Bridgestone Corporation – Pheonix Research

Bridgestone Corporation is a Japanese tyre and rubber group that sells tyres, retread services and mobility solutions in more than 150 countries and regions. For the year ended 31 December 2025 it reported revenue of ¥4,429.5bn, adjusted operating profit of ¥493.7bn and an adjusted operating margin of 11.1 per cent. Nine months into the following year it reported record revenue and record adjusted operating profit — ¥3,554.3bn and ¥445.3bn respectively — and on 12 November 2026 raised its full-year revenue guidance to ¥4,700bn while leaving profit guidance unchanged.

The company is at the end of a structural programme it calls “business restructuring and rebuilding (2nd stage)”, under which it has closed or reduced capacity at plants in the United States, Spain, Belgium, Brazil and Argentina, transferred non-core materials businesses and rewritten its regional cost base. The programme shows most clearly in truck and bus tyres, where adjusted operating profit rose 53 per cent in FY2025, and in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, where the margin rose from 3.6 per cent to 5.0 per cent in FY2025 and reached 6.7 per cent over the first nine months of FY2026.

Reference data

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Table 1 — Reference data
Item	Value
Legal name	Bridgestone Corporation
Listing	Tokyo Stock Exchange and Fukuoka Stock Exchange; code 5108
Established	1 March 1931; founder Shojiro Ishibashi
Headquarters	1-1, Kyobashi 3-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-8340, Japan
Global CEO and Representative Executive Officer	Yasuhiro Morita (as of January 2026)
Vice President and Senior Officer, Global CFO	Naoki Hishinuma
Paid-in capital	¥126,354m (31 December 2025)
Employees, consolidated	115,716 (31 December 2025); 13,934 at the parent company
Manufacturing footprint	105 plants at end-2025; about 120 manufacturing plants and R&D facilities in total
Markets served	More than 150 countries and regions
Wikidata	Q179433
Pheonix entity identifier	MIEN-node_ad0b9267
Corporate site	bridgestone.com
Latest full-year filings	Consolidated financial statements, fiscal year ended 31 December 2025 (IFRS)

Executive summary

FY2025 was a flat year at the top line and a slightly better one at the operating line. Revenue of ¥4,429.5bn was unchanged on FY2024 and adjusted operating profit rose 2.2 per cent to ¥493.7bn, lifting the margin to 11.1 per cent from 10.9 per cent. Reported operating profit fell 14.0 per cent to ¥381.2bn because the year carried ¥112.5bn of restructuring and impairment charges. Profit attributable to owners of parent rose 14.8 per cent to ¥327.3bn, helped by a ¥70.4bn reversal of tax expense relating to uncertain tax positions recognised in earlier years.

The nine months to 30 September 2026 are stronger than the guidance the company set itself in February. Revenue rose 9.9 per cent to ¥3,554.3bn and adjusted operating profit rose 20.9 per cent to ¥445.3bn, lifting the margin to 12.5 per cent. Of the ¥76.9bn increase in adjusted operating profit, ¥44.0bn came from currency; excluding currency the increase was ¥32.9bn. On 12 November 2026 the company raised revenue guidance for the year to ¥4,700bn from ¥4,500bn and held adjusted operating profit guidance at ¥515bn and profit guidance at ¥340bn, citing a more difficult fourth quarter as raw material costs rise.

Stat tiles — the four numbers that frame the year
FY2025 revenue ¥4,429.5bn Flat on FY2024	FY2025 adjusted operating profit ¥493.7bn 11.1% margin, +0.2 pts	Nine months FY2026 revenue ¥3,554.3bn +9.9 per cent, a record	FY2026 revenue guidance ¥4,700bn Raised from ¥4,500bn

