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Japan Exchange
02:30:00 2026-09-07 am EDT
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5-day change | 1st Jan Change | ||
| 3,455.00 JPY | -1.14% |
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-4.95% | +10.37% |
| 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 | 3,126B 20.26B 17.43B 16.39B 14.96B 27.98B 1,916B 28.07B 194B 75.12B 981B 76.1B 74.43B | P/E 2026 * |
22.2x | P/E 2027 * | 21x |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise Value | 2,936B 19.04B 16.37B 15.4B 14.05B 26.29B 1,800B 26.37B 183B 70.56B 922B 71.48B 69.92B | EV / Sales 2026 * |
1.63x | EV / Sales 2027 * | 1.55x |
| Free-Float |
97.69% | Yield 2026 * |
2.26% | Yield 2027 * | 2.3% |
| Markets | Quality | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Japan Exchange
| 4452 | Delayed | |
OTC Markets
| KAOCF | Delayed | |
Deutsche Boerse AG
| KAO | Delayed | |
Tradegate
| KAO | Real-time | |
Boerse Muenchen
| KAO | Real-time | |
Börse Stuttgart
| KAO | Delayed |
Last Transcript : Kao Corporation
| 1 day | -1.14% | ||
| 1 week | -4.95% | ||
| Current month | -5.11% | ||
| 1 month | -3.95% | ||
| 3 months | +16.70% | ||
| 6 months | +9.79% | ||
| Current year | +10.37% |
| 1 week | 3,451 | 3,664 | |
| 1 month | 3,451 | 3,782 | |
| 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.($) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -1.14% | -4.95% | -0.36% | +22.30% | 20.26B | ||
| -0.33% | +1.85% | -8.49% | -3.75% | 340B | ||
| -1.46% | -2.44% | -11.16% | +3.79% | 139B | ||
| -1.47% | -2.18% | +4.28% | +22.75% | 70.77B | ||
| -0.68% | -2.51% | -25.57% | -22.33% | 49.11B | ||
| +2.97% | +0.45% | +16.43% | -33.67% | 37.58B | ||
| -1.11% | -2.24% | +0.64% | -16.26% | 36B | ||
| -1.10% | -4.45% | -22.81% | -37.75% | 19.37B | ||
| -1.36% | -4.35% | +4.35% | +9.91% | 19.28B | ||
| -1.83% | -5.80% | -30.01% | -14.82% | 9.52B | ||
| Average | -0.74% | -1.99% | -7.27% | -6.98% | 74.07B | |
| Weighted average by Cap. | -0.63% | +0.02% | -7.29% | -3.13% |
| 2026 * | 2027 * | |
|---|---|---|
| Net sales | 1,806B 11.71B 10.07B 9.47B 8.64B 16.17B 1,107B 16.22B 112B 43.4B 567B 43.97B 43.01B | 1,871B 12.13B 10.43B 9.81B 8.95B 16.75B 1,147B 16.8B 116B 44.96B 587B 45.55B 44.55B |
| Net income | 139B 900M 774M 728M 664M 1.24B 85.08B 1.25B 8.63B 3.34B 43.57B 3.38B 3.3B | 148B 959M 825M 776M 708M 1.32B 90.68B 1.33B 9.2B 3.55B 46.44B 3.6B 3.52B |
| Net Debt | -189B -1.23B -1.06B -993M -907M -1.7B -116B -1.7B -11.78B -4.55B -59.48B -4.61B -4.51B | -222B -1.44B -1.24B -1.16B -1.06B -1.98B -136B -1.99B -13.78B -5.33B -69.59B -5.4B -5.28B |
| Date | Price | Change | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26-09-07 | ¥3,455.00 | -1.14% | 1,988,000 |
| 26-09-04 | ¥3,495.00 | -1.58% | 2,381,100 |
| 26-09-03 | ¥3,551.00 | -0.89% | 2,018,300 |
| 26-09-02 | ¥3,583.00 | -0.86% | 2,929,400 |
| 26-09-01 | ¥3,614.00 | -0.74% | 2,111,100 |
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