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10:30:00 25/09/2026 +04
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5-day change | 1st Jan Change | ||
| 3,513.00 JPY | +0.80% |
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+1.01% | +12.22% |
| 09-24 | Jefferies Adjusts Kao's Price Target to 3,930 Yen From 3,750 Yen, Keeps at Buy | MT |
| 09-21 | Kao Announces Appointment of Laura Hogan as Chief Marketing Officer of Molton Brown | CI |
| Market Cap | 3,178B 20.19B 17.75B 16.73B 15.27B 28.54B 1,936B 28.8B 199B 77.46B 990B 75.91B 74.26B | P/E 2026 * |
22.7x | P/E 2027 * | 21x |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise Value | 2,990B 18.99B 16.69B 15.74B 14.36B 26.85B 1,821B 27.09B 187B 72.86B 931B 71.41B 69.86B | EV / Sales 2026 * |
1.66x | EV / Sales 2027 * | 1.58x |
| Free-Float |
97.78% | Yield 2026 * |
2.22% | Yield 2027 * | 2.26% |
| Markets | Quality | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Japan Exchange
| 4452 | Delayed | |
OTC Markets
| KAOCF | Delayed | |
Tradegate
| KAO | Real-time | |
Deutsche Boerse AG
| KAO | Delayed | |
Börse Stuttgart
| KAO | Delayed | |
Boerse Muenchen
| KAO | Real-time |
Last Transcript: Kao Corporation
| 1 day | +0.80% | ||
| 1 week | +1.01% | ||
| Current month | -3.52% | ||
| 1 month | -2.23% | ||
| 3 months | +7.37% | ||
| 6 months | +16.52% | ||
| Current year | +12.22% |
| 1 week | 3,448 | 3,547 | |
| 1 month | 3,360 | 3,664 | |
| Current year | 2,880 | 3,782 | |
| 1 year | 2,880 | 3,782 | |
| 3 years | 2,620 | 3,782 | |
| 5 years | 2,331.5 | 3,782 | |
| 10 years | 2,331.5 | 4,693.5 |
| Manager | Title | Age | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
Yoshihiro Hasebe
CEO | Chief Executive Officer | 66 | 01/04/1990 |
Masakazu Negoro
DFI | Director of Finance/CFO | 66 | 01/01/2021 |
Daisuke Hamada
CTO | Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer | - | - |
| Director | Title | Age | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
Masakazu Negoro
BRD | Director/Board Member | 66 | 24/03/2023 |
Yoshihiro Hasebe
BRD | Director/Board Member | 66 | 01/03/2016 |
Eriko Sakurai
BRD | Director/Board Member | 65 | 25/03/2022 |
| Change | 5-day change | 1-year change | 3-year change | Capi.($) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +0.80% | +1.01% | +7.79% | +28.45% | 20.2B | ||
| +0.38% | -0.11% | -4.11% | -2.07% | 340B | ||
| -0.93% | +0.94% | -6.02% | +2.02% | 133B | ||
| +0.87% | -1.61% | +8.13% | +19.53% | 68.6B | ||
| +0.49% | +0.56% | -22.65% | -21.62% | 47.63B | ||
| +1.08% | -0.06% | +8.40% | -13.76% | 34.19B | ||
| -0.94% | +1.11% | +9.01% | -32.34% | 34.18B | ||
| +0.49% | +5.73% | -11.15% | -36.75% | 19.52B | ||
| -0.58% | -1.03% | +6.50% | +11.40% | 17.7B | ||
| +0.57% | 0.00% | -24.39% | -10.08% | 9.39B | ||
| Average | +0.22% | +0.65% | -2.85% | -5.52% | 72.41B | |
| Weighted average by Cap. | +0.16% | +0.21% | -3.17% | -2.40% |
| 2026 * | 2027 * | |
|---|---|---|
| Net sales | 1,806B 11.48B 10.09B 9.51B 8.68B 16.22B 1,100B 16.37B 113B 44.02B 563B 43.14B 42.21B | 1,874B 11.9B 10.46B 9.86B 9B 16.82B 1,141B 16.98B 117B 45.66B 583B 44.75B 43.78B |
| Net income | 138B 879M 773M 729M 665M 1.24B 84.32B 1.25B 8.67B 3.37B 43.11B 3.31B 3.23B | 149B 945M 830M 783M 714M 1.34B 90.58B 1.35B 9.31B 3.62B 46.31B 3.55B 3.47B |
| Net Debt | -189B -1.2B -1.05B -992M -906M -1.69B -115B -1.71B -11.81B -4.59B -58.72B -4.5B -4.41B | -225B -1.43B -1.25B -1.18B -1.08B -2.02B -137B -2.03B -14.06B -5.47B -69.93B -5.36B -5.25B |
| Date | Price | Change | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25/09/26 | ¥3,513.00 | +0.80% | 3,144,000 |
| 24/09/26 | ¥3,485.00 | +0.20% | 2,503,500 |
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