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Market Closed -
Japan Exchange
04:30:00 15/09/26 pm AEST
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5-day change | 1st Jan Change | ||
| 3,443.00 JPY | -0.35% |
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-0.35% | +9.98% |
| 26/08 | Kao Corporation Expands Curél Skincare Brand into the Nordic Region | CI |
| 08/08 | Kao Corporation, Q2 2026 Earnings Call, Aug 05, 2026 |
| Market Cap | 3,115B 20.08B 17.4B 16.45B 14.89B 27.95B 1,926B 28.16B 196B 75.52B 977B 75.43B 73.76B | P/E 2026 * |
22.2x | P/E 2027 * | 20.7x |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise Value | 2,927B 18.87B 16.34B 15.45B 13.99B 26.26B 1,810B 26.45B 184B 70.95B 918B 70.87B 69.3B | EV / Sales 2026 * |
1.62x | EV / Sales 2027 * | 1.54x |
| Free-Float |
97.69% | Yield 2026 * |
2.27% | Yield 2027 * | 2.31% |
| Markets | Quality | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Japan Exchange
| 4452 | Delayed | |
Tradegate
| KAO | Real-time | |
Deutsche Boerse AG
| KAO | Delayed | |
OTC Markets
| KAOCF | Delayed | |
Boerse Muenchen
| KAO | Real-time | |
Börse Stuttgart
| KAO | Delayed |
Last Transcript: Kao Corporation
| 1 day | -0.35% | ||
| 1 week | -0.35% | ||
| Current month | -5.44% | ||
| 1 month | -2.55% | ||
| 3 months | +13.93% | ||
| 6 months | +11.68% | ||
| Current year | +9.98% |
| 1 week | 3,360 | 3,499 | |
| 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 | 01/04/1990 |
Masakazu Negoro
DFI | Director of Finance/CFO | 66 | 01/01/2021 |
Daisuke Hamada
CTO | Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer | - | - |
| Director | Title | Age | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
Masakazu Negoro
BRD | Director/Board Member | 66 | 24/03/2023 |
Yoshihiro Hasebe
BRD | Director/Board Member | 66 | 01/03/2016 |
Eriko Sakurai
BRD | Director/Board Member | 65 | 25/03/2022 |
| Change | 5-day change | 1-year change | 3-year change | Capi.($) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -0.35% | -0.35% | +2.08% | +22.18% | 20.22B | ||
| +0.63% | +0.96% | -6.28% | -4.23% | 339B | ||
| -1.18% | -1.15% | -10.05% | +0.54% | 136B | ||
| -0.61% | -1.39% | +6.15% | +19.15% | 70.06B | ||
| +0.58% | -1.12% | -24.89% | -22.50% | 47.24B | ||
| -1.11% | -4.67% | +10.92% | -37.74% | 35.54B | ||
| -0.59% | -3.13% | -2.38% | -16.05% | 34.4B | ||
| -0.35% | -2.54% | -21.30% | -39.08% | 18.81B | ||
| -1.24% | -1.79% | +5.90% | +8.56% | 18.54B | ||
| -0.92% | -0.57% | -31.42% | -14.86% | 9.23B | ||
| Average | -0.50% | -1.64% | -7.13% | -8.40% | 72.98B | |
| Weighted average by Cap. | -0.07% | -0.87% | -6.14% | -4.44% |
| 2026 * | 2027 * | |
|---|---|---|
| Net sales | 1,806B 11.65B 10.09B 9.54B 8.64B 16.21B 1,117B 16.33B 114B 43.79B 566B 43.74B 42.77B | 1,874B 12.08B 10.46B 9.89B 8.96B 16.81B 1,159B 16.94B 118B 45.42B 588B 45.37B 44.37B |
| Net income | 139B 893M 773M 731M 662M 1.24B 85.66B 1.25B 8.73B 3.36B 43.43B 3.35B 3.28B | 148B 953M 826M 781M 707M 1.33B 91.46B 1.34B 9.32B 3.59B 46.37B 3.58B 3.5B |
| Net Debt | -189B -1.22B -1.05B -996M -901M -1.69B -117B -1.7B -11.88B -4.57B -59.12B -4.57B -4.46B | -225B -1.45B -1.25B -1.19B -1.07B -2.01B -139B -2.03B -14.15B -5.44B -70.41B -5.44B -5.32B |
| Date | Price | Change | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15/09/26 | JPY 3,443.00 | -0.35% | 1,951,800 |
| 14/09/26 | JPY 3,455.00 | +2.01% | 2,130,400 |
| 11/09/26 | JPY 3,387.00 | -1.51% | 3,334,100 |
| 10/09/26 | JPY 3,439.00 | +0.76% | 2,825,600 |
| 09/09/26 | JPY 3,413.00 | -0.87% | 3,446,300 |
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