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Panasonic

Panasonic is a Japanese electronics and energy company founded in 1918 and based in Kadoma, Osaka, operating through Panasonic Holdings Corporation. It is a long-standing electronics leader, a major global patent applicant for decades and a key EV battery supplier with plants in Nevada and Kansas. In the year to March 2026 it reported sales of JPY8.05 trillion and net income of JPY190bn, and its first quarter of fiscal 2027 brought its best first-quarter operating profit in 41 years, driven by AI data-centre battery demand. WCRC's research found the brand strongest in its industry standing, in clean governance with no recent controversies, and in a strengthening financial outlook.

Region
Asia-Pacific
Country
Japan
WCRC research
Research Matrix screening

What WCRC found

  1. Long-standing electronics leader and a major global patent applicant for decades.

  2. Key EV battery supplier with plants in Nevada and Kansas, now also serving AI data centres.

  3. Strengthening finances, with its best first-quarter operating profit in 41 years in fiscal 2027.

What holds it back: Its consumer brand presence is shrinking: it ended its Olympic partnership in 2024, handed TV operations in Europe and North America to Skyworth, and announced about 10,000 job cuts.

Status in the 2026 edition

Panasonic was screened on the six-dimension WCRC Research Matrix for the 2026 edition. It is not among the 100 ranked brands.

WCRC publishes scores only for the 100 ranked brands. How WCRC ranks brands.

Most powerful Technology & Digital brands

#1 Apple, #3 Google, #5 Nvidia, #7 Microsoft, #11 Samsung, #22 Tencent (WeChat)

Questions people ask

Is Panasonic in the WCRC World's Most Powerful 100 Brands 2026?

Panasonic was screened on the six-dimension WCRC Research Matrix for the 2026 edition. It is not among the 100 ranked brands.

Which Technology & Digital brands are ranked in 2026?

The most powerful Technology & Digital brands in the 2026 ranking are Apple (#1), Google (#3), Nvidia (#5), Microsoft (#7), Samsung (#11), Tencent (WeChat) (#22).