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Q1 2026 earnings • released • Revenue beat +2.35%
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4452:TYO
Kao Corp
¥5,887.00
-0.10%
(-6.00) 1D
May 15, 2:56:42 PM GMT+9  ·   JPY
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SymbolPriceChange% Change
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Open
¥5,760
High
¥5,906
Low
¥5,760
Mkt. cap
2.67T
Avg. vol.
1.64M
Volume
872.50K
Dividend
2.62%
Quarterly dividend
¥38
Ex dividend date
Jun 29, 2026
P/E ratio
21.03
52-wk high
¥7,007
52-wk low
¥5,760
EPS
¥280
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 1882
HeadquartersChuo City, Tokyo, Japan
SectorPersonal care products
Websitekao.com
Last report
May 12, 2026
Fiscal Period
Q1 2026
EPS / Est. (JPY)
- / -
Revenue / Est. (JPY)
413.22B / 403.74B
Fiscal Q1 2026 earnings call
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At a glance
Insights from the latest news and reports
Previous reportsAll values in JPY
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Income statement
Revenue
Net income
All values in JPY
Jun 2025
Sep 2025
Dec 2025
Mar 2026
Revenue
419.16B
423.01B
456.60B
413.22B
Cost of goods sold
255.32B
253.50B
269.76B
254.53B
Cost of revenue
255.32B
253.50B
269.76B
254.53B
Research and development expenses
-
-
-
-
Total research and development expenses
-
-
-
-
Selling, general, and admin expenses
125.52B
124.04B
138.50B
126.43B
Operating expense
125.56B
124.11B
133.90B
113.80B
Total operating expenses
380.88B
377.61B
403.67B
368.32B
Operating income
38.28B
45.40B
52.93B
44.90B
Other non operating income
-
-
252.00M
-
EBT including unusual items
40.19B
47.65B
50.43B
45.98B
EBT excluding unusual items
40.19B
47.65B
54.86B
45.98B
Income tax expense
13.73B
12.21B
14.75B
14.67B
Effective tax rate
34.17%
25.63%
29.24%
31.90%
Other operating expenses
43.00M
67.00M
-4.59B
-12.64B
Net income
26.78B
35.09B
35.36B
31.00B
Net profit margin
6.39%
8.29%
7.74%
7.50%
Earnings per share
-
-
-
-
Interest and investment income
1.23B
2.06B
-
1.37B
Interest expense
-107.00M
-839.00M
-944.00M
-1.44B
Net interest expenses
1.12B
1.22B
-944.00M
-68.00M
Depreciation and amortization charges
-
-
-
-
EBITDA
59.52B
66.67B
74.78B
67.21B
Gain or loss from assets sale
950.00M
813.00M
1.04B
-11.21B
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