Itoham Yonekyu Holdings announces interim dividend, upgrades full-year forecast

Itoham Yonekyu Holdings announced an interim dividend of 70 yen per share for the fiscal year ending March 2026, payable on December 1, 2025, from retained earnings. This aligns with the company's dividend policy under its Medium-Term Plan 2026, which targets a DOE of 3.0% or higher and a progressive dividend approach. The total interim dividend payment is 3,972 million yen. The company's full-year ordinary dividend for FY2026 is projected to be 145 yen per share with a DOE of 3.1%.

Itoham Yonekyu Holdings upgraded its full-year consolidated earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2026. The revised forecast now anticipates net sales of 1,050,000 million yen (up 20,000 million yen from the previous forecast), operating profit of 27,000 million yen (up 500 million yen), and ordinary profit of 28,000 million yen (up 500 million yen). This revision reflects strong interim performance, with the company achieving 542,362 million yen in net sales and 13,636 million yen in ordinary profit for the first half, representing increases of 10.5% and 50.9% year-over-year, respectively.

The positive performance was driven by increased sales and profitability in both the processed foods and meat businesses. The meat business, in particular, saw significant gains due to improved profitability in domestic production and a recovery in overseas operations, including the ANZCO Foods business.