Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.
8750・Prime Market・Insurance
Governance
The company is structured as a company with an audit and supervisory committee, with the Board of Directors comprising 15 directors (7 of whom are outside directors), and the chair of the Board of Directors is held by a non-executive director. A voluntary Nomination Advisory Committee and Compensation Advisory Committee have been established, with outside members constituting a majority on each committee to ensure transparency in management.
Risk Management
The Group ERM Committee, jointly chaired by the Group CRO and Group CFO, has been established to conduct integrated management of capital, risk, and profit based on the ERM framework. The Risk Management Control Unit takes the lead in monitoring the risk management status of the entire Group, conducts stress tests, and provides regular reports to the Board of Directors and Management Meeting.
Shareholder Returns
Annual dividend for FY2026 (ending March 2026) is ¥54.50 per share (post-stock-split basis), with a payout ratio of 45.5%. The forecast for FY2027 (ending March 2027) is ¥72.00 (payout ratio target of approximately 50.5%). Share buybacks of ¥107,597 million were conducted during the fiscal year.
Dividend Policy
The annual dividend for FY2026 (ending March 2026) is ¥54.50 per share (interim ¥24.00, year-end ¥30.50), with total dividends of ¥197,225 million and a consolidated payout ratio of 45.5%. A stock split of common shares at a ratio of 1:4 was implemented effective April 1, 2025, and the ¥137.00 figure for FY2025 (ended March 2025) is the actual result on a pre-split basis. The annual dividend forecast for FY2027 (ending March 2027) is ¥72.00 per share (interim and year-end ¥36.00 each), with a payout ratio target of 50.5%. Share buybacks of ¥107,597 million were conducted during the fiscal year.
ESG
The company has established four core materiality themes: "Financial Well-being for All," "Healthy People and Society," "Green Leadership," and "Proactive Governance and Engagement," and aims to achieve net zero for Scope 1 and 2 emissions by FY2041 (ending March 2041). It has been selected for the highest rank, the "A List," in CDP's climate change category, and cumulative sustainability-themed investments and loans reached ¥3.7 trillion as of the end of FY2026 (ending March 2026).
Last updated: June 16, 2026