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Japan Exchange
07:30:00 18/09/2026 BST
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5-day change | 1st Jan Change | ||
| 3,478.00 JPY | -0.43% |
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+2.69% | +11.10% |
| 08-25 | Kao Corporation Expands Curél Skincare Brand into the Nordic Region | CI |
| 08-08 | Kao Corporation, Q2 2026 Earnings Call, Aug 05, 2026 |
| Market Cap | 3,147B 19.98B 17.42B 16.41B 14.94B 28.02B 1,914B 28.05B 197B 75.74B 975B 75.06B 73.4B | P/E 2026 * |
22.5x | P/E 2027 * | 20.9x |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise Value | 2,958B 18.78B 16.38B 15.43B 14.05B 26.34B 1,800B 26.37B 185B 71.2B 917B 70.56B 69B | EV / Sales 2026 * |
1.64x | EV / Sales 2027 * | 1.56x |
| Free-Float |
97.69% | Yield 2026 * |
2.25% | Yield 2027 * | 2.29% |
| Markets | Quality | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Japan Exchange
| 4452 | Delayed | |
OTC Markets
| KAOCF | Delayed | |
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Tradegate
| KAO | Real-time | |
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Deutsche Boerse AG
| KAO | Delayed | |
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Boerse Muenchen
| KAO | Real-time | |
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Börse Stuttgart
| KAO | Delayed |
Last Transcript: Kao Corporation
| 1 day | -0.43% | ||
| 1 week | +2.69% | ||
| Current month | -4.48% | ||
| 1 month | -2.11% | ||
| 3 months | +12.18% | ||
| 6 months | +15.61% | ||
| Current year | +11.10% |
| 1 week | 3,422 |  | 3,500 |
| 1 month | 3,360 | | 3,699 |
| 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 | 31/03/1990 |
Masakazu Negoro
DFI | Director of Finance/CFO | 66 | 31/12/2020 |
Daisuke Hamada
CTO | Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer | - | - |
| Director | Title | Age | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
Masakazu Negoro
BRD | Director/Board Member | 66 | 23/03/2023 |
Yoshihiro Hasebe
BRD | Director/Board Member | 66 | 29/02/2016 |
Eriko Sakurai
BRD | Director/Board Member | 65 | 24/03/2022 |
| Change | 5-day change | 1-year change | 3-year change | Capi.($) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | -0.43% | +2.69% | +4.38% | +24.59% | 20.05B | |
| +0.11% | +0.25% | -4.30% | -3.71% | 340B | |
| +0.47% | -1.16% | -7.91% | -0.20% | 133B | |
| -1.37% | -2.05% | +8.48% | +17.58% | 69.73B | |
| +0.78% | +1.04% | -23.93% | -21.07% | 47.31B | |
| +0.48% | -1.31% | +4.15% | -15.19% | 34.21B | |
| +2.06% | -3.44% | +8.67% | -35.09% | 33.8B | |
| +0.30% | -0.32% | -16.23% | -40.95% | 18.58B | |
| +0.27% | -1.80% | +9.47% | +11.05% | 17.98B | |
| -1.42% | +0.29% | -29.98% | -12.38% | 9.38B | |
| Average | +0.13% | +0.56% | -4.72% | -7.54% | 72.41B | |
| Weighted average by Cap. | +0.16% | +0.70% | -4.07% | -4.08% |
| 2026 * | 2027 * | |
|---|---|---|
| Net sales | 1,806B 11.47B 10B 9.42B 8.58B 16.08B 1,099B 16.1B 113B 43.48B 560B 43.09B 42.13B | 1,874B 11.9B 10.37B 9.77B 8.9B 16.68B 1,140B 16.7B 117B 45.1B 581B 44.69B 43.7B |
| Net income | 139B 880M 767M 722M 658M 1.23B 84.27B 1.23B 8.65B 3.33B 42.92B 3.3B 3.23B | 148B 939M 819M 771M 702M 1.32B 89.97B 1.32B 9.24B 3.56B 45.83B 3.53B 3.45B |
| Net Debt | -189B -1.2B -1.04B -983M -895M -1.68B -115B -1.68B -11.77B -4.54B -58.43B -4.5B -4.4B | -225B -1.43B -1.24B -1.17B -1.07B -2B -137B -2B -14.02B -5.4B -69.59B -5.36B -5.24B |
| Date | Price | Change | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/09/26 | JP¥3,478.00 | -0.43% | 3,360,800 |
| 17/09/26 | JP¥3,493.00 | +1.66% | 2,292,200 |
| 16/09/26 | JP¥3,436.00 | -0.20% | 1,683,600 |
| 15/09/26 | JP¥3,443.00 | -0.35% | 1,951,800 |
| 14/09/26 | JP¥3,455.00 | +2.01% | 2,130,400 |
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