Table 2 — Key highlights
Period	Highlight
FY2025 operating result	Adjusted operating profit ¥493.7bn (+2.2 per cent); margin 11.1 per cent (+0.2 pts); operating profit ¥381.2bn after ¥112.5bn of restructuring and impairment charges
FY2025 net profit	¥327.3bn (+14.8 per cent), including a ¥70.4bn reversal of tax expense on uncertain tax positions recorded in prior years
Cost and tariff pressure	Direct U.S. tariff cost of about ¥25bn in FY2025 and about ¥55bn assumed for FY2026; ¥24bn incurred in the first nine months of FY2026
Nine months FY2026	Revenue ¥3,554.3bn (+9.9 per cent) and adjusted operating profit ¥445.3bn (+20.9 per cent), both records; profit attributable ¥318.9bn (+57 per cent); margin 12.5 per cent
Guidance, 12 November 2026	Revenue raised to ¥4,700bn; adjusted operating profit held at ¥515bn; profit held at ¥340bn; the company flags potential upside but expects a tougher fourth quarter
Capital returns	¥300bn buyback completed and cancelled in FY2025 (7.3 per cent of shares); ¥150bn buyback and ¥150bn of straight corporate bonds completed in 2026 (3.5 per cent of shares cancelled)
Dividend	¥230 per share for FY2025 (+¥20); a further ¥10 increase planned for FY2026, stated on the post-split basis as ¥125
Operations	Fire at the Tosu plant in Japan on 8 November 2026 damaged part of the vulcanisation line; partial production resumed on 11 November; the financial effect is described as limited

Company overview

Business description

Bridgestone manufactures and sells tyres and sells the services that surround them. The premium tyre business covers passenger car and light truck tyres, truck and bus tyres, and specialties — off-the-road tyres for mining and construction, aircraft tyres, agricultural tyres and motorcycle tyres. The solution business covers commercial business-to-business solutions including mining, aviation and retread services sold largely under the Bandag name; a retail network operating under banners including TiresPlus, Firestone Complete Auto Care, Wheel Works and Speedy; and a mobility technology business the company describes as strategic. Diversified products covers air springs, chemical and industrial products, and sports and cycle goods.

The group sells under two principal tyre brands, Bridgestone and Firestone, and has run a multi-brand strategy in North America since the second stage of its restructuring began: Bridgestone is positioned at the premium end and Firestone is being revived as the volume brand. Two platforms carry the technology story — ENLITEN, the lightweight low-rolling-resistance tyre architecture, and MASTERCORE, the truck and bus casing platform — and the company has said both will move from their first to their second generation during 2026.

Table 3 — FY2025 revenue and adjusted operating profit by business portfolio
Business	Revenue (¥bn)	Adjusted operating profit (¥bn)	Margin	Profit vs FY2024
Tyre business (core)	2,935.6	377.0	12.8%	102%
Solutions business (growth)	1,420.7	111.9	7.9%	143%
— retail	1,058.7	69.7	6.6%	126%
— commercial BtoB solutions	362.0	42.2	11.7%	182%
Diversified products business	287.1	11.3	3.9%	n.m.
Group total	4,429.5	493.7	11.1%	102%

The simple total of the business lines does not equal consolidated revenue, because retail tyre sales are counted inside both the tyre business and the retail line and because of consolidation eliminations. “Profit vs FY2024” is the company’s own index with FY2024 equal to 100.

Organisational structure and footprint

Bridgestone reorganised its executive structure with effect from 24 March 2026, placing a Global CEO, a Global CFO and a set of functional chiefs alongside regional operating companies. Profit and loss responsibility sits with the operating units: BSJP for the Japan tyre business, BSDP for diversified products, BSAM for the Americas including both North and Latin America, BSEMEA for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, BSAPIC for Asia Pacific, India and China, G-MICA for global mining, industrial, construction and aviation tyres, and WEST Retail for the retail network. Cross-functional and global optimisation responsibility sits with an EAST CEO, a WEST CEO, a Chief Product Officer, a Chief Manufacturing Officer, a Chief Innovation Officer and a Chief Quality Officer. The company states that the structure is intended to concentrate resource allocation on technology and competitiveness.

At the end of December 2025 the group operated 105 manufacturing plants and, including research and development sites, about 120 facilities. More than 150 countries and regions are served, and the consolidated workforce was 115,716, of whom 13,934 were employed by the parent company in Japan.

Table 4 — Manufacturing plants by region and type, end-December 2025
Plant type	Americas	Europe, Middle East and Africa	Asia Pacific, India and China	Japan	Total
New tyre plants	14	10	12	10	46
Other tyre-related plants	8	1	4	11	24
Raw materials plants	4	2	5	2	13
Diversified products plants	6	2	5	9	22
Number of plants	32	15	26	32	105

