DIC Corporation
4631・Prime Market・Chemicals
Governance
Company with a Board of Corporate Auditors. The Board of Directors consists of 9 members (including 4 independent outside directors, 2 women, and 1 foreign national), and the company has established a Board Member Nomination Committee, a Board Member Compensation Committee, and a Value Co-Creation Committee, in which independent outside directors constitute a majority. The company is promoting the transition of the Board of Directors toward a monitoring board model.
Risk Management
The company operates a PDCA cycle based on its
Shareholder Returns
For FY2025 (ending December 2025), an interim dividend of ¥50 and a year-end dividend of ¥150 (total ¥200) were implemented. For FY2026 (ending December 2026), an interim dividend of ¥70 and a year-end dividend of ¥70 (total ¥140) are forecast. Both the earnings forecast and dividend forecast remain unchanged from the previously announced figures.
Dividend Policy
The basic policy is to establish a stable management foundation and enhance shareholder returns, with dividends paid twice a year as interim and year-end dividends. For FY2025 (ending December 2025), an interim dividend of ¥50 and a year-end dividend of ¥150 (total ¥200) were implemented. For FY2026 (ending December 2026), an interim dividend of ¥70 and a year-end dividend of ¥70 (total ¥140) are forecast, unchanged from the most recently announced dividend forecast.
ESG
As part of its climate change response, the company conducts analysis based on IPCC and IEA scenarios, setting targets of a 50% reduction in CO2 emissions by FY2030 (versus FY2013) and carbon net zero by 2050 (37% reduction achieved as of 2024). Under its human capital management approach, the company works on succession planning, global leader development, and diversity promotion (2.70% employment rate for persons with disabilities; minority ratio among executive officers at 19%, targeting 30% by 2030). The Sustainability Committee is responsible for policy formulation and progress management, with a structure in place to report to the Board of Directors.
Last updated: March 23, 2026