SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS CO.,LTD.
9684・Prime Market・Information & Communication
Governance
As a company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee, it has 12 directors (9 of whom are outside directors, all independent officers), and the board of directors, on which outside directors hold a majority, performs a monitoring function. It has established a voluntary Compensation and Nomination Committee chaired by an independent outside director, ensuring transparency in executive compensation and candidate selection.
Risk Management
The CFO-led sustainability project team has identified four materialities—human capital, intellectual property, information security, and climate change—establishing a system in which risks and opportunities are collected from each department and reported and proposed to the President and Representative Director. The company has set up an Internal Control Committee, an internal whistleblowing system, and an Information Systems Operation Committee, and addresses cyber risk through EDR, a SOC, and 24-hour monitoring.
Shareholder Returns
The basic policy is a consolidated payout ratio of 30%. For FY2026 (ending March 2026), the annual dividend reflects the impact of the stock split (1-for-3, effective October 1, 2025), with an interim dividend of ¥54 and a year-end dividend of ¥25. For FY2027 (ending March 2027), an annual dividend of ¥43 (interim ¥18, year-end ¥25) is planned. Total dividends amount to ¥15,505 million, with a payout ratio of 52.3%.
Dividend Policy
The basic policy is a consolidated payout ratio of 30%, determined with consideration given to the balance between growth investment and shareholder returns. Dividends are paid twice a year (interim and year-end). Effective October 1, 2025, a 3-for-1 stock split of common shares was implemented. The year-end dividend for FY2026 (ending March 2026) is ¥25 per share (after adjustment for the stock split), and for FY2027 (ending March 2027), an annual dividend of ¥43 (interim ¥18, year-end ¥25) is planned. A three-year cumulative strategic investment framework (for growth investment or shareholder returns) of up to ¥100.0 billion has been established.
ESG
The company has identified human capital, intellectual property, information security, and climate change as materiality issues, completing the switch to renewable energy at major domestic business sites and setting a 2030 carbon neutrality target. In human capital, it promotes diversity with a female ratio of approximately 30% and a foreign national ratio of approximately 16%, alongside health management initiatives and reskilling programs, while also systematically developing measures for intellectual property and information security.
Last updated: June 23, 2026