Mizuho Financial Group Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Mizuho Financial Group's CEO is Masahiro Kihara, appointed in Feb 2022, has a tenure of 3.25 years. total yearly compensation is ¥181.00M, comprised of 42% salary and 58% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0% of the company’s shares, worth ¥42.82M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.3 years and 2.4 years respectively.

Key information

Masahiro Kihara

Chief executive officer

JP¥181.0m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	41.99%
CEO tenure	3.3yrs
CEO ownership	0.0005%
Management average tenure	2.3yrs
Board average tenure	2.4yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Calculated Partnerships With Greenhill And Rakuten Propel Growth And Elevate Earnings Potential

Jan 05 Strategic acquisitions, partnerships, and cost-cutting initiatives aim to enhance competitive edge, improve efficiency, and expand revenue streams for Mizuho Financial Group.

Mizuho Financial Group's (TSE:8411) Dividend Will Be ¥65.00

Jan 05

Mizuho Financial Group (TSE:8411) Will Pay A Dividend Of ¥65.00

Dec 22

Mizuho Financial Group's (TSE:8411) Dividend Will Be ¥65.00

Dec 08

Mizuho Financial Group (TSE:8411) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To ¥57.50

Sep 20

Mizuho Financial Group (TSE:8411) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To ¥57.50

Sep 06

Mizuho Financial Group's (TSE:8411) Dividend Will Be Increased To ¥57.50

Aug 23

Mizuho Financial Group's (TSE:8411) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Aug 09

Mizuho Financial Group's (TSE:8411) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Jul 26

Mizuho Financial Group (TSE:8411) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At ¥57.50

Jul 12

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Masahiro Kihara's remuneration changed compared to Mizuho Financial Group's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Dec 31 2024	n/a	n/a	JP¥892b
Sep 30 2024	n/a	n/a	JP¥829b
Jun 30 2024	n/a	n/a	JP¥723b
Mar 31 2024	JP¥181m	JP¥76m	JP¥679b
Dec 31 2023	n/a	n/a	JP¥655b
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	JP¥637b
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	JP¥641b
Mar 31 2023	JP¥139m	JP¥81m	JP¥556b

Compensation vs Market: Masahiro's total compensation ($USD1.24M) is about average for companies of similar size in the JP market ($USD1.63M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Masahiro's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.

CEO

Masahiro Kihara (59 yo)

3.3yrs

Tenure

JP¥181,000,000

Compensation

Mr. Masahiro Kihara is Director of Mizuho Trust & Banking Co. Ltd. He served as Director of Mizuho Bank, Ltd. since 2022 until 2024.He served as Head of Global Corporate Division and Head of Global Produc...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Masahiro Kihara	President	3.3yrs	JP¥181.00m	0.00047% ¥ 42.8m
Takefumi Yonezawa	Senior Managing Corporate Executive	2.3yrs	no data	0.000060% ¥ 5.5m
Yasutoshi Tanaka	General Manager of Accounting	no data	no data	no data
Hidekatsu Take	Deputy President	2.1yrs	no data	0.00081% ¥ 73.8m
Andor Laszlo	Head of Technology	1yr	no data	no data
Naoaki Chisaka	Chief Investor Relations Officer & GM of Investor Relations Department	no data	no data	no data
Minako Nakamoto	Senior Managing Executive Officer & Group Chief Compliance Officer	2.3yrs	no data	0.000090% ¥ 8.2m
Makoto Hitomi	Senior Managing Executive Officer & Group Chief Human Resources Officer	less than a year	no data	no data
Eric Yoss	Chief Risk Officer for Mizuho Bank Americas	9.2yrs	no data	no data
Hisashi Kikuchi	Senior Managing Executive Officer & Group Chief Audit Executive	no data	no data	0.00083% ¥ 75.6m
Yasumasa Mukai	Managing Executive Officer and In Charge of Specific Business	4.1yrs	no data	no data
Christopher Nam	MD and Head of Internet & Digital Media Investment Banking for North American Banking Business	8.9yrs	no data	no data

