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Kao Corporation (TYO:4452)
Japan flag Japan · Delayed Price · Currency is JPY
3,593.00
-21.00 (-0.58%)
Aug 26, 2026, 3:30 PM JST

Kao Corporation Financials Overview

Millions JPY. Fiscal year is Jan - Dec.

Revenue & Profits
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Fiscal YearTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
Period EndingJun '26 Dec '25 Dec '24 Dec '23 Dec '22 Dec '21
Revenue
1,751,5451,688,6331,628,4481,532,5791,551,0591,418,768
Revenue Growth
6.19%3.70%6.25%-1.19%9.32%2.66%
Gross Profit
703,553668,169638,404560,427548,342573,194
Operating Income
194,162167,800145,865100,210113,729152,743
Net Income
136,112120,081107,76743,87086,038109,636
Earnings Per Share
198.91130.15115.9747.1991.64115.28
EPS Growth
62.11%12.23%145.78%-48.51%-20.51%-12.08%

Revenue by Segment
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Fiscal YearTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
Period EndingJun '26 Dec '25 Dec '24 Dec '23 Dec '22 Dec '21
Hygiene and Living Care Business
562,239549,333544,278522,536516,548496,845
Health and Beauty Care Business
450,047432,882423,967392,913369,549354,488
Cosmetics Business
274,013261,563244,102238,606251,472239,335
Business Connected Business
40,32839,17440,478---
Chemical Business
424,918405,681375,623322,250357,756275,068

Cash & Debt
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Fiscal YearCurrentFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
Period EndingJun '26 Dec '25 Dec '24 Dec '23 Dec '22 Dec '21
Cash & Investments
326,659323,282357,713291,663268,248336,069
Total Debt
237,207243,142245,328261,072262,890268,682
Net Cash (Debt)
89,45280,140112,38530,5915,35867,387
Net Cash Growth
10.48%-28.69%267.38%470.94%-92.05%-14.67%
Net Cash Per Share
130.7286.86120.9432.905.7170.86

Cash Flow & CapEx
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Fiscal YearTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
Period EndingJun '26 Dec '25 Dec '24 Dec '23 Dec '22 Dec '21
Operating Cash Flow
208,421199,680201,585202,481130,905175,524
Capital Expenditures
-61,099-61,214-57,404-54,166-65,520-59,951
Free Cash Flow
147,322138,466144,181148,31565,385115,573
Free Cash Flow Growth
18.67%-3.96%-2.79%126.83%-43.43%-25.59%

Margins
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Fiscal YearTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
Period EndingJun '26 Dec '25 Dec '24 Dec '23 Dec '22 Dec '21
Gross Margin
40.17%39.57%39.20%36.57%35.35%40.40%
Operating Margin
11.09%9.94%8.96%6.54%7.33%10.77%
Pretax Margin
11.16%10.06%9.27%4.17%7.47%10.57%
Profit Margin
7.77%7.11%6.62%2.86%5.55%7.73%
FCF Margin
8.41%8.20%8.85%9.68%4.22%8.15%

Dividends
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Fiscal YearCurrentFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
Period EndingAug '26 Dec '25 Dec '24 Dec '23 Dec '22 Dec '21
Dividend Per Share
78.00077.00076.00075.00074.00072.000
Dividend Per Share Growth
51.95%1.32%1.33%1.35%2.78%2.86%
Dividend Yield
2.19%2.49%2.47%2.74%3.07%2.68%

Valuation
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Fiscal YearCurrentFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
Period EndingAug '26 Dec '25 Dec '24 Dec '23 Dec '22 Dec '21
PE Ratio
24.1723.5827.5361.4628.3926.02
Forward PE
22.9321.5525.8630.0321.9521.72
P/FCF Ratio
22.1920.4520.5818.1837.3624.68
PS Ratio
1.871.681.821.761.582.01