Hardcopy Vendor Financials, 4Q25: Vendors Close Tumultuous Calendar Year with Mixed Results

PUBLISHED: April 28, 2026

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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 fourth quarter, the print market remained relatively steady, with vendors posting mixed results, as business and consumer confidence remained soft in the face of an uncertain economic and geopolitical environment. With the Middle East War and DRAM shortages making headlines in early 2026, print vendors can expect the market to remain challenging into at least the middle of the year." - Geoffrey Wilbur, research manager, Imaging, Printing, and Document Solutions at IDC

Product Code: US53413326

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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
    - Sales by business unit
  - Key takeaways and outlook
    - Inventory notes