Announcement on the 8th Consolidated Medium-Term Management Plan (FY2026-2028)
June 18, 2026
Cosmo Energy Holdings Company, Limited
COSMO ENERGY HOLDINGS COMPANY, LIMITED (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) hereby announces that our Board of Directors formulated our long-term vision, “Vision 2035,” and the 8th Consolidated Medium-Term Management Plan for the fiscal year 2026-2028 (hereinafter referred to as the “8th MTMP”). We are pleased to provide an overview of the plan below.
In 2023, under our medium- to long-term vision “Vision 2030,” the Cosmo Energy Group adopted the slogan “To create energy that shapes the future, energy that sustains society, and new forms of value,” and set out three pillars “Bolster the green electricity supply chain,” “Expand next-generation energy,” and “Strengthen competitiveness of our Oil Business and pursue low carbonization.”
Under the 7th MTMP (FY2023-2025), we implemented a range of measures aimed at the sustainable enhancement of enterprise value with a view to achieving “Vision 2030.” Ordinary profit and ROE, excluding the impact of inventory valuation, remained above target levels, and we achieved improvements in profitability and capital efficiency. Meanwhile, the business environment surrounding us has changed significantly over the past three years, and while maintaining the direction set out in “Vision 2030,” we have updated our long-term vision to “Vision 2035.” Under “Vision 2035,” we will enhance enterprise value by “Integrating oil and next-generation energy initiatives,” “Expanding resource development centered on oil exploration and production,” “Restructuring our power generation mix to ensure a stable electricity supply,” and “Taking on NeXT GROWTH area leveraging our technological capabilities.”
In the 8th MTMP, which covers the first three years of “Vision 2035,” we will adopt the slogan “Oil & New Go Beyond with Energy.” and work to maximize profitability in existing businesses centered on oil, strengthen investment in growth areas, and bolstering our management structure through productivity improvement and the thorough utilization of AI and digital technologies. In terms of capital policy, we will continue the “three-pronged capital policy” set out in the 7th MTMP and maintain a balanced improvement in shareholder returns, financial health, and capital efficiency. Through these initiatives, we aim to achieve the sustainable enhancement of enterprise value and continue moving forward with “Go Beyond with Energy.”
1. Vision 2035
Compared with the time when the previous MTMP was formulated, the business environment has changed significantly, including cost increases due to inflation and rising interest rates, the acceleration of AI and digitalization, the transition to a decarbonized society is taking longer than expected, and increased electricity demand associated with the expansion of demand from data centers and semiconductors. In addition, while the importance of energy security had already been recognized, recent geopolitical situation in the Middle East has made it an even more challenge that must be addressed. Under “Vision 2035,” we aim for the sustainable enhancement of enterprise value based on the following directions.
<Vision 2035 Direction>
- Integrating oil and next-generation energy initiatives
- Expanding resource development centered on oil exploration and production
- Restructuring our power generation mix to ensure a stable electricity supply
- Taking on NeXT GROWTH areas leveraging our technological capabilities
* NeXT GROWTH: Collectively refers to businesses serving markets driving increased electricity demand (e.g., AI, semiconductors, and data centers) and that are expected to experience continued growth
< Vision 2035 Management goals (FY2035)>
| Ordinary profit | ¥250.0 billion |
|---|---|
| Profit attributable to owners of parent | ¥125.0 billion |
| ROE | 15% or more |
| ROIC | 8% or more |
* Excluding the impact of inventory valuation
2. The 8th MTMP
The 8th MTMP is positioned as the first three years toward the realization of “Vision 2035,” with four key policies: “Maximizing profitability,” “Pursuing growth opportunities,” “Improving productivity,” and “Three-pronged capital policy.” Through maximizing profitability in existing businesses centered on oil, strengthening investment in growth areas, reinforcing our management structure through productivity improvement and the utilization of AI and digital technologies, and enhancing shareholder returns, financial health, and capital efficiency, we aim to achieve ordinary profit of ¥190.0 billion and ROE of 12% or more.
<Key Policies of the 8th MTMP >
•Maximizing profitability
- Maximize profitability by ensuring a stable supply through the pursuit of operational efficiency and safety in the petroleum refining and sales businesses, while expanding production at an early stage in our highly cost-competitive crude oil development projects in the UAE.
•Pursuing growth opportunities
- Deploy generated cash to strengthen investment in growth areas, including existing businesses, with cumulative growth investments of ¥290.0 billion over the three-year period.
- Allocate ¥30.0 billion of growth investments for strategic investment to proactively and agilely capture promising investment opportunities.
•Improving productivity
- Accelerate productivity improvements through proactive investment in and full utilization of AI and other digital technologies, workforce upskilling, and employee mindset and behavior shifts.
- Sustainably strengthen group profitability and value creation capabilities to build a competitive management foundation.
•Three-pronged capital policy
- Maintain the “three-pronged capital policy” set out in the 7th MTMP under the 8th MTMP.
- Continue a total payout ratio of 60% or more on a cumulative basis over the three-year period and dividends of at least ¥165 per share, maintain a net D/E ratio of 1.0 times, and raise the ROE target to 12% or more.
< the 8th MTMP Management goals (FY2028) >
| Ordinary profit | ¥190.0 billion |
|---|---|
| Profit attributable to owners of parent | ¥86.0 billion |
| ROE | 12% or more |
| ROIC | 7% or more |
* Excluding the impact of inventory valuation
Assumptions: Crude oil :75USD/B, Exchange Rate 155JPY/USD (FY2028)
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