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 has adopted DOE (dividend on equity: dividends divided by shareholders’ equity) as a shareholder return metric and will provide stable, long-term dividends while comprehensively considering capital efficiency, dividend amounts and consolidated results.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Dividend per share | ¥32.00 → ¥35.00 |
| Total Annual Dividends | Not disclosed → ¥67.00 |
| Previous-period results (per share) | Interim ¥32.00 / End of period ¥32.00 / Annual ¥64.00 |
| Total dividends | ¥90,157 million → ¥94,222 million |
| Record date | 31 March 2026 |
| Effective date | 29 May 2026 |
| Source of dividends | Retained earnings |
| Dividend policy | The company has adopted DOE (dividend on equity: dividends divided by shareholders’ equity) as a shareholder return metric and will provide stable, long-term dividends while comprehensively considering capital efficiency, dividend amounts and consolidated results. |
| Whether Submission to the General Meeting of Shareholders Is Required | Board of directors resolution only |
| Fiscal Period Covered | Fiscal year ending March 2026 |
Items this document does not state (2)
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.Based on the basic policy of prioritizing business investment for growth and shareholder interests, while pursuing sustainable enhancement of corporate value and expanded shareholder returns, the company will provide stable, long-term dividends after comprehensively considering DOE, capital efficiency, dividend amounts and consolidated results. The dividend has been increased by ¥3 from the previous forecast, resulting in DOE of 3.5% for the current fiscal year.