v3.26.1
Other assets-Office buildings, land, equipment and facilities and Other / Other liabilities
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Other assets Office buildings, land, equipment and facilities and Other Other liabilities [Abstract]  
Other assets—Office buildings, land, equipment and facilities and Other / Other liabilities
11. Other assets—Office buildings, land, equipment and facilities and Other / Other liabilities:
Office buildings, land, equipment and facilities
The following table presents a breakdown of owned and leased office buildings, land, equipment and facilities as of March 31, 2025 and 2026.
 
    
Millions of yen
 
    
March 31
 
    
2025
    
 2026 
 
Land
   ¥ 42,934      ¥ 64,327  
Office buildings
     46,173        52,876  
Equipment and facilities
     26,793        80,000  
Software
     143,002        170,292  
Construction in progress
     20,761        37,644  
Operating lease
ROU
assets
     156,791        138,708  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
   ¥ 436,454      ¥ 543,847  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
D
epreci
ation and amortization charges are reported within
Non-interest
expenses—Information processing and communications
in the amount of ¥47,244 million, ¥47,714 million, and ¥51,527 million, and in
Non-interest
expenses—Occupancy and related depreciation
in the amount of ¥14,096 million, ¥13,939 million, and ¥13,703 million for the years ended March 31, 2024, 2025 and 2026, respectively.
 
Other assets—Other / Other liabilities
The following table presents components of
Other assets
Other
and
Other liabilities
in the consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2025 and 2026.
 
    
Millions of yen
 
    
March 31
 
    
2025
    
2026
 
Other assets
Other:
     
Securities received as collateral
   ¥ 382,780      ¥ 504,843  
Goodwill and other intangible assets
     73,345        315,379  
Net deferred tax assets
(1)
     25,224        41,778  
Investments in equity securities for other than operating purposes
(2)
     302,973        386,473  
Deposit receivables
(3)
     214,587        206,563  
Prepaid expenses
     28,003        34,097  
Other
     97,561        109,324  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
   ¥ 1,124,473      ¥ 1,598,457  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Other liabilities:
     
Obligation to return securities received as collateral
   ¥ 382,780      ¥ 504,843  
Accrued income taxes
     88,424        105,154  
Net deferred tax liabilities
(1)
     113,820        146,706  
Other accrued expenses and provisions
(4)
     551,064        700,592  
Operating
lease
liabilities
     174,132        156,279  
Other
     146,378        200,061  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
   ¥ 1,456,598      ¥ 1,813,635  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
(1)
Net deferred tax assets are deferred tax assets offset by deferred tax liabilities which relate to the same
tax-paying
component within a particular tax jurisdiction. Net deferred tax liabilities are deferred tax liabilities offset by deferred tax assets which relate to the same
tax-paying
component within a particular tax jurisdiction. See Note 1
7
 “
Income taxes
” for further information.
(2)
Includes equity securities held for other than trading or operating purposes. These investments comprise listed equity securities and unlisted equity securities of ¥5,889 million and ¥297,085 million
,
respectively, as of March 31, 2025, and ¥15,776 million and ¥370,642 million
,
respectively, as of March 31, 2026. These securities are generally carried at fair value, with changes in fair value recognized and reported within
Revenue
Other
in the consolidated statements of income. Also includes equity securities without a readily determinable fair value. See Note 6 “
Non-trading
investments
” for further information.
(3)
Includes Japan Securities Clearing Corporation’s clearing fund.
(4)
Includes a liability of ¥14,240 million and ¥13,077 
million as of March 31, 2025 and 2026, respectively, in respect of all outstanding and unsettled investigations, lawsuits and other legal proceedings where loss is considered probable and the amount of such loss can be reasonably estimated. See Note 22 “
Commitments, contingencies and guarantees
” for further information. 
Goodwill
Goodwill is recognized upon completion of a business combination as the difference between the purchase price and the fair value of the net assets acquired. Subsequent to initial recognition, goodwill is not amortized but is tested for impairment during the fourth quarter of each fiscal year, or more often if events or circumstances, such as adverse changes in the business climate, indicate there may be impairment.
 
Impairment testing of goodwill is inherently subjective and often requires management judgment to determine when to perform an impairment test, whether qualitatively the fair value of a reporting unit exceeds its carrying value and also to estimate the fair value of a reporting unit when a quantitative impairment test is required.
An annual goodwill impairment test was performed in the quarter ended March 31, 2025 and 2026.
The following tables present changes in goodwill, which are reported in the consolidated balance sheets within
Other assets
Other
for the years ended March 31, 2025 and 2026.
 
