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Study Group on Empirical Research into Human Capital Theory Evaluates Human Capital Disclosures by Nikkei 225 Companies: Only 4% Set Targets Down to Specific Capability Levels

The Study Group for the Empirical Application of Human Capital Theory published a report evaluating human capital disclosures in the securities reports of 170 Nikkei 225 constituent companies with fiscal years ending in March. Of these, 109 companies disclosed future numerical targets for their human capital strategies, while 7 set targets through the attainment levels of required capabilities.

Worth reading
44Recurring
0–100. This measures how worthwhile something is to read, not how good or bad the company is.
Direction
Neutral
Direction inferred from the company’s description.
Scale
7
companies (those setting targets through the attainment levels of required capabilities; 4.1% of 170 companies)
Wording
Conditional
How definitive the wording is.

Announced details

Human Capital Investment ROI Disclosure Rating in Securities Reports (Nikkei 225 version; companies with fiscal years ending March 2026)
Applicable field (uses covered by this announcement)

Human capital disclosure, human capital strategy, investment decisions, corporate valuation

Launch date26 October 2026 (report publication date; actual)
What the company reported numerically
Quantitative Effects

Annualized excess return of +1.59% based on the evaluation of the link with business outcomes, and annualized excess return of +1.04% based on the evaluation of how specifically required capabilities are defined (both estimates for July 2024–June 2026)

Location (as indicated in this announcement)

170 Nikkei 225 constituent companies with fiscal years ending in March for which 3 fiscal years can be compared continuously

Offering price

Free

The company does not address Contract Value / Impact on Business Performance.

Source (materials cited by the company)

Each company’s securities reports (fiscal years ended March 2024 through March 2026); average of 3 Nikkei 225-linked ETFs

Announced details
ItemDetails
Names of Products / Services CoveredHuman Capital Investment ROI Disclosure Rating in Securities Reports (Nikkei 225 version; companies with fiscal years ending March 2026)
Offering priceFree
Launch date26 October 2026 (report publication date; actual)
Applicable areaHuman capital disclosure, human capital strategy, investment decisions, corporate valuation
Location scale170 Nikkei 225 constituent companies with fiscal years ending in March for which 3 fiscal years can be compared continuously
Quantitative EffectsAnnualized excess return of +1.59% based on the evaluation of the link with business outcomes, and annualized excess return of +1.04% based on the evaluation of how specifically required capabilities are defined (both estimates for July 2024–June 2026)
SourceEach company’s securities reports (fiscal years ended March 2024 through March 2026); average of 3 Nikkei 225-linked ETFs
Items this document does not state (11)
CounterpartyCounterparty overviewRelationship with the CompanyContract ValueContract DateAward/certification nameAwarding / certifying bodyRegistration number and expiry dateLocationUsage historyImpact on Business Performance

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.

To treat human capital as capabilities, assess its connection with business outcomes and investment in required capabilities using common criteria, and provide a yardstick for use in dialogue between companies and investors.

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