Nomura Holdings, Inc. · NMR · FY2026 Q4 · Calendar Q2 2026

Nomura posts strong full-year growth as Q4 profit faces impairments

The supplied analysis supports a constructive but qualified view: recurring-revenue growth, rising assets under management, private-credit expansion and a 10.1% ROE support Nomura's medium-term trajectory, while Q4 impairments, affiliate weakness, cost pressures and market exposure remain material counterweights.

Reported Before market openNYSEFinancial Services $27.42B market cap
100quality score

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Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $0.16 Consensus $0.21
EPS surprise -23.8% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $3.62B Consensus $3.37B
Revenue surprise +7.5% Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

prior-close to event-session close
Stock move -4.8% Event window
SPY move +0.8% Same window
Abnormal move -5.6% Stock minus SPY
Volume 1.0× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift +3.0% Up to 20 sessions
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The latest analysis adds a strong full-year result and record net income, but highlights a weaker Q4 driven by lower affiliate profit and a forestry asset-management impairment. It also emphasizes expanded private-credit activity, record Wealth Management recurring revenue and continued AI and digital investment.

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Key takeaways

  • Full-year revenue rose 15% year over year and ROE reached 10.1%, meeting the 2030 target.
  • Wealth Management recurring revenue and Investment Management AUM expanded, supporting the growth case.
  • Q4 pre-tax income fell 20% as affiliate profit declined and impairment losses weighed on results.

Management priorities

  • Monetize recent acquisitions and expand private credit.
  • Grow recurring-revenue assets and active ETFs.
  • Pursue cost control while investing in AI and digital wealth-management capabilities.

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
NMR EPS earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 10 reported fiscal quarters and 4 future estimate-only quarters. Q1 '25 actual $0.14, None Q2 '25 estimate $0.14 Q2 '25 actual $0.22, beat Q4 '25 actual $0.16, None Q1 '26 estimate $0.25 Q1 '26 actual $0.24, miss Q3 '26 estimate $0.24 Q3 '26 actual $0.18, miss Q4 '26 estimate $0.21 Q4 '26 actual $0.16, miss Q1 '27 estimate $0.23 Q1 '27 actual $0.30, beat Q2 '27 estimate $0.20 Q2 '27 actual $0.22, beat Q3 '27 estimate $35.21 Q4 '27 estimate $36.35 Q1 '28 estimate $36.53 Q2 '28 estimate $36.40
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusHold9 ratings
Bullish333.3%
Neutral666.7%
Bearish00.0%

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$9.38Current
$5.79Low
$8Average
$10.2High

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Firm-level rating actions

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FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
JP Morgan Overweight NeutralUpgradeMar 19, 2026
Jefferies Hold BuyDowngradeJan 25, 2023
Goldman Sachs Neutral BuyDowngradeMar 30, 2021
Credit Suisse Neutral OutperformDowngradeFeb 10, 2016
Deutsche Bank Hold BuyDowngradeFeb 8, 2016
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $9.38. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
NomuraNatsumu Tsujino$10.2$8.61 +8.7%Jun 25, 2026
Bank of America SecuritiesNatsumu Tsujino$5.79$5.22 -38.3%Oct 22, 2024

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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

Nomura Holdings, Inc. engages in the provision of investment, financing, and related services to individual, institutional, and government clients worldwide. It operates through three segments: Wealth Management, Investment Management, and Wholesale. The Wealth Management segment offers investment consultation services. The Investment Management segment provides investment management services and investment solutions, such as establishing and managing investment trusts, discretionary investment services, as well as investment and management for investment vehicles, and for funds for…

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Sources

  1. Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-05-11T10:29:34.698584+00:00
  2. FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-07-26T00:37:12.209961+00:00
  3. Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-11-01T03:50:40.305421+00:00
  4. Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-11-01T03:50:40.302734+00:00

Methodology

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By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-11-01. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.