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.
Maintain a consolidated dividend payout ratio of at least 40% and provide continuous and stable profit distributions
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Dividend per share | ¥32 → ¥41（+28.1%） |
| Total Annual Dividends | Not disclosed → ¥61 |
| Previous-period results (per share) | Interim ¥15 / End of period ¥37 / Annual ¥52 |
| Total dividends | ¥166 million → ¥184 million |
| Record date | 31 March 2025 → 31 March 2026 |
| Effective date | 27 June 2025 → 29 June 2026 |
| Source of dividends | Retained earnings → Retained earnings |
| Breakdown of Regular, Commemorative and Special Dividends | Commemorative dividend 10 Yen per share / Details 140th-anniversary commemorative dividend |
| Payout ratio | Consolidated dividend payout ratio of at least 40% |
| Dividend policy | Maintain a consolidated dividend payout ratio of at least 40% and provide continuous and stable profit distributions |
| 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 |
The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.The Company explained that it increased the dividend after comprehensively considering full-year results, its financial position and other factors, in order to enhance shareholder returns in line with its policy of maintaining a consolidated dividend payout ratio of at least 40%. The ¥41 fiscal year-end dividend also includes a ¥10 commemorative dividend for the Company's 140th anniversary.