Valuation: Kao Corporation

Market Cap 3,115B 20.15B 17.46B 16.48B 14.95B 28.04B 1,931B 28.25B 197B 75.84B 980B 75.69B 74.02B P/E 2026 *
22.2x
P/E 2027 * 20.7x
Enterprise Value 2,927B 18.93B 16.4B 15.48B 14.04B 26.35B 1,815B 26.54B 185B 71.25B 921B 71.11B 69.54B EV / Sales 2026 *
1.62x
EV / Sales 2027 * 1.54x
Free-Float
97.69%
Yield 2026 *
2.27%
Yield 2027 * 2.31%
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
Extreme 3360
3,499
1 month 3,360
Extreme 3360
3,699
Current year 2,880
Extreme 2880
3,782
1 year 2,880
Extreme 2880
3,782
3 years 2,620
Extreme 2620
3,782
5 years 2,331.5
Extreme 2331.5
3,782
10 years 2,331.5
Extreme 2331.5
4,693.5
Manager TitleAgeSince
Chief Executive Officer 66 01/04/1990
Director of Finance/CFO 66 01/01/2021
Chief Tech/Sci/R&D 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.($)
-0.35%-0.35%+2.08%+22.18% 20.22B
+0.48%+0.87%-6.37%-4.32% 339B
-1.11%-1.11%-10.02%+0.59% 136B
-1.23%-1.57%+5.95%+18.93% 70.06B
+0.58%-1.12%-24.89%-22.50% 47.24B
-1.45%-4.98%+10.56%-37.94% 35.54B
-0.87%-3.29%-2.55%-16.19% 34.4B
-0.31%-2.54%-21.30%-39.08% 18.81B
-1.24%-1.82%+5.86%+8.52% 18.54B
-0.92%-0.57%-31.42%-14.86% 9.23B
Average -0.58%-1.64%-7.21%-8.47% 72.98B
Weighted average by Cap. -0.11%-0.87%-6.22%-4.51%

Financials

2026 *2027 *
Net sales 1,806B 11.69B 10.13B 9.56B 8.67B 16.26B 1,120B 16.38B 114B 43.98B 568B 43.89B 42.92B 1,874B 12.12B 10.5B 9.91B 8.99B 16.87B 1,162B 16.99B 118B 45.61B 589B 45.53B 44.52B
Net income 139B 896M 776M 733M 665M 1.25B 85.89B 1.26B 8.75B 3.37B 43.57B 3.37B 3.29B 148B 957M 829M 782M 710M 1.33B 91.7B 1.34B 9.34B 3.6B 46.52B 3.59B 3.51B
Net Debt -189B -1.22B -1.06B -997M -905M -1.7B -117B -1.71B -11.91B -4.59B -59.31B -4.58B -4.48B -225B -1.45B -1.26B -1.19B -1.08B -2.02B -139B -2.04B -14.19B -5.47B -70.63B -5.46B -5.34B
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
15/09/26 JP¥3,443.00 -0.35% 1,951,800
14/09/26 JP¥3,455.00 +2.01% 2,130,400
11/09/26 JP¥3,387.00 -1.51% 3,334,100
10/09/26 JP¥3,439.00 +0.76% 2,825,600
09/09/26 JP¥3,413.00 -0.87% 3,446,300
Trader
Investor
Global
Quality
ESG MSCI
A
Sell
Consensus
Buy
Mean consensus
BUY
Number of Analysts
13
Last Close Price
3,443.00JPY
Average target price
4,038.46JPY
Spread / Average Target
+17.29%

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