Stable Dividend Payments
First written in FY2016. 19 of 43 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
- FY2026RaisedAnnual report
「The Company will continue to provide shareholder returns equivalent to a total payout ratio of at least 50% against net income excluding inventory impacts for fiscal 2026 through fiscal 2030, and will introduce progressive dividends based on performance, with the annual dividend of ¥36 for fiscal 2026 as the floor, to achieve more stable shareholder returns.」
The Company moved to a policy of continuing a total payout ratio of at least 50% for fiscal 2026 through fiscal 2030 and newly introducing progressive dividends with an annual dividend of ¥36 as the floor. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「As a means of adjusting the number of shares acquired under an Accelerated Share Repurchase, the Company issued the first series of stock acquisition rights through a third-party allotment on 2 April 2025, based on a resolution of the Board of Directors dated 18 March 2025. On 30 April 2025, the Company cancelled 69,331 thousand treasury shares.」
The Company issued stock acquisition rights to adjust the number of shares acquired in connection with the Accelerated Share Repurchase and also cancelled 69,331 thousand treasury shares. The measures for shareholder returns and improving capital efficiency have taken concrete form. - FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「After increasing the dividend by ¥4 to ¥36 per share, the Company will set this level as the floor and provide shareholder returns equivalent to a total payout ratio of at least 50% against cumulative net income excluding inventory impacts for fiscal 2023 through fiscal 2025 through flexible treasury share acquisitions that take share price levels into consideration.」
The annual report also confirmed the policy of setting the annual dividend of ¥36 as the floor and combining a total payout ratio of at least 50% with flexible treasury share acquisitions. - FY2025-H1RaisedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 12 November 2024, the following resolution was approved regarding the interim dividend for the period. (2) Dividend per share: ¥18.00」
Following the share split, the interim dividend increased to ¥18 per share from ¥16 in the same period of the previous year. The interim dividend was raised under the stable-dividend and total payout policies. - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「The Company will provide shareholder returns equivalent to a total payout ratio of at least 50% against cumulative net income excluding inventory impacts for fiscal 2023 through fiscal 2025, through flexible treasury share acquisitions that take share price levels into consideration, while setting a dividend of ¥32 per share as the floor.」
The annual report reconfirmed the policy of a post-share-split minimum dividend of ¥32, a total payout ratio of at least 50% for fiscal 2023 through fiscal 2025, and flexible treasury share acquisitions. - FY2024-Q3RaisedAnnual report
「・Provide shareholder returns equivalent to a total payout ratio of at least 50% against cumulative net income excluding inventory impacts for fiscal 2023 through fiscal 2025 ・Increase the dividend to ¥160 per share, with this level as the floor ・Conduct treasury share acquisitions flexibly, taking share price levels into consideration」
While maintaining a total payout ratio of at least 50% for fiscal 2023 through fiscal 2025, the Company revised its policy by raising the stable-dividend benchmark from ¥120 to ¥160 per share and conducting treasury share acquisitions flexibly, taking share price levels into consideration. By the end of the third quarter, the Company had acquired 13,785,900 treasury shares for an acquisition cost of ¥42,004 million. - FY2024-Q2RaisedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 14 November 2023, the following resolution was approved regarding the interim dividend for the period: ① Total dividends from the interim dividend: ¥22,610 million ② Dividend per share: ¥80.00. The Company will acquire treasury shares up to a maximum of ¥35 billion, targeting a total payout ratio of 50% against single-year fiscal 2023 net income excluding inventory impacts. All acquired treasury shares will also be cancelled.」
The interim dividend increased to ¥80 per share from ¥60 in the same period of the previous year. In addition, the Company resolved to acquire treasury shares up to ¥35 billion and cancel all acquired shares, targeting a total payout ratio of 50% for fiscal 2023. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 14 February 2023, the Company resolved to acquire treasury shares, with an upper limit of 29,000,000 shares and ¥60 billion in total. Based on this resolution, the Company acquired 7,639,700 treasury shares, for an acquisition cost of ¥21,693 million, by the end of the first quarter of the fiscal year.」
Of the treasury share acquisition program capped at ¥60 billion, 7,639,700 shares were acquired for ¥21.693 billion by the end of the first quarter. The shareholder return measures added to the stable-dividend policy are progressing to the implementation stage. - FY2023AchievedAnnual report
「Based on the above policy, the actual total payout ratio for the period, including the ¥60 billion share buyback announced in February 2023, was 50.3%. The dividend for the next period will be based on a stable dividend of ¥120 per share. In accordance with the policy set out in the Medium-Term Management Plan (fiscal 2023–fiscal 2025) announced on 16 November 2022, the Company will continue to provide shareholder returns equivalent to a total payout ratio of at least 50% of cumulative net income excluding inventory impacts for fiscal 2023 through fiscal 2025.」
