Kao Corporation Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 13 analysts polled by S&P Global, Kao Corporation stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of ¥4,012. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 16.54% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is ¥3,600 (+4.56%) and the highest is ¥4,400 (+27.80%).

Price Target: ¥4,012 (+16.54%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Price Target

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Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	¥3,600	¥4,012	¥4,000	¥4,400
Change	+4.56%	+16.54%	+16.18%	+27.80%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Kao Corporation stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

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Rating	Apr '26	May '26	Jun '26	Jul '26	Aug '26	Sep '26
Strong Buy	5	4	5	5	6	6
Buy	4	5	5	5	4	5
Hold	4	4	3	3	3	2
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	13	13	13	13	13	13

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Unknown Analyst CLSA No rating	CLSA	Buy Maintains ¥4,400	Buy	Maintains	¥4,400	+27.80%	Sep 10, 2026
Unknown Analyst Tokai-Tokyo Securities No rating	Tokai-Tokyo Securities	Buy Maintains ¥4,450	Buy	Maintains	¥4,450	+29.25%	Sep 7, 2026
Unknown Analyst SMBC Nikko No rating	SMBC Nikko	Buy Maintains ¥4,050 → ¥4,300	Buy	Maintains	¥4,050 → ¥4,300	+24.89%	Sep 3, 2026
Unknown Analyst Nomura No rating	Nomura	Buy Maintains ¥3,775 → ¥4,150	Buy	Maintains	¥3,775 → ¥4,150	+20.53%	Sep 2, 2026
Unknown Analyst Mizuho Securities No rating	Mizuho Securities	Buy Maintains ¥4,150 → ¥4,400	Buy	Maintains	¥4,150 → ¥4,400	+27.80%	Sep 1, 2026

More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

1.81T

from 1.69T

6.98%

from 1.69T

Revenue Next Year

1.87T

from 1.81T

3.72%

from 1.81T

EPS This Year

n/a

from -

EPS Next Year

n/a

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	1.42T	1.55T	1.53T	1.63T	1.69T	1.81T
Revenue Growth	2.66%	9.32%	-1.19%	6.25%	3.70%	6.98%
Gross Profit	573.19B	548.34B	560.43B	638.40B	668.17B	714.99B
Gross Margin	40.40%	35.35%	36.57%	39.20%	39.57%	39.58%
Operating Income	152.74B	113.73B	100.21B	145.87B	167.80B	191.66B
Net Income	109.64B	86.04B	43.87B	107.77B	120.08B	138.51B
Dividend / Share	72.00	74.00	75.00	76.00	77.00	78.13
Dividend Growth	2.86%	2.78%	1.35%	1.33%	1.32%	1.46%
Free Cash Flow	81.89B	22.61B	122.54B	107.02B	110.07B	129.40B
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	12

Financial currency is JPY.

Revenue Forecast

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Revenue	2026	2027	2028
High	1.8T
Avg	1.8T
Low	1.8T

Revenue Growth

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Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	8.2%
Avg	7.0%
Low	6.2%

EPS Forecast

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EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	-
Avg	-
Low	-

EPS Growth

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EPS Growth	2027	2028
High	-
Avg	-
Low	-