   
Millions of yen
 
   
Year ended March 31, 2025
 
   
Beginning of year
   
Changes during year
   
End of year
 
   
Gross

carrying

amount
   
Accumulated

Impairment
   
Net
carrying

amount
   
Acquisition
   
Impairment
   
Other
(1)
   
Gross

carrying

amount
   
Accumulated

Impairment
   
Net
carrying

amount
 
Investment Management
(2)
  ¥
 — 
 
  ¥
 — 
 
  ¥
 — 
 
  ¥
 — 
 
  ¥
 — 
 
  ¥
 — 
 
  ¥
 — 
 
  ¥
 — 
 
  ¥
 — 
 
Wholesale
    112,379       (93,537     18,842    
 
 — 
 
 
 
 — 
 
    (2,061     110,318       (93,537     16,781  
Other
    418    
 
— 
 
    418    
 
— 
 
 
 
— 
 
 
 
— 
 
    418    
 
— 
 
    418  
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total
  ¥ 112,797     ¥ (93,537   ¥ 19,260     ¥
— 
 
  ¥
— 
 
  ¥ (2,061   ¥ 110,736     ¥ (93,537   ¥ 17,199  
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
   
Millions of yen
 
   
Year ended March 31, 2026
 
   
Beginning of year
   
Changes during year
   
End of year
 
   
Gross

carrying

amount
   
Accumulated

Impairment
   
Net
carrying

amount
   
Acquisition
   
Impairment
(3)
   
Other
(1)
   
Gross

carrying

amount
   
Accumulated

Impairment
   
Net
carrying

amount
 
Investment Management
(2)
  ¥
 — 
 
  ¥
 — 
 
  ¥
 — 
 
  ¥ 150,976     ¥
 — 
 
  ¥ 3,128     ¥ 154,104     ¥
 — 
 
  ¥ 154,104  
Wholesale
    110,318       (93,537     16,781    
 
 — 
 
 
 
 — 
 
    1,189       111,507       (93,537     17,970  
Other
    418    
 
— 
 
    418       35       (35  
 
— 
 
    453    
 
(35
    418  
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total
  ¥ 110,736     ¥ (93,537   ¥ 17,199     ¥ 151,011     ¥ (35   ¥ 4,317     ¥ 266,064     ¥ (93,572   ¥ 172,492  
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
(1)
Includes currency translation adjustments.
(2)
Nomura recognized goodwill in December 2025 as a result of the Macquarie Acquisition. See Note 10 “
Business Combination
s
” for further information.
(3)
The impairment recognized during the current period was not a significant amount.
Finite-lived and indefinite-lived intangible assets
As discussed in Note 10 “
Business Combination
s
to the Consolidated Financial Statements, the Company completed the Macquarie Acquisition on December 1, 2025, which resulted in the recognition of certain identifiable intangible assets.
 
The following table presents finite-lived intangible assets by type as of March 31, 2025 and 2026.
 
    
Millions of yen
 
    
March 31, 2025
    
March 31, 2026
 
    
Gross

carrying

amount
    
Accumulated

amortization
   
Net
carrying

amount
    
Gross

carrying

amount
    
Accumulated

amortization
   
Net
carrying

amount
 
Client relationships
(1)
   ¥ 77,736      ¥ (75,382 )   ¥ 2,354      ¥ 197,727      ¥ (84,144   ¥ 113,583  
Other
     3,218        (2,549     669        3,513        (2,965 )     548  
  
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total
   ¥ 80,954      ¥ (77,931   ¥ 3,023      ¥ 201,240      ¥ (87,109 )   ¥ 114,131  
  
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
(1)
Client relationships as of March 31, 2026 include intangible assets with a net carrying value of ¥112,659 million as of March 31, 2026 related to the Macquarie Acquisition described in Note 10 “
Business Combination
s
” to the consolidated financial statements, weighted average amortization period for the corresponding intangible assets is 12 years.
Amortization
 
expenses for the years ended March 31, 2024, 2025 and 2026 were ¥
2,479
 million, ¥
2,552
 million and ¥
4,854
 million, respectively.
Estimated amortization expenses for the next five years are shown below.
 
    
Millions of yen
 
Year ending March 31
  
Estimated

amortization expense
 
2027
   ¥   10,300  
2028
     9,752  
2029
     9,752  
2030
     9,752  
2031
     9,752  
The amounts of indefinite-lived intangibles, which primarily includes crypto assets and trademarks, were ¥
53,123
 million and ¥
28,756
 million as of March 31, 2025 and 2026, respectively.
An annual impairment test was performed during the years ended March 31, 2025 and 2026 against these intangibles. The estimated fair value of each intangible exceeded carrying value and therefore no impairment loss was recognized.
Asset retirement obligations
Nomura recognizes a liability in the consolidated balances within
Other liabilities – Other
in respect of legal obligations incurred in connection with the restoration of leased property to its original condition at the end of the lease term. These asset retirement obligations (“AROs”) are recognized in the period when the legal obligation is incurred and are measured at the present value of the expected cost of the obligation.
 
 
The following table presents changes in AROs during the years ended March 31, 2025 and 2026.
 
    
Millions of yen
 
    
March 31
 
    
2025
   
2026
 
Balance at beginning of year
   ¥ 15,512     ¥ 16,193  
Provision for the year
     161       757  
Settled during the year
     (413     (233 )
 
Revisions in estimated cash flows
     933       5,219  
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Balance at end of year
   ¥ 16,193     ¥ 21,936