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Market Closed -
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 20.05B 17.48B 16.51B 14.99B 28.08B 1,924B 28.2B 198B 76.3B 978B 75.31B 73.63B | P/E 2026 * |
22.5x | P/E 2027 * | 20.9x |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise Value | 2,958B 18.85B 16.43B 15.52B 14.09B 26.4B 1,808B 26.51B 186B 71.73B 919B 70.79B 69.22B | 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 | |
Tradegate
| KAO | Real-time | |
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OTC Markets
| KAOCF | Delayed | |
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Deutsche Boerse AG
| KAO | Delayed | |
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Börse Stuttgart
| KAO | Delayed | |
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Boerse Muenchen
| KAO | Real-time |
Last Transcript: Kao Corporation
| 1 day | -0.43% | ||
| 1 week | +2.69% | ||
| Current month | -4.48% | ||
| 1 month | -0.77% | ||
| 3 months | +13.05% | ||
| 6 months | +10.76% | ||
| Current year | +11.10% |
| 1 week | 3,405 |  | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Takaaki Nishii
BRD | Director/Board Member | 66 | 28/02/2023 |
Masakazu Negoro
BRD | Director/Board Member | 66 | 23/03/2023 |
Sarah Casanova
BRD | Director/Board Member | 61 | 28/02/2025 |
| Change | 5-day change | 1-year change | 3-year change | Capi.($) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | -0.43% | +2.69% | +2.96% | +23.09% | 20.05B | |
| -0.79% | +0.77% | -6.95% | -4.97% | 340B | |
| -0.25% | +1.53% | -9.72% | +0.11% | 133B | |
| -0.30% | +0.77% | +7.29% | +18.44% | 69.73B | |
| -0.53% | +0.26% | -25.31% | -22.37% | 47.31B | |
| -0.34% | +0.17% | -1.60% | -15.51% | 34.21B | |
| -0.46% | -3.80% | +6.17% | -39.41% | 33.8B | |
| -0.99% | +1.34% | -18.80% | -39.15% | 18.58B | |
| -1.02% | +0.11% | +7.13% | +7.92% | 17.98B | |
| +0.80% | +1.73% | -28.94% | -11.41% | 9.38B | |
| Average | -0.43% | +0.56% | -6.78% | -8.32% | 72.41B | |
| Weighted average by Cap. | -0.57% | +0.70% | -6.39% | -4.89% |
| 2026 * | 2027 * | |
|---|---|---|
| Net sales | 1,806B 11.51B 10.04B 9.48B 8.6B 16.12B 1,104B 16.19B 114B 43.8B 561B 43.23B 42.27B | 1,874B 11.94B 10.41B 9.83B 8.92B 16.72B 1,145B 16.79B 118B 45.43B 582B 44.84B 43.84B |
| Net income | 139B 882M 769M 727M 660M 1.24B 84.67B 1.24B 8.7B 3.36B 43.05B 3.31B 3.24B | 148B 942M 822M 776M 704M 1.32B 90.4B 1.33B 9.29B 3.59B 45.96B 3.54B 3.46B |
| Net Debt | -189B -1.2B -1.05B -989M -898M -1.68B -115B -1.69B -11.85B -4.57B -58.6B -4.51B -4.41B | -225B -1.43B -1.25B -1.18B -1.07B -2B -137B -2.01B -14.11B -5.44B -69.79B -5.37B -5.25B |
| 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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