KDDI CORPORATION
9433・Prime Market・Information & Communication
Governance
The Board of Directors consists of 12 members, including 5 independent outside directors (the Company has a Board of Corporate Auditors). Both a Nomination Advisory Committee and a Compensation Advisory Committee have been established, with independent outside directors serving as chairs of each committee, ensuring effective oversight functions.
Risk Management
The Risk Management Committee, newly established in FY2025, identifies and assesses 14 material risks semiannually and reports to the Board of Directors. The Company has appointed 46 internal control officers and Group companies have appointed 47 internal control officers, operating a company-wide risk management framework covering cybersecurity, BCP, and information security. Separately, fictitious circular transactions at a consolidated subsidiary were discovered in FY2025, and strengthening Group governance is being addressed as a key management priority.
Shareholder Returns
Under a policy of maintaining a consolidated dividend payout ratio in excess of 40%, the annual dividend per share for FY2026 (ending March 2026) is ¥80 (interim ¥40 + year-end ¥40). For FY2027 (ending March 2027), an annual dividend of ¥84 (interim and year-end ¥42 each) is planned. As a subsequent event, a share buyback of approximately ¥300.0 billion (via tender offer and market purchases) has been resolved.
Dividend Policy
The company continues to pay stable dividends while maintaining financial soundness. Under the mid-term management strategy through FY2026 (ending March 2026), the policy is to maintain a consolidated dividend payout ratio in excess of 40%. The annual dividend for FY2026 (ending March 2026) is ¥80 per share (interim ¥40, year-end ¥40), with a payout ratio of 43.6% and total dividends of ¥304,566 million. For the following three fiscal years, the policy is to maintain a consolidated dividend payout ratio in excess of 40% relative to adjusted net income. For FY2027 (ending March 2027), an annual dividend of ¥84 (interim and year-end ¥42 each) is planned, with a payout ratio of 42.8%. Note that a two-for-one stock split of common shares was implemented effective April 1, 2025, and the dividend amounts for FY2026 (ending March 2026) and FY2027 (ending March 2027) (forecast) reflect figures after the stock split.
ESG
The company has set targets of achieving carbon neutrality for Scope 1+2 emissions by FY2030 and net zero (SBTi-certified) by FY2040, and has already achieved 100% renewable energy usage across all data centers worldwide. In terms of human capital, it has implemented a job-based personnel system, promoted DE&I, and achieved an employee engagement score of 75, while also establishing a framework linking the degree of achievement of sustainability initiatives to executive compensation.
Last updated: June 25, 2026