Valuation: Kao Corporation

Market Cap 3,197B 20.07B 17.34B 16.3B 14.83B 27.83B 1,914B 28.33B 190B 74.61B 962B 75.38B 73.76B P/E 2026 *
23.1x
P/E 2027 * 21.8x
Enterprise Value 3,024B 18.99B 16.41B 15.42B 14.03B 26.33B 1,811B 26.8B 179B 70.59B 910B 71.32B 69.79B EV / Sales 2026 *
1.7x
EV / Sales 2027 * 1.62x
Free-Float
97.57%
Yield 2026 *
2.21%
Yield 2027 * 2.24%
1 day-0.67%
1 week-3.31%
Current month+8.11%
1 month+7.61%
3 months+20.11%
6 months+4.53%
Current year+12.86%
1 week 3,515
Extreme 3515
3,782
1 month 3,140
Extreme 3140
3,782
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.($)
-0.67%-3.31%+6.61%+22.87% 20.09B
+0.20%-0.85%-6.36%-5.65% 336B
-0.84%-1.72%-9.02%+0.75% 134B
-1.05%-1.42%+8.09%+23.56% 73.3B
-0.72%-0.91%-16.27%-18.01% 51.04B
0.00%-0.16%-9.43%-16.27% 36.88B
-1.40%-2.55%-5.35%-46.89% 31.15B
+0.29%-1.42%+12.36%+7.00% 19.82B
-0.33%-3.55%-23.06%-35.22% 19.77B
-0.28%-11.02%-21.15%-9.78% 10B
Average -0.48%-2.63%-6.36%-7.76% 73.19B
Weighted average by Cap. -0.30%-1.72%-5.99%-4.44%

Financials

2026 *2027 *
Net sales 1,776B 11.15B 9.64B 9.06B 8.24B 15.46B 1,063B 15.74B 105B 41.45B 534B 41.88B 40.98B 1,847B 11.6B 10.02B 9.42B 8.57B 16.08B 1,106B 16.37B 110B 43.11B 556B 43.56B 42.63B
Net income 134B 840M 726M 683M 621M 1.17B 80.15B 1.19B 7.94B 3.12B 40.28B 3.16B 3.09B 145B 911M 787M 740M 673M 1.26B 86.84B 1.29B 8.6B 3.39B 43.64B 3.42B 3.35B
Net Debt -172B -1.08B -935M -878M -799M -1.5B -103B -1.53B -10.22B -4.02B -51.82B -4.06B -3.97B -203B -1.28B -1.1B -1.04B -943M -1.77B -122B -1.8B -12.06B -4.74B -61.17B -4.79B -4.69B
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
14/08/26 ¥3,533.00 -0.67% 3,774,500
13/08/26 ¥3,557.00 -3.58% 5,103,400
12/08/26 ¥3,689.00 -1.31% 4,599,000
10/08/26 ¥3,738.00 +2.30% 5,064,700
Trader
Investor
Global
Quality
ESG MSCI
A
Sell
Consensus
Buy
Mean consensus
OUTPERFORM
Number of Analysts
13
Last Close Price
3,533.00JPY
Average target price
3,700.00JPY
Spread / Average Target
+4.73%

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