Dividend per share
Fiscal year ending March 2026Each vertical step represents one dividend payment, and the total height of the accumulated steps represents the annual dividend for the period.
Maintain a three-year average total payout ratio of 50% or more, a payout ratio of 40% or more (excluding special dividends), and a minimum annual dividend of ¥100 per share (excluding special dividends), while implementing share buybacks flexibly
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Dividend per share | Interim ¥87 0.00 / End of period ¥121 0.00 / Annual ¥208 0.00 → Interim ¥87 0.00 / End of period ¥133 0.00 / Annual ¥220 0.00(Interim 0% / End of period Approximately 9.9% / Annual Approximately 5.8%) |
| Total Annual Dividends | ¥208 0.00 → ¥220 0.00(Approximately 5.8%) |
| Previous-period results (per share) | Interim ¥66 0.00 / End of period ¥90 0.00 / Annual ¥156 0.00 |
| Source of dividends | Special gain arising from the transfer of the former Kawaguchi manufacturing facility (source of funds for the special dividend) |
| Breakdown of Regular, Commemorative and Special Dividends | Revised forecast Interim Regular dividend ¥72 0.00 / Special dividend ¥15 0.00 / End of period Regular dividend ¥118 0.00 / Special dividend ¥15 0.00 / Annual Regular dividend ¥190 0.00 / Special dividend ¥30 0.00 / Previous forecast Interim Regular dividend ¥72 0.00 / Special dividend ¥15 0.00 / End of period Regular dividend ¥106 0.00 / Special dividend ¥15 0.00 / Annual Regular dividend ¥178 0.00 / Special dividend ¥30 0.00 / Previous-period results Interim Regular dividend ¥51 0.00 / Special dividend ¥15 0.00 / End of period Regular dividend ¥75 0.00 / Special dividend ¥15 0.00 / Annual Regular dividend ¥126 0.00 / Special dividend ¥30 0.00 |
| Payout ratio | Figures 40% or more / Subject Ordinary dividends (excluding special dividends) / Category Not disclosed |
| Dividend policy | Maintain a three-year average total payout ratio of 50% or more, a payout ratio of 40% or more (excluding special dividends), and a minimum annual dividend of ¥100 per share (excluding special dividends), while implementing share buybacks flexibly |
| Whether Submission to the General Meeting of Shareholders Is Required | Scheduled to be submitted to the General Meeting of Shareholders |
| Fiscal Period Covered | Fiscal year ending March 2026 |
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The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.Based on the policy set out in the medium-term management plan of maintaining a payout ratio of 40% or more, excluding special dividends, and taking into account the results for the fiscal year ending March 2026, the ordinary year-end dividend has been increased by ¥12 from the previous forecast. The ¥15 special dividend funded by the special gain arising from the transfer of the former Kawaguchi manufacturing facility will be paid as previously planned.