These Canon statistics highlight the company’s latest revenue, profit, imaging business performance, camera market leadership, shipment trends, patent activity, and workforce scale.
Canon statistics
Canon statistics (top highlights)
Canon reported ¥4,624.7 billion in net sales in FY2025 and forecast ¥4,765.0 billion for FY2026.
Operating profit reached ¥455.4 billion in FY2025, with a FY2026 forecast of ¥479.0 billion.
Canon’s Imaging Business Unit generated ¥1,054.9 billion in FY2025 sales and is projected to reach ¥1,137.2 billion in FY2026.
Canon says it held the No. 1 global interchangeable-lens digital camera market share for 23 consecutive years through 2025.
Canon estimated the interchangeable-lens camera market at 6.7 million units in 2025 and expects 6.8 million units in 2026.
Canon’s digital interchangeable-lens camera unit sales were 2.88 million in 2025 and are projected at 2.95 million in 2026.
CIPA member-company shipments of interchangeable-lens cameras rose from 6.61 million units in 2024 to 7.00 million units in 2025.
Canon’s cumulative RF and EF interchangeable-lens production exceeded 170 million units in October 2025.
Canon ranked seventh in U.S. patents granted in 2025 with 2,623 patents and has remained in the global top 10 for 42 consecutive years.
Canon listed 165,547 employees and 321 consolidated subsidiaries as of December 31, 2025.
Canon net sales
Canon’s top line continued to expand in 2025, and management’s 2026 forecast points to another year of growth.
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Value
2024 actual
¥4,509.8B
2025 actual
¥4,624.7B
2026 forecast
¥4,765.0B
Max = ¥4,765.0B. Widths: 2024 actual 94.64%, 2025 actual 97.06%, 2026 forecast 100.00%
Canon operating profit
Profit rebounded sharply in FY2025, and Canon’s FY2026 guidance implies another increase.
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2024 actual
¥279.8B
2025 actual
¥455.4B
2026 forecast
¥479.0B
Max = ¥479.0B. Widths: 2024 actual 58.40%, 2025 actual 95.07%, 2026 forecast 100.00%
Canon imaging business sales
Imaging is one of Canon’s fastest-growing businesses, helped by mirrorless cameras, creator-focused models, compact cameras, and network cameras.
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Value
2024 actual
¥937.4B
2025 actual
¥1,054.9B
2026 forecast
¥1,137.2B
Max = ¥1,137.2B. Widths: 2024 actual 82.43%, 2025 actual 92.76%, 2026 forecast 100.00%
Canon digital interchangeable-lens camera unit sales
Canon’s own camera-unit guidance suggests the company expects another year of steady growth in 2026.
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Value
2025 actual
2.88M units
2026 projection
2.95M units
Max = 2.95M units. Widths: 2025 actual 97.63%, 2026 projection 100.00%
Global interchangeable-lens camera shipments
Industry shipment data also improved in 2025, which helps explain why Canon stayed positive on camera demand entering 2026.
Canon remains a major IP holder as well as a camera brand. Its U.S. patent count rose in 2025, and the company says it has more than 90,000 patents in force worldwide.
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2024 patents
2,329
2025 patents
2,623
Max = 2,623. Widths: 2024 patents 88.79%, 2025 patents 100.00%
What these Canon statistics show
Canon is growing again, but the most important detail is where that growth is coming from. The company’s overall revenue is rising, profit has recovered strongly, and the Imaging Business Unit is expanding faster than the total company.
The camera side of the business also looks healthier than it did a few years ago. Canon kept its global leadership in interchangeable-lens digital cameras, industry shipments improved in 2025, and Canon’s own 2026 guidance points to further unit growth.
At the same time, Canon is much broader than cameras alone. Its scale in patents, subsidiaries, workforce, printing, medical systems, and industrial equipment shows why the brand remains one of the largest imaging and technology companies in the world.
Sources
Canon Inc. consolidated results for FY2025, published January 29, 2026
Canon FY2025 results presentation and conference notes, published January 29, 2026
Canon news release on 23 consecutive years of No. 1 global interchangeable-lens digital camera market share, February 24, 2026
Canon corporate basic information page, data as of December 31, 2025
Canon intellectual property page, updated with July 2026 and January 2026 milestone figures
Canon news release on 170 million RF and EF interchangeable lenses produced, October 22, 2025
CIPA January-December 2024 digital camera shipment statistics
CIPA January-December 2025 digital camera shipment statistics
