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 ¥7,331. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 20.61% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is ¥6,200 (+2.01%) and the highest is ¥8,300 (+36.56%).

Price Target: ¥7,331 (+20.61%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	¥6,200	¥7,331	¥7,200	¥8,300
Change	+2.01%	+20.61%	+18.46%	+36.56%

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

Rating	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26	May '26	Jun '26
Strong Buy	5	5	5	5	4	4
Buy	3	4	4	4	5	5
Hold	4	3	3	4	4	4
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	12	12	12	13	13	13

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Unknown Analyst Nomura No rating	Nomura	Buy Maintains ¥7,400 → ¥7,550	Buy	Maintains	¥7,400 → ¥7,550	+24.22%	Jun 15, 2026
Unknown Analyst Daiwa No rating	Daiwa	Buy Maintains ¥7,730 → ¥7,050	Buy	Maintains	¥7,730 → ¥7,050	+15.99%	Jun 1, 2026
Unknown Analyst SMBC Nikko No rating	SMBC Nikko	Buy Maintains ¥8,100	Buy	Maintains	¥8,100	+33.27%	May 28, 2026
Unknown Analyst Goldman Sachs No rating	Goldman Sachs	Hold Maintains ¥7,300 → ¥7,100	Hold	Maintains	¥7,300 → ¥7,100	+16.81%	May 13, 2026
Unknown Analyst Morgan Stanley No rating	Morgan Stanley	Buy Maintains ¥8,000 → ¥7,100	Buy	Maintains	¥8,000 → ¥7,100	+16.81%	Apr 15, 2026

More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

1.78T

from 1.69T

5.44%

from 1.69T

Revenue Next Year

1.85T

from 1.78T

3.77%

from 1.78T

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	1.78T
Revenue Growth	2.66%	9.32%	-1.19%	6.25%	3.70%	5.44%
Gross Profit	573.19B	548.34B	560.43B	638.40B	668.17B	704.72B
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	187.34B
Net Income	109.64B	86.04B	43.87B	107.77B	120.08B	136.09B
Dividend / Share	144.00	148.00	150.00	152.00	154.00	156.17
Dividend Growth	-	2.78%	1.35%	1.33%	1.32%	1.41%
Free Cash Flow	81.89B	22.61B	122.54B	107.02B	110.07B	128.95B
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	13

Financial currency is JPY.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028
High	1.8T
Avg	1.8T
Low	1.7T

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	7.8%
Avg	5.4%
Low	3.1%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	-
Avg	-
Low	-

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2027	2028
High	-
Avg	-
Low	-