HIOKI E.E. CORPORATION
6866・Prime Market・Electric Appliances
Governance
A company adopting the audit & supervisory board system, with 9 directors (including 5 outside directors, all of whom are independent officers). The Board of Directors has established a Nomination Committee and a Compensation Committee, each with a majority of independent outside directors, as advisory bodies, and has also introduced a lead independent outside director system. During the fiscal year under review, the Board of Directors met 14 times, with a 100% attendance rate for all members (following their appointment).
Risk Management
The President and Representative Director serves as the officer responsible for risk management and crisis response. Based on the
Shareholder Returns
Continuing a profit return policy targeting a consolidated dividend payout ratio of 40%. The interim dividend for FY2026 (ending December 2026) is ¥120 per share (up ¥20 year on year), and the full-year forecast is ¥240 per share (up ¥40 year on year). Share buybacks are also underway (¥1,076 million spent in the current interim period).
Dividend Policy
The Company implements profit returns based on improved business performance, targeting a consolidated dividend payout ratio of around 40%. Even during temporary downturns in performance, stable dividends are maintained taking into account the dividend on equity (DOE) ratio. The basic policy is to pay dividends twice a year, as an interim dividend and a year-end dividend. The interim dividend for FY2026 (ending December 2026) is ¥120 per share, and the full-year forecast is ¥240 per share (interim ¥120 + year-end ¥120). There has been no revision from the most recently announced dividend forecast.
ESG
As part of its climate change response, the company achieved investment-based carbon neutrality for Scope 1 and 2 emissions in FY2024 (with continued achievement expected in FY2025), and has set a target of Scope 3 carbon neutrality by 2035. A 2MW solar carport and 2MWh lithium-ion battery storage system have been installed at the head office, enabling the company to self-supply approximately 40% of its electricity. In terms of human capital, the company has formulated DE&I guidelines and appointed an executive officer responsible for promoting DE&I; in 2025, the number of women, foreign nationals, and mid-career hires promoted to managerial positions was 4, 4, and 6, respectively. As part of its TNFD response, the company conducted a natural capital analysis using the LEAP approach, and approximately 3.68 hectares of the HIOKI Forest Hills site in Ueda City, Nagano Prefecture has been certified as a Nature Symbiosis Site (OECM).
Last updated: February 27, 2026