Shareholder and Stock Information
Dividend Policy and Dividends
Basic Policies for Profit Sharing
As for profit sharing at the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates, our policy is to pay dividends to shareholders according to the consolidated business performance of the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates in view of enhancing the corporate constitution from a long-term, comprehensive perspective, in consideration of retained earnings to prepare for rolling out businesses in the future.
Dividends
| FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Forecast | ||
| Interim dividend | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 6.00 | 8.00 | 10.00 | |
| Final dividend | 4.00 | 4.50 | 5.50 | 8.00 | 10.00 | 14.00 | |
| Annual dividend per share | 8.00 | 8.50 | 9.50 | 14.00 | 18.00 | 24.00 | |
| Payout ratio(%) | 16.2% | 17.9% | 20.5% | 25.2% | 26.4% | 31.8% | |
![[Figure] Graph of Annual dividend per share and Payout ratio](/english/ir/share_information/img/split_dividend_02_en.jpg)