Valuation: Kao Corporation

Capitalization 2,814B 18.11B 15.56B 14.58B 13.59B 25.1B 1,629B 27.3B 171B 65.85B 770B 67.95B 66.5B P/E ratio 2025 *
23.3x
P/E ratio 2026 * 20.8x
Enterprise value 2,685B 17.27B 14.85B 13.91B 12.96B 23.95B 1,555B 26.05B 163B 62.82B 734B 64.83B 63.45B EV / Sales 2025 *
1.6x
EV / Sales 2026 * 1.51x
Free-Float
97.61%
Yield 2025 *
2.48%
Yield 2026 * 2.52%
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Dynamic Chart
1 day+0.02%
1 week-1.47%
Current month-1.47%
1 month-5.20%
3 months-10.30%
6 months-6.82%
Current year-2.61%
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1 week 6,175
Extreme 6175
6,317
1 month 6,175
Extreme 6175
6,673
Current year 5,760
Extreme 5760
7,007
1 year 5,760
Extreme 5760
7,007
3 years 4,877
Extreme 4877
7,273
5 years 4,663
Extreme 4663
8,066
10 years 4,663
Extreme 4663
9,387
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Manager TitleAgeSince
President 65 2020-12-31
Director of Finance/CFO 65 2020-12-31
Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer - -
Director TitleAgeSince
Director/Board Member 65 2023-03-23
Director/Board Member 65 2016-02-29
Director/Board Member 65 2022-03-24
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Change 5d. change 1-year change 3-years change Capi.($)
+0.02%-1.47%-5.91%+13.52% 18.11B
+1.07%-0.76%+8.48%+3.84% 231B
-0.55%+1.75%+85.48% - 48B
+2.38%+5.58%-14.23%-62.37% 6.03B
+0.24%0.00%+20.91%-7.93% 5.27B
-0.27%+6.87%-41.69%+48.51% 4.85B
-1.14%-0.63%+147.50% - 4.42B
+0.03%-1.83%-25.11%-42.52% 3.85B
+1.77%+3.92%-54.66%-56.60% 3.02B
+0.75%+1.82%-39.36%-15.95% 2.65B
Average +0.43%+1.40%+8.14%-14.94% 32.74B
Weighted average by Cap. +0.73%-0.15%+18.53%+2.09%
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Financials

2025 *2026 *
Net sales 1,682B 10.82B 9.31B 8.72B 8.12B 15.01B 974B 16.32B 102B 39.37B 460B 40.63B 39.76B 1,740B 11.19B 9.62B 9.01B 8.4B 15.52B 1,007B 16.88B 105B 40.7B 476B 42.01B 41.11B
Net income 122B 787M 677M 634M 591M 1.09B 70.87B 1.19B 7.42B 2.86B 33.47B 2.96B 2.89B 135B 868M 746M 699M 652M 1.2B 78.14B 1.31B 8.18B 3.16B 36.91B 3.26B 3.19B
Net Debt -129B -832M -715M -670M -625M -1.15B -74.9B -1.26B -7.84B -3.03B -35.38B -3.12B -3.06B -183B -1.18B -1.01B -947M -883M -1.63B -106B -1.77B -11.08B -4.28B -50.01B -4.42B -4.32B
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Logo Kao Corporation
Kao Corp is a Japan-based company engaged in the manufacture and sale of consumer products and chemical products. The Company operates in five business segments. The Hygiene & Living Care segment provides fabric care products, home care products, and sanitary products. The Health & Beauty Care segment provides skin care products, hair care products, and personal health products. The Life Care segment is mainly involved in the provision of commercial hygiene products, health drinks and other life care products. The Cosmetic segment produces counseling cosmetics and self-cosmetics. The above four business segments are included in the consumer products business. Chemical segment provides oil and fat products, such as oleochemical alcohols, oleochemical amines, fatty acids, and edible oils and fats for commercial use, functional material products, such as surfactants, additives for plastics, and high-performance water reducers for concrete, as well as specialty chemicals products.
Employees
32,566
Calendar
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Date Price Change Volume
25-12-05 6,221.00 ¥ +0.02% 1,637,600
25-12-04 6,220.00 ¥ -0.03% 1,440,800
25-12-03 6,222.00 ¥ 0.00% 1,838,900
25-12-02 6,222.00 ¥ -0.70% 1,690,800
25-12-01 6,266.00 ¥ -0.76% 1,426,400

Delayed Quote Japan Exchange, December 05, 2025 at 01:30 am

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Trader
Investor
Global
Quality
ESG MSCI
AA
More Ratings
Sell
Consensus
Buy
Mean consensus
OUTPERFORM
Number of Analysts
12
Last Close Price
6,221.00JPY
Average target price
7,650.00JPY
Spread / Average Target
+22.97%
Consensus

Quarterly revenue - Rate of surprise