Orix (IX) reported fiscal Q1 earnings Thursday of 255.56 Japanese yen ($1.62) per diluted share, up from 94.44 yen a year earlier.
An analyst polled by FactSet expected 184.93 yen.
Revenue for the quarter ended June 30 was 876.63 billion yen, up from 746.97 billion yen a year earlier.
Two analysts expected 1.170 trillion yen.