Yaskawa Electric is a Japanese company founded on July 16, 1915, and headquartered in Kitakyushu (Fukuoka Prefecture). Yaskawa manufactures servo drives, motion controllers, AC motor drives, switches and industrial robots, and is one of the leading providers of drive and automation technology. Representative Director and President is Masahiro Ogawa.
Three business segments
According to group reports, Yaskawa is organized into three segments: Motion Control (servo motors, controllers, AC drives), Robotics (industrial robots) and System Engineering (industrial automation drives and plant systems). In the fiscal year through February 2024, Motion Control generated ¥269.4 billion in external revenue, Robotics ¥234.7 billion and System Engineering ¥46.1 billion; from the following fiscal year, the photovoltaic inverter business was reclassified from System Engineering into Motion Control. Group capital stock stands at ¥30.6 billion, held by about 41,080 shareholders.
Robotics
Under the Motoman brand, Yaskawa produces industrial robots for welding, packaging, assembly, coating, cutting, material handling and general automation. Together with its own servo motors and drives, Yaskawa thus offers the central drive components of modern robot cells from a single source. Alongside Fanuc, ABB, KUKA and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Yaskawa ranks among the world's leading industrial robot makers; Japan's "Big Five" — Fanuc, Yaskawa, Kawasaki, DENSO and Mitsubishi Electric — together account for more than 40% of global industrial robot shipments.
Key figures
For the fiscal year ended February 28, 2026, Yaskawa reported consolidated revenue of ¥542.1 billion (+0.8%), operating profit of ¥47.3 billion (-5.7%) and profit attributable to owners of parent of ¥35.2 billion (-38.2%); total assets stood at ¥812.4 billion and total equity at ¥493.6 billion. The prior year (through February 2025) saw revenue of ¥537.7 billion and operating profit of ¥50.2 billion. For the fiscal year ending February 2027, Yaskawa forecasts revenue rising to ¥580 billion (+7.0%) and operating profit of ¥60 billion (+26.8%), driven by robust demand from AI- and semiconductor-related markets. The group employed 12,833 people on a consolidated basis as of February 28, 2025, across 28 production sites in 12 countries, and operates in 30 countries overall. The shares trade on the Tokyo and Fukuoka exchanges under the code 6506.
Two strong pillars
Yaskawa rests on two closely related business fields: motion control with servo drives and frequency inverters, and robotics under the Motoman brand. Because Yaskawa manufactures the central drive components itself, the company can offer robots and motion control from a single source — an advantage in precise, dynamic applications. For the fiscal year ended February 2026, Yaskawa paid a dividend of ¥68 per share at a payout ratio of 50%.
Embedded in global trends
Yaskawa's products are used in the automotive, electronics and semiconductor industries as well as in renewable energy, for example in inverters for wind and solar installations. According to the company's earnings report, the semiconductor market recovered noticeably in the second half of fiscal 2025/26, driven by AI-related investment, while the Robotics segment saw weaker capital spending from the automotive sector. As a provider of capital goods, Yaskawa too depends on the industrial economy, while also benefiting from long-term trends such as increasing automation in manufacturing and growing demand for energy-efficient drive technology. In servo technology, Yaskawa describes itself as one of the leading suppliers worldwide.
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