SoftBank earns ¥248.6B quarterly profit, below ¥336.7B forecast, as AI-heavy strategy reshapes portfolio

SoftBank recorded a quarterly profit of ¥248.6 billion, coming in under the ¥336.7 billion market expectation and reflecting uneven performance across its business lines. For the April–December period, net income jumped to ¥3.17 trillion, largely supported by a ¥3.6 trillion rebound in Vision Fund gains and sizeable investment profits. Over 2025, SoftBank committed $40 billion to OpenAI through its Vision Fund structure while simultaneously selling major stakes in T-Mobile and Nvidia and announcing multi‑billion‑dollar deals in DigitalBridge and ABB’s robotics unit to deepen its AI and ASI exposure.