ZENSHO HOLDINGS CO.,LTD.
7550・Prime Market・Retail Trade
Governance
The company operates as a company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee, with a Board of Directors composed of 12 directors (including 8 outside directors, an outside director ratio of 67%). It has established a Nomination and Compensation Advisory Committee, an Investment Advisory Committee, a General Risk Management and Compliance Committee, and a Sustainability Committee as advisory bodies to the Board of Directors, aiming to strengthen supervisory functions and accelerate decision-making.
Risk Management
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Shareholder Returns
Annual dividend on common stock for FY2026 (ending March 2026) is ¥75 per share (interim ¥35, year-end ¥40), with total dividends of ¥11,763 million and a payout ratio of 27.2%. For FY2027 (ending March 2027), the dividend is planned to increase to ¥80 per share annually (payout ratio forecast of 27.0%). Share buybacks were also carried out (¥1,908 million in the current period).
Dividend Policy
The company regards stable shareholder returns as one of its key management policies and distributes profits in line with business performance. For FY2026 (ending March 2026), the company implemented an interim dividend of ¥35 and a year-end dividend of ¥40 per share of common stock, totaling ¥75 annually (total dividends of ¥11,763 million, payout ratio of 27.2%). For FY2027 (ending March 2027), the company plans to increase the annual dividend to ¥80 per share (interim ¥40, year-end ¥40, payout ratio forecast of 27.0%). In addition, the annual dividend on Class A preferred shares (issued September 29, 2023) is ¥5,400,000 per share, and the annual dividend on the No. 1 bond-type class shares (issued October 1, 2025) is ¥99.72 per share.
ESG
Under its corporate philosophy of "taking responsibility for the stability and development of human society through food," the company is identifying climate change risks (transition and physical) and developing countermeasures, while promoting multifaceted ESG initiatives including human capital development (14 consecutive years of base pay increases, cumulative wage growth of 50.9% over the past 5 years), promotion of women's advancement (13.8% of managerial positions held by women, targeting 20% by March 2029), improving the male employee childcare leave uptake rate (48.5%, targeting 50%), and fair trade (across 24 countries).
Last updated: June 25, 2026