Kao Corp (KAOCF) Stock Price, Trades & News

Kao is the largest household and personal care product manufacturer in Japan, with a footprint across Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Japan remains its largest market, contributing about 50% of sales and operating profits with several leading brands, including Attack and Bioré. Initially a soap producer established in the 1890s, Kao has expanded into cosmetics, disposable hygiene products, and chemicals, in addition to its homecare and toiletry products. Asia, the largest overseas market, contributes around 15% of group sales. Kao has also acquired several Western skin- and haircare brands, including Jergens, John Frieda, Curél, Molton Brown, and the latest, Oribe.

Financial Strength

8/10

Name	Current	Vs Industry
Cash-To-Debt	1.18
Equity-to-Asset	0.59
Debt-to-Equity	0.23
Debt-to-EBITDA	1.28
Interest Coverage	49.7
Piotroski F-Score	7/9	0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Altman Z-Score	4.39	Distress Grey Safe
Beneish M-Score	-2.32	Manipulator Not Manipulator
WACC vs ROIC		WACC ROIC

Growth Rank

5/10

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	3-Year Revenue Growth Rate	3.5
	3-Year EBITDA Growth Rate	-5.3
	3-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate	8.2
	3-Year Book Growth Rate	4
	Future 3-5Y EPS without NRI Growth Rate Estimate Industry Rank	10.15
	Future 3-5Y Total Revenue Growth Rate Estimate	4.09

Momentum Rank

6/10

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	5-Day RSI	99.9
	9-Day RSI	97.31
	14-Day RSI	90.69
	3-1 Month Momentum %	-4.53
	6-1 Month Momentum %	-5.62
	12-1 Month Momentum %	-16.61

Liquidity Ratio

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	Current Ratio	1.76
	Quick Ratio	1.15
	Cash Ratio	0.57
	Days Inventory	103.52
	Days Sales Outstanding	49.34
	Days Payable	89.97

Dividend & Buy Back

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	Dividend Yield %	2.4
	Dividend Payout Ratio	0.62
	3-Year Dividend Growth Rate	1.3
	Forward Dividend Yield %	1.76
	5-Year Yield-on-Cost %	2.64
	3-Year Average Share Buyback Ratio	0.9
	Shareholder Yield %	2.88

Profitability Rank

8/10

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	Gross Margin %	39.66
	Operating Margin %	10.39
	Net Margin %	7.49
	EBITDA Margin %	11.02
	FCF Margin %	3.5
	OCF Margin %	6.95
	ROE %	12.22
	ROA %	7.06
	ROIC %	10.08
	3-Year ROIIC %	81.9
	ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %	27.87
	ROCE %	14.07
	Years of Profitability over Past 10-Year	10
	Moat Score	7
	Tariff Resilience Score	4

GF Value Rank

9/10

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	PE Ratio	25.19
	Forward PE Ratio	21.95
	PE Ratio without NRI	25.19
	Shiller PE Ratio	23.23
	Price-to-Owner-Earnings	23.09
	PS Ratio	1.68
	PB Ratio	2.63
	Price-to-Tangible-Book	3.71
	Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow	53.17
	Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow	25.62
	EV-to-EBIT	14.05
	EV-to-Forward-EBIT	14.56
	EV-to-EBITDA	13.82
	EV-to-Forward-EBITDA	9.69
	EV-to-Revenue	1.54
	EV-to-Forward-Revenue	1.57
	EV-to-FCF	43.94
	Price-to-GF-Value	0.92
	Price-to-Projected-FCF	1.59
	Price-to-Median-PS-Value	0.82
	Price-to-Graham-Number	2.03
	Price-to-Net-Current-Asset-Value	25.35
	Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) %	7.12
	FCF Yield %	2.27
	Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %	0.23

GF Value™: $45.24

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Kao Corp Filings

10-K10-QForm 4Others

	Filing Date	Document Date	Form
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Kao Corp Stock Events

Financials Calendars

Event	Date	Price ($)
Third quarter earnings conference call for 2026	2026-11-06	In 133 days
Third quarter earnings results for 2026	2026-11-06	In 133 days
Second quarter earnings conference call for 2026	2026-08-06	In 41 days
Second quarter earnings results for 2026	2026-08-06	In 41 days
JPY 78.000000 Cash Dividend	2026-06-29	In 3 days
2:1 Stock Split	2026-06-29	In 3 days
First quarter earnings conference call for 2026	2026-05-12	35.07 (+0.00%)
First quarter earnings results for 2026	2026-05-12	35.07 (+0.00%)
General meeting for 2025	2026-03-26 10:00	39.60 (+0.00%)
Annual report for 2025	2026-03-25	39.60 (+0.00%)

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