer sentiment and currency headwinds weigh on Synsam’s Q1
Synsam Group’s revenue increased by 3.8 percent year on year to SEK 1,773 million (€163 million) in the first quarter of fiscal 2026. On an organic basis, adjusted for currency variations, acquisitions and the relatively small franchise business, Q1 sales were up 5.6 percent. Sales grew organically in all markets, ...
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Mister Spex reports adjusted margin gains despite softer sales in Q1.
Mister Spex’s Q1 revenue fell 8.9% year on year to €40.8 million, aligning closely with Q4 2025 amid ongoing weak consumer sentiment in Germany. The decline stemmed mainly from e-commerce, where sales dropped 19.1% to €24.5 million after closing five unprofitable international online shops (UK, France, Spain, Norway, Finland, Sweden) ...
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Kits Eyecare Q1 sales up 27% overall, 60% in glasses
Kits Eyecare Q1 revenue reached a record 57.5 million Canadian dollars (€36.6m), up 23.3 percent year-on-year (27.0 percent in constant currency), the Canadian e-tailer announced. Glasses revenue surged 60.5 percent to a record C$10.8 million (€6.9m), or 19 percent of total sales, with 156,000 units delivered (up 50 percent) and ...
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Alcon Q1 contact lens sales up 7%
Alcon generated contact lens sales totaling $783 million in the first quarter of 2026, up by a reported 7 percent compared to the year earlier and 4 percent higher at constant-currency rates, as sales continued to be underpinned by demand for innovative products and price increases, partly offset by a ...
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ArticleRetail becomes De Rigo’s anchor in a challenging year
De Rigo has announced a 3.4 percent year‑on‑year decline in annual revenue to €520.1 million in fiscal 2025, translating into a flattish top line (‑0.7 percent) at constant exchange rates. The performance marks a significant slowdown from the previous year, when sales were up high‑single digits in both the retail ...
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ArticleHOYA reports mixed Q4 for Life Care, with slowdown in lenses
HOYA Corporation reported a 10.5 percent year-on-year increase in Q4 revenue to ¥155.1 billion (€843m) for its Life Care business unit, supported by strong currency tailwinds. At constant exchange rates, sales rose by 3.4 percent. Quarterly sales from the Health Care subsegment, which includes eyeglass lenses and contact lenses, increased ...
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ArticleFielmann reports Q1 slowdown, expects investment plans to temporarily pressure margins
Fielmann Group reported a 1.3 percent year-on-year increase in revenue to €613 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2026, a sharp slowdown from the 7.4 percent rise in fiscal 2025. At constant exchange rates, sales were up 2.3 percent. The German retailer said the modest growth came despite a ...
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ArticleBausch + Lomb contact lens sales rise 8% in Q1
Bausch + Lomb reported contact lens sales totaling $254 million in the first quarter of 2026, up by 8 percent compared to the year earlier and 5 percent higher at constant-currency rates. Growth continued to be driven by sales of the daily silicon hydrogen lens franchise, which jumped by 23 ...
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Meta Reality Labs down 2% in Q1, Manus setback raises questions
Meta Reality Labs revenue fell 2.4 percent year over year to $402 million in Q1, after a double-digit drop last quarter. Lower Quest headset sales were offset by robust AI glasses growth, with daily wearers tripling year over year—Mark Zuckerberg called it one of the fastest-growing consumer electronics categories ever. ...
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ArticleEssilux topline still up double digits in Q1 despite wholesale slowdown
EssilorLuxottica reported Q1 sales up 4.1 percent year on year to €7,127 million, or 10.8 percent at constant exchange rates, with the gap largely reflecting the weaker US dollar against the euro in recent months. “With the third consecutive quarter of double-digit growth, we once again demonstrate the strength and ...
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J&J contact lens sales rise 5.5% in Q1
Johnson & Johnson reported contact lens sales totaling $969 million in the first quarter of 2026, up by a reported 5.5 percent and 2.7 percent higher at constant currency growth, as growth was fueled by the continued strong performance of the Acuvue-Oasys 1-Day family of products and strategic pricing actions. ...
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ArticleEyewear remains 'highly attractive and reliable growth engine' for Kering
Kering Eyewear quarterly revenue reached a record high of €489 million in Q1, growing by 3 percent year on year or by 7 percent on a comparable basis. The performance marks a significant acceleration from Q4 2025 when sales declined by 2 percent (+3 percent in comparable terms). Kering said ...
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LVMH Fashion & Leather Goods unit down 2% organically in Q1
French-based luxury group LVMH has reported a 9 percent year-on-year decline in Q1 revenue to €9.3 billion for its Fashion & Leather Goods unit. Sales were down by 2 percent on an organic basis. The division, which includes Thélios, the group’s eyewear subsidiary, was particularly impacted by the war in ...
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ArticleJINS finds 'second growth engine' overseas as domestic business disappoints
JINS HOLDINGS lowered its full-year outlook for fiscal 2025/26 (ending Aug. 31) after first-half results showed a mixed performance: double-digit revenue growth but a sharp drop in domestic profitability. Full-year revenue is now expected to grow 13.5% year on year to ¥110.3 billion (€591m), down from a previously forecast 14.9% ...
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ArticleChinese smart glasses firms eye IPOs in race with big tech
Prominent Chinese smart glasses companies are increasingly turning to the stock market to fund their growth in a fast-moving, highly competitive sector. Beijing-based XREAL filed for an Initial Public Offering (IPO) in Hong Kong earlier this month, while Rokid, based in Hangzhou, is reportedly considering the same move. According to ...
