Rakuten Group, Inc.
4755・Prime Market・Services
Governance
Company with an Audit & Supervisory Board (also employing an executive officer system). The Board of Directors consists of 9 directors, 6 of whom are outside directors (outside director ratio of approximately 67%), and all directors achieved 100% attendance at Board meetings. A voluntary Compensation Committee has been established. No Nomination Committee has been established.
Risk Management
ERM (Enterprise Risk Management) has been implemented across the entire company, with the Group Risk and Compliance Committee overseeing risks related to finance, information security, compliance, and other areas. A framework has been established so that particularly significant risks are reported to the Board of Directors. Regarding information security, the Group Information Security & Privacy Committee, chaired by the Functional CISO, meets monthly to address related matters.
Shareholder Returns
For FY2025 (ending December 2025), the company continues to pay no dividend (annual dividend of ¥0). The dividend per share for FY2026 (ending December 2026) has not yet been determined. No share buybacks were conducted. The policy remains unchanged: prioritizing stabilization of the financial base while aiming to resume dividend payments in a timely manner.
Dividend Policy
The annual dividend for FY2025 (ending December 2025) is ¥0 per share (¥0 at the second-quarter end, ¥0 at year-end). The dividend per share for FY2026 (ending December 2026) has not yet been determined. While the basic policy is to pay stable and continuous dividends, taking into account mid- to long-term growth investment and the need to build up retained earnings to stabilize the financial base, the timing of dividend resumption remains undetermined given the current financial situation.
ESG
The Group Sustainability Committee (chaired by the Group COO, meeting twice a year), established in 2021, oversees ESG strategy. On climate change, the company has set SBTi-certified GHG reduction targets (99.7% reduction in Scope 1+2 by 2032 versus 2022), and Rakuten Group, Inc. on a standalone basis has achieved a 100% renewable energy adoption rate. In human capital, the ratio of female managers reached 34% (FY2025 actual, exceeding the 33% target), with an engagement score of 80pt. In information security, ISO/IEC 27001 certification is maintained at 37 companies and PCI DSS compliance at 43 services, with GDPR-compliant BCRs concluded at 84 companies. The establishment of an AI governance framework was also completed in 2025.
Last updated: March 26, 2026