Nintendo’s total dividends for the year to March 2026

What this is

Nintendo’s total dividends for the year to March 2026: ¥252.9bn (¥219 a share), a payout ratio of 60.1%.

How it’s built

1. Read from Nintendo’s earnings release for the year to March 2026.

What we assumed

Nothing. The figure is used as published.

Sanity check

Nintendo pays out most of its profit, while The Pokémon Company, of which it owns 32%, paid out about 3% over nine years; Nintendo’s share of Pokémon profit is mostly not cash.

Where it comes from

The line in the source

2026年3月期 － 42.00 － 177.00 219.00 252,949 60.1 8.9

Where it’s used

• StoryThe Pokémon Company
• Chart · The Pokémon CompanyPeers pay out 30–60% of profit; The Pokémon Company has paid out 3%
• ProfileNintendo
• ProfileNintendo annual securities reports and results