Dividend per share
Fiscal year ending March 2027Each 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.
Our basic policy is to regard shareholder returns as the highest management priority and determine dividends after comprehensively considering stable corporate growth, business performance, financial condition and the payout ratio, while continuing to pay stable dividends.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Dividend per share | ¥38.00 → ¥43.00（Approximately 13.2% increase） |
| Total Annual Dividends | ¥76.00 → ¥86.00（Approximately 13.2% increase） |
| Previous-period results (per share) | Interim ¥38.00 / End of period ¥38.00 / Annual ¥76.00 |
| Total dividends | ¥2,234 million → ¥2,502 million |
| Record date | 30 September 2026 |
| Effective date | 26 November 2026 |
| Source of dividends | Retained earnings |
| Dividend policy | Our basic policy is to regard shareholder returns as the highest management priority and determine dividends after comprehensively considering stable corporate growth, business performance, financial condition and the payout ratio, while continuing to pay stable dividends. |
| Whether Submission to the General Meeting of Shareholders Is Required | Board of directors resolution only |
| Fiscal Period Covered | Fiscal year ending March 2027 |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.Based on the policy of treating shareholder returns as the highest management priority and determining dividends after comprehensively considering stable corporate growth, business performance, financial condition and the payout ratio, while making stable dividend payments the基本 policy, the interim dividend and year-end dividend forecast were each increased by ¥5 per share.