7-Eleven Owner Expected to Report Lower Net Profit -- Earnings Preview

Dow Jones04-07
 

By Kosaku Narioka

 

Seven & i Holdings is scheduled to report fourth-quarter results on Thursday. Here's what you need to know:

 

NET PROFIT FORECAST: Net profit at the 7-Eleven owner is expected to have fallen 45% to 60.6 billion yen, equivalent to $379.5 million, for the three months ended February, according to a Visible Alpha poll. That compares with Y109.44 billion a year earlier.

 

REVENUE FORECAST: Revenue is estimated to have declined 20% on year earlier to Y2.329 trillion, according to the Visible Alpha poll.

 

The stock is down 0.9% so far this year, after a 9.5% drop in 2025.

 

WHAT TO WATCH:

--The company is expected to provide guidance for the fiscal year that began in March. Investors will focus on sales and profit outlooks, as well as any impact from the Middle East conflict.

--Seven & i plans to list its North American convenience-store business later this year and use the proceeds for share buybacks. Updates on the plan will be closely watched.

--Third-quarter operating profit at its overseas convenience-store operations fell 13% to Y72.86 billion, hurt by weaker gas sales at in North America. Investors will look for signs of recovery in this key segment.

 

Write to Kosaku Narioka at kosaku.narioka@wsj.com

 

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April 07, 2026 04:55 ET (08:55 GMT)

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