KAO CORPORATION

Dividend Kao Corporation

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Market Closed - Japan Exchange Other stock markets 02:30:00 2025-06-16 am EDT			5-day change	1st Jan Change
6,686.00 ^JPY	-0.09%		-1.02%	+4.66%

Jun. 05	Kao Ramps Up Global Push for KATE Brand With New Campaigns and Asia-Focused Expansion	MT
May. 08	Kao Corporation Provides Consolidated Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2025	CI

EPS & Dividend: Kao Corporation

Fiscal Period: December	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	2027
Dividend per Share ²	140	144	148	150	152	154.2	156.8	157.7
Rate of return	1.76%	2.39%	2.82%	2.59%	2.38%	2.3%	2.34%	2.36%
EPS ²	262.3	230.6	183.3	94.37	231.9	263.3	291.1	316.7
Distribution rate	53.4%	62.4%	80.8%	159%	65.5%	58.6%	53.9%	49.8%
Reference price ²	7,970.00	6,019.00	5,255.00	5,800.00	6,388.00	6,692.00	6,692.00	6,692.00
Nbr of stocks (in thousands)	480,939	473,880	464,831	464,863	464,486	464,484	-	-
Announcement Date	2/3/21	2/3/22	2/2/23	2/7/24	2/6/25	-	-	-

¹JPY in Million²JPY

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Past dividends: Kao Corporation

2024-12-26	Final Payment 76 JPY
2024-06-26	Interim Payment 76 JPY
2023-12-27	Final Payment 75 JPY
2023-06-28	Interim Payment 75 JPY
2022-12-28	Final Payment 74 JPY
2022-06-28	Interim Payment 74 JPY
2021-12-28	Final Payment 72 JPY
2021-06-28	Interim Payment 72 JPY
2020-12-28	Final Payment 70 JPY
2020-06-28	Interim Payment 70 JPY
2019-12-26	Final Payment 65 JPY
2019-06-25	Interim Payment 65 JPY
2018-12-25	Final Payment 60 JPY
2018-06-26	Interim Payment 60 JPY
2017-12-26	Final Payment 56 JPY
2017-06-27	Interim Payment 54 JPY
2016-12-27	Final Payment 48 JPY
2016-06-27	Interim Payment 46 JPY
2015-12-27	Final Payment 42 JPY
2015-06-25	Interim Payment 38 JPY

Upcoming events: Kao Corporation

2025-06-26	Détachement de for dividende intermédiaire
2025-07-29	Q2 2025 Earnings Release (Projected)
2025-11-03	Q3 2025 Earnings Release (Projected)
2026-02-10	Q4 2025 Earnings Release (Projected)
2026-05-12	Q1 2026 Earnings Release (Projected)

Sector Comparison:

	Add to a list 0 selected To use this feature you must be a member Log in Sign up	Dividend Yield (Y)	Dividend Yield (Y+1)	P/E (Y)	Price to Book (Y)	EV / Sales (Y)
	KAO CORPORATION	2.3%	2.34%	25.42x	2.79x	1.73x
	L'ORÉAL	1.92%	2.08%	29.97x	5.56x	4.44x
	GALDERMA GROUP AG	0.2%	0.35%	75.7x	3.99x	7x
	SHISEIDO COMPANY, LIMITED	1.64%	1.95%	88.9x	1.55x	1.19x
	AMOREPACIFIC CORPORATION	1.04%	1.13%	23.67x	1.56x	1.75x
	PROYA COSMETICS CO.,LTD.	1.73%	1.99%	18.05x	4.89x	2.27x
	INTERPARFUMS, INC.	-	-	25.3x	-	-
	COTY INC.	-.--%	-.--%	-37.3x	1.09x	1.3x
	ODDITY TECH LTD.	-.--%	-.--%	40.71x	8.07x	4.83x
	SHANGHAI CHICMAX COSMETIC CO., LTD.	2.94%	3.66%	24.59x	8.34x	2.95x
	Average	1.31%	1.5%	31.50x	4.21x	3.05x
	Weighted average by Cap.	1.71%	1.86%	34.46x	5.04x	4.31x

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