NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
9432・Prime Market・Information & Communication
NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
9432・Prime Market・Information & Communication
Governance
In June 2025, the company transitioned from a company with a board of company auditors to a company with an audit and supervisory committee. The Board of Directors consists of 16 members, including 8 independent outside directors, resulting in an outside director ratio of 50%. Voluntary Nomination Committee and Compensation Committee (each comprising 5 members, including 3 independent outside directors) have been established to ensure objectivity and transparency in nominations and compensation.
Risk Management
The Business Risk Management Promotion Committee, chaired by the Representative Director and Senior Executive Vice President, operates the risk management PDCA cycle. For cybersecurity, the Group CISO serves as the chief officer, adopting the NIST framework and conducting risk assessments on a quarterly basis. A structure has been established whereby sustainability-related risks are reported to the Board of Directors via the Sustainability Committee.
Shareholder Returns
For FY2025 (ended March 2025), the dividend was increased to ¥5.30 per share annually (interim ¥2.65, year-end ¥2.65), with a payout ratio of 42.0%. FY2026 (ending March 2026) forecast is ¥5.40 per share annually. As a subsequent event, the company resolved a share buyback program of up to ¥200,000 million / 1.4 billion shares.
Dividend Policy
The basic policy is to pursue continuous dividend increases, with dividends paid twice a year via an interim dividend and a year-end dividend. Actual results for FY2025 (ended March 2025) were an interim dividend of ¥2.65 per share and a year-end dividend of ¥2.65 per share (annual total of ¥5.30, total dividends of ¥434,693 million, payout ratio of 42.0%). The forecast for FY2026 (ending March 2026) is an annual dividend of ¥5.40 (forecast payout ratio of 44.6%). Share buybacks are conducted flexibly; at the Board of Directors meeting on May 8, 2026, a buyback program was resolved covering the period from May 11, 2026 to March 31, 2027, for up to 1.4 billion shares of common stock outstanding, with a total acquisition amount of ¥200,000 million.
ESG
As part of its climate change response, the company has set FY2040 targets of carbon neutrality (Scope 1 & 2) and net zero (Scope 1 & 2 & 3). Preliminary FY2025 Scope 1 & 2 emissions were 2.041 million tons (a 56% reduction versus FY2013). In terms of human capital, employee engagement rate reached 64% (improved from a baseline of 57%), and the ratio of female executives stood at 27.7%, on track toward the FY2030 target of 30% or more. The company is also advancing initiatives such as a job-based personnel system, hybrid work arrangements, and human rights due diligence.
Last updated: June 16, 2026