Hardcopy Vendor Financials, 2Q25: Continuing Economic Uncertainty Results in Another Soft Quarter

Description

This IDC Market Perspective contains excerpts from public financial disclosures by leading hardcopy vendors and details the impact of inflation, economic uncertainty, and other issues facing hardcopy vendors on performance and forecasts."In the second quarter, business and consumer confidence remained soft in the wake of U.S. tariffs and weak global economic factors, resulting in another slow quarter for the hardcopy market. At the same time, a strengthening yen, particularly when compared with the U.S. dollar, resulted in a foreign exchange environment that suppressed yen-denominated revenue, causing the market to appear worse than it actually was. Improving exchange rates will result in more representative results in the third quarter, though market weakness is expected to continue into 2026." - Geoffrey Wilbur, research manager, Imaging, Printing, and Document Solutions at IDC

Product Code: US52830525

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Financials by Vendor
- Brother
  - Highlights
    - Sales by Business Unit
    - Sales by Region
  - Key Takeaways and Outlook
    - Printing and Solutions Business Unit
    - Industrial Printing Unit
    - Inventory Notes
- Canon
  - Highlights
    - Sales by Business Unit
    - Sales by Region
  - Key Takeaways and Outlook
    - Printing Business Unit
    - Inventory Notes
- Epson
  - Highlights
    - Sales by Business Unit
  - Key Takeaways and Outlook
    - Office and Home Printing Business Category
    - Commercial and Industrial Printing Business Category
    - Inventory Notes
- HP Inc.
  - Highlights
    - Sales by Business Unit
  - Key Takeaways and Outlook
    - Printing
    - Inventory Notes
- Konica Minolta
  - Highlights
    - Sales by Business Unit
  - Key Takeaways and Outlook
    - Digital Workplace Business Unit
    - Professional Print Business Unit
    - Inventory Notes
- Kyocera
  - Highlights
    - Sales by Business Unit
  - Key Takeaways and Outlook
    - Document Solutions Unit
    - Inventory Notes
- Ricoh
  - Highlights
    - Sales by Business Unit
    - Sales by Region
  - Key Takeaways and Outlook
    - Digital Services
    - Digital Products
    - Graphic Communications
    - Inventory Notes
- Sharp
  - Highlights
    - Sales by Business Unit
  - Key Takeaways and Outlook
    - Smart Workplace Business Unit
    - Inventory Notes
- Xerox
  - Highlights
    - Sales by Reportable Segment
    - Equipment Sales by Business Unit
    - Sales by Region
  - Key Takeaways and Outlook
    - Inventory Notes