Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.
6098・Prime Market・Services
Governance
As a company with a board of corporate auditors, the company is composed of 8 directors (including 4 independent outside directors) and 4 corporate auditors, with the chairman of the board of directors separated from the CEO. The Nomination and Governance Committee and the Compensation Committee are each chaired by an independent outside director, with outside members constituting a majority, ensuring transparency and independence.
Risk Management
The Risk Management Committee (Chair: Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer in charge of the Risk Management Division) identifies and determines the Group's key risks and reports to the Board of Directors. Sustainability, human capital, and climate change-related risks are also integrated into this committee, enabling comprehensive and centralized management.
Shareholder Returns
The policy is to continue stable dividends per share. For FY2026 (ending March 2026), the dividend is ¥25.0 per share (interim ¥12.5, year-end ¥12.5), and the FY2027 (ending March 2027) forecast is ¥26.0. Share buybacks of ¥678,754 million were executed in FY2026 (ending March 2026), and a new buyback program with an upper limit of ¥350,000 million and 64,000,000 shares was resolved for implementation from April 2026 onward.
Dividend Policy
The policy is to continue paying stable dividends per share on an ongoing basis. Dividends are paid twice a year (interim and year-end). The actual dividend for FY2025 (ended March 2025) was ¥24.0 per share (interim ¥12.0, year-end ¥12.0), the actual dividend for FY2026 (ended March 2026) was ¥25.0 per share (interim ¥12.5, year-end ¥12.5), and the forecast for FY2027 (ending March 2027) is ¥26.0 per share (interim ¥13.0, year-end ¥13.0). The payout ratio (consolidated) for FY2026 (ended March 2026) was 7.1%. Share buybacks are conducted with consideration of market conditions and the outlook for financial position. Expenditure on share buybacks in FY2026 (ended March 2026) totaled ¥678,754 million. As a subsequent event, pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors on March 31, 2026, a share buyback program was established with an upper limit of ¥350,000 million and 64,000,000 shares (acquisition period: April 1, 2026 to November 30, 2026); as of April 30, 2026, 5,004,200 shares had been acquired for ¥36,314 million. The priority order of capital allocation is: (1) development and marketing expenses for growth of existing businesses, (2) continuation of stable dividends per share, (3) strategic M&A centered on the HR Technology Segment, and (4) share buybacks considering market conditions and financial position.
ESG
The company positions "Prosper Together" as a core management strategy, setting targets to achieve carbon neutrality across the entire value chain by FY2031 (ending March 2031) (Scope1+2 already reduced by -85% versus FY2020, with SBTi certification obtained), to halve time-to-employment and support the hiring of a cumulative 30 million people facing barriers to employment, and to achieve gender parity among board members and employees, while building a systematic sustainability management framework based on a double materiality assessment.
Last updated: June 19, 2026