Nomura (NMR) reported fiscal Q4 net income Friday of 23.39 Japanese yen ($0.16) per diluted share, up from 18.02 yen a year earlier.
A single analyst polled by FactSet expected 25.50 yen.
Net revenue for the quarter ended March 31 was 452.74 billion yen, up from 445.10 billion yen a year earlier.
Analyst estimates were not readily available for comparison.