Hikari Tsushin Raises Q3 Dividend and Ups Full-Year Payout Forecast

The latest announcement is out from Hikari Tsushin, Inc. ( (JP:9435) ).

Hikari Tsushin, Inc. has approved a third quarter-end dividend of 190 yen per share for the period with a record date of December 31, 2025, up from 167 yen a year earlier, bringing total payouts for this distribution to 8,342 million yen. The dividend will be sourced from retained earnings and become effective on March 13, 2026, reflecting the company’s confidence in its steady performance and ongoing cash-generation capacity.

The company also lifted its dividend forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2026, raising both the third quarter and year-end dividends by 5 yen from prior guidance to 190 yen per share each. As a result, the total annual dividend is now expected to reach 746 yen per share, up 10 yen from the previous forecast and significantly higher than the prior year’s 661 yen, underscoring management’s commitment to progressively returning profits to shareholders.

The most recent analyst rating on (JP:9435) stock is a Buy with a Yen47841.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Hikari Tsushin, Inc. stock, see the JP:9435 Stock Forecast page.

More about Hikari Tsushin, Inc.

Hikari Tsushin, Inc., listed on the TSE Prime, operates in Japan’s telecommunications and related services sector, focusing on subscription-based services and recurring-revenue business models for a wide range of corporate and individual customers. The company emphasizes stable shareholder returns as a core management policy, aligning its capital allocation with business performance and external market conditions.

Average Trading Volume: 83,648

Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy

Current Market Cap: Yen1918.4B

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