Dividend per share
Fiscal year ending December 2026Each vertical step represents one dividend payment, and the total height of the accumulated steps represents the annual dividend for the period. For periods showing only the annual amount, the payment breakdown is not provided, so only the end point is plotted.
The record date is the cutoff date for determining which persons listed in the shareholder register on that date are entitled to receive dividends.Payments begin on the effective date.
In line with the Group's shareholder return policy
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Dividend per share | ¥121 → ¥136（Approx. 12.4% increase） |
| Total Annual Dividends | ¥242 → ¥272（Approx. 12.4% increase） |
| Previous-period results (per share) | Interim ¥104 / End of period ¥130 / Annual ¥234 |
| Total dividends | ¥184,683 million → ¥241,536 million |
| Record date | 30 June 2026 |
| Effective date | 1 September 2026 |
| Source of dividends | Retained earnings |
| Dividend policy | In line with the Group's shareholder return policy |
| Whether Submission to the General Meeting of Shareholders Is Required | Board of directors resolution only |
| Fiscal Period Covered | Fiscal year ending December 2026 |
Items this document does not state (2)
These are items the company does not state in this document. We do not leave them blank, nor fill them in from other sources or by inference.
The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.Based on consolidated results for the cumulative second-quarter period, the full-year earnings forecast was revised upward, and profit attributable to owners of the parent is now expected to exceed the initial forecast. In line with the Group's shareholder return policy, the interim dividend and the forecast year-end dividend were each increased by ¥15.