Valuation Kao Corporation

Stocks

Market Closed - Japan Exchange Other stock markets 09:30:00 17/07/2026 +03			5-day change	1st Jan Change
3,308.00 ^JPY	+0.70%		+0.85%	+5.67%

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	2,992,538	-	-
Change	-	-14.36%	10.38%	10.05%	-4.56%	5.67%	-	-
Enterprise Value (EV) ¹	2,643,951	2,302,274	2,543,022	2,740,482	2,751,820	2,807,892	2,784,766	2,740,321
Change	-	-12.92%	10.46%	7.76%	0.41%	2.04%	-0.82%	-1.6%
P/E	26.1x	28.7x	61.5x	27.5x	24.1x	21.9x	20.4x	18.8x
PBR	2.96x	2.51x	2.74x	2.78x	2.66x	2.67x	2.54x	2.38x
PEG	-	-1.4x	-1.3x	0x	2x	1.4x	2.82x	2.16x
Capitalization / Revenue	2.01x	1.57x	1.76x	1.82x	1.68x	1.68x	1.62x	1.57x
EV / Revenue	1.86x	1.48x	1.66x	1.68x	1.63x	1.58x	1.51x	1.44x
EV / EBITDA	11.5x	11.5x	17x	11.7x	11x	10.1x	9.61x	8.93x
EV / EBIT	18.4x	20.9x	42.4x	18.7x	16.8x	15.1x	14x	12.7x
EV / FCF	24.4x	-	23.3x	25.4x	27.9x	21.8x	19.9x	17.8x
FCF Yield	4.1%	-	4.3%	3.94%	3.58%	4.59%	5.02%	5.61%
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%	2.36%	2.4%	2.43%
EPS ²	115.3	91.64	47.18	116	130.2	151	161.9	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	1,778,554	1,845,391	1,903,987
EBITDA ¹	230,851	199,809	149,630	235,066	249,910	278,407	289,768	306,934
EBIT ¹	143,510	110,071	60,035	146,644	164,069	186,562	199,594	215,225
Net income ¹	109,636	86,038	43,870	107,767	120,081	136,206	145,128	156,616
Net Debt ¹	-208,332	-140,412	-153,183	-226,654	-80,140	-184,646	-207,773	-252,217
Reference price ²	3,009.50	2,627.50	2,900.00	3,194.00	3,130.50	3,308.00	3,308.00	3,308.00
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 (Y)	EV / Sales (Y)	EV / EBITDA (Y)	Dividend Yield (Y)	Capi.($)
KAO CORPORATION	21.76x	1.57x	10.01x	2.38%	18.29B
PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY	22.32x	4.33x	15.86x	2.82%	353B
UNILEVER PLC	17.99x	2.72x	12.06x	3.47%	134B
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY	26.49x	3.82x	16.06x	2.26%	75.27B
HINDUSTAN UNILEVER LIMITED	43.66x	7x	30.38x	2.16%	51.17B
KENVUE INC.	19.96x	2.81x	11.66x	4.46%	36.52B
ESTEE LAUDER	78.27x	2.38x	14.46x	1.7%	29.97B
BEIERSDORF	18.55x	1.35x	8.07x	1.27%	19.99B
ESSITY AB	15.92x	1.52x	8.58x	3.37%	19.11B
GODREJ CONSUMER PRODUCTS LIMITED	51.53x	7.17x	35.15x	1.25%	11.23B
Average	31.65x	3.47x	16.23x	2.51%	74.87B
Weighted average by Cap.	25.70x	3.84x	15.68x	2.81%