SoftBank's ¥1.12T Fiscal Q2 Net Loss

SoftBank Group reported a net loss attributable to owners of the parent of ¥1,115,337 million (about ¥1.12 trillion, or about $7 billion) for the fiscal second quarter, the three months ended 30 September 2026, compared with a profit of ¥2,502,247 million (about ¥2.5 trillion) a year earlier, according to its English IFRS report dated 10 November 2026. Quarterly net sales were ¥2,215,446 million. The six-month results include a ¥597,248 million ($3.73 billion) loss in "Other gain (loss)" from realigning procurement plans for power-generation-related equipment for US AI data-centre projects. That six-month item is not the sole driver of the quarterly net loss. As of 30 September, SoftBank's cumulative investment in OpenAI was $54.6 billion, with a fair value of $99.6 billion and a cumulative investment gain of $45.0 billion — an unrealized gain — and the valuation was unchanged from the previous fiscal year-end. A further $10.0 billion was invested in October 2026, taking cumulative investment to $64.6 billion and ownership to about 13%. Tokyo-listed shares (9984) closed at ¥3,872 on 10 November 2026, up ¥472 (+13.88%), which CNBC rounds to +13.9%. That close was on the day of the results and is not a proven reaction to the figures.