BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
5108・Prime Market・Rubber Products
Governance
A company with a Nomination Committee structure since 2016. The Board of Directors comprises 12 directors (including 8 outside directors), with an outside director serving as chairman of the Board. In addition to the three statutory committees—Nomination, Audit, and Compensation—the company has established advisory committees, namely the Governance Committee and the Compliance Committee, both of which are composed entirely of outside directors, forming an advanced governance framework.
Risk Management
The Global Management Risk Committee (GMRC), established in 2022, assesses and identifies risks from short-term, medium-term, and long-term perspectives, and reports regularly to the Global EXCO and the Board of Directors. Geopolitical risk, cyber risk, response to 6PPD/TRWP, and response to the EUDR (EU Deforestation Regulation) have been set as the four key priority management items as of 2026, with cross-organizational task forces driving the response.
Shareholder Returns
The annual dividend forecast for FY2026 (ending December 2026) is ¥125 per share (interim ¥60, year-end ¥65). A 1-for-2 stock split was implemented in January 2026 (a simple comparison with the ¥230 actual result for FY2025 (ended December 2025), which is pre-split, is not possible). During Q1 of the current fiscal year, 93,359,400 treasury shares were retired (a decrease of ¥268,586 million), and 14,430,200 shares were acquired (an increase of ¥49,688 million).
Dividend Policy
Dividends are paid twice a year, as an interim dividend and a year-end dividend. The dividend forecast for FY2026 (ending December 2026) is an annual ¥125 per share (interim ¥60, year-end ¥65). Note that a stock split at a ratio of 2 shares for every 1 share of common stock was implemented effective January 1, 2026. There has been no revision from the most recently announced dividend forecast.
ESG
Under its vision of becoming a "Sustainable Solutions Company by 2050," the company promotes a proprietary sustainability business model that incorporates carbon neutrality, the circular economy, and nature positive initiatives into management strategy across the entire value chain. In FY2025 results, Scope 1 and 2 CO2 emissions were reduced by approximately 64% compared to 2011 (achieving the 2030 target of 50% ahead of schedule), the ratio of recycled and renewable resources reached approximately 40% (on track to achieve the 2030 target), and support for smallholder natural rubber farmers reached a cumulative total of approximately 24,400 households (against a 2026 target of 30,000 households). On the human capital front, the company introduced human creativity KPIs as a global management indicator, achieving a female leader ratio of 17.1% (2025) and securing approximately 2,200 digital talent personnel. Sustainability targets (six items including CO2 reduction, circular economy, and nature positive) have been incorporated into the mid- to long-term incentives of executive compensation, and the company supports the recommended disclosures of the TCFD and TNFD.
Last updated: March 18, 2026