Epson

Seiko Epson Corporation
Epson
Native name
セイコーエプソン株式会社
Seikō Epuson Kabushiki-gaisha
TypePublic
TYO: 6724
IndustryElectronics
FoundedMay 18, 1942 (1942-05-18) (as Daiwa Kogyo, Ltd.)
FounderHisao Yamazaki
HeadquartersOwa, ,
Japan
(Officially registered in Shinjuku, Tokyo)
Area served
Worldwide
Key peopleMinoru Usui (chairman & Director)
Yasunori Ogawa (president, CEO & Representative Director)
Products
RevenueIncrease ¥1,362.9 billion (FY2024)
¥ 52 billion (2024) (FY2024)
Number of employees
75,352 (as of 31 March 2025)
DivisionsOrient Watch
Websitecorporate.epson
JR Shinjuku Miraina Tower, which houses the Tokyo office (registered office) of Seiko Epson and the headquarters of Epson Sales Japan on the 29th-32nd levels, located adjunct to the JR East Shinjuku Station in Shinjuku and Shibuya wards, Tokyo
Epson America headquarters in Los Alamitos, California

Seiko Epson Corporation, commonly known as Epson, is a Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Suwa, Nagano, Japan and one of the world's largest manufacturers of printers and information- and imaging-related equipment. Its products include inkjet, dot matrix, thermal and laser printers for consumer, business and industrial use, scanners, laptop and desktop computers, video projectors, watches, smartglasses, industrial robots and automation equipment, amorphous alloy powders, MIM parts, semiconductors, crystal oscillators, sensing devices and other associated electronic components.

The company has developed as one of the manufacturing companies (formerly known as Seikosha) of the Seiko Group, a name traditionally known for manufacturing Seiko timepieces. Seiko Epson develops and manufactures certain models of quartz and Spring Drive wristwatches for the Seiko Watch, but is neither a subsidiary nor an affiliate of Seiko Group Corporation.