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Japan Exchange
14:30:00 15/09/2026 HKT
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5-day change | 1st Jan Change | ||
| 3,443.00 JPY | -0.35% |
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-0.35% | +9.98% |
| 08-26 | 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 20.15B 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% |
| 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 | ||
| +0.48% | +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% |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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