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Japan Post Insurance stock: dividend

7181.T
$11.20Closing price of 13 Nov 2026MEQIRI Score 59 out of 100

Japan Post Insurance paid $0.29 per share over the last twelve months, 2.55% on the price, and has not cut its dividend for 4 years.

Daily figure as of 13 Nov 2026

Dividend yield over the last 12 months
2.55%
$0.29 per share over 12 months
Dividend per share 2026
$0.26
for fiscal 2026
27%
Raised in a row
6 years
Years with a higher annual dividend than the year before
Growth 5 years
+2.5%
per year, from the last twelve months, without special dividends
Growth 10 years
no data
per year, from the last twelve months, without special dividends

The amounts for the last 12 months and for fiscal 2026 differ if the company has raised or cut its dividend since then.

For banks and insurers we do not show whether free cash flow covers the dividend: there it mostly reflects movements in loans and deposits. The score leaves it out as well.

Dividend dates and payments

Anyone holding the stock on the day before the ex-dividend date receives the dividend. Amounts are per share, before tax.

Last ex-dividend date
29 Sep 2026
$0.1565, paid 29 Sep 2026
Next ex-dividend date
30 Mar 2027
$0.1565, paid 30 Mar 2027
Frequency
semi-annual
All 11 payments of the last five years
Ex-dividend datePayment dateDividend per share
30 Mar 202730 Mar 2027$0.1565
29 Sep 202629 Sep 2026$0.1565
30 Mar 202623 Jun 2026$0.1294
29 Sep 20255 Dec 2025$0.1294
28 Mar 202519 Jun 2025$0.1085
27 Sep 20245 Dec 2024$0.1085
28 Mar 202418 Jun 2024$0.0981
28 Sep 20235 Dec 2023$0.0981
30 Mar 202320 Jun 2023$0.0960
29 Sep 20225 Dec 2022$0.0960
30 Mar 202216 Jun 2022$0.0939

Is today's dividend yield unusually high?

Dividend yield today

2.55%

lower than in recent years

$0.29 dividend per share over the last twelve months on a price of $11.20

Today 2.55%, on average over fiscal years 2017 to 2026 3.82% (range 1.67 to 8.18%).

The yield is below the average of recent fiscal years.

Since the end of fiscal 2026 on 31 Mar 2026, the price has risen more than the dividend, so the yield has fallen.

  • Fiscal year
  • Today, last 12 months

For each fiscal year, the dividend per share for that year divided by the closing price on the last trading day of the fiscal year. The dashed line is the average (median) of the fiscal years.

Dividend development

Dividend per share

Payout ratio

  • of earnings
Figures as a table
YearDividend per shareEarnings per share
2013$0.0791$0.32
2014$0.0791$0.22
2015$0.0585$0.28
2016$0.0853$0.30
2017$0.1168$0.31
2018$0.4258$0.36
2019$0.3593$0.42
2020$0.1586$0.56
2022$0.1879$0.78
2023$0.1920$0.52
2024$0.1962$0.47
2025$0.2171$0.67
2026$0.2588$0.96

The dividend per share is shown under the fiscal year it was paid for, even when it is paid after that year ends. Special dividends are not included.

Data status and sources

Score
Daily value of 13 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
Price
Closing price of 13 Nov 2026
Latest annual report
Fiscal year 2026, period end 31 Mar 2026
Currency
Amounts in US dollars, converted at the ECB reference rate of 12 Nov 2026 ($1 = ¥159.70)
Source
Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.

Mandatory disclosures for this rating

  • ; time horizon around 12 months
  • Rated Neutral, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 9 May 2025)
  • Valuation signal Fairly valued since 10 Nov 2026, previously Undervalued
  • End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
  • Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
  • Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
  • Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.

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