Daikin’s recent company-reported figures show a global air-conditioning-led group with rising sales, expanding employment and substantial investment. This overview covers Daikin’s consolidated fiscal years ending March 31, 2022 through March 31, 2026, plus the FY2024 regional and segment detail reported in its Sustainability Report 2025.
Key Daikin Statistics
The most useful headline figures are:
- In FY2025, Daikin’s consolidated net sales reached ¥5,015.0 billion worldwide.
- In FY2025, Daikin’s consolidated operating profit was ¥415.0 billion.
- In FY2025, profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥275.2 billion for the consolidated group.
- In FY2025, 84% of Daikin’s consolidated business was overseas business under the company’s definition.
- In FY2025, Daikin had 104,095 consolidated employees at year end.
- In FY2025, Daikin’s free cash flow was ¥139.6 billion for the consolidated group.
- In FY2025, plant-and-equipment investment was ¥300.0 billion for Daikin’s consolidated group.
- In FY2025, research and development costs were ¥150.7 billion for the consolidated group.
- In FY2025, return on assets was 5.0% under Daikin’s reported definition.
- In FY2025, return on equity was 9.1% under Daikin’s reported definition.
- In FY2024, Air Conditioning represented 92.3% of Daikin’s consolidated sales.
- In FY2024, the United States represented 34.4% of Daikin’s consolidated sales.
- In FY2024, Japan represented 16.5% of Daikin’s consolidated sales.
- In FY2024, Daikin had 25,255 employees in the United States.
- In FY2024, Daikin had 22,288 employees across Asia and Oceania.
- In FY2024, Daikin had 19,075 employees in China.
- In FY2024, Daikin had 13,996 employees in Japan.
- In FY2024, Daikin had 13,310 employees in Europe.
Contents
- Daikin sales, profit and earnings trends
- Daikin global reach and overseas business
- Daikin investment, research and cash flow data
- Daikin employees and regional footprint
- Daikin air-conditioning business mix
- Daikin financial position and performance ratios
Daikin Sales, Profit and Earnings Trends
Daikin’s consolidated net sales increased across every fiscal year in the supplied five-year series. The periods are Daikin fiscal years ending March 31, and the figures cover the consolidated group.
| Fiscal year ended March 31 | Net sales | Operating profit | Profit attributable to owners of the parent |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | ¥3,109.1 billion | ¥316.4 billion | ¥217.7 billion |
| FY2022 | ¥3,981.6 billion | ¥377.0 billion | ¥257.8 billion |
| FY2023 | ¥4,395.3 billion | ¥392.1 billion | ¥260.3 billion |
| FY2024 | ¥4,752.3 billion | ¥401.7 billion | ¥264.8 billion |
| FY2025 | ¥5,015.0 billion | ¥415.0 billion | ¥275.2 billion |
Source: Financial Data | Investor Relations | Daikin Global. These are company-reported fiscal-year figures, not independent estimates.
The sales series rose from ¥3,109.1 billion in FY2021 to ¥5,015.0 billion in FY2025. Operating profit also rose from ¥316.4 billion to ¥415.0 billion, while profit attributable to owners of the parent moved from ¥217.7 billion to ¥275.2 billion over the same reported periods.
The three measures describe different parts of financial performance: sales measure consolidated revenue, operating profit measures operating earnings, and profit attributable to owners of the parent is the profit assigned to the parent company’s owners. They should not be treated as interchangeable earnings measures.
Daikin Global Reach and Overseas Business Statistics
Daikin reports an overseas business ratio for the consolidated group. This is a company-defined business ratio, not a country-by-country market-share measure or a count of air-conditioner units sold.
| Fiscal year ended March 31 | Overseas business ratio |
|---|---|
| FY2021 | 79% |
| FY2022 | 83% |
| FY2023 | 84% |
| FY2024 | 83% |
| FY2025 | 84% |
Source: Financial Data | Investor Relations | Daikin Global. The ratio is reported for Daikin’s consolidated group and follows the company’s definition.
The ratio was 84% in FY2025, matching the FY2023 level and standing above the 79% reported for FY2021. The available figures therefore describe a business whose reported activity was predominantly overseas throughout the period.
The Sustainability Report 2025 states that Daikin operates in over 170 countries and has 350 subsidiaries. Those are scope and context facts about the group; they do not measure product-level demand, market share or air-conditioner unit sales.
