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Kao 4452.T · JPY

Consumer Staples · Personal Products · Tokyo Stock Exchange · 🇯🇵 Japan

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At a glance

Figures in JPY, from our data supplier.

FY2025

Revenue

¥1.69trn

FY2016FY2025

Net income

¥120.08bn

FY2016FY2025

Free cash flow

¥138.47bn

FY2016FY2025

Shareholders' equity

¥1.06trn

FY2016FY2025

Income statement

Fiscal years

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Revenue¥1.69trn¥1.63trn¥1.53trn¥1.55trn¥1.42trn¥1.38trn¥1.50trn¥1.51trn¥1.49trn¥1.46trn
Research and development¥61.13bn¥62.10bn¥62.60bn¥60.60bn¥59.00bn¥58.50bn¥59.10bn¥57.70bn¥56.70bn¥54.60bn
Operating income¥163.04bn¥140.26bn¥93.66bn¥107.43bn¥146.15bn¥174.87bn¥213.81bn¥209.17bn¥205.16bn¥186.74bn
Net income¥120.08bn¥107.77bn¥43.87bn¥86.04bn¥109.64bn¥126.14bn¥148.21bn¥153.70bn¥147.01bn¥126.55bn
Diluted earnings per share130.15116.0147.1992.27115.67131.46154.07157.87149.08128.27

Balance sheet

At each fiscal year end

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Total assets¥1.88trn¥1.87trn¥1.77trn¥1.73trn¥1.70trn¥1.67trn¥1.65trn¥1.46trn¥1.43trn¥1.34trn
Cash and short-term investments¥323.28bn¥357.71bn¥291.66bn¥268.25bn¥336.07bn¥353.18bn¥289.68bn¥265.98bn¥343.08bn¥303.03bn
Total liabilities¥780.35bn¥768.40bn¥757.70bn¥730.97bn¥720.13bn¥727.42bn¥782.50bn¥625.48bn¥608.01bn¥646.85bn
Debt¥243.14bn¥245.33bn¥261.07bn¥262.89bn¥268.68bn¥274.21bn¥288.23bn¥120.83bn¥120.58bn¥120.65bn
Shareholders' equity¥1.06trn¥1.07trn¥983.66bn¥972.06bn¥965.14bn¥923.69bn¥857.70bn¥822.36bn¥806.38bn¥679.84bn
Shares outstanding923m929m930m932m948m960m962m974m986m987m

Cash flow

Fiscal years

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Cash from operations¥199.68bn¥201.59bn¥202.48bn¥130.91bn¥175.52bn¥214.72bn¥244.52bn¥195.61bn¥185.84bn¥184.31bn
Capital spending−¥61.21bn−¥57.40bn−¥54.17bn−¥65.52bn−¥59.95bn−¥59.40bn−¥83.96bn−¥80.30bn−¥83.66bn−¥74.64bn
Free cash flow¥138.47bn¥144.18bn¥148.31bn¥65.39bn¥115.57bn¥155.32bn¥160.56bn¥115.31bn¥102.18bn¥109.67bn
Dividends paid−¥71.15bn−¥70.25bn−¥69.34bn−¥68.93bn−¥67.86bn−¥64.99bn−¥60.51bn−¥56.84bn−¥50.30bn−¥44.19bn

Latest quarters

By quarter end

Jun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sept 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sept 2024
Revenue¥458.71bn¥413.22bn¥456.60bn¥423.01bn¥419.17bn¥389.86bn¥438.44bn¥402.02bn
Operating income¥50.97bn¥32.27bn¥49.04bn¥45.47bn¥37.35bn¥31.18bn¥39.21bn¥43.12bn
Net income¥34.66bn¥31.00bn¥35.36bn¥35.09bn¥26.78bn¥22.85bn¥36.74bn¥27.61bn
Diluted earnings per share38.3134.2638.3338.0329.0324.7739.5529.73
Cash from operations¥72.31bn−¥13.62bn¥86.42bn¥66.75bn¥63.53bn−¥17.02bn¥69.68bn¥67.76bn
Capital spending−¥15.25bn−¥13.40bn−¥10.88bn−¥21.57bn−¥17.68bn−¥11.09bn−¥15.61bn−¥15.44bn
Free cash flow¥57.06bn−¥27.02bn¥75.54bn¥45.18bn¥45.85bn−¥28.10bn¥54.07bn¥52.32bn
Total assets¥1.90trn¥1.83trn¥1.88trn¥1.79trn¥1.80trn¥1.77trn¥1.87trn¥1.76trn
Cash and short-term investments¥326.66bn¥274.84bn¥323.28bn¥285.88bn¥321.58bn¥278.72bn¥357.71bn¥304.46bn
Debt¥152.71bn¥72.71bn¥152.54bn¥46.14bn¥151.23bn¥46.26bn¥55.90bn¥56.43bn
Shareholders' equity¥1.12trn¥1.07trn¥1.06trn¥1.03trn¥1.05trn¥1.03trn¥1.07trn¥994.01bn

Growth per year

Compound annual rate

3 years5 years10 years
Revenue2.9%4.1%1.4%
Operating income14.9%-1.4%-0.1%
Net income11.8%-1.0%2.0%

Average margins

Over each period

1 year3 years5 years10 years
Operating margin9.1%7.9%9.0%10.9%
Net margin6.9%5.6%6.5%7.6%

Valuation history

At each fiscal year end

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Price to earnings24.127.561.528.526.030.329.325.825.621.6
Price to sales1.71.81.81.62.02.82.92.62.51.9

Dividends and splits

Per share, in the currency the company pays

Paid for 36 years. Last went ex-dividend on 29 Jun 2026.

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Paid in the year39.00115.0075.5074.5073.0071.0067.5062.50
  • 1.1-for-1 split · 26 Mar 1992
  • 21-for-20 split · 25 Sept 1990

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