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Japan Exchange
14:30:00 02/10/2026 HKT
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5-day change | 1st Jan Change | ||
| 3,439.00 JPY | -1.23% |
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-2.11% | +9.85% |
| 09-24 | Jefferies Adjusts Kao's Price Target to 3,930 Yen From 3,750 Yen, Keeps at Buy | MT |
| 09-21 | Kao Announces Appointment of Laura Hogan as Chief Marketing Officer of Molton Brown | CI |
| Market Cap | 3,150B 20B 17.77B 16.61B 15.14B 28.5B 1,926B 28.9B 201B 77.81B 981B 75.1B 73.47B | P/E 2026 * |
22.6x | P/E 2027 * | 20.8x |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise Value | 2,962B 18.81B 16.7B 15.62B 14.23B 26.8B 1,811B 27.17B 189B 73.15B 922B 70.61B 69.08B | EV / Sales 2026 * |
1.64x | EV / Sales 2027 * | 1.56x |
| Free-Float |
97.78% | Yield 2026 * |
2.24% | Yield 2027 * | 2.28% |
| Markets | Quality | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Japan Exchange
| 4452 | Delayed | |
OTC Markets
| KAOCF | Delayed | |
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Tradegate
| KAO | Real-time | |
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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 | -1.23% | ||
| 1 week | -2.11% | ||
| Current month | -1.74% | ||
| 1 month | -4.02% | ||
| 3 months | +5.26% | ||
| 6 months | +11.26% | ||
| Current year | +9.85% |
| 1 week | 3,425 |  | 3,548 |
| 1 month | 3,360 | | 3,606 |
| 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.($) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | -1.23% | -2.11% | +8.49% | +24.40% | 20B | |
| -0.92% | -1.19% | -6.03% | -1.31% | 334B | |
| +0.77% | -2.00% | 0.00% | -4.95% | 223B | |
| +0.20% | -3.36% | -8.60% | -0.43% | 128B | |
| -0.93% | -0.93% | +6.99% | +18.87% | 67.39B | |
| +0.44% | -0.95% | +17.08% | - | 45.14B | |
| -2.29% | -5.04% | -27.61% | -25.54% | 44.8B | |
| -2.49% | -2.21% | +8.64% | -14.24% | 33.08B | |
| -2.78% | -5.43% | +4.63% | -37.61% | 32.63B | |
| -3.17% | -2.96% | -23.44% | -21.94% | 31.38B | |
| Average | -1.25% | -2.40% | -1.99% | -6.97% | 95.94B | |
| Weighted average by Cap. | -0.60% | -2.41% | -3.37% | -3.68% |
| 2026 * | 2027 * | |
|---|---|---|
| Net sales | 1,807B 11.47B 10.19B 9.53B 8.68B 16.35B 1,105B 16.57B 115B 44.63B 563B 43.07B 42.14B | 1,875B 11.9B 10.57B 9.89B 9.01B 16.96B 1,146B 17.19B 120B 46.3B 584B 44.69B 43.72B |
| Net income | 138B 879M 780M 730M 665M 1.25B 84.6B 1.27B 8.83B 3.42B 43.08B 3.3B 3.23B | 149B 944M 839M 784M 715M 1.35B 90.92B 1.36B 9.49B 3.67B 46.3B 3.55B 3.47B |
| Net Debt | -189B -1.2B -1.06B -994M -906M -1.71B -115B -1.73B -12.03B -4.66B -58.7B -4.49B -4.4B | -225B -1.43B -1.27B -1.18B -1.08B -2.03B -137B -2.06B -14.33B -5.55B -69.91B -5.35B -5.24B |
| Date | Price | Change | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/10/26 | JP¥3,439.00 | -1.23% | 2,789,200 |
| 01/10/26 | JP¥3,482.00 | -0.51% | 2,834,300 |
| 30/09/26 | JP¥3,500.00 | +0.46% | 4,489,100 |
| 29/09/26 | JP¥3,484.00 | -0.37% | 3,330,300 |
| 28/09/26 | JP¥3,497.00 | -0.46% | 3,018,300 |
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