FAST RETAILING CO., LTD.
9983・Prime Market・Retail Trade
Governance
Company with a Board of Corporate Auditors. The Board of Directors consists of 11 members in total, including 6 outside directors (outside ratio approximately 54.5%), chaired by the Representative Director, Chairman and President. Nine committees (Personnel, Sustainability, Disclosure, IT Investment, Code of Conduct, Corporate Business Ethics, Risk Management, Nomination and Compensation Advisory, and Human Rights) have been established to complement the Board's functions, and an executive officer system separates decision-making from business execution.
Risk Management
The company has established a Risk Management Committee chaired by the Group CFO, which regularly identifies risks inherent in business activities to determine key risks and strengthen the management framework. In the event of an unforeseen situation, a countermeasure headquarters headed by the Representative Director is set up, and a system is in place to organize an external advisory team for rapid response. The Committee met four times in FY2025 (ended August 2025).
Shareholder Returns
The annual dividend forecast for FY2026 (ending August 2026) is ¥640 per share (interim ¥320 already paid + year-end ¥320 planned), a substantial increase of ¥140 year-on-year. Performance through Q3 has reached a new record high, and the dividend increase policy is being maintained in line with the upward revision of the full-year earnings forecast. No share buyback has been conducted.
Dividend Policy
The policy is to actively implement high dividends in line with performance. Dividends from surplus are basically paid twice, as an interim dividend and a year-end dividend, based on resolutions of the Board of Directors. For FY2026 (ending August 2026), the interim dividend of ¥320 has already been paid, and a year-end dividend of ¥320 is planned, bringing the forecasted annual total to ¥640 (an increase of ¥140 from ¥500 in the previous fiscal year).
ESG
As part of its climate change response based on TCFD recommendations, the company reduced its own Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 83.3% in FY2024 (ending August 2024) compared to FY2019 (ending August 2019) (renewable energy ratio: 84.7%), and reduced supply chain (Scope 3, Category 1) emissions by 18.6% over the same period, targeting SBT-certified reductions of 90% and 30%, respectively, by FY2030 (ending August 2030). In terms of human capital, the company has achieved a female manager ratio of 45.5% and a foreign national manager ratio of 53.6% (group-wide), with targets of 50% and 80%, respectively, by FY2030 (ending August 2030). The company is conducting sustainability activities integrated with its business, including supply chain human rights and labor environment monitoring, promotion of circular business through RE.UNIQLO, and in FY2025 (ending August 2025), contributing ¥12.3 billion to social contribution activities and providing 5.94 million clothing donations.
Last updated: November 28, 2025