Nitori Holdings Co., Ltd.
9843・Prime Market・Retail Trade
Governance
The company is structured as a company with an audit and supervisory committee, comprising 9 directors (including 5 independent outside directors), aiming to strengthen the oversight function of the Board of Directors and accelerate decision-making. It has established a voluntary Nomination and Compensation Committee (consisting of 3 independent outside directors and 2 representative directors, 5 members in total, with independent outside directors forming the majority), ensuring objectivity and transparency.
Risk Management
The Company has established a risk management officer and a dedicated department, and promotes subcommittee activities for key risk categories centered on the monthly
Shareholder Returns
Annual dividend for FY2026 (ending March 2026) is effectively ¥154 (interim ¥77 + year-end ¥77, before consideration of stock split), with total dividends of ¥17,463 million and a payout ratio of 19.5%. For FY2027 (ending March 2027), an annual dividend of ¥32 (post-split, interim ¥16 + year-end ¥16) is forecast. Share buybacks were limited to a small-scale execution of ¥2 million.
Dividend Policy
The basic policy is to pay dividends from retained earnings twice a year (interim and year-end). FY2026 (ending March 2026) results: annual dividend of ¥154 before consideration of the stock split (stock split effective October 1, 2025, 1 share to 5 shares) (interim ¥77 + year-end ¥77), total dividends of ¥17,463 million, payout ratio of 19.5%, and dividend-to-equity-attributable-to-owners-of-parent ratio of 1.8%. Forecast for FY2027 (ending March 2027): annual dividend of ¥32 (post-split, interim ¥16 + year-end ¥16), with a forecast payout ratio of 19.9%.
ESG
Under the "NITORI Group Green Vision 2050," the company targets a 50% reduction in Scope 1+2 emissions by FY2030 versus FY2013 (FY2025 progress: 45.4% reduction) and carbon neutrality by 2050, promoting solar power generation via "NITORI Power Plant" and energy-saving measures. On the human capital front, the company has achieved a 20.8% ratio of female managers, an 81.8% rate of male employees taking childcare leave, and a 3.00% employment ratio for persons with disabilities, and aims to raise the ratio of female managers to 40% by 2040.
Last updated: June 24, 2026