Consumer Defensive
Kesko Oyj(KKOYY)
Live Price
Offline$11.20
-1.00% today
1Y Change
-10.63%
Window
Jun 30, 2025 β Jun 23, 2026
- Market Cap
- $8.10B
- Revenue Growth
- +0.5%
- EPS Growth
- +2.1%
- Dividend Yield
- 4.4%
Coverage: 246 bars Β· Jun 30, 2025 β Jun 23, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Kesko Oyj (KKOYY) is a Consumer Defensive stock with a market cap of $8.10B and listed on OTC. The stock last traded around $11.20 and down 10.6% across the available one-year price window (Jun 30, 2025 β Jun 23, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +0.5%, EPS growth of +2.1%, a dividend yield of 4.4%. What stands out right now is revenue +0.5%, EPS +2.1%, free cash flow -59.0% with operating margin 3.3% and ROIC 5.1%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 4.4%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 19.9 and price/sales 0.6. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a income-oriented value setup than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines KKOYY price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Consumer Defensive peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Near sector median
+0.5% vs +1.7% peer median
Operating Margin
Below sector median
+3.3% vs +6.6% peer median
P/E
Above sector median
19.9 vs 14.0 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Apr 27, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +0.5% and EPS at +2.1%, with operating margin around 3.3%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 4.4%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -0.8% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 1 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS Ξ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Apr 27, 2026 | β | -0.0% | +0.2% | +0.4% |
2026 Feb 3, 2026 | β | +2.0% | -2.3% | -7.3% |
2025 Jul 22, 2025 | β | +1.5% | -0.3% | +1.2% |
Benchmark Edge
KKOYY vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
Relative Read
KKOYY trails SPY
KKOYY is 29.36 pts behind over the shared 1Y window.
KKOYY had 8.87 pts deeper max drawdown than SPY.
KKOYY beat SPY in 0 of 2 calendar years shown and trailed in 2.
KKOYY
-10.63%
Normalized return
SPY
+18.73%
S&P 500
Excess Return
-29.36 pts
Relative to SPY
KKOYY Max Drawdown
-18.00%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
-9.13%
Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for KKOYY and SPY.
| Year | KKOYY | SPY | Excess | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -1.43% | +6.71% | -8.14 pts | SPY |
| 2025 | -8.52% | +11.19% | -19.72 pts | SPY |
Company Overview
Kesko Oyj
Other OTC
Kesko Oyj engages in the grocery trading business in Finland. It operates through Grocery Trade, Building and Technical Trade, and Car Trade segments. The company's Grocery Trade segment is involved in the wholesale and B2B trade of groceries; and the retail sale of the home and specialty goods. This segment operates approximately 1,200 K-food stores, including K-Citymarket, K-Supermarket, K-Market, and Neste K. Its Building and Technical Trade segment engages in the retail, wholesale, and B2B trade of building and home improvement, and electrical and HEPAC products, as well as trades in leisure goods. This segment operates retail store chains under the K-Rauta, K-Bygg, Byggmakker, and Onninen names, as well as leisure goods trade chains under the Intersport and Budget Sport names in Finland, Sweden, Norway, and the Baltic countries. The company's Car Trade segment imports, markets, and retails Volkswagen, Audi, SEAT, CUPRA, Bentley, and Porsche passenger cars, as well as Volkswagen and MAN commercial vehicles in Finland. This segment is also involved in car leasing activities; and the provision of repair and maintenance, spare parts, and accessories services, as well as charging network for electric vehicles under the K-Charge name in Finland. Kesko Oyj was founded in 1940 and is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland.
- Leadership
- Jorma Rauhala
- IPO Date
- Jan 8, 2021
- Employees
- 18.1k
- Street Address
- TyΓΆpajankatu 12
- Mailing
- Helsinki, 00580
- Region
- Helsinki, FI
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 358 10 5311
- Last Updated
- May 1, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 19.9
- EV/EBITDA
- 9.5
- Price/Sales
- 0.6
- Price/Book
- 3.2
Growth
- Revenue
- +0.5%
- EPS
- +2.1%
- Free Cash Flow
- -59.0%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 5.3%
- Operating Margin
- 3.3%
- Net Margin
- 3.2%
- ROE
- 15.5%
- ROIC
- 5.1%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 1.54
- Current Ratio
- 0.87
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
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