v3.26.1
Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income before Income Taxes and Provision for Income Taxes
Income before income taxes and the provision for income taxes in fiscal 2024, 2025 and 2026 are as follows:
 
    
Millions of yen
 
    
2024
    
2025
   
2026
 
Income before income taxes:
       
Japan
   ¥ 298,321      ¥ 307,830     ¥ 496,631  
Overseas
     171,654        172,633       194,800  
  
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
   ¥ 469,975      ¥ 480,463     ¥ 691,431  
  
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Provision for income taxes:
       
Current—
       
Japan - Total
   ¥ 80,274      ¥ 72,230     ¥ 94,317  
Japan - National tax*
     —         —        72,845  
Japan - Local tax*
     —         —        21,472  
Overseas
     31,114        33,252       48,399  
  
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
     111,388        105,482       142,716  
  
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Deferred—
       
Japan - Total
     9,049        26,803       76,511  
Japan - National tax*
     —         —        63,768  
Japan - Local tax*
     —         —        12,743  
Overseas
     10,951        (3,457     13,876  
  
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
     20,000        23,346       90,387  
  
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total—
       
Japan - Total
     89,323        99,033       170,828  
Japan - National tax*
     —         —        136,613  
Japan - Local tax*
     —         —        34,215  
Overseas
     42,065        29,795       62,275  
  
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
   ¥ 131,388      ¥ 128,828     ¥ 233,103  
  
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
*
Since fiscal 2026, we have changed the disclosure of the breakdown of income taxes in accordance with Accounting Standards Update 2023-09.
Reconciliations of Differences between Tax Provision Computed and Consolidated Provisions for Income Taxes
Reconciliations of the differences between the tax provision computed at the statutory income tax rate of 31.5%, the aggregate statutory income tax rate of the Company’s tax domicile, and the consolidated provision for income taxes in fiscal 2024 and 2025 are as follows:
 
 
  
Millions of yen
 
 
  
2024
 
 
2025
 
Income before income taxes
  
¥
469,975
 
 
¥
480,463
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tax provision computed at the statutory rate
  
¥
148,042
 
 
¥
151,346
 
Increases (reductions) in taxes due to:
  
 
Change in valuation allowance
  
 
5,441
 
 
 
1,973
 
Nondeductible expenses
  
 
4,762
 
 
 
5,813
 
Nontaxable income
  
 
(3,574
 
 
(5,893
Effect of lower tax rates on certain subsidiaries
  
 
(17,627
 
 
(22,271
Effect of investor taxes on earnings of subsidiaries
  
 
7,674
 
 
 
3,494
 
Effect of the tax law and rate changes
  
 
(1,295
 
 
2,218
 
Effect of sale or liquidation of subsidiaries
  
 
(14,995
 
 
(8,423
Other, net
  
 
2,960
 
 
 
571
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Provision for income taxes
  
¥
131,388
 
 
¥
128,828
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reconciliations of the differences between the corporate income taxes computed at the Japanese national statutory income tax rate of approximately 25.6%, the national statutory income tax rate in our country of domicile, and the consolidated provision for income taxes in fiscal 2026 was as follows.
 
    
Millions of yen
 
    
2026
 
Income before income taxes
   ¥ 691,431        
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Tax provision computed at the national statutory income tax rate
   ¥ 177,006       25.6
Japan national tax:
    
Nontaxable and nondeductible items
     (223     (0.0 %) 
Tax credits
    
Foreign tax credit
     (9,769 )     (1.4 %
)
Other
     (1,539 )     (0.2 %
)
Effect of the tax law and rate changes
    
1,012
      0.1
Change in valuation allowance
     2,375       0.3
Cross-border tax laws
     10,975       1.6
Other, net
     6,715       1.0
Japan local tax, net of national tax effect
     34,215       4.9
Foreign tax effects
    
The United States
     9,030       1.3
India
    
Direct foreign withholding tax
     10,367       1.5
Other
     138       0.0
Other foreign jurisdictions
     (7,522 )     (1.1 %
)
Worldwide changes in unrecognized tax benefits
     323       0.1
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Provision for income taxes
   ¥ 233,103       33.7
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Summary of Amounts of Taxes Paid (Net of Amounts Received)
The amounts of taxes paid (net of amounts received) in fiscal 2026 was as follows.
 
