From the company's own filing for H1 (Mar–Aug 2026) · reported 2026-10-13 · the filing ↗
JapanExisting-store sales rose 3.1% at the Doutor Coffee group and 2.7% at Nihon Restaurant System. The company says inbound-heavy foot traffic lifted Doutor's shopping-district and station sites, and that customer numbers barely moved after its 23 July price rise.
StoresIt opened 27 outlets in the half (17 company-run, 9 franchised, 1 abroad) and is trying sites inside parks; Nihon Restaurant System converted six restaurants to formats such as Pasta Goemon and Olive no Ki.
Other callouts in the filing
SegmentDoutor Coffee group sales rose 10.5% to ¥53.2bn and profit 48.9% to ¥4.03bn, as drip and instant coffee sold through supermarkets, drugstores and mail order expanded sharply; Nihon Restaurant System grew sales 3.5% to ¥29.3bn and profit 21.8%.
OutlookFull-year guidance is unchanged: net sales of ¥166.5bn (+4.6%), operating profit of ¥11.04bn (+8.8%) and net income of ¥7.56bn (+4.5%). The interim dividend rose to ¥32 from ¥27, with ¥62 planned for the year.
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H1 (Mar–Aug 2026) · Year-to-Date
Reported 2026-10-13
Net sales¥85.7bn▲ +7.5%
Operating profit¥7.4bn▲ +38.1%
Net income¥5.2bn▲ +32.7%
Q2 alone (Jun–Aug 2026)
Net sales¥43.2bn—
Operating profit¥3.6bn—
Net income¥2.5bn—
Doutor Nichires runs Doutor Coffee Shop and Excelsior Caffè through Doutor Coffee, and Hoshino Coffee and Pasta Goemon through Nihon Restaurant System. In March–August 2026 net sales rose 7.5% to ¥85.7bn, operating profit 38.1% to ¥7.4bn and net income 32.7% to ¥5.2bn, with coffee sold through supermarkets, drugstores and mail order growing fast alongside the cafés.
Q1 (Mar–May 2026) · Year-to-Date
Reported 2026-07-13
Net sales¥42.5bn▲ +8.2%
Operating profit¥3.8bn▲ +35.2%
Net income¥2.7bn▲ +31.4%
Doutor Nichires runs Doutor Coffee Shop and Excelsior Caffè through Doutor Coffee, and Hoshino Coffee and Pasta Goemon through Nihon Restaurant System — 2,071 outlets at end-May, 2,046 in Japan. In March–May 2026 net sales rose 8.2% to ¥42.5bn, operating profit 35.2% to ¥3.8bn and net income 31.4% to ¥2.7bn.
JapanExisting-store sales rose 4.2% at Doutor Coffee (customers +2.2%) and 2.4% at Nihon Restaurant System (customers +1.0%). The company credits higher-priced seasonal menus, and says foot traffic, helped by still-high inbound spending, lifted Doutor Coffee's sales in shopping districts and near stations.
StoresAt end-May it had 2,071 outlets, 2,046 of them in Japan and 1,286 in the Kanto region: 1,074 Doutor Coffee Shops (805 franchised), 129 Excelsior Caffè, 265 Hoshino Coffee and 234 Pasta Goemon. It opened nine in the quarter.
JapanDoutor Coffee's August report shows existing-store sales up 3.6% with customers down 2.3%; it cites typhoons and heavy rain, offset by promotions and its July price rise (a small blend at Doutor Coffee Shop went to ¥300 from ¥280). March–August rose 3.1%; it had 1,292 stores at end-August.
JapanNihon Restaurant System's September report shows existing-store sales up 4.8%, with customers up 0.8% and average spend up 3.9%; March–August existing-store sales rose 2.7%. It ran 680 restaurants at end-September.
SegmentDoutor Coffee group sales rose 11.9% to ¥26.3bn and profit 41.3% to ¥1.97bn. Wholesale to outside retailers rose 24.9% to ¥9.96bn, which the company credits to drip and instant coffee in supermarkets, drugstores and mail order. Nihon Restaurant System grew 3.1% to ¥14.6bn, profit +24.8%.
OutlookOperating profit beat its quarterly plan of ¥3.0bn by 25.6%, but it kept full-year guidance, citing rising costs: net sales of ¥166.5bn (+4.6%), operating profit of ¥11.04bn (+8.8%) and net income of ¥7.56bn (+4.5%).