SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
6724・Prime Market・Electric Appliances
Governance
The company has established a Board of Directors as a Company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee (11 directors in total, including 6 outside directors), with a principle of maintaining an outside director ratio of at least one-third. It has set up a voluntary Director Nomination Advisory Committee and a Director Compensation Advisory Committee, in both of which an outside director serves as chairperson and outside directors constitute a majority of the members.
Risk Management
The Company has established a risk management framework with the President as the overall officer in charge, identifying and evaluating risks and opportunities for each materiality item, which are then deliberated on and managed by the Management Strategy Meeting and the Board of Directors. Climate change risk is assessed through scenario analysis based on the TCFD framework, evaluating both physical risks and transition risks.
Shareholder Returns
Annual dividend for FY2026 (ending March 2026) is ¥74 per share (interim ¥37, year-end ¥37), unchanged from the previous fiscal year. The dividend payout ratio is 130.3% (due to a significant decline in net income for the period). For FY2027 (ending March 2027), the company plans to increase the annual dividend to ¥80 (interim ¥40, year-end ¥40). The medium-term target payout ratio is approximately 40%.
Dividend Policy
The company targets a medium-term consolidated dividend payout ratio of approximately 40%, based on profit calculated by deducting an amount equivalent to the statutory effective tax rate from business profit. The basic policy is to pay dividends from surplus twice a year (interim and year-end), with flexible share buybacks conducted as needed. The annual dividend for FY2026 (ending March 2026) is ¥74 (unchanged from the previous fiscal year), and the forecast for FY2027 (ending March 2027) is ¥80 (an increase of ¥6 from the previous fiscal year).
ESG
Under the "Environmental Vision 2050," the company has achieved 100% renewable energy at all global sites, and in May 2025 obtained SBTi Net-Zero target approval (a 55% reduction in combined Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions by 2030 and Net-Zero by 2050). In terms of human capital, the company is working to increase the ratio of female managers, promote employment of people with disabilities, and improve engagement, while maintaining zero major compliance violations and zero major information security incidents.
Last updated: June 24, 2026