EBARA CORPORATION
6361・Prime Market・Machinery
Governance
The company has adopted a company with a nomination committee structure. Of the 10 directors, 7 are independent outside directors (including 3 women), constituting a majority, and the chairman of the Board of Directors is also an independent outside director. The Nomination, Compensation, and Audit committees are each composed solely of non-executive directors, with the chair of each committee, in principle, serving as an independent outside director, establishing a sophisticated governance structure.
Risk Management
The company has established a Risk Management Panel (RMP), chaired by the Representative Executive Officer and President and composed of all Executive Officers, which meets regularly on a quarterly basis (17 meetings held in total during FY2025) in addition to ad hoc sessions as needed. Climate change and natural disasters, supply chain risk, human capital risk, and other risks have been identified as key company-wide risks, and specialized subcommittees—the BCM Subcommittee and the Information Security Subcommittee—have also been established to continue ongoing monitoring.
Shareholder Returns
The annual dividend forecast for FY2026 (ending December 2026) is ¥66.00 per share (interim ¥33.00, year-end ¥33.00), an increase from the prior period's actual of ¥59.00. In Q1 of the current fiscal year, the company retired treasury shares (equivalent to ¥17,966 million). Under E-Plan2028, the company continues performance-linked dividends and share buybacks.
Dividend Policy
The company implements performance-linked dividends targeting a consolidated payout ratio of 35% or higher. Actual results for FY2025 (ended December 2025) were an interim dividend of ¥28.00 and a year-end dividend of ¥31.00 (total ¥59.00). The forecast for FY2026 (ending December 2026) is an interim dividend of ¥33.00 and a year-end dividend of ¥33.00 (total ¥66.00). The Articles of Incorporation stipulate that dividends of surplus may be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors, and dividends are paid twice a year (interim and year-end). Under E-Plan2028, the company has set a policy of allocating 100% or more of cumulative free cash flow over the three-year period (excluding cash inflows from asset sales and reductions) to shareholder returns (dividends and share buybacks).
ESG
With a goal of carbon neutrality by 2050, the company has set targets of a 55% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030 (versus FY2018) and a 25% reduction in Scope 3 (Category 11) emissions by 2030 (versus FY2021), and obtained SBT near-term target certification in May 2025. In human capital management, the company focuses on promoting career ownership and strengthening DE&I, achieving a female manager ratio of 8.6% and a 100% male childcare leave utilization rate. ESG indicators (CDP rating, GHG emissions intensity, and global engagement survey results) are incorporated into 10% of executives' short-term performance-linked compensation, with a governance structure in place whereby the Sustainability Committee (held quarterly) and the Board of Directors collaborate to provide oversight.
Last updated: March 23, 2026