Consumer Defensive
KOSÉ Corporation(KOSCF)
Live Price
Offline$34.51
+0.00% today
1Y Change
-23.33%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 → Jun 23, 2026
- Market Cap
- $318.53B
- Revenue Growth
- +2.4%
- EPS Growth
- +101.4%
- Dividend Yield
- 2.5%
Coverage: 245 bars · Jun 25, 2025 → Jun 23, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
KOSÉ Corporation (KOSCF) is a Consumer Defensive stock with a market cap of $318.53B and listed on OTC. The stock last traded around $34.51 and down 23.3% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 → Jun 23, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +2.4%, EPS growth of +101.4%, a dividend yield of 2.5%. What stands out right now is revenue +2.4%, EPS +101.4%, free cash flow -1452.1% with operating margin 5.6% and ROIC 3.8%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 2.5%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 21.1 and price/sales 1.0. Stock Foundry combines KOSCF 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
+2.4% vs +1.7% peer median
Operating Margin
Near sector median
+5.6% vs +6.6% peer median
P/E
Above sector median
21.1 vs 14.0 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report came in below the EPS bar
2026 was reported on May 14, 2026 with an EPS surprise of -89.6% and a revenue surprise of -2.4%.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +2.4% and EPS at +101.4%, with operating margin around 5.6%.
The next real check-in already has a date
The next earnings event is scheduled for Aug 12, 2026, which is the clearest near-term catalyst for confirming whether the current trend is holding up.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged 0.0% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 0 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS Δ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 14, 2026 | -89.6% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% |
2026 Feb 12, 2026 | +83.9% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% |
2025 Nov 10, 2025 | -26.1% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% |
Benchmark Edge
KOSCF vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
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Relative to SPY
KOSCF Max Drawdown
-26.68%
Trailing 1Y
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Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for KOSCF and SPY.
Company Overview
KOSÉ Corporation
Other OTC
KOSÉ Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, and sells cosmetics primarily in Asia, the United States, and internationally. It offers cleansing, facial wash, toner, emulsion, cream, gel/serum, pack mask, lip care, and massage products. The company also provides sunscreen, fragrance, makeup goods, hair products, beauty supplements, and other cosmetics. It offers its cosmetics under the DECORTÉ, JILLSTUART, ADDICTION, INFINITY, Awake, tarte, ALBION, MIYABI, Paul & Joe, IGNIS, Elegance, INFIORE, ANNA SUI, Predia, iMPREA, X-Barrier, ACNEO, ASTALUXE, MAIHADA, LECHÉRI, ESPRIQUE, SEKKISEI, ONE BY KOSÉ, Visée, FASIO, NAILHOLIC, BIOLISS, Magnifique, CLEAR TURN, BIOLISS, Je l'aime, softymo, SUNCUT, MAKE KEEP MIST, and GRACE ONE brands. It offers its products through specialty cosmetic stores, department stores, cosmetics stores, mass retailers, drugstores, convenience stores, and other retail outlets, as well as e-commerce. KOSÉ Corporation was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
- Leadership
- Kazutoshi Kobayashi
- IPO Date
- Apr 11, 2019
- Employees
- 8.1k
- Street Address
- 3-6-2, Nihonbashi
- Mailing
- Tokyo, 103-8251
- Region
- Tokyo, JP
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 81 3 3273 1511
- Last Updated
- May 1, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 