Capcom's profit jumps 54.5% as Resident Evil Requiem hits 8.51 million and Pragmata tops 2.7 million

Capcom keeps winning. In results published today, Capcom reported net sales of ¥120.9 billion (about $790 million) for April through September 2026, up 49% on last year. Operating profit rose 54.5% to ¥60.8 billion. The company sold 36.86 million games in six months, up from 23.85 million a year ago, and kept its full-year forecast unchanged.

The numbers by game. According to the title breakdown reported by gamebiz:

• Resident Evil Requiem sold another 1.59 million copies in the half, taking it to 8.51 million lifetime.
• Pragmata, the brand-new sci-fi IP that launched April 17, sold 2.73 million. Only Resident Evil 4 remake sold more in the period.
• Onimusha: Way of the Sword, the first new Onimusha in 20 years, sold 1.78 million since its September 4 launch.
• Older games did the heavy lifting: Resident Evil 4 remake sold 3.54 million (17.15 million lifetime), Resident Evil 2 remake sold 2.06 million, and Devil May Cry 5 sold 1.83 million.

Catalog is king. Back-catalog sales hit 32.18 million units, a first-half record and about 87% of everything Capcom sold. Capcom credits Requiem for “driving growth in catalog sales”: each new Resident Evil pulls players into the older games, helped by discounts. New releases sold 4.68 million units, up from 0.99 million a year ago, as Famitsu also notes. PC is now Capcom’s biggest platform, with 21.03 million of 34.05 million digital units.

Capcom also pointed to the live-action Street Fighter movie, which opened worldwide on October 16, as part of its push to grow its brands outside games.

PPR take: While other studios are laying people off, Capcom’s plan keeps paying off: release great games, keep the old ones cheap, and let one hit sell the rest of the series. A brand-new IP like Pragmata beating 2.7 million is the part we like best.