Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corporation
4188・Prime Market・Chemicals
Governance
As a company with a Nomination Committee, Audit Committee, and Compensation Committee, the company adopts a governance structure that separates oversight and execution, with the Board of Directors (8 members, of whom 6 are outside directors) and the three committees—Nomination, Audit, and Compensation—responsible for oversight, while executive officers are responsible for business execution. The chair of each committee is an outside director, ensuring transparency and fairness.
Risk Management
With the Representative Executive Officer, President serving as the Chief Risk Management Officer, the company has established and operates company-wide ERM based on the Group Risk Management Basic Regulations. It works to prevent the materialization of significant risks, including sustainability-related risks, and to minimize losses, while the Board of Directors periodically oversees the status of ERM activities.
Shareholder Returns
The annual dividend for FY2026 (ending March 2026) is ¥32 per share (interim ¥16, year-end ¥16), with total dividends of ¥43,521 million and a payout ratio of 370.8%. The same dividend of ¥32 is forecast for FY2027 (ending March 2027). During the fiscal year, the company repurchased and retired treasury shares totaling ¥50,025 million. The target payout ratio of 35% is maintained as a medium-term goal.
Dividend Policy
Dividends are paid twice a year, at the interim and year-end. The company aims for a payout ratio of around 35% as a benchmark and seeks to increase dividends in line with profit growth. The annual dividend for FY2026 (ending March 2026) is ¥32 per share (unchanged from the previous fiscal year), and the forecast for FY2027 (ending March 2027) is also ¥32 per share.
ESG
The company has established a Sustainability Committee chaired by the President and Representative Executive Officer, setting targets of a 29% reduction in GHG emissions by FY2030 (vs. FY2019) and carbon neutrality by 2050. It has been continuously selected for the FTSE4Good and MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders indices, and has obtained an A List rating in the CDP Climate Change theme. Employee engagement (FY2025 actual: 71%, target: 80%) and diversity in decision-making levels (same: 30%, target: 40%) are managed as MOS indicators.
Last updated: June 22, 2026