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.
The Company uses the consolidated payout ratio (approximately 50%) and dividend-on-equity (DOE, approximately 2%) as its dividend benchmarks, and determines the dividend amount by adopting whichever of the amounts calculated semiannually is higher.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Dividend per share | ¥48 → ¥49 |
| Total Annual Dividends | Not disclosed → ¥89 (planned) |
| Previous-period results (per share) | Interim ¥17 / End of period ¥17 / Annual ¥34 |
| Record date | 31 March 2026 |
| Breakdown of Regular, Commemorative and Special Dividends | Fiscal year ending March 2026 Regular dividend ¥69 / Commemorative dividend ¥20 / Interim Regular dividend ¥20 / Commemorative dividend ¥10 / End of period Regular dividend ¥49 / Commemorative dividend ¥10 |
| Payout ratio | Consolidated Approximately 50% (dividend benchmark) |
| Dividend policy | The Company uses the consolidated payout ratio (approximately 50%) and dividend-on-equity (DOE, approximately 2%) as its dividend benchmarks, and determines the dividend amount by adopting whichever of the amounts calculated semiannually is higher. |
| 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 Company uses a consolidated payout ratio of approximately 50% as its dividend benchmark, and the earnings underlying that benchmark have been revised upward.