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Japan Exchange
02:30:00 2026-09-11 am EDT
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5-day change | 1st Jan Change | ||
| 3,387.00 JPY | -1.51% |
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-4.62% | +8.19% |
| Aug. 25 | Kao Corporation Expands Curél Skincare Brand into the Nordic Region | CI |
| Aug. 08 | Kao Corporation, Q2 2026 Earnings Call, Aug 05, 2026 |
| Market Cap | 3,064B 19.95B 17.19B 16.28B 14.75B 27.68B 1,906B 27.82B 193B 74.34B 970B 74.93B 73.29B | P/E 2026 * |
21.9x | P/E 2027 * | 20.4x |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise Value | 2,876B 18.73B 16.13B 15.28B 13.85B 25.98B 1,789B 26.11B 181B 69.77B 910B 70.32B 68.78B | EV / Sales 2026 * |
1.59x | EV / Sales 2027 * | 1.52x |
| Free-Float |
97.69% | Yield 2026 * |
2.31% | Yield 2027 * | 2.35% |
| Markets | Quality | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Japan Exchange
| 4452 | Delayed | |
OTC Markets
| KAOCF | Delayed | |
Tradegate
| KAO | Real-time | |
Börse Stuttgart
| KAO | Delayed | |
Deutsche Boerse AG
| KAO | Delayed | |
Boerse Muenchen
| KAO | Real-time |
Last Transcript : Kao Corporation
| 1 day | -1.51% | ||
| 1 week | -4.62% | ||
| Current month | -6.98% | ||
| 1 month | -9.39% | ||
| 3 months | +11.99% | ||
| 6 months | +7.63% | ||
| Current year | +8.19% |
| 1 week | 3,360 | 3,503 | |
| 1 month | 3,360 | 3,757 | |
| 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 | 1990-03-31 |
Masakazu Negoro
DFI | Director of Finance/CFO | 66 | 2020-12-31 |
Daisuke Hamada
CTO | Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer | - | - |
| Director | Title | Age | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
Masakazu Negoro
BRD | Director/Board Member | 66 | 2023-03-23 |
Yoshihiro Hasebe
BRD | Director/Board Member | 66 | 2016-02-29 |
Eriko Sakurai
BRD | Director/Board Member | 65 | 2022-03-24 |
| Change | 5-day change | 1-year change | 3-year change | Capi.($) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -1.51% | -4.62% | +0.46% | +21.88% | 20.2B | ||
| +1.69% | -0.69% | -8.32% | -6.03% | 332B | ||
| -0.16% | -4.44% | -12.69% | -0.07% | 133B | ||
| -0.42% | -1.37% | +4.15% | +18.39% | 70.07B | ||
| -0.79% | -1.78% | -27.10% | -23.34% | 47.73B | ||
| +0.93% | -6.30% | +12.10% | -36.52% | 34.9B | ||
| +0.31% | -4.91% | -5.46% | -19.26% | 34.17B | ||
| -0.03% | -4.08% | -22.41% | -40.02% | 18.6B | ||
| -0.53% | -4.00% | +2.96% | +6.31% | 18.43B | ||
| -0.56% | -1.70% | -31.14% | -15.22% | 9.31B | ||
| Average | -0.11% | -3.23% | -8.75% | -9.39% | 71.83B | |
| Weighted average by Cap. | +0.66% | -3.02% | -8.16% | -5.70% |
| 2026 * | 2027 * | |
|---|---|---|
| Net sales | 1,806B 11.76B 10.13B 9.6B 8.7B 16.32B 1,124B 16.4B 114B 43.82B 572B 44.17B 43.2B | 1,874B 12.2B 10.51B 9.95B 9.02B 16.92B 1,166B 17.01B 118B 45.46B 593B 45.82B 44.81B |
| Net income | 139B 902M 777M 736M 667M 1.25B 86.16B 1.26B 8.74B 3.36B 43.84B 3.39B 3.31B | 148B 963M 830M 786M 712M 1.34B 91.99B 1.34B 9.33B 3.59B 46.8B 3.62B 3.54B |
| Net Debt | -189B -1.23B -1.06B -1B -908M -1.7B -117B -1.71B -11.9B -4.57B -59.67B -4.61B -4.51B | -225B -1.46B -1.26B -1.19B -1.08B -2.03B -140B -2.04B -14.17B -5.45B -71.06B -5.49B -5.37B |
| Date | Price | Change | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26-09-11 | ¥3,387.00 | -1.51% | 3,334,100 |
| 26-09-10 | ¥3,439.00 | +0.76% | 2,825,600 |
| 26-09-09 | ¥3,413.00 | -0.87% | 3,446,300 |
| 26-09-08 | ¥3,443.00 | -0.35% | 2,010,000 |
| 26-09-07 | ¥3,455.00 | -1.14% | 1,988,000 |
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