NICHIREI CORPORATION
2871・Prime Market・Foods
Governance
As a company with a Board of Corporate Auditors, the company appoints up to 11 directors (including 5 independent outside directors, an outside ratio of approximately 45%), and operates both a Nomination Advisory Committee and a Compensation Advisory Committee chaired by outside directors. The company separates business execution from oversight functions and delegates authority to the Management Committee to accelerate decision-making.
Risk Management
The Group Risk Management Committee, chaired by the Representative Director and President, identifies and assesses risks across the entire Group, with each operating company responding independently based on the risk management cycle. ESG and climate change risks are dedicatedly managed by the Group Sustainability Committee, while human capital risks are managed by the Group Human Capital Committee, with a system in place to report important matters to the Board of Directors.
Shareholder Returns
For FY2026 (ending March 2026), an annual dividend of ¥47 (interim ¥23, year-end ¥24) was paid, with a payout ratio of 43.1% and DOE of 4.3%. For the next fiscal period (FY2026 (ending December 2026), a 9-month transitional period), an annual dividend of ¥50 is planned. Share buybacks for the current period were minor at ¥3 million.
Dividend Policy
The annual dividend for FY2026 (ending March 2026) is ¥47 per share (interim ¥23, year-end ¥24), with total dividends of ¥11,779 million, a payout ratio of 43.1%, and a dividend on equity (DOE) of 4.3%. For FY2025 (ended March 2025), the annual dividend was ¥92 (interim ¥41, year-end ¥51, including a special dividend of ¥10) before the stock split. A 2-for-1 stock split of common shares was carried out effective April 1, 2025. For FY2026 (ending December 2026, a 9-month transitional period due to the change in fiscal year-end), an annual dividend of ¥50 (interim ¥25, year-end ¥25) is planned, with an expected payout ratio of 49.7%.
ESG
The company has set a target of carbon neutrality by 2050, aiming to reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 42% and Scope 3 emissions by 25% by FY2030 (versus FY2022 levels). It has established materiality KPIs across four areas—climate change, biodiversity, sustainable supply chains, and human capital—and is working to institutionally embed sustainability management, including by incorporating ESG evaluation into performance-linked metrics for executive compensation.
Last updated: June 16, 2026