GMO Financial Holdings, Inc.
7177・Standard Market・Securities & Commodity Futures
Governance
The company has adopted a company with a nomination committee, etc. structure. The board of directors consists of 7 members (including 3 outside directors), separating oversight from execution. Each of the three committees—Nomination, Audit, and Compensation—consists of 4 members including 3 outside directors, aiming to ensure management transparency.
Risk Management
Based on the Group Risk Management Regulations, the company integrally manages market, credit, liquidity, operational, system, and other risks. Through regular monitoring, it grasps the risk status, and has established a system for periodically reporting the results of risk volume reviews and reduction measures to the Board of Directors.
Shareholder Returns
The dividend for the first quarter-end of FY2026 (ending December 2026) was ¥13.69 per share. The full-year dividend forecast is ¥54.76 per share (equal quarterly installments). The company maintains its policy of a payout ratio of 65% or more and a DOE of 10% as the minimum benchmark indicator. The actual full-year dividend for the previous fiscal year was ¥57.58.
Dividend Policy
The basic policy is to implement continuous and stable dividends on a quarterly basis, setting a payout ratio of 65% or more against net income attributable to owners of the parent, plus a DOE (Dividend on Equity, consolidated) of 10% as the minimum benchmark indicator. The full-year dividend forecast per share for FY2026 (ending December 2026) is ¥54.76 (Q1-end ¥13.69, Q2-end ¥13.69, Q3-end ¥13.69, year-end ¥13.69). The full-year actual dividend for FY2025 (ended December 2025) was ¥57.58. Dividends of surplus are determined by resolution of the Board of Directors.
ESG
The Board of Directors bears ultimate responsibility for sustainability overall, and the establishment of a Sustainability Promotion Office is under consideration. In human capital development, the company promotes merit-based promotion regardless of age or gender, on-the-job training, and support for obtaining qualifications; for FY2025 (ending December 2025), domestic new hires (target positions) totaled 9 against a target of 15 or more (45 total across all positions). The ratio of women in management positions was 4.1%, and the male childcare leave uptake rate was 75.0%.
Last updated: June 24, 2026