Scroll Corporation
8005・Prime Market・Retail Trade
Governance
The company has established a Board of Directors (10 members total: 4 internal and 6 independent outside directors) as a company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee, building an oversight structure in which outside directors hold a majority. It has also established a Nomination and Compensation Committee (chaired by an outside director, with outside directors in the majority), ensuring transparency and objectivity.
Risk Management
The RM Secretariat conducts risk hearings with each department once a year and has established a system to report progress to the Internal Control Committee twice a year. The Internal Audit Department audits the appropriateness of the risk management system from an independent standpoint and has built a mechanism to report to the Audit and Supervisory Committee and the Board of Directors.
Shareholder Returns
For FY2026 (ending March 2026), the annual dividend is ¥59.00 per share (interim ¥29.50 + year-end ¥29.50), total dividends of ¥2,018 million, and a payout ratio of 73.1%. For FY2027 (ending March 2027), the annual dividend is forecast at ¥102.00 (ordinary dividend of ¥97 + commemorative dividend of ¥5). Share buybacks were also conducted (acquisition expenditure of ¥1,024 million).
Dividend Policy
The company sets a DOE (dividend on equity) floor of 4% and targets a consolidated payout ratio of around 40%, paying dividends twice a year (interim and year-end). The FY2026 (ending March 2026) result was an annual dividend of ¥59.00 (payout ratio of 73.1%, DOE of 5.4%). The forecast for FY2027 (ending March 2027) is an annual dividend of ¥102.00 (interim ¥51.00, year-end ¥51.00, of which ¥2.50 each is a commemorative dividend), with a forecast payout ratio of 80.2%.
ESG
Based on the TCFD framework, the Company conducted 1.5°C and 4°C scenario analyses and reduced Scope 2 CO2 emissions by 48.2% compared to FY2020 levels (against a target of 50% or more). On the human capital front, the ratio of female managers across the group reached 30.8% (achieving the target of 30% or more), and the male childcare leave utilization rate reached 76.9%, with new targets also set for FY2030.
Last updated: May 28, 2026