Kao Corporation
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2026/01/16 UpdatedPrice Trend
2026/01/16 UpdatedPrice & Trading Details
2026/01/16 UpdatedPRICE
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Analyst Recommendations 12 analysts
Updated 2026/01/11Shareholder Composition
Updated 2026/01/11Top Mutual Funds / ETFs
Updated 2026/01/11Major Holders
Updated 2026/01/11| Fund Name | Ownership | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
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VANGUARD STAR FUNDS-Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund
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6.7M | +0.14% | |
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VANGUARD TAX-MANAGED FUNDS-Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund
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4.3M | +2.74% | |
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iShares Trust-iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF
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3.2M | +0.93% | |
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MFS SERIES TRUST I-MFS Research International Fund
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2.7M | 0.00% | |
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College Retirement Equities Fd.-College Retirement Equities Fd. - Stoc
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1.6M | +49.04% | |
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JPMorgan Trust I-JPMorgan International Equity Fund
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1.7M | +2.12% |
| Institution | Ownership | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
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Pacer Advisors, Inc.
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4.8K | +0.63% |
Dividend History 4Years Growth
Updated 2026/01/11| Year | Dividend | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ¥154 | +1.3% |
| 2024 | ¥152 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | ¥150 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | ¥148 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | ¥144 | - |
Financial Performance
2026/01/11 UpdatedRevenue & Profit
Margins
Cash Flow
Financial Health
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income Statement | ||||
| Revenue | ¥1,418,768M | ¥1,551,059M | ¥1,532,579M | ¥1,628,448M |
| Gross Profit | ¥573,194M | ¥548,342M | ¥560,427M | ¥638,404M |
| Operating Income | ¥143,510M | ¥110,071M | ¥60,035M | ¥146,644M |
| Pretax Income | ¥152,600M | ¥118,266M | ¥67,289M | ¥155,114M |
| Net Income | ¥109,636M | ¥86,038M | ¥43,870M | ¥107,767M |
| EPS | ¥230.57 | ¥183.27 | ¥94.37 | ¥231.94 |
| Operating Margin | 10.12% | 7.10% | 3.92% | 9.01% |
| Balance Sheet | ||||
| Total Assets | ¥1,704,007M | ¥1,726,350M | ¥1,769,514M | ¥1,867,237M |
| Total Equity | ¥965,137M | ¥972,061M | ¥983,658M | ¥1,066,776M |
| Total Liabilities | ¥738,870M | ¥754,289M | ¥785,856M | ¥800,461M |
| Cash | ¥336,069M | ¥268,248M | ¥291,663M | ¥357,713M |
| Interest-bearing Debt | ¥268,682M | ¥262,890M | ¥261,072M | ¥245,328M |
| Equity Ratio | 56.64% | 56.31% | 55.59% | 57.13% |
| D/E Ratio | 0.28 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.23 |
| Cash Flow | ||||
| Operating CF | ¥175,524M | ¥130,905M | ¥202,481M | ¥201,585M |
| Investing CF | -¥67,232M | -¥74,911M | -¥109,302M | -¥45,902M |
| Financing CF | -¥141,573M | -¥139,311M | -¥79,983M | -¥104,578M |
| Free CF | ¥104,005M | ¥53,704M | ¥136,034M | ¥134,109M |
| Efficiency | ||||
| ROE | 11.36% | 8.85% | 4.46% | 10.10% |
| ROA | 6.43% | 4.98% | 2.48% | 5.77% |
Latest News (5 items)
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Average Analyst Rating: buy
Average Target Price: ¥7,595
Rating Score: 1.92 (Based on 12 analysts)
※1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell
Company Information
About
Kao Corporation develops and sells hygiene living care, health beauty care, life care, cosmetics, and chemical products. The company offers fabric, kitchen, home, and sanitary care products; facial, body, hair, and oral care, hair styling and color, salon, in-bathroom health care, and warming products; and self-selection cosmetics, as well as provides cosmetics counselling services. It also provides oleo chemicals, such as oleochemicals, fat and oil derivatives, surfactants, and fragrances; water-reducing admixtures for concrete, casting sand binders, plastics additives, and process chemicals for various industries; and toners/toner binders, inkjet ink colorants, ink, fine polishing agents and cleaners for hard disk, and materials and process chemicals for semiconductor. The company was formerly known as Kao Soap Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Kao Corporation in 1982. Kao Corporation was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
