THK CO., LTD.
6481・Prime Market・Machinery
Governance
Company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee. The Board of Directors consists of 11 members in total—6 internal and 5 outside directors (all of whom are independent officers)—with an outside director ratio of approximately 45.5%. Voluntary Nomination Advisory Committee and Compensation Advisory Committee have been established since 2016, with an outside director serving as chair of each committee.
Risk Management
The company has established a Risk Management Committee and a Compliance Committee, both chaired by the President and Representative Director, and conducts an annual risk assessment based on the Risk Management Regulations (covering 29 divisions of THK Japan and 29 Group companies in Japan and overseas). It has also established a BCP Promotion Council, an Information Security Committee, and a Sustainability Committee, building a multi-layered risk management framework. An internal whistleblowing system (THK Group Helpline and Business Partner Helpline) has also been put in place.
Shareholder Returns
Continuing dividend policy based on a DOE of 8%. The annual dividend forecast for FY2026 (ending December 2026) is ¥184 per share (interim ¥92 + year-end ¥92), a decrease from the actual ¥246 for the previous fiscal year. Share buybacks were almost not conducted in the current quarter (repurchase expenditure of ¥0 million).
Dividend Policy
Policy of paying dividends based on a Dividend on Equity (DOE) ratio of 8%. The annual dividend forecast for FY2026 (ending December 2026) is ¥184 per share (interim ¥92 + year-end ¥92). The actual result for the previous fiscal year (FY2025, ended December 2025) was an annual dividend of ¥246 (interim ¥123 + year-end ¥123). Note that this reflects a revision to the dividend forecast, which was announced on May 11, 2026.
ESG
Endorses the TCFD recommendations and conducts 1.5°C and 4°C scenario analyses. CO2 emissions (Scope 1 and 2) totaled 66,078 t-CO2 in FY2025 (a 38% reduction versus FY2018), with targets of a 50% reduction by FY2030 and net zero by FY2050. In human capital, the company has set targets of a female new graduate hiring ratio of 20% or more and a male childcare leave uptake rate of 50% or more, and is promoting the development of global and digital talent as well as succession planning. Materiality has been identified across 4 themes and 13 items, with an oversight framework established through the Sustainability Committee, an advisory body to the Board of Directors.
Last updated: March 18, 2026