Kao (KAOCF) Debt-to-EBITDA : N/A (As of Jun. 2026)

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KAOCF Kao Corp KAOCF
83 GF Score
Price $20.85
GF Value $19.96
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is Kao Debt-to-EBITDA?

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Kao's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $449 Mil. Kao's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $1,027 Mil. Kao's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $0 Mil.

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt. According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for Kao's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

KAOCF' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.44   Med: 1.02   Max: 1.66
Current: 1.26

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Kao was 1.66. The lowest was 0.44. And the median was 1.02.

KAOCF's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
62.52% of 1553 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 2.08 vs KAOCF: 1.26

Kao  (OTCPK:KAOCF) Debt-to-EBITDA Explanation

In the calculation of Debt-to-EBITDA, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by EBITDA. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt.

According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

Kao Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

Kao Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Kao's Debt-to-EBITDA can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Kao Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Kao Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.12 1.26 1.66 1.01 1.40

Kao Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
Debt-to-EBITDA Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.98 0.85 -4.92 0.86 N/A

KAOCF vs PG, CL, KVUE: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Kao's Debt-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-EBITDA data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Kao Debt-to-EBITDA vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Kao's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kao's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.


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Kao Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Kao's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(301.042 + 1258.41) / 1113.895
=1.40

Kao's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(448.678 + 1026.765) / 0
=N/A

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

In the calculation of annual Debt-to-EBITDA, the EBITDA of the last fiscal year is used. In calculating the annualized quarterly data, the EBITDA data used here is four times the quarterly (Jun. 2026) EBITDA data.

Is Kao (KAOCF) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Kao stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $20.85 is trading 4.5% above its estimated GF Value™ of $19.96. GuruFocus considers Kao to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for KAOCF:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA: N/A
  • GF Value™: $19.96 vs. price of $20.85 (4.5% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 83/100 with 6 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the KAOCF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Kao Business Description

Address 14-10, Nihonbashi Kayabacho 1-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 103-8210
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.
83GF Score

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