Daikin Investment, Research and Cash Flow Data
Daikin’s cash-flow and investment indicators show changes in both internally generated cash and spending on facilities and research. The fiscal-year values below are for the consolidated group.
| Fiscal year ended March 31 | Free cash flow | Plant-and-equipment investment | Research and development costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | Negative ¥13.4 billion | ¥156.3 billion | ¥81.5 billion |
| FY2022 | Negative ¥202.7 billion | ¥250.3 billion | ¥102.2 billion |
| FY2023 | ¥165.6 billion | ¥311.5 billion | ¥122.5 billion |
| FY2024 | ¥156.8 billion | ¥324.6 billion | ¥135.7 billion |
| FY2025 | ¥139.6 billion | ¥300.0 billion | ¥150.7 billion |
Source: Financial Data | Investor Relations | Daikin Global. Free cash flow is shown exactly as reported; negative values indicate negative free cash flow for that fiscal year.
Free cash flow was negative in FY2021 and FY2022, at negative ¥13.4 billion and negative ¥202.7 billion, before turning positive at ¥165.6 billion in FY2023. It remained positive at ¥156.8 billion in FY2024 and ¥139.6 billion in FY2025.
Plant-and-equipment investment reached ¥324.6 billion in FY2024 and was ¥300.0 billion in FY2025. Research and development costs increased in every listed year, reaching ¥150.7 billion in FY2025 after ¥81.5 billion in FY2021.
Daikin Employees and Regional Footprint
Daikin’s consolidated year-end workforce expanded in every year from FY2021 through FY2025. The series covers the worldwide consolidated group, while the regional breakdown below is specifically for FY2024.
| Fiscal year ended March 31 | Consolidated employees |
|---|---|
| FY2021 | 88,698 |
| FY2022 | 96,337 |
| FY2023 | 98,162 |
| FY2024 | 103,544 |
| FY2025 | 104,095 |
Source: Financial Data | Investor Relations | Daikin Global. These are year-end consolidated headcounts.
The Sustainability Report 2025 also reports the FY2024 workforce by region. The categories are the company’s regional allocations and should not be interpreted as independent labor-market estimates.
| FY2024 geography | Employees |
|---|---|
| United States | 25,255 |
| Asia and Oceania | 22,288 |
| China | 19,075 |
| Japan | 13,996 |
| Europe | 13,310 |
| Other regions | 9,620 |
| Consolidated group | 103,544 |
Source: Daikin Group Sustainability Report 2025. The report scope is the consolidated group, and the regional categories are company-reported allocations.
Daikin Air-Conditioning Business Mix and Regional Sales
Air Conditioning was Daikin’s dominant reported business segment in FY2024. The percentages below are shares of consolidated sales, not market shares and not shares of physical air-conditioner units.
| FY2024 business category | Share of consolidated sales |
|---|---|
| Air Conditioning | 92.3% |
| Chemicals | 5.5% |
| Oil Hydraulics, Defense Systems, and Electronics | 2.2% |
Source: Daikin Group Sustainability Report 2025. Daikin groups the final three businesses together in this presentation.
The same report gives a regional view of FY2024 consolidated sales. The United States was the largest named regional share at 34.4%, followed by Japan at 16.5% and Europe at 16.4%.
| FY2024 geography | Share of consolidated sales |
|---|---|
| United States | 34.4% |
| Japan | 16.5% |
| Europe | 16.4% |
| Asia and Oceania | 15.2% |
| China | 10.4% |
| Other regions | 7.0% |
Source: Daikin Group Sustainability Report 2025. These are regional sales shares, not regional air-conditioning market shares.
Daikin Financial Position and Performance Ratios
Daikin’s reported return measures provide a view of profitability relative to assets and equity under the company’s own definitions. The supplied series includes ROA from FY2022 onward and ROE from FY2021 onward.
| Fiscal year ended March 31 | Return on assets | Return on equity |
|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | — | 12.0% |
| FY2022 | 6.3% | 12.3% |
| FY2023 | 5.7% | 10.7% |
| FY2024 | 5.3% | 9.7% |
| FY2025 | 5.0% | 9.1% |
Source: Financial Data | Investor Relations | Daikin Global. The dash indicates that no FY2021 ROA figure was included in the supplied series.
Reported ROA declined from 6.3% in FY2022 to 5.0% in FY2025, while ROE moved from 12.3% to 9.1% over the same span. FY2021 ROE was 12.0%, before reaching 12.3% in FY2022 and then declining in each subsequent listed year.
These ratios follow Daikin’s financial-data definitions and are not recalculated here. They should be read alongside the reported sales, operating profit, cash-flow, investment and workforce figures rather than as standalone measures of product effectiveness or customer outcomes.