Shareholder Returns
Taking account of strategic funding needs and earnings prospects, the Company aims for a consolidated dividend payout ratio of 45% on average in comparison with Core EPS to provide for a stable allocation of profit to all shareholders. In addition, internal reserves will be used to increase corporate value through investments to attain further growth in existing strategic domains and to identify future business opportunities.
Dividend History
Year | Dividend (Yen per share) | Payment Date (Y/M/D) | |||
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Interim | Year-End | Annual | Interim | Year-End | |
2025 | Ordinary(Forecast) 50.00 Special(Forecast) 75.00 |
Ordinary(Forecast) 50.00 Special(Forecast) 75.00 |
Ordinary(Forecast) 100.00 Special(Forecast) 150.00 |
- | - |
2024 | 41.00 | 57.00 | 98.0 | 2024/8/29 | 2025/3/28 |
2023 | 40.00 | 40.00 | 80.00 | 2023/8/30 | 2024/3/29 |
2022 | 38.00 | 40.00 | 78.0 | 2022/8/30 | 2023/3/31 |
2021 | 30.00 | 46.00 | 76.0 | 2021/8/30 | 2022/3/30 |
2020* | 75.00 (before stock split) |
30.00 (after stock split) |
- | 2020/8/28 | 2021/3/24 |
2019 | 48.00 |
|
140.00 | 2019/8/30 | 2020/3/31 |
2018 | 31.00 |
|
86.00 | 2018/8/31 | 2019/3/29 |
2017 | 29.00 | 33.00 | 62.00 | 2017/9/1 | 2018/3/23 |
2016 | 26.00 | 26.00 | 52.00 | 2016/9/1 | 2017/3/24 |
2015 | 26.00 |
|
58.00 | 2015/9/1 | 2016/3/25 |
2014 | 22.00 | 26.00 | 48.00 | 2014/9/1 | 2015/3/27 |
2013 | 22.00 | 23.00 | 45.00 | 2013/8/30 | 2014/3/28 |
2012 | 20.00 | 20.00 | 40.00 | 2012/8/31 | 2013/3/28 |
2011 | 20.00 | 20.00 | 40.00 | 2011/9/1 | 2012/3/29 |
Shareholders of record on June 30 and December 31 are entitled to interim and year-end dividend payments, respectively.
- *Effective July 1, 2020, Chugai implemented a three-for-one stock split of its common stock. The dividend for the second quarter of the fiscal year 2020 presents the amount prior to the stock split. The annual dividend per share for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 is not stated because the amounts cannot be simply combined due to the implementation of the stock split. The annual dividend per share is ¥165 when calculated based on the assumption of no stock split, and ¥55 when calculated with the stock split taken into account.
Profit Distribution

- Effective July 1, 2020, Chugai has implemented a three-for-one stock split of its common stock.
Dividends are calculated based on the assumption that the stock split was implemented at the beginning of the FY2020.
Shareholder benefit program
Not applicable.