KEYENCE CORPORATION
6861・Prime Market・Electric Appliances
Governance
The company adopts a Company with a Board of Corporate Auditors structure, consisting of 9 directors (4 of whom are outside directors) and 3 corporate auditors (all outside), totaling 12 members. As a voluntary advisory body to the Board of Directors, it has established a 'Nomination and Compensation Committee' in which independent outside directors hold a majority, thereby strengthening the independence and objectivity of governance.
Risk Management
Risks related to compliance, the environment, disasters, quality control, export control, and other matters are managed by the department responsible for each area, and a system has been established whereby new risks are reported to the Board of Directors by the department manager concerned. Sustainability risks are also evaluated and assessed at meetings attended by the management committee and the heads of relevant departments, and are reported to the Board of Directors as necessary.
Shareholder Returns
The company's basic policy is stable dividends paid twice a year (interim and year-end). The annual dividend per share for FY2026 (ending March 2026) is ¥550 (a substantial increase from ¥350 in the previous fiscal year). The payout ratio is 30.0%, with total dividends of ¥133,388 million. A dividend of ¥550 is also forecast for FY2027 (ending March 2027). Share buybacks are minor.
Dividend Policy
The basic policy is stable dividends through interim dividends (resolved by the Board of Directors) and year-end dividends (resolved at the General Meeting of Shareholders) paid twice a year. For FY2026 (ending March 2026), the dividend per share is ¥275 interim and ¥275 year-end, totaling ¥550 (total dividends of ¥133,388 million, payout ratio of 30.0%, dividend on equity ratio of 4.1%). In the previous fiscal year (FY2025, ended March 2025), the annual dividend per share was ¥350 (¥175 interim and ¥175 year-end, total dividends of ¥84,883 million, payout ratio of 21.3%). The forecast dividend for FY2027 (ending March 2027) is ¥550 per share annually (¥275 interim and ¥275 year-end).
ESG
Sustainability is positioned as a key priority under the corporate philosophy of "perpetuating the company," with a governance structure in which the Corporate Planning Office, under the jurisdiction of the responsible executive officer, oversees sustainability initiatives and reports to the Board of Directors. On the human capital front, the company promotes respect for human dignity and a fair and equitable workplace, along with talent development through MDP and CDP, and has achieved its target of a positive response rate of 70% or higher in its engagement survey. The rate of male employees taking childcare leave stands at 84.7%, and the gender wage gap (all workers) is 43.2%.
Last updated: June 15, 2026