SHIMIZU CORPORATION
1803・Prime Market・Construction
Governance
The company operates as a company with a board of company auditors, comprising 10 directors (including 4 outside directors), adopting a structure in which outside directors account for at least one-third of the total number of directors. It has voluntarily established a Nomination and Compensation Committee (with outside directors constituting a majority) and has introduced an executive officer system that separates the management strategy decision-making function from the business execution function.
Risk Management
The company has established a Risk Management Committee chaired by the Representative Director and President, which identifies and analyzes material risks across the group, sets priority risk management items, and reports to the Board of Directors. Functional risks such as quality, safety, environment, information, and business losses are handled by dedicated departments and committees, while the Sustainability Committee deliberates on climate change and nature-related risks, with the Board of Directors overseeing this framework.
Shareholder Returns
Policy of setting a minimum annual dividend of ¥20 per share, with returns targeting a consolidated payout ratio of around 40%. In FY2025, the company implemented an interim dividend of ¥22 and a year-end dividend of ¥50 (total ¥72), with a payout ratio of 38.6% (40.5% excluding gain on negative goodwill). The FY2026 forecast is an annual dividend of ¥77 (interim ¥38.50, year-end ¥38.50).
Dividend Policy
Policy of setting a minimum annual dividend of ¥20 per share, with profits earned through growth returned to shareholders targeting a consolidated payout ratio of around 40%. FY2025 results were an annual dividend of ¥72 (interim ¥22, year-end ¥50), with a payout ratio of 38.6% (40.5% excluding gain on negative goodwill of ¥5,927 million). The FY2026 forecast is an annual dividend of ¥77 (interim ¥38.50, year-end ¥38.50), with a payout ratio of 40.2%.
ESG
Under the group environmental vision 'SHIMZ Beyond Zero 2050,' the company discloses information based on TCFD and TNFD recommendations, and has set targets of a 61% reduction in Scope 1+2 emissions by FY2035 and net zero by FY2050 (SBTi certification already obtained). In terms of human capital, the company uses management indicators such as employee engagement scores, the ratio of female managers, and development of DX core talent, and is also actively promoting diversity through initiatives such as obtaining PRIDE Index Gold certification (for two consecutive years) and introducing a paternity leave system.
Last updated: June 22, 2026