Earnings per share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Earnings per share

Summary of amounts and numbers used in calculation of net income attributable to NHI shareholders per share (basic and diluted)

	Millions of yen except per share data presented in yen
	Year ended March 31
	2015		2016		2017
Basic—
Net income attributable to NHI shareholders	¥	224,785	¥	131,550	¥	239,617
Weighted average number of shares outstanding		3,645,514,878		3,600,701,499		3,560,775,652
Net income attributable to NHI shareholders per share	¥	61.66	¥	36.53	¥	67.29
Diluted—
Net income attributable to NHI shareholders	¥	224,726	¥	131,426	¥	239,475
Weighted average number of shares outstanding		3,743,690,088		3,700,388,050		3,647,729,909
Net income attributable to NHI shareholders per share	¥	60.03	¥	35.52	¥	65.65