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Consumer Defensive

Kao Corporation(KAOCF)

Live Price

Offline

$41.82

+10.61% today

1Y Change

-7.76%

Window

Jun 26, 2025 → Jun 25, 2026

Market Cap: $2.65T
Revenue Growth: +3.8%
EPS Growth: +12.3%
Dividend Yield: 2.6%

Coverage: 250 bars · Jun 26, 2025 → Jun 25, 2026

Research Briefing

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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 7.8% across the available one-year price window (Jun 26, 2025 → Jun 25, 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.

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Earnings Reports

📅 Last reportedMay 12, 2026

Period	B/M	EPS	EPS Δ	Revenue	Rev Δ	Report
— May 12, 26		— Est 0.36	—	— Est 2540304.0B	—	May 12
— Feb 5, 26	✗	0.50 Est 0.54	-8.6%	2913558.0B Est 2869591.0B	+1.5%	Feb 5
— Aug 6, 25	✗	0.40 Est 0.44	-9.9%	2894464.3B Est 2813170.6B	+2.9%	Aug 6
— May 8, 25	✓	0.33 Est 0.29	+11.3%	2598786.8B Est 2524686.2B	+2.9%	May 8
— Feb 5, 25	✓	0.50 Est 0.47	+7.4%	2788459.3B Est 2487502.1B	+12.1%	Feb 5
— Nov 7, 24	✗	0.41 Est 0.45	-7.9%	2796881.0B Est 2808786.7B	-0.4%	Nov 7
— Aug 8, 24	✓	0.36 Est 0.32	+14.2%	2628561.2B Est 2547127.1B	+3.2%	Aug 8
— May 9, 24	✓	0.23 Est 0.18	+27.1%	2411333.8B Est 2349911.7B	+2.6%	May 9
— Mar 22, 24	✓	0.17 Est 0.15	+17.6%	2907179.2B Est 2972287.8B	-2.2%	Mar 22
— Sep 30, 23	✗	0.23 Est 0.31	-26.2%	2592050.5B Est 2704898.5B	-4.2%	Sep 30
— Jun 30, 23	✗	0.18 Est 0.26	-32.0%	2703683.9B Est 2745597.4B	-1.5%	Jun 30
— Mar 31, 23	✗	0.08 Est 0.27	-71.3%	2624801.3B Est 2730439.1B	-3.9%	Mar 31
— Feb 2, 23	✗	0.46 Est 0.62	-26.6%	3263738.6B Est 3305030.1B	-1.3%	Feb 2
— Nov 1, 22	✗	0.28 Est 0.38	-25.9%	2723583.0B Est 2642784.9B	+3.1%	Nov 1
— Aug 3, 22	✗	0.33 Est 0.37	-12.7%	2848003.4B Est 2745050.1B	+3.8%	Aug 3
— May 11, 22	✗	0.30 Est 0.37	-19.7%	2836089.5B Est 2809466.4B	+0.9%	May 11
— Feb 3, 22	✗	0.51 Est 0.67	-24.8%	3458631.0B Est 3419306.9B	+1.1%	Feb 3
— Nov 2, 21	✗	0.55 Est 0.60	-8.4%	3104297.6B Est —	—	Nov 2
— Aug 3, 21	✗	0.52 Est 0.57	-10.3%	3190761.6B Est —	—	Aug 3
— May 7, 21	✓	0.49 Est 0.46	+8.0%	2900034.8B Est —	—	May 7