v3.26.1
Equity and Other Equity Items (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Equity [abstract]  
Schedule of Shares Activity
Thousands of Shares
For the Year Ended March 31
20252026
Authorized shares as of the beginning of the year
3,500,000 3,500,000 
Shares issued:
At the beginning of the year
1,582,419 1,590,950 
Exercise of stock options
12 280 
Issuance of shares
8,519 — 
As of the end of the year
1,590,950 1,591,229 
Schedule of Dividends Declared and Paid
i) Dividends declared and paid during the previous fiscal years and the current fiscal year
Dividends declared and paidJPY (millions)
Total dividends		Dividends per share JPYRecord dateEffective date
April 1, 2023, to March 31, 2024
Q1 2023¥140,475 ¥90.00 March 31, 2023June 29, 2023
Q3 2023148,037 94.00 September 30, 2023December 1, 2023
April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2025
Q1 2024148,041 94.00 March 31, 2024June 27, 2024
Q3 2024155,893 98.00 September 30, 2024December 2, 2024
April 1, 2025, to March 31, 2026
Q1 2025154,763 98.00 March 31, 2025June 26, 2025
Q3 2025158,470 100.00 September 30, 2025December 1, 2025
ii) Dividends declared whose record date falls in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026 and the effective date falls in the following fiscal year
Matters with respect to dividends on shares of common stock will be proposed at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on June 24, 2026.
Dividends to be submittedJPY (millions)
Total dividends		Dividends per share JPYRecord dateEffective date
April 1, 2026, to March 31, 2027
Q1 2026158,494 ¥100.00 March 31, 2026June 25, 2026