Valuation Kao Corporation

Stocks

Market Closed - Japan Exchange Other stock markets 09:30:00 09/07/2026 +03			5-day change	1st Jan Change
3,280.00 ^JPY	-1.71%		+3.05%	+4.78%

06-26	Jefferies Upgrades Kao to Buy From Hold, Adjusts Price Target to 7,500 Yen From 7,200 Yen	MT
05-19	Kao Corporation, Q1 2026 Earnings Call, May 12, 2026

Data adjusted to current consolidation scope

Fiscal Period: December	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	2027	2028
Market Cap ¹	2,852,283	2,442,686	2,696,205	2,967,136	2,831,960	2,967,208	-	-
Change	-	-14.36%	10.38%	10.05%	-4.56%	4.78%	-	-
Enterprise Value (EV) ¹	2,643,951	2,302,274	2,543,022	2,740,482	2,751,820	2,782,562	2,745,541	2,699,070
Change	-	-12.92%	10.46%	7.76%	0.41%	1.12%	-1.33%	-1.69%
P/E	26.1x	28.7x	61.5x	27.5x	24.1x	21.7x	20.3x	18.6x
PBR	2.96x	2.51x	2.74x	2.78x	2.66x	2.65x	2.51x	2.36x
PEG	-	-1.4x	-1.3x	0x	2x	1.3x	2.89x	2.11x
Capitalization / Revenue	2.01x	1.57x	1.76x	1.82x	1.68x	1.67x	1.61x	1.56x
EV / Revenue	1.86x	1.48x	1.66x	1.68x	1.63x	1.56x	1.49x	1.42x
EV / EBITDA	11.5x	11.5x	17x	11.7x	11x	9.99x	9.48x	8.84x
EV / EBIT	18.4x	20.9x	42.4x	18.7x	16.8x	14.9x	13.8x	12.5x
EV / FCF	24.4x	-	23.3x	25.4x	27.9x	21.6x	19.6x	17.6x
FCF Yield	4.1%	-	4.3%	3.94%	3.58%	4.63%	5.09%	5.7%
Dividend per Share ²	72	74	75	76	77	78.08	79.29	80.41
Rate of return	2.39%	2.82%	2.59%	2.38%	2.46%	2.38%	2.42%	2.45%
EPS ²	115.3	91.64	47.18	116	130.2	151.1	161.8	176
Distribution rate	62.4%	80.8%	159%	65.5%	59.2%	51.7%	49%	45.7%
Net sales ¹	1,418,768	1,551,059	1,532,579	1,628,448	1,688,633	1,779,062	1,845,521	1,903,987
EBITDA ¹	230,851	199,809	149,630	235,066	249,910	278,635	289,607	305,461
EBIT ¹	143,510	110,071	60,035	146,644	164,069	186,731	199,394	215,225
Net income ¹	109,636	86,038	43,870	107,767	120,081	136,329	144,982	156,616
Net Debt ¹	-208,332	-140,412	-153,183	-226,654	-80,140	-184,646	-221,668	-268,138
Reference price ²	3,009.50	2,627.50	2,900.00	3,194.00	3,130.50	3,280.00	3,280.00	3,280.00
Nbr of stocks (in thousands)	947,760	929,661	929,726	928,972	904,635	904,637	-	-
Announcement Date	2/3/22 A	2/2/23 A	2/7/24 A	2/6/25 A	2/5/26 A	-	-	-

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Estimates

Add to a list 0 selected To use this feature you must be a member Log in Sign up	P/E (N)	EV / Sales (N)	EV / EBITDA (N)	Dividend Yield (N)	Capi.($)
KAO CORPORATION	22.08x	1.59x	10.17x	2.34%	18.56B
PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY	21.85x	4.24x	15.53x	2.87%	346B
UNILEVER PLC	17.93x	2.73x	12.08x	3.48%	134B
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY	25.22x	3.78x	15.91x	2.28%	74.45B
HINDUSTAN UNILEVER LIMITED	44.48x	7.12x	30.91x	2.12%	52.41B
KENVUE INC.	20.24x	2.84x	11.78x	4.4%	37.04B
ESTEE LAUDER	79.27x	2.39x	14.55x	1.72%	29.59B
BEIERSDORF	17.89x	1.29x	7.69x	1.32%	19.21B
ESSITY AB	15.41x	1.53x	8.64x	3.35%	19.13B
GODREJ CONSUMER PRODUCTS LIMITED	52.39x	7.29x	35.72x	1.23%	11.49B
Average	31.68x	3.48x	16.30x	2.51%	74.15B
Weighted average by Cap.	25.50x	3.82x	15.60x	2.83%