Ito En shares rose ¥391, or 12.98%, to ¥3,402 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on September 2, reaching a year-to-date high after the company reported unexpectedly strong results for the May–July 2026 quarter. Operating profit increased 22% from a year earlier to ¥10.2 billion, or approximately $63.6 million, compared with market expectations of just over ¥6 billion, or approximately $37.4 million. First-quarter recurring profit rose 13.4% to ¥10.1 billion, or approximately $63.0 million, equal to 49.4% of the full-year plan of ¥20.5 billion, or approximately $127.8 million. Price revisions in Japan and overseas, restrained promotional spending and lower depreciation after impairment charges in the vending machine business supported profitability. Restructuring to remove low-profitability vending machines is also improving margins, although investors are watching whether the benefits of price revisions continue into the second quarter and beyond. Raw-material prices, logistics costs and restructuring progress will shape full-year performance, with the first-quarter result increasing expectations for an upward guidance revision. Separately, Makuake raised its recurring profit forecast for the fiscal year ending September 2026 to ¥860 million, or approximately $5.4 million, from a previous range of ¥670 million to ¥800 million, or approximately $5.0 million. Faster-than-expected acquisition of projects and supporters in AI-powered consumer electronics and gadgets on its purchase-based crowdfunding platform, along with advertising distribution agency services and company-wide cost controls, drove the revision.