Kao Corporation (TYO:4452)
Japan flag Japan · Delayed Price · Currency is JPY
3,188.00
-28.00 (-0.87%)
Aug 5, 2026, 3:30 PM JST

Kao Corporation Financials Overview

Millions JPY. Fiscal year is Jan - Dec.

Revenue & Profits

Fiscal YearTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
Period EndingMar '26 Dec '25 Dec '24 Dec '23 Dec '22 Dec '21
Revenue
1,712,0001,688,6331,628,4481,532,5791,551,0591,418,768
Revenue Growth
3.60%3.70%6.25%-1.19%9.32%2.66%
Gross Profit
678,889668,169638,404560,427548,342573,194
Operating Income
181,804167,800145,865100,210113,729152,743
Net Income
128,230120,081107,76743,87086,038109,636
Earnings Per Share
139.91130.15115.9747.1991.64115.28
EPS Growth
13.87%12.23%145.78%-48.51%-20.51%-12.08%

Revenue by Segment

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

Fiscal YearCurrentFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
Period EndingMar '26 Dec '25 Dec '24 Dec '23 Dec '22 Dec '21
Cash & Investments
274,840323,282357,713291,663268,248336,069
Total Debt
240,849243,142245,328261,072262,890268,682
Net Cash (Debt)
33,99180,140112,38530,5915,35867,387
Net Cash Growth
4.34%-28.69%267.38%470.94%-92.05%-14.67%
Net Cash Per Share
37.0986.86120.9432.905.7170.86

Cash Flow & CapEx

Fiscal YearTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
Period EndingMar '26 Dec '25 Dec '24 Dec '23 Dec '22 Dec '21
Operating Cash Flow
202,812199,680201,585202,481130,905175,524
Capital Expenditures
-63,524-61,214-57,404-54,166-65,520-59,951
Free Cash Flow
139,288138,466144,181148,31565,385115,573
Free Cash Flow Growth
6.94%-3.96%-2.79%126.83%-43.43%-25.59%

Margins

Fiscal YearTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
Period EndingMar '26 Dec '25 Dec '24 Dec '23 Dec '22 Dec '21
Gross Margin
39.66%39.57%39.20%36.57%35.35%40.40%
Operating Margin
10.62%9.94%8.96%6.54%7.33%10.77%
Pretax Margin
10.76%10.06%9.27%4.17%7.47%10.57%
Profit Margin
7.49%7.11%6.62%2.86%5.55%7.73%
FCF Margin
8.14%8.20%8.85%9.68%4.22%8.15%

Dividends

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
52.29%1.32%1.33%1.35%2.78%2.86%
Dividend Yield
2.43%2.49%2.47%2.74%3.07%2.68%

Valuation

Fiscal YearCurrentFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
Period EndingAug '26 Dec '25 Dec '24 Dec '23 Dec '22 Dec '21
PE Ratio
22.7923.5827.5361.4628.3926.02
Forward PE
20.2021.5525.8630.0321.9521.72
P/FCF Ratio
20.7120.4520.5818.1837.3624.68
PS Ratio
1.681.681.821.761.582.01