Values We Cherish

Ensuring the Company's Longevity

At KEYENCE, we believe that "ensuring the company's longevity" is the core of our managerial philosophy and have defined the elements essential to achieving this goal.
We place the utmost importance on remaining a company supported by society by achieving a high level of satisfaction for our employees—including their material, mental, and personal well-being—while at the same time continuously adding value and reliably fulfilling our social responsibilities that change with the times.

Guiding Principles

We emphasize that each employee should have a strong sense of purpose, take responsibility for their work, and see it through to completion, while constantly considering the purpose of their tasks and the value they create. Furthermore, we hold as a key value the attitude of not being bound by conventional methods, constantly questioning whether work processes are optimal, and, if there are issues, proactively proposing and implementing improvements. We believe that such proactive and positive actions, based on these guiding principles, lead to the creation of high-value-added products and services, which in turn forms the foundation for the sustainable enhancement of our corporate value.

Diversified Management for Long-Term Sustainability

Management that is not dependent on any specific products, customers, industries, or regions is another element that enhances management stability from the perspective of longevity. Our products, which are the core of our business model, are designed for versatility from the planning stage. By also adopting a territory-based sales system, we have built a structurally diversified revenue base. In addition, we offer a wide range of product categories, creating a system where sales are not dependent on any particular product.

Why Productivity is Our Most Important KPI

At KEYENCE, we aim to maximize added value, utilizing the target of "operating income per employee" over the medium- to long-term as our decision-making axis.

Decision-Making Without Preconceived Limits

The reason KEYENCE does not set budgets or limits in advance of product planning or when making investment decisions is that under our management philosophy of "ensuring the company's longevity," we believe that repeatedly making the most rational choices at any given time in response to environmental changes, technological innovations, and shifts in customer challenges is what leads to the long-term maximization of added value and, ultimately, the maximization of corporate value.

By setting limits beforehand, we risk falling into optimization under constrained conditions and potentially narrowing the growth opportunities that could be achieved. Our company does not limit products, regions, business domains, or investment methods; instead, after surveying all options, including holding capital and waiting for opportunities, we make the decision that is judged to be the most productive at that point in time.

Our decision-making axes are productivity and longevity. We emphasize how much added value can be generated from the management resources invested, and we pursue the maximization of operating income per employee as a representative KPI over the medium- to long-term. The profits generated through productivity improvements are returned to stakeholders, including customers, employees, and society, starting with the enhancement of value realized by customers.

Maintaining a strong financial base and making decisions without preconceived limits are not simply about expanding discretion. They are rational methods for continuously selecting the optimal solution based on the clear axes of longevity and productivity. This is what supports KEYENCE's high profitability and sustainable growth.