The Company confirmed an actual total payout ratio of 50.3% against the policy of a total payout ratio of at least 50% for fiscal 2020 through fiscal 2022, and continued the same level of total payout policy for the next period, based on a dividend of ¥120 per share. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 8 November 2022, the following resolution was approved regarding the interim dividend for the period: ① Total dividends from the interim dividend: ¥17,869 million ② Dividend per share: ¥60.00」
The interim dividend was ¥60 per share, and no significant change was indicated in the stable-dividend policy based on ¥120 per share. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「① Total dividends from the interim dividend: ¥17,869 million ② Dividend per share: ¥60.00」
The interim dividend was ¥60 per share, and the stable-dividend policy based on ¥120 per share for fiscal 2021 and fiscal 2022 has continued. - FY2023-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 10 May 2022, the following resolution was approved regarding the payment of dividends from retained earnings.」
The Company paid a year-end dividend of ¥110 per share for the fiscal year ended March 2022, reconfirming the annual dividend of ¥170 including the commemorative dividend. - FY2022Dividend Increase Including Commemorative DividendAnnual report
「The year-end dividend for the fiscal year ending March 2022 was set at ¥110 per share, comprising an ordinary dividend of ¥60 and a commemorative dividend of ¥50. The full-year dividend will be ¥170 per share, comprising an ordinary dividend of ¥120 and a commemorative dividend of ¥50.」
The annual dividend was ¥170, including a commemorative dividend of ¥50, while the ordinary dividend was ¥120, maintaining the stable-dividend policy itself for fiscal 2021 and fiscal 2022. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「① Total dividends from the interim dividend: ¥17,869 million ② Dividend per share: ¥60.00」
The interim dividend with a record date of 30 September 2021 was ¥60 per share, and the stable-dividend policy based on ¥120 per share for fiscal 2021 and fiscal 2022 has continued. - FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 9 November 2021, the following resolution was approved regarding the interim dividend for the period.」
The interim dividend was ¥60 per share, totaling ¥17.869 billion, and the stable-dividend policy based on ¥120 per share for fiscal 2021 and fiscal 2022 has continued. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 11 May 2021, the following resolution was approved regarding the payment of dividends from retained earnings.」
The Company paid a year-end dividend of ¥60 per share for the fiscal year ended March 2021, totaling ¥17.87 billion, and has continued its stable-dividend policy based on an annual dividend of ¥120. - FY2021SoftenedAnnual report
「For fiscal 2021 and fiscal 2022, the Company plans to maintain a stable dividend of ¥120 while securing a total payout ratio of 50% against cumulative net income excluding inventory valuation impacts for the 3 fiscal years from fiscal 2020 through fiscal 2022.」
The full-year dividend declined from ¥160 per share to ¥120, and the stable-dividend benchmark was revised to ¥120. The policy of securing a total payout ratio of 50% has been maintained. - FY2021-Q3SoftenedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 10 November 2020, the following resolution was approved regarding the interim dividend for the period: ① Total dividends from the interim dividend: ¥17,870 million ② Dividend per share: ¥60.00」
The interim dividend was ¥60 per share, down from ¥80 in the same period of the previous year. - FY2021-Q2SoftenedAnnual report
「① Total interim dividend ¥17,870 million ② Amount per share ¥60.00」
The interim dividend for the current fiscal year was ¥60 per share, down from ¥80 in the same period of the previous year. No change to the annual dividend policy was explicitly stated in the text. - FY2021-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 26 May 2020, a resolution was passed to pay dividends from surplus as follows.／(a) Total dividend………………………………………¥23,827 million／(b) Amount per share…………………………………¥80.00」
A year-end dividend of ¥80 per share was paid for the fiscal year ended March 2020, for a total of ¥23.827 billion, continuing the stable dividend policy. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「The year-end dividend for the fiscal year ending March 2020 was set at ¥80 per share. The full-year dividend was ¥160 per share. In addition, approximately ¥12 billion of treasury shares were repurchased as part of shareholder returns during November 2019–January 2020, and the cancellation of the acquired treasury shares was completed in March 2020.」
A full-year dividend of ¥160 per share was paid, and approximately ¥12 billion of treasury shares were repurchased and cancelled. - FY2020-Q3RaisedAnnual report
「・As announced in October 2018, set the dividend per share at a floor of ¥160 and allocate at least 10% of the shareholder return to the repurchase of treasury shares」