    
Millions of yen
 
    
2026
 
Japan national tax
     52,638  
  
 
 
 
Japan local tax
  
Tokyo Metropolitan Government
     8,437  
Other
     9,021  
  
 
 
 
Subtotal
     17,458  
  
 
 
 
Foreign
  
The United States
     10,216  
India
     11,286  
Other
     23,149  
  
 
 
 
Subtotal
     44,651  
  
 
 
 
Total
     114,747  
  
 
 
 
Total Income Tax Expense Recognized
Total income tax expense recognized in fiscal 2024, 2025 and 2026 was allocated as follows:
 
    
Millions of yen
 
    
2024
   
2025
   
2026
 
Provision for income taxes
   ¥ 131,388     ¥ 128,828     ¥ 233,103  
Income tax expense (benefit) allocated to other comprehensive income (loss):
      
Net change of unrealized gains (losses) on investment in securities
     (27,157     (60,260     (88,096
Net change of impact of changes in policy liability discount rate
     32,471       54,382       100,702  
Net change of debt valuation adjustments
     (74     (13     78  
Net change of defined benefit pension plans
     5,554       2,063       7,711  
Net change of foreign currency translation adjustments
     (30,992     2,484       (12,045
Net change of unrealized gains (losses) on derivative instruments
     (1,523     (441     1,016  
Other direct adjustments to shareholders’ equity
     32       22       57  
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total income tax expense
   ¥ 109,699     ¥ 127,065     ¥ 242,526  
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
The tax effects of temporary differences and carryforwards giving rise to the deferred tax assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2025 and 2026 are as follows:
 
    
Millions of yen
 
    
2025
   
2026
 
Assets:
    
Net operating loss carryforwards
   ¥ 48,953     ¥ 50,576  
Allowance for credit losses
     14,842       18,565  
Investment in securities
     4,581       4,109  
Accrued expenses
     26,516       23,644  
Investment in operating leases
     11,576       12,597  
Property under facility operations
     28,007       33,551  
Installment loans
     8,075       7,036  
Unrealized losses on investment in securities
     158,375       245,605  
Lease liabilities
     74,215       76,790  
Other*
     159,391       188,081  
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
     534,531       660,554  
Less: valuation allowance
     (35,845     (44,262
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
     498,686       616,292  
 
 
    
Millions of yen
 
    
2025
    
2026
 
Liabilities:
     
Net investment in leases
     12,755        13,524  
Investment in operating leases
     171,455        175,410  
Unrealized gains on investment in securities
     9,259        17,966  
Deferred insurance policy acquisition costs
     90,934        96,048  
Policy liabilities and policy account balances
     263,515        397,682  
Property under facility operations
     33,075        37,326  
Other intangible assets
     143,701        148,872  
Undistributed earnings
     103,808        134,589  
Prepaid benefit cost
     27,224        32,689  
Advances paid
     8,387        9,023  
Right-of-use
assets
     72,034        73,828  
Other
     24,834        43,256  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
     960,981        1,180,213  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Net deferred tax liability
   ¥ 462,295      ¥ 563,921  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
*
As of March 31, 2025 and 2026, other deferred tax assets includes amounts related to net investment hedges of ¥96,778 million and ¥107,235 million.
Net Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
Net deferred tax assets and liabilities at March 31, 2025 and 2026 are reflected in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets under the following captions:
 
    
Millions of yen
 
    
2025
    
2026
 
Other assets
   ¥ 63,337      ¥ 47,130  
Income taxes: Deferred
     525,632        611,051  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Net deferred tax liability
   ¥ 462,295      ¥ 563,921  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Net Operating Loss Carryforwards Expire Date
The Company and certain subsidiaries have net operating loss carryforwards of
¥339,611
 million at March 31, 2026, which expire as follows:
 
 
Years ending March 31,
  
Millions of yen
 
2027
   ¥ 6,395  
2028
     1,989  
2029
     17,331  
2030
     45,820  
2031
     64,843  
Thereafter
     147,470  
Indefinite period
     55,763  
  
 
 
 
Total
   ¥ 339,611