Kao Corp (4452) Stock Price & News

4452:TYO

Kao Corp

¥4,006.00

+0.93%

(+37.00) 1D

Nov 13, 3:30:00 PM GMT+9 · JPY

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Open

¥3,958

High

¥4,006

Low

¥3,931

Mkt. cap

3.63T

Avg. vol.

3.56M

Volume

2.75M

Dividend

1.93%

Quarterly dividend

¥19

Ex-dividend date

Dec 29, 2026

P/E ratio

26.80

52-wk high

¥4,014

52-wk low

¥2,880

EPS

¥149

Shares outstanding

486.64M

No. of employees

32K

Open

¥3,958

High

¥4,006

Low

¥3,931

Mkt. cap

3.63T

Avg. vol.

3.56M

Volume

2.75M

Dividend

1.93%

Quarterly dividend

¥19

Ex-dividend date

Dec 29, 2026

P/E ratio

26.80

52-wk high

¥4,014

52-wk low

¥2,880

EPS

¥149

Shares outstanding

486.64M

No. of employees

32K

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Profile

Kao Corporation is a Japanese global chemical and cosmetics company headquartered in Nihonbashi-Kayabacho, Chūō, Tokyo, Japan. Wikipedia

About Kao Corp

CEOYoshihiro Hasebe

Employees31.5K

FoundedJun 1887

HeadquartersChuo City, Tokyo, Japan

SectorConsumer Staples

IndustryPersonal care products

Website-

All values in JPY	Dec 2025	Mar 2026	Jun 2026	Sep 2026
Revenue	456.60B	413.22B	458.71B	447.37B
Cost of goods sold	269.76B	254.53B	270.20B	265.15B
Cost of revenue	269.76B	254.53B	270.20B	265.15B
Research and development expenses	-	-	-	-
Total research and development expenses	-	-	-	-
Selling, general, and admin expenses	138.50B	126.43B	137.54B	130.98B
Operating expense	133.90B	113.80B	137.58B	131.51B
Total operating expenses	403.67B	368.32B	407.78B	396.66B
Operating income	52.93B	44.90B	50.93B	50.71B
Other non operating income	252.00M	-	-	-
EBT including unusual items	50.43B	45.98B	51.34B	51.34B
EBT excluding unusual items	54.86B	45.98B	48.62B	51.34B
Income tax expense	14.75B	14.67B	16.42B	11.85B
Effective tax rate	29.24%	31.90%	31.98%	23.08%
Other operating expenses	-4.59B	-12.64B	45.00M	533.00M
Net income	35.36B	31.00B	34.66B	39.39B
Net profit margin	7.74%	7.50%	7.56%	8.80%
Earnings per share	-	-	-	-
Interest and investment income	-	1.37B	-	-
Interest expense	-944.00M	-1.44B	-2.79B	-1.20B
Net interest expenses	-944.00M	-68.00M	-2.79B	-1.20B
Depreciation and amortization charges	-	-	-	-
EBITDA	74.78B	67.21B	73.39B	73.46B
Gain or loss from assets sale	1.04B	-11.21B	1.21B	973.00M

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