In addition to a total payout ratio of at least 50% for fiscal 2019–2021, the company explicitly stated a policy of setting the dividend per share at a floor of ¥160 and allocating at least 10% of shareholder returns to treasury share repurchases. In the November 2019 treasury share repurchase, 1,874,300 shares for ¥5.561 billion had been acquired by the end of the quarter. - FY2020-Q2RaisedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 14 November 2019, a resolution was passed regarding the interim dividend for the current fiscal year as follows. ① Total interim dividend ¥24,152 million ② Amount per share ¥80.00」
The interim dividend for the current fiscal year was ¥80 per share, up from ¥50 in the same period of the previous year. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 15 May 2019, a resolution was passed to pay dividends from surplus as follows.」
A year-end dividend of ¥50 per share was paid for the fiscal year ended March 2019, for a total of ¥9.875 billion, continuing the payment of dividends. - FY2019RaisedAnnual report
「The year-end dividend for the fiscal year ending March 2019 was set at ¥50 per share. The full-year dividend was ¥100 per share.」
The full-year dividend increased from ¥80 per share in the previous fiscal year to ¥100. For the integrated new company, the policy of returning at least 50% of cumulative net income of ¥500 billion or more to shareholders was reiterated. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「We aim to achieve cumulative net income of at least ¥500 billion for fiscal 2019–2021 and to return 50% or more of this amount to shareholders.」
The policy of a total payout ratio of at least 50% at the integrated new company was reaffirmed. The interim dividend for the third quarter was ¥50 per share. - FY2019-Q2RaisedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 14 November 2018, a resolution was passed regarding the interim dividend for the current fiscal year as follows. ① Total interim dividend ¥10,142 million ② Amount per share ¥50.00」
The interim dividend was ¥50 per share, up from ¥40 in the same period of the previous year. - FY2019-Q1RaisedAnnual report
「Separately from the treasury share repurchase described below under “Repurchase of Treasury Shares,” Idemitsu Kosan plans, after execution of this business integration, to return to shareholders 50% or more of the net income for the fiscal years covered by the plan, at a specified percentage of 50% or higher. It plans to allocate at least 10% of the shareholder return for each fiscal year to the repurchase of treasury shares.」
The policy was made more specific, moving from stable dividends and gradually expanding shareholder returns to returning 50% or more of net income for fiscal 2019–2021 after the integration, including the repurchase of a portion of the company's own shares. - FY2018RaisedAnnual report
「The year-end dividend for the fiscal year ending March 2018 was set at ¥40 per share. The full-year dividend was ¥80 per share. ... Based on a stable dividend policy, we aim to gradually increase shareholder returns in light of earnings and free cash flow.」
The full-year dividend increased from ¥50 per share in the previous fiscal year to ¥80, and the company stated a policy of gradually increasing shareholder returns. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 14 November 2017, a resolution was passed regarding the interim dividend for the current fiscal year as follows. ① Total interim dividend ¥8,318 million ② Amount per share ¥40.00」
An interim dividend of ¥40 per share, for a total of ¥8.318 billion, was reported, with no significant change indicated in the policy of continuing dividends. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 14 November 2017, a resolution was passed regarding the interim dividend for the current fiscal year as follows. ① Total interim dividend ¥8,318 million ② Amount per share ¥40.00」
The interim dividend was set at ¥40 per share, for a total of ¥8.318 billion, and the dividend was continued. No change to the stable dividend policy itself was reported. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 15 May 2017, a resolution was passed to pay dividends from surplus as follows.」
A year-end dividend of ¥25 per share was paid, for a total of ¥3.998 billion, continuing the stable dividend policy. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「The year-end dividend for the fiscal year ending March 2017 was set at ¥25 per share. The full-year dividend was ¥50 per share.」
Under the stable dividend policy, the full-year dividend was maintained at ¥50 per share. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Total interim dividend ¥3,998 million ② Amount per share ¥25.00」
An interim dividend of ¥25 per share was paid, continuing the stable dividend policy. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 1 November 2016, a resolution was passed regarding the interim dividend for the current fiscal year as follows.」
The interim dividend was ¥25 per share, for a total dividend of ¥3.998 billion, continuing the stable dividend policy. - FY2017-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 10 May 2016, a resolution was passed to pay dividends from surplus as follows.」
A dividend of ¥25 per share was paid, for a total dividend of ¥3.998 billion. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「Taking into account the strengthening of existing businesses, strategic investment for future business development, improvement of the financial position and the balance of earnings, we will continue to pay stable dividends.」
The full-year dividend for the fiscal year ending March 2016 was ¥50 per share.