Valuation: Kao Corporation

Market Cap 3,218B 20.32B 18.15B 16.89B 15.36B 29B 1,967B 29.13B 203B 79.63B 1,003B 76.32B 74.65B P/E 2026 *
23x
P/E 2027 * 21.3x
Enterprise Value 3,029B 19.13B 17.08B 15.89B 14.46B 27.3B 1,851B 27.41B 191B 74.95B 944B 71.84B 70.27B EV / Sales 2026 *
1.68x
EV / Sales 2027 * 1.6x
Free-Float
97.78%
Yield 2026 *
2.2%
Yield 2027 * 2.24%

Last Transcript: Kao Corporation

1 day+0.99%
1 week+3.43%
Current month+1.63%
1 month+4.22%
3 months+8.45%
6 months+15.71%
Current year+13.62%
1 week 3,432
Extreme 3432
3,579
1 month 3,360
Extreme 3360
3,579
Current year 2,880
Extreme 2880
3,782
1 year 2,880
Extreme 2880
3,782
3 years 2,620
Extreme 2620
3,782
5 years 2,331.5
Extreme 2331.5
3,782
10 years 2,331.5
Extreme 2331.5
4,693.5
Manager TitleAgeSince
Chief Executive Officer 66 01/04/1990
Director of Finance/CFO 66 01/01/2021
Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer - -
Director TitleAgeSince
Director/Board Member 66 24/03/2023
Director/Board Member 66 01/03/2016
Director/Board Member 65 25/03/2022
Change 5-day change 1-year change 3-year change Capi.($)
+0.99%+3.43%+13.32%+29.23% 20.32B
+0.42%+4.36%+0.43%+5.49% 351B
+1.91%+2.27%+1.34%-1.51% 227B
+1.03%+4.24%-6.03%+6.26% 133B
+0.19%+4.76%+13.44%+27.36% 70.37B
+1.32%+2.74%+12.13% - 46.3B
+0.66%+1.13%-26.25%-26.07% 45.08B
+3.95%+6.61%+4.34%-30.91% 35.47B
-0.17%+2.91%+5.11%-10.92% 34B
-0.15%+3.42%-18.37%-17.69% 32.46B
Average +1.02%+3.61%-0.05%-2.09% 99.57B
Weighted average by Cap. +0.98%+3.66%-0.02%+1.81%

Financials

2026 *2027 *
Net sales 1,806B 11.4B 10.19B 9.47B 8.62B 16.27B 1,104B 16.34B 114B 44.68B 563B 42.83B 41.89B 1,871B 11.81B 10.55B 9.82B 8.93B 16.86B 1,143B 16.93B 118B 46.29B 583B 44.36B 43.39B
Net income 139B 875M 781M 727M 661M 1.25B 84.67B 1.25B 8.75B 3.43B 43.17B 3.29B 3.21B 149B 940M 839M 781M 710M 1.34B 90.94B 1.35B 9.4B 3.68B 46.36B 3.53B 3.45B
Net Debt -189B -1.19B -1.07B -993M -903M -1.7B -116B -1.71B -11.95B -4.68B -58.95B -4.49B -4.39B -226B -1.43B -1.28B -1.19B -1.08B -2.04B -138B -2.05B -14.28B -5.6B -70.48B -5.36B -5.25B
Projected Income Statement - Annual - Kao Corporation
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
31,514
Date Price Change Volume
09/10/26 ¥3,557.00 +0.99% 3,409,400
08/10/26 ¥3,522.00 +0.31% 2,959,900
07/10/26 ¥3,511.00 +0.77% 3,186,500
06/10/26 ¥3,484.00 +0.40% 1,917,800
05/10/26 ¥3,470.00 +0.90% 2,323,300
Trader
Investor
Global
Quality
ESG MSCI
AA
Ratings Surperformance© - Kao Corporation
Sell
Consensus
Buy
Mean consensus
BUY
Number of Analysts
14
Last Close Price
3,557.00JPY
Average target price
4,112.86JPY
Spread / Average Target
+15.63%

Quarterly revenue - Rate of surprise

Rate of surprise - Net sales - Quarterly - Kao Corporation
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