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. 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.
The Company recognizes the appropriate return of profits to shareholders as one of its key management priorities and makes maintaining and continuing stable dividends its basic policy. Going forward, the Company will seek to enhance shareholder returns by comprehensively considering the soundness of its finances, the balance with growth investments, and the continuation of stable dividends.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Dividend per share | ¥60 → ¥65（+8.3%） |
| Total Annual Dividends | Not disclosed → ¥125 |
| Previous-period results (per share) | Interim ¥50 / End of period ¥70 / Annual ¥120 |
| Total dividends | Amount ¥2,730 million → Amount ¥2,436 million |
| Record date | 31 March 2025 → 31 March 2026 |
| Effective date | 30 June 2025 → 29 June 2026 |
| Source of dividends | Retained earnings → Retained earnings |
| Breakdown of Regular, Commemorative and Special Dividends | Regular dividend ¥65 |
| Dividend policy | The Company recognizes the appropriate return of profits to shareholders as one of its key management priorities and makes maintaining and continuing stable dividends its basic policy. Going forward, the Company will seek to enhance shareholder returns by comprehensively considering the soundness of its finances, the balance with growth investments, and the continuation of stable dividends. |
| Whether Submission to the General Meeting of Shareholders Is Required | Board of directors resolution only |
| Fiscal Period Covered | Fiscal year ending March 2026 |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.The dividend was increased based on the policy of maintaining stable dividends, in light of consolidated results for the fiscal year ending March 2026 trending above the revised consolidated earnings forecast announced on 6 February 2026.