2.3yrs

Average Tenure

59yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: 8411's management team is considered experienced (2.3 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Masahiro Kihara	President	2.9yrs	JP¥181.00m	0.00047% ¥ 42.8m
Takefumi Yonezawa	Senior Managing Corporate Executive	1.3yrs	no data	0.000060% ¥ 5.5m
Hidekatsu Take	Deputy President	1.3yrs	no data	0.00081% ¥ 73.8m
Mitsuhiro Kanazawa	Senior Managing Corporate Executive	1.3yrs	no data	0.00022% ¥ 20.0m
Yoshimitsu Kobayashi	Outside Independent Director	4.9yrs	no data	0.00022% ¥ 20.0m
Izumi Kobayashi	Outside Independent Chairman of the Board	7.9yrs	no data	0.00028% ¥ 25.5m
Hiromichi Shinohara	Independent Outside Director	1.9yrs	no data	no data
Takashi Tsukioka	Independent Outside Director	3.9yrs	no data	0.000070% ¥ 6.4m
Hisaaki Hirama	Internal Non-Executive Director	5.9yrs	no data	0.00097% ¥ 88.4m
Ryoji Sato	Outside Independent Director	less than a year	no data	0.00013% ¥ 11.8m
Seiji Imai	Non-Executive Director	3.9yrs	JP¥133.00m	0.0017% ¥ 156.7m
Kotaro Ohno	Independent Outside Director	1.9yrs	no data	no data

2.4yrs

Average Tenure

63.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: 8411's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.4 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2025/05/12 08:08
End of Day Share Price	2025/05/12 00:00
Earnings	2024/12/31
Annual Earnings	2024/03/31

Data Sources

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Package	Data	Timeframe	Example US Source ^*
Company Financials	10 years	Income statement Cash flow statement Balance sheet	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates	+3 years	Forecast financials Analyst price targets	Analyst Research Reports Blue Matrix
Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

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Analyst Sources

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. is covered by 33 analysts. 10 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

Analyst	Institution
Shinichi Tamura	Barclays
Toyoki Sameshima	BNP Paribas Securities (Asia)
Shinichiro Nakamura	BofA Global Research

Mizuho Financial Group Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Key information

Recent management updates

High number of new directors

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. Announces Change in Representative Executive Officer

Mizuho Financial Group Inc Hires Jeff Jaenicke as Managing Director and Head of Private - Equity Lp Fund Financing

Less than half of directors are independent

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Jun 23, 2023

Recent updates

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New minor risk - Share price stability

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Upcoming dividend of JP¥65.00 per share

Mizuho Financial Group (TSE:8411) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of ¥65.00

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Mizuho Financial Group (TSE:8411) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of ¥65.00

Mizuho Financial Group (TSE:8411) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of ¥65.00

Third quarter 2025 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

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Mizuho Financial Group's (TSE:8411) Dividend Will Be ¥65.00

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Mizuho Financial Group (TSE:8411) Will Pay A Dividend Of ¥65.00

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Mizuho Financial Group's (TSE:8411) Dividend Will Be ¥65.00

First half dividend of JP¥65.00 announced

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. to Report Q3, 2025 Results on Feb 03, 2025

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (TSE:8411) completed the acquisition of 14.99% stake in Rakuten Card Co.,Ltd. from Rakuten Group, Inc. (TSE:4755).

Second quarter 2025 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (TSE:8411) agreed to acquire 14.99% stake in Rakuten Card Co.,Ltd. from Rakuten Group, Inc. (TSE:4755) for approximately ¥170 billion.

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (TSE:8411) announces an Equity Buyback for 50,000,000 shares, representing 1.97% for ¥100,000 million.

Nomura Holdings and Mizuho Financial Group Reportedly Leading Bidders for Avendus Capital

Upcoming dividend of JP¥57.50 per share

Mizuho Financial Group (TSE:8411) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To ¥57.50

Carlyle, Mizuho & Premji Invest Reportedly Aim for Avendus

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Mizuho Financial Group (TSE:8411) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To ¥57.50

Mizuho Financial Group's (TSE:8411) Dividend Will Be Increased To ¥57.50

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Mizuho Financial Group's (TSE:8411) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Mizuho Reportedly Plans to Say No to Yes Bank Deal

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 18%

New minor risk - Share price stability

First quarter 2025 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. Provides Consolidated Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2025

Mizuho Financial Group's (TSE:8411) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Price target increased by 9.0% to JP¥3,666

Mizuho Financial Group (TSE:8411) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At ¥57.50

Final dividend of JP¥57.50 announced

High number of new directors

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Full year 2024 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

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Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. Announces Change in Representative Executive Officer

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Third quarter 2024 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. Provides Year End Dividend Guidance for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2024

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Second quarter 2024 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

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