Kadokawa Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Kadokawa's CEO is Takeshi Natsuno, appointed in Jun 2021, has a tenure of 4.83 years. directly owns 0.13% of the company’s shares, worth $4.83M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.8 years and 4.3 years respectively.
Key information
Takeshi Natsuno
Chief executive officer
n/a
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | n/a |
| CEO tenure | 4.8yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.1% |
| Management average tenure | 3.8yrs |
| Board average tenure | 4.3yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | JP¥2b |
| Sep 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | JP¥6b |
| Jun 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | JP¥7b |
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | JP¥7b |
| Dec 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | JP¥12b |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | JP¥10b |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | JP¥11b |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | JP¥11b |
| Dec 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | JP¥7b |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | JP¥6b |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | JP¥9b |
| Mar 31 2023 | JP¥101m | JP¥28m | JP¥13b |
Compensation vs Market: Insufficient data to establish whether Takeshi's total compensation is reasonable compared to companies of similar size in the US market.
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Takeshi's compensation with company performance.
CEO
Takeshi Natsuno (60 yo)
Mr. Takeshi Natsuno is the CEO since June 2021 and Director of Kadokawa Corporation since June 2019 and served as its Chief Executive Officer since 2021 until 2021 and served as its Executive Officer since...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 4.8yrs | JP¥101.00m | 0.13% $ 4.8m | |
| Executive Officer | 1.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive Officer | 3.8yrs | no data | 0.021% $ 756.7k | |
| Rep, Exe. Off. | 5.5yrs | no data | 0.031% $ 1.1m | |
| Executive Officer & Chief Publishing Officer | no data | no data | 0.055% $ 2.0m | |
| Chief Global Officer & Executive Officer | 2.8yrs | no data | 0.014% $ 488.3k | |
| Chief Studio Officer & Executive Officer | 5.3yrs | no data | 0.0061% $ 219.6k | |
| Corporate Officer of Publishing Business | no data | no data | no data | |
| Corporate Officer of Game Business | no data | no data | no data | |
| Corporate Officer of Marketing | 4.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Corporate Officer of Manufacturing & Logistics | 3.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Corporate Officer of Human Resources & General Affairs | 3.3yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: KDKW.F's management team is considered experienced (3.8 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 6.8yrs | JP¥101.00m | 0.13% $ 4.8m | |
| Executive Officer | 3.8yrs | no data | 0.021% $ 756.7k | |
| Rep, Exe. Off. | 5.8yrs | no data | 0.031% $ 1.1m | |
| Director | 7.2yrs | no data | 4.11% $ 147.3m | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Outside Independent Director | 2.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Outside Independent Director | 1.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Independent Outside Director | 5.8yrs | no data | 0.00068% $ 24.4k | |
| Director | 5.8yrs | no data | 0.011% $ 390.7k | |
| Outside Independent Director | 2.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Independent Chairman | 4.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Outside Independent Director | 2.8yrs | no data | 0.00068% $ 24.4k |
Experienced Board: KDKW.F's board of directors are considered experienced (4.3 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/04/05 09:16 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/03/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/03/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Kadokawa Corporation is covered by 12 analysts. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Yoshitaka Nagao | BofA Global Research |
| Taro Ishihara | Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd. |
| Atul Goyal | Jefferies LLC |