Capcom reports record H1 profit as digital sales reach 92.4% of revenue

Capcom's operating profit rose 54.5% to 60.8 billion yen (€345.8 million) in H1 FY2026. Revenue climbed 49% year-on-year to 120.9 billion yen (€687.7 million). Digital sales accounted for 92.4% of total software sales this period. Back-catalog titles supplied 87.3% of the 36.86 million units sold, up 54.5% YoY.

Digital sales reached 92.4% of total H1 software revenue, versus 7.6% physical.
PC digital sales reached 57.1% of total, console digital reached 35.3%.
Group-wide operating margin reached 50.3% (60.8B yen profit on 120.9B yen revenue).
Earnings per share rose to 102.99 yen from 65.78 yen a year earlier.

Catalog titles contributed 32.18 million of 36.86 million units sold, up from 22.85 million.
New releases added 4.68 million units, up from roughly 1 million a year earlier.
Resident Evil Requiem topped 8.51 million lifetime units after pricing measures sustained demand.
Devil May Cry 5 passed 14 million lifetime units following its Switch 2 port.

Digital Contents net sales rose 70.8% year-on-year to 85.1 billion yen.
Segment operating margin held near 61%, roughly flat despite 70% revenue growth.
Pragmata sold 2.73 million units and Onimusha 1.78 million units since launch.
Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance expansion is confirmed for Nintendo Switch 2 in 2027.

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