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TOKYO, February 4, 2026 – Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Naoki Okamura, “Astellas”) today announced upward revisions to its consolidated financial forecast for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026 (FY2025), originally announced on October 30, 2025 (Core basis and Full basis), as follows.
1. Revision of Financial Forecasts:
| ＜Core basis＞ | (Millions of yen) |
| Revenue | Core operating profit | Core Profit for the year | Basic core earnings per share (yen) | |
| Previous forecast(A) |
2,030,000 | 490,000 | 365,000 | 203.79 |
| Revised forecast(B) |
2,100,000 | 520,000 | 385,000 | 214.95 |
| Change(B-A) | 70,000 | 30,000 | 20,000 | - |
| Change（%） | 3.4 | 6.1 | 5.5 | - |
| (Ref.) Actual fiscal year 2024 |
1,912,323 | 392,435 | 295,682 | 165.17 |
| ＜Full basis＞ | (Millions of yen) |
| Revenue | Operating profit | Profit before tax | Profit for the year | Profit attributable to owners of the parent | Basic earnings per share（yen） | |
| Previous forecast(A) |
2,030,000 | 240,000 | 230,000 | 180,000 | 180,000 | 100.50 |
| Revised forecast(B) |
2,100,000 | 340,000 | 330,000 | 250,000 | 250,000 | 139.58 |
| Change(B-A) | 70,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 70,000 | 70,000 | - |
| Change（%） | 3.4 | 41.7 | 43.5 | 38.9 | 38.9 | - |
| (Ref.) Actual fiscal year 2024 |
1,912,323 | 41,039 | 31,237 | 50,747 | 50,747 | 28.35 |
2. Reason for Revision:
Due to the strong global sales trend of XTANDI™ (enzalutamide) for prostate cancer and BETANIS™ / MYRBETRIQ™ / BETMIGA™ (Mirabegron) for overactive bladder, along with foreign exchange impacts, Astellas upwardly revised its business forecasts announced in October 2025.
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Cautionary Notes
In this press release, statements made with respect to current plans, estimates, strategies and beliefs and other statements that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements about the future performance of Astellas. These statements are based on management’s current assumptions and beliefs in light of the information currently available to it and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to: (i) changes in general economic conditions and in laws and regulations, relating to pharmaceutical markets, (ii) currency exchange rate fluctuations, (iii) delays in new product launches, (iv) the inability of Astellas to market existing and new products effectively, (v) the inability of Astellas to continue to effectively research and develop products accepted by customers in highly competitive markets, and (vi) infringements of Astellas’ intellectual property rights by third parties. Information about pharmaceutical products (including products currently in development) which is included in this press release is not intended to constitute an advertisement or medical advice.
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