Consumer Defensive
Live Price
Offline$41.82
+10.61% today
1Y Change
-16.61%
Window
Jun 26, 2025 → Jun 18, 2026
Coverage: 246 bars · Jun 26, 2025 → Jun 18, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Kao Corporation (KAOCF) is a Consumer Defensive stock with a market cap of $2.65T and listed on OTC. The stock last traded around $41.82 and down 16.6% across the available one-year price window (Jun 26, 2025 → Jun 18, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +3.8%, EPS growth of +12.3%, a dividend yield of 2.6%. What stands out right now is revenue +3.8%, EPS +12.3%, free cash flow +3.3% with operating margin 9.7% and ROIC 8.2%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 2.6%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 22.5 and price/sales 1.6. Stock Foundry combines KAOCF price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Consumer Defensive peers on this page.
Benchmark Edge
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
KAOCF
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
KAOCF Max Drawdown
-26.69%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Uses the longest available daily history for KAOCF and SPY.
Powered by FMP stock_dividend. Includes historical ex-dates, pay dates, and payout amounts.
Dividend Yield
2.63%
Trailing 12M Payout
$1.32
Last Payout
| Ex-Date | Record | Pay | Dividend | Adj | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2026 | Dec 31, 2026 | — | $0.19 | $0.19 | Semi-Annual |
| Jun 30, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | — | $0.19 | $0.19 | Semi-Annual |
| Dec 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | Mar 27, 2026 | $0.39 | $0.39 | Semi-Annual |
| Jun 30, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | Sep 1, 2025 | $0.53 | $0.53 | Semi-Annual |
| Dec 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | Mar 24, 2025 | $0.48 | $0.48 | Semi-Annual |
| Jun 28, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Sep 2, 2024 | $0.47 | $0.47 | Semi-Annual |
| Dec 28, 2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | Mar 25, 2024 | $0.53 | $0.53 | Semi-Annual |
| Jun 29, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Sep 1, 2023 | $0.52 | $0.52 | Semi-Annual |
| Dec 29, 2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | Mar 27, 2023 | $0.56 | $0.55 | Semi-Annual |
| Jun 29, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Sep 1, 2022 | $0.54 | $0.54 | Semi-Annual |
| Dec 29, 2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | Mar 28, 2022 | $0.63 | $0.63 | Semi-Annual |
| Jun 29, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Sep 1, 2021 | $0.65 | $0.65 | Semi-Annual |
| Dec 29, 2020 | Dec 31, 2020 | Mar 29, 2021 | $0.68 | $0.67 | Semi-Annual |
| Jun 29, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Sep 1, 2020 | $0.65 | $0.65 | Semi-Annual |
| Dec 27, 2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | Mar 26, 2020 | $0.60 | $0.59 | Semi-Annual |
| Jun 26, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Sep 2, 2019 | $0.60 | $0.61 | Semi-Annual |
| Dec 26, 2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | Mar 27, 2019 | $0.54 | $0.54 | Semi-Annual |
| Jun 27, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Sep 3, 2018 | $0.54 | $0.55 | Semi-Annual |
| Dec 27, 2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | Mar 26, 2018 | $0.49 | $0.48 | Semi-Annual |
| Jun 28, 2017 | Jun 30, 2017 | Sep 1, 2017 | $0.48 | $0.48 | Semi-Annual |
| Dec 28, 2016 | Dec 31, 2016 | Mar 22, 2017 | $0.41 | $0.39 | Semi-Annual |
| Jun 28, 2016 | Jun 30, 2016 | Sep 1, 2016 | $0.45 | $0.45 | Semi-Annual |
| Dec 28, 2015 | Dec 31, 2015 | Mar 28, 2016 | $0.35 | $0.32 | Semi-Annual |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Jun 30, 2015 | Sep 1, 2015 | $0.31 | $0.31 | Semi-Annual |
| Dec 26, 2014 | Dec 31, 2014 | Mar 26, 2015 | $0.30 | $0.28 | Semi-Annual |
| Jun 26, 2014 | Jun 30, 2014 | Sep 1, 2014 | $0.33 | $0.33 | Semi-Annual |
| Dec 26, 2013 | Dec 31, 2013 | Mar 31, 2014 | $0.31 | $0.31 | Semi-Annual |
| Jun 26, 2013 | Jun 30, 2013 | Sep 2, 2013 | $0.33 | $32.00 | Semi-Annual |
| Dec 26, 2012 | Dec 31, 2012 | Mar 27, 2013 | $0.36 | $31.00 | Semi-Annual |
| Sep 26, 2012 | Sep 30, 2012 | Dec 3, 2012 | $0.40 | $31.00 | Semi-Annual |
| Mar 28, 2012 | Mar 31, 2012 | Jun 29, 2012 | $0.37 | $31.00 | Semi-Annual |
| Sep 28, 2011 | Sep 30, 2011 | Dec 1, 2011 | $0.38 | $0.38 | Semi-Annual |
| Mar 29, 2011 | Mar 31, 2011 | Jun 30, 2011 | $0.35 | $0.35 | Semi-Annual |
| Sep 28, 2010 | Sep 30, 2010 | Dec 1, 2010 | $0.35 | $0.35 | Semi-Annual |
| Mar 29, 2010 | Mar 31, 2010 | Jun 30, 2010 | $0.31 | $0.31 | Semi-Annual |
| Sep 25, 2009 | Sep 30, 2009 | Dec 1, 2009 | $0.31 | $0.31 | Semi-Annual |
| Mar 26, 2009 | Mar 31, 2009 | Jun 29, 2009 | $0.28 | $0.28 | Semi-Annual |
| Sep 25, 2008 | Sep 30, 2008 | Dec 1, 2008 | $0.26 | $0.26 | Semi-Annual |
| Mar 26, 2008 | Mar 31, 2008 | Jun 30, 2008 | $0.27 | $0.27 | Semi-Annual |
| Sep 25, 2007 | Sep 30, 2007 | Dec 3, 2007 | $0.24 | $0.24 | Semi-Annual |
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