MARUI GROUP CO.,LTD.
8252・Prime Market・Retail Trade
Governance
Company with a Board of Corporate Auditors. The Board of Directors consists of 6 members (3 outside directors, all of whom are independent officers), and there are 4 corporate auditors (2 outside auditors). As advisory bodies to the Board of Directors, four committees have been established—the Nomination and Compensation Committee, the Sustainability Committee, the Strategy Review Committee, and the Human Capital Strategy Committee—to strengthen the oversight function.
Risk Management
A Compliance Promotion Committee headed by the Representative Director provides integrated management of risk across the group as a whole. Specialized committees, including the ESG Committee, the Information Security Committee, and the Financial Risk Committee, have been established, and risks and opportunities are identified and managed under a sustainability promotion framework. An internal whistleblowing system (hotline) has also been put in place.
Shareholder Returns
Annual dividend for FY2026 (ending March 2026) is ¥131 (interim ¥65 + year-end ¥66), marking 14 consecutive years of dividend increases and setting a new record high for the 10th consecutive period. DOE is 10.1%. Share buyback of ¥7.7 billion was conducted. For FY2027 (ending March 2027), a dividend of ¥134 (up ¥3 year-on-year) and DOE of 10.2% are forecast.
Dividend Policy
The company strives to continuously improve its dividend level based on the long-term growth of EPS, aiming to achieve both "high growth" and "high shareholder returns." It targets a DOE (shareholder equity dividend rate) of approximately 10%, aiming to realize long-term, stable dividend increases. Regarding share buybacks, the company will implement them flexibly and opportunistically, taking into comprehensive account the optimal capital structure, financial condition, and share price levels, and in principle will retire the acquired treasury shares. The company aims for an ROE of 15% or higher by FY2031 (ending March 2031).
ESG
Certified under the SBT Initiative's "1.5°C Target" and SBT Net-Zero certification obtained. In FY2025 (ended March 2025), Scope 1+2 emissions were reduced by 73.7% compared to FY2017 (ended March 2017), with a renewable energy ratio of 72.1%. Investment in human capital reached ¥8.8 billion in FY2025 (ended March 2025) (targeting expansion to ¥10.0 billion in FY2026 (ending March 2026)), with a male childcare leave uptake rate of 100% (7 consecutive years) and a 58% aspiration rate for senior positions among women, reflecting a strong focus on promoting diversity.
Last updated: June 19, 2026