The latest financial results from the key players in the eyewear industry.
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).
Arts Optical improves in H2, says strategic shift starts bearing fruit
Presenting its financial results for fiscal 2025, Hong Kong-based Arts Optical stressed that its gradual strategic focus shift from Western countries to Asia and from original design manufacturing to lens manufacturing (ODM) was starting to bear fruit. The company’s full-year revenue rose by 4.0 percent year over year to 1,333.9 ...
Intermestic Q1 boosted by Megane Super consolidation, margins contract as expected
Intermestic, the parent company of Japanese retailer Zoff, reported last week its first quarterly results including the integration of Megane Super, the multi-brand optical retailer it acquired in September last year. As expected, the new perimeter drove a strong topline increase but weighed on profitability.
Lenskart to double down on AI after strong performance in FY2026
Lenskart ended its first fiscal year as a public company with Q4 revenue from operations up 40.6 percent year on year to 25,157 million Indian rupees (€224.1 million), accelerating from the previous quarter (+37.4 percent), both in India and abroad. For the full year (ended March 31), total revenue was ...
National Vision sees ‘flat to modest’ Q2 growth as maintains full-year outlook
National Vision said it expects to see “flat to modest” growth in the second quarter of its fiscal year amid temporary bumps associated with the launch of a new website for its America’s Best banner. The company has maintained its full-year sales and earnings guidance as comparable sales growth is ...
Menicon sees dailies capacity gains set to accelerate sales and lift margins
Menicon’s Vision Care unit annual revenue rose 3.7 percent year on year to ¥125.6 billion (€680m) in the fiscal year ended, following a slight acceleration in Q4. At constant exchange rates, sales were up 2.9 percent.
Mitsui 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 ...
Inspecs 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 ...
Safilo 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.