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Bridgestone Corp
Bridgestone is one of the world’s largest tire makers. It designs, manufactures, and sells tires for passenger cars, trucks, buses, motorcycles, aircraft, and heavy industrial vehicles. The company also makes rubber and related products used in transport and industry. Its main customers are car makers, fleet operators, tire dealers, repair shops, and everyday drivers. Bridgestone sells through original equipment channels, where tires are fitted on new vehicles, and through the replacement market, where customers buy tires and related services after a vehicle is already on the road. It also earns money from tire maintenance, retreading, and other after-sales services in some markets. Bridgestone’s business matters because tires are a basic, recurring need for vehicles and equipment. That gives the company a steady role in the automotive value chain: it sits between raw materials and the end user, turning rubber and engineering know-how into safety-critical products that wear out and must be replaced.
Bridgestone is one of the world’s largest tire makers. It designs, manufactures, and sells tires for passenger cars, trucks, buses, motorcycles, aircraft, and heavy industrial vehicles. The company also makes rubber and related products used in transport and industry.
Its main customers are car makers, fleet operators, tire dealers, repair shops, and everyday drivers. Bridgestone sells through original equipment channels, where tires are fitted on new vehicles, and through the replacement market, where customers buy tires and related services after a vehicle is already on the road. It also earns money from tire maintenance, retreading, and other after-sales services in some markets.
Bridgestone’s business matters because tires are a basic, recurring need for vehicles and equipment. That gives the company a steady role in the automotive value chain: it sits between raw materials and the end user, turning rubber and engineering know-how into safety-critical products that wear out and must be replaced.
FY25 results: Bridgestone reported revenue of JPY 4,429.5 billion, adjusted operating profit of JPY 493.7 billion, and profit attributable to owners of the parent of JPY 327.3 billion, with profit up 15% year over year.
Tariff pressure managed: U.S. tariffs reduced FY25 profit by about JPY 25 billion, but management said supply-chain optimization and cost actions largely offset the hit.
FY26 outlook: The company guided to revenue of JPY 4.5 trillion, adjusted operating profit of JPY 515 billion, and net profit of JPY 340 billion, while tariff impact is expected to rise to about JPY 55 billion.
Shift to growth: Management framed FY26 as a transition year from restructuring to “growth with quality,” with heavier spending on R&D, CapEx, and brand-building.
Capital returns: Bridgestone kept its dividend growth plan intact and said it will execute JPY 150 billion of share buybacks in FY26, while continuing to target an equity ratio of around 55% and a payout ratio of around 50%.