Financial performance

Key financial highlights

Table 5 — Consolidated results, continuing operations (¥bn unless stated)
Metric	FY2024	FY2025	Change	9M FY2025	9M FY2026	Change
Revenue	4,430.1	4,429.5	flat	3,234.9	3,554.3	+9.9%
Adjusted operating profit	483.3	493.7	+2.2%	368.4	445.3	+20.9%
Adjusted operating margin	10.9%	11.1%	+0.2 pts	11.4%	12.5%	+1.1 pts
Operating profit	443.3	381.2	−14.0%	—	—	—
Profit before tax	—	354.7	—	—	—	—
Profit attributable to owners of parent	285.0	327.3	+14.8%	203.5	318.9	+57%
ROIC	8.2%	8.3%	+0.2 pts	—	—	—
ROE	8.1%	8.6%	+0.5 pts	—	—	—
Capital expenditure	389.8	365.9	−6.1%	221.6	213.9	−3.5%
Depreciation and amortisation	348.1	353.2	+1.5%	265.4	277.4	+4.5%
Free cash flow	293.8	435.5	+141.7	243.7	309.7	+66.0
Dividend per share (¥)	210	230	+20	—	—	—

FY2025 figures exclude the anti-vibration rubber business, which the group classifies as discontinued operations; FY2024 comparatives are restated on the same basis. The FY2025 profit figure includes a ¥70.4bn reversal of tax expense relating to uncertain tax positions recorded in prior years.

Revenue breakdown

Two cuts of the revenue line matter for reading this business. The first is geographic, and it shows a group whose profits are spread very unevenly: Japan earned a 15.7 per cent adjusted operating margin in FY2025 on ¥1,265.9bn of revenue, while Europe, the Middle East and Africa earned 5.0 per cent on ¥852.9bn. The second is by product, and it shows where the restructuring is working: truck and bus tyres lifted their margin by three points in FY2025 and by a further 0.8 points over the first nine months of FY2026, while specialties remain by some distance the most profitable category in the group.

Table 6 — Revenue and adjusted operating profit by reporting segment (¥bn)
Segment	FY2024 revenue	FY2025 revenue	FY2025 adjusted operating profit	FY2025 margin	9M FY2026 revenue	9M FY2026 margin
Japan	1,226.1	1,265.9	198.1	15.7%	965.5	17.8%
Americas	2,180.0	2,130.5	201.5	9.5%	1,753.4	9.0%
Europe, Middle East and Africa	835.6	852.9	42.4	5.0%	682.7	6.7%
Asia Pacific, India and China	529.7	517.8	59.6	11.5%	424.7	11.8%

Segment revenue is reported before consolidation eliminations and includes sales between regions, so the four segments sum to more than consolidated revenue. The nine-month Americas margin carries a change in intercompany royalty rates, which raised operating expenses by about ¥8.6bn in the Americas and about ¥5.7bn in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, offset within corporate and eliminations.

Table 7 — Revenue and adjusted operating profit by product (¥bn)
Product	FY2025 revenue	FY2025 adjusted operating profit	FY2025 margin	9M FY2026 revenue	9M FY2026 adjusted operating profit	9M FY2026 margin
Passenger car and light truck tyres, including retail and the credit card business	2,500.6	268.6	10.7%	1,999.0	234.3	11.7%
Truck and bus tyres, including retread	1,018.4	88.4	8.7%	816.6	77.8	9.5%
Specialties: off-the-road, aircraft, agricultural and motorcycle tyres	623.4	125.5	20.1%	519.2	126.9	24.4%
Diversified products	287.1	11.3	3.9%	219.5	6.2	2.8%

Profitability analysis

The nine-month bridge is the clearest single statement of how the group is currently making money. Starting from ¥368.4bn of adjusted operating profit in the nine months of FY2025, volume added ¥23.0bn, price added ¥12.0bn, mix added ¥5.0bn, conversion costs added ¥18.0bn and other items added ¥7.9bn, while operating expenses took out ¥33.0bn and raw material costs were flat on the year. Currency contributed a further ¥44.0bn. The result was ¥445.3bn. Within that, the company reported a U.S. tariff cost impact of ¥24.0bn for the nine months and a ¥1.0bn negative price effect from market-linked contracts.

Beneath the group margin the dispersion is wide. Specialties ran a 24.4 per cent adjusted operating margin over the first nine months of FY2026, with ultra-large mining tyres described as remaining strong. Japan ran 17.8 per cent, up 3.3 points, supported by yen depreciation, premium passenger tyre replacement sales and strong original-equipment demand. The Americas, the group’s largest region by revenue, ran 9.0 per cent, one point lower than a year earlier. Diversified products ran 2.8 per cent, with the air-spring business in the Americas its strongest part at 4.8 per cent and sports and cycle in loss.

