SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES,LTD.
6302・Prime Market・Machinery
Governance
The company has a Board of Corporate Auditors system (combined with an executive officer system). The Board of Directors consists of 11 members (including 4 outside directors), and voluntary Nomination and Compensation Committees, each chaired by and comprising a majority of outside directors, have been established to ensure independence and transparency.
Risk Management
The Risk Management Committee (chaired by the President, convened three times a year) is responsible for identifying and assessing company-wide risks and formulating countermeasures, adopting a two-tier structure in which climate change risk and human rights response risk are also deliberated by the Sustainability Committee. The Internal Control Division oversees the internal control promotion framework across each division and group company, and works in coordination with the Compliance Committee to advance risk management across the entire group.
Shareholder Returns
Annual dividend for FY2025 is ¥125 per share (interim ¥60 + year-end ¥65). For FY2026, a dividend of ¥145 (interim ¥70 + year-end ¥75, an increase of ¥20 year-on-year) is planned. Based on a resolution of the Board of Directors in February 2026, the company has already acquired 659,500 treasury shares (treasury share balance of ¥14,569 million at the end of Q1). No revision to earnings forecasts.
Dividend Policy
The basic policy is DOE of 3.5% or higher, a minimum dividend of ¥125, and a total shareholder return ratio of 40% or higher, with dividends paid twice a year through interim and year-end dividends. The company aims to achieve stable and continuous dividends while maintaining a total shareholder return ratio of 40% or higher, including share buybacks. The forecast annual dividend for FY2026 (ending December 2026) is ¥145 per share (interim ¥70 + year-end ¥75).
ESG
Endorsed the TCFD recommendations in 2021, and has set targets of carbon neutrality by 2050, a 50% reduction in Scope 1/2 emissions by 2030 (versus FY2019 levels), and a 30% reduction in Scope 3 Category 11 emissions (SBT certification obtained in February 2026). In terms of human capital, the company has set targets to increase headcount in priority investment areas by 500 people and DX personnel by 50 people, raise the ratio of female managers, and achieve 100% uptake of paternity leave among male employees, while also actively promoting diversity, including winning the Gold rating in the LGBTQ+ 'PRIDE Index' for three consecutive years.
Last updated: March 26, 2026