Valuation: Kao Corporation

Market Cap 2,955B 18.37B 16.05B 14.74B 13.74B 26.06B 1,749B 26.5B 177B 68.77B 858B 68.97B 67.47B P/E 2026 *
21.6x
P/E 2027 * 20.2x
Enterprise Value 2,771B 17.22B 15.05B 13.82B 12.89B 24.43B 1,639B 24.84B 166B 64.48B 804B 64.66B 63.26B EV / Sales 2026 *
1.56x
EV / Sales 2027 * 1.48x
Free-Float
195.14%
Yield 2026 *
2.39%
Yield 2027 * 2.43%
1 day+2.64%
1 week+7.50%
Current month+1.37%
1 month+8.21%
3 months+4.18%
6 months+4.36%
Current year+4.36%
1 week 3,165
Extreme 3165
3,324
1 month 2,922
Extreme 2922
3,324
Current year 2,880
Extreme 2880
3,396
1 year 2,880
Extreme 2880
3,503.5
3 years 2,572.5
Extreme 2572.5
3,636.5
5 years 2,331.5
Extreme 2331.5
3,636.5
10 years 2,331.5
Extreme 2331.5
4,693.5
Manager TitleAgeSince
President 66 01/01/2021
Director of Finance/CFO 66 01/01/2021
Chief Administrative Officer - -
Director TitleAgeSince
Director/Board Member 66 24/03/2023
Director/Board Member 66 01/03/2016
Director/Board Member 65 25/03/2022
Change 5-day change 1-year change 3-year change Capi.($)
+2.64%+7.50%+1.90%+25.32% 17.73B
+2.70%+1.96%-6.07%-0.71% 343B
+1.63%+2.02%-8.02%+0.57% 131B
+2.55%+4.47%+2.95%+23.32% 74.23B
+1.31%+2.45%-3.70%-17.46% 53.93B
+2.59%+4.59%-5.12%-23.85% 37.11B
+1.50%+2.71%-5.50%-57.72% 29.84B
+1.61%+0.91%+4.66%-3.03% 19.15B
+0.52%+3.68%-28.93%-36.76% 18.99B
+3.22%+5.56%-7.82%-0.35% 11.23B
Average +1.95%+1.08%-5.56%-9.07% 73.65B
Weighted average by Cap. +2.29%-0.85%-5.41%-3.12%

Financials

2026 *2027 *
Net sales 1,779B 11.06B 9.66B 8.87B 8.27B 15.69B 1,053B 15.95B 107B 41.4B 516B 41.52B 40.62B 1,846B 11.47B 10.02B 9.2B 8.58B 16.27B 1,092B 16.55B 111B 42.95B 536B 43.07B 42.13B
Net income 136B 847M 740M 680M 634M 1.2B 80.66B 1.22B 8.19B 3.17B 39.56B 3.18B 3.11B 145B 901M 787M 723M 674M 1.28B 85.78B 1.3B 8.71B 3.37B 42.08B 3.38B 3.31B
Net Debt -185B -1.15B -1B -921M -859M -1.63B -109B -1.66B -11.09B -4.3B -53.59B -4.31B -4.22B -222B -1.38B -1.2B -1.11B -1.03B -1.95B -131B -1.99B -13.31B -5.16B -64.33B -5.17B -5.06B
Logo Kao Corporation
Kao Corp is a Japan-based company engaged in the manufacture and sale of consumer products and chemical products. The Company operates in five business segments. The Hygiene & Living Care segment provides fabric care products, home care products, and sanitary products. The Health & Beauty Care segment provides skin care products, hair care products, and personal health products. The Life Care segment is mainly involved in the provision of commercial hygiene products, health drinks and other life care products. The Cosmetic segment produces counseling cosmetics and self-cosmetics. The above four business segments are included in the consumer products business. Chemical segment provides oil and fat products, such as oleochemical alcohols, oleochemical amines, fatty acids, and edible oils and fats for commercial use, functional material products, such as surfactants, additives for plastics, and high-performance water reducers for concrete, as well as specialty chemicals products.
Employees
31,514
Date Price Change Volume
02/07/26 JP¥3,267.00 +2.64% 3,475,200
01/07/26 JP¥3,183.00 -1.24% 3,258,100
30/06/26 JP¥3,223.00 -0.83% 4,773,800
29/06/26 JP¥3,250.00 -0.67% 4,610,100
26/06/26 JP¥3,272.00 +4.85% 6,992,800
Trader
Investor
Global
Quality
ESG MSCI
A
Sell
Consensus
Buy
Mean consensus
OUTPERFORM
Number of Analysts
13
Last Close Price
3,267.00JPY
Average target price
3,680.77JPY
Spread / Average Target
+12.67%

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