Stat tiles — returns and margins
FY2025 adjusted margin 11.1% +0.2 pts on FY2024	Nine months FY2026 margin 12.5% +1.1 pts on FY2025	ROIC, FY2025 8.3% 9.1% guided for FY2026	ROE, FY2025 8.6% 9.5% guided for FY2026

The gap between adjusted and reported profit is now almost entirely a restructuring charge. FY2025 carried ¥112.5bn of adjustment items, led by ¥38.3bn for truck and bus, retread, retail and agricultural tyre plant rebuilding in Europe and ¥26.6bn for truck and bus plant rebuilding in North America, leaving reported operating profit of ¥381.2bn. Those charges are the cost of the second-stage programme, which the company has said is nearly complete.

Table 8 — FY2025 adjustment items, the difference between adjusted and reported operating profit
Item	¥bn
Europe truck and bus, retread, retail and agricultural tyre plant rebuilding	38.3
North America truck and bus tyre plant rebuilding	26.6
Latin America business rebuilding	12.8
Impairment of the air spring business in the Americas	10.9
North America agricultural tyre plant and business footprint optimisation	5.5
Other	18.4
Total adjustment items	112.5

Balance sheet and cash flow

The balance sheet carries the restructuring comfortably. At 30 September 2026 total assets were ¥5,768.1bn against ¥5,747.7bn at the end of 2025, total equity was ¥3,732.8bn and the equity ratio was 63.8 per cent. Gross interest-bearing debt of ¥887.1bn against cash of ¥722.7bn implies a small net debt position. Free cash flow in the nine months was ¥309.7bn, ¥66.0bn more than a year earlier, after ¥213.9bn of capital expenditure and ¥277.4bn of depreciation and amortisation. Inventories rose ¥54.3bn to ¥939.8bn, of which finished products were ¥600.1bn, and the cash conversion cycle held at 171 days.

Table 9 — Balance sheet and cash flow (¥bn)
Item	31 Dec 2025	30 Sep 2026	Change
Total assets	5,747.7	5,768.1	+20.4
Cash and cash equivalents	713.8	722.7	+8.8
Inventories	885.5	939.8	+54.3
Total liabilities	2,027.8	2,035.3	+7.5
Interest-bearing debt, gross	827.0	887.1	+60.0
Total equity	3,719.9	3,732.8	+12.9
Equity ratio	63.7%	63.8%	+0.0 pts
Cash conversion cycle	171 days	171 days	−1 day

SWOT analysis

SWOT analysis
Strengths Specialties earned a 24.4 per cent margin over nine months, the highest of any product line, on ultra-large mining tyre demand. Japan earned 17.8 per cent over the same period, three points wider than a year earlier, on premium replacement and original-equipment sales. Truck and bus adjusted operating profit rose 53 per cent in FY2025 as the rebuilt plant footprint took cost out of the line. An equity ratio of 63.8 per cent with ¥722.7bn of cash funded a ¥300bn cancellation in FY2025 and a further ¥150bn in 2026.	Weaknesses Revenue has been flat for two years — ¥4,430.1bn then ¥4,429.5bn — with volume subtracting ¥14.0bn in FY2025. The Americas, the largest region by revenue, lost one point of margin over nine months, and Latin America barely broke even in FY2025. Diversified products ran 2.8 per cent over nine months and sports and cycle was in loss. Currency did most of the work: ¥44.0bn of the ¥76.9bn nine-month profit increase came from exchange rates.
Opportunities Truck and bus original-equipment demand in North America recovered sharply in the third quarter of FY2026. Commercial business-to-business solutions grew revenue 13 per cent and profit 33 per cent over nine months, at a 13.5 per cent margin. Asia Pacific, India and China grew revenue 14 per cent, with India named as a growth market. Sole tyre supply to the ABB FIA Formula E championship from the 2026–27 season supports premium brand pricing.	Threats Raw material costs turned against the group in the third quarter, cutting profit by ¥23bn year on year. U.S. tariffs are assumed to cost about ¥55bn in FY2026 and the Middle East situation about ¥70bn. Low-end imports are pressuring Latin America, particularly Brazil, where the business has been rebuilt. Revenue guidance was raised without a matching profit revision, implying a thinner fourth-quarter margin; the Tosu fire remains under assessment.

Recent developments

Strategic moves

Table 10 — Strategic moves
Date	Development
November 2024	Announces closure of the Lanklaar retread plant in Belgium, part of the European retread consolidation.
January 2025	Announces closure of the LaVergne truck and bus plant in the United States, capacity and workforce reductions at the Des Moines agricultural tyre plant, workforce reductions in corporate, sales and operations, and business rebuilding in Argentina and Brazil.
April 2025	Announces capacity reductions at the Bilbao and PSM plants in Spain, including agricultural tyres.
June 2025	Announces the stock transfer of Bridgestone Logistics Co., Ltd.
July 2025	Announces transfer of the carbon black business in Thailand; the equivalent transfer in Mexico follows in August 2025.
January 2026	Announces transfer of the steel cord businesses in Thailand and China, extending the withdrawal from internal materials manufacturing.
24 March 2026	New executive management structure takes effect, with a Global CEO, a Global CFO, an EAST CEO and a WEST CEO, functional chiefs for product, manufacturing, innovation and quality, and seven operating units with profit and loss responsibility.
8–12 November 2026	Fire at the Tosu plant in Japan damages part of the vulcanisation line; all processes are halted and partial production restarts on 11 November 2026. The cause investigation continues.

Financial developments

Table 11 — Financial developments
Date	Development
16 February 2026	Reports FY2025 revenue of ¥4,429.5bn, adjusted operating profit of ¥493.7bn and profit attributable to owners of parent of ¥327.3bn; sets FY2026 guidance of ¥4,500bn revenue, ¥515bn adjusted operating profit and ¥340bn profit.
16 February 2026	Announces a capital policy to widen the return on invested capital spread over the cost of capital while keeping an industry-leading credit rating: a buyback of up to ¥150bn and up to ¥150bn of straight corporate bonds.
During FY2025	Completes the previous ¥300bn buyback and cancels all acquired shares, equal to 7.3 per cent of shares outstanding before cancellation; raises ¥200bn of debt through straight bonds and syndicated loans.
12 November 2026	Reports record nine-month revenue of ¥3,554.3bn (+9.9 per cent), adjusted operating profit of ¥445.3bn (+20.9 per cent) and profit attributable to owners of parent of ¥318.9bn (+57 per cent), with free cash flow of ¥309.7bn.
12 November 2026	Raises FY2026 revenue guidance to ¥4,700bn from ¥4,500bn on revised exchange-rate assumptions, the Middle East situation and the effect of business measures; holds adjusted operating profit at ¥515bn and profit at ¥340bn.
12 November 2026	Confirms the ¥150bn buyback is complete and the shares cancelled, equal to 3.5 per cent of shares outstanding before cancellation, and that ¥150bn of debt financing has been raised as planned.

Business strategy

The stated objective is to “establish the foundation for growth and get back to the world’s number one position by 2031”, the group’s centenary year. The vehicle is the 2024–2026 mid-term plan, internally called 24MBP, whose second stage is the restructuring and rebuilding programme now drawing to a close. The company describes 2025 as a year of “emergency and crisis management” and 2026 as a move “toward growth with quality”.

Table 12 — Global strategy, as the company states it
Pillar	What the company discloses	The number behind it
Attractive and competitive products and manufacturing	Product power and manufacturing excellence placed at the centre of growth, with ENLITEN and MASTERCORE moving to second generations and heavier research and capital allocation	More than 25 new passenger tyres in 2026; research spending of ¥130.0bn and capital expenditure of ¥410.0bn planned
Global portfolio and brand	Multi-brand strategy in North America, reinforcing Bridgestone and reviving Firestone, with a return to global motorsport as a brand platform	Sole tyre supplier to Formula E from the 2026–27 season; programmes in INDYCAR, SUPER GT and the FIM Endurance World Championship
Business quality and lean operation	Cost reduction run through what the company calls its own Deming plan, with shop-floor practice at the centre and global optimisation of the supply chain against tariffs	¥72bn of business cost reduction in FY2025, ¥42bn above the February guidance; ¥147bn cumulative over 2024–2025
Portfolio management	Tyre manufacture as the core, solutions and retail as the growth business, diversified products held to a profitability test, and non-core materials businesses transferred out	A 12.8 per cent margin in the tyre business and 7.9 per cent in solutions; a footprint reduced from about 160 sites in 2019
Capital policy and returns	Improve profitability, fund growth investment and manage the balance sheet to widen the return on invested capital spread while defending the credit rating	FY2026 guidance of 9.1 per cent ROIC and 9.5 per cent ROE, against 8.3 per cent and 8.6 per cent in FY2025

Focus-market strategy

The regional plans are not variations on a single theme. Europe has been managed for quality rather than volume, with the company having said it targets a margin around 7 per cent for 2026, having recovered to 5.0 per cent in FY2025 from 3.6 per cent a year earlier. North America is run for quality plus volume, with the multi-brand strategy carrying passenger tyre sales and the rebuilt truck and bus footprint carrying profit. Asia Pacific, India and China is where the group expects volume growth, with India named explicitly. Japan is the profit anchor and the base for ultra-large mining tyre exports.

Table 13 — Focus markets, nine months of FY2026
Region	Revenue (¥bn)	Margin	Stated priority and driver
Japan	965.5	17.8%	Premium passenger tyres in the replacement market, strong original-equipment sales and ultra-large mining tyres; an integrated and simplified East organisation
Americas	1,753.4	9.0%	Quality plus volume in North America; multi-brand passenger strategy; truck and bus original-equipment recovery; Latin America held near break-even while Brazil is rebuilt
Europe, Middle East and Africa	682.7	6.7%	Quality over volume; premium and high-rim-diameter tyre growth; truck and bus turnaround and retail improvement, with a margin around 7 per cent targeted for 2026
Asia Pacific, India and China	424.7	11.8%	India as a growth market and a leader of group growth; benefits from rebuilding the Thailand business; profitability measures in China after the 2024 withdrawal from truck and bus tyres there

Where Pheonix models add a number the company does not disclose

Bridgestone does not publish a share of the global tyre market. Dividing its disclosed revenue by the market size in Pheonix’s own tyre model gives a sizing estimate, and it is a useful one because both the numerator and the denominator are built the same way for the two largest non-Chinese manufacturers.

Table 14 — Implied share of the global tyre market, 2025
Step	Value
Bridgestone FY2025 revenue	¥4,429.5bn
Average exchange rate reported by the company for FY2025	¥150 per US dollar
Bridgestone revenue in US dollars	US$29.5bn
Pheonix global tyre market base, 2025	US$525.4bn
Bridgestone implied share	5.62%
Michelin implied share, same method	5.09%
The two together	10.71%

Comparability runs one way: the Pheonix pool covers the whole tyre value chain including distribution and retail layers, and Bridgestone consolidates a retail network of its own, so the ratio flatters the manufacturer slightly. Bridgestone’s revenue also carries ¥287.1bn of diversified products, which is not tyre revenue at all. The figure is a sizing device, not a market-share claim, and it is stated as such.

Data status

Basis of preparation. All figures are for continuing operations unless stated. The group classifies its anti-vibration rubber business as discontinued operations, and FY2024 comparatives are restated on the same basis, so FY2024 revenue and profit here differ from figures published before that reclassification.

Segment totals. Reporting-segment revenue is presented before consolidation eliminations and includes inter-regional sales; the four segments therefore sum to more than consolidated revenue. Segment margins are as reported by the company.

Per-share amounts. The FY2026 dividend plan is stated as ¥125 per share on the post-split basis, equivalent to ¥250 on the pre-split basis used for the FY2025 figure of ¥230.

Guidance and open items. Guidance is as revised on 12 November 2026. The financial effect of the 8 November 2026 Tosu plant fire is still under assessment; the company has said it expects the effect on full-year guidance to be limited.

Sources

Bridgestone Corporation, Consolidated Financial Statements for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2025 (IFRS), 16 February 2026 — e_r7_4_results.pdf
Bridgestone Corporation, Financial Results for Fiscal 2025 (presentation), 16 February 2026 — e_r7_4_presentation.pdf
Bridgestone Corporation, Financial Results for 3rd Quarter of Fiscal 2026 (presentation), 12 November 2026 — e_r8_3_presentation.pdf
Bridgestone Corporation, Corporate Profile — bridgestone.com/corporate/profile
Bridgestone Corporation, Locations, manufacturing plant summary as of end-December 2025 — bridgestone.com/corporate/locations
Bridgestone Corporation, Notice regarding the fire at the Tosu plant and resumption of production (in Japanese), 12 November 2026 — 2026111201.pdf
European Rubber Journal, Bridgestone raises sales forecast on ‘record results’, 12 November 2026.
Pheonix Research, global tyre market model, 2025 base year — used only for the implied-share calculation in Table 14.

Provenance. This profile is bound to Wikidata item Q179433 and to Pheonix entity MIEN-node_ad0b9267, which is the identity the graph uses when a market report names Bridgestone Corporation. It was compiled from the company’s own results statements and presentations, its corporate profile and locations pages, and its notice on the Tosu plant fire; no third-party research was used for any figure. Last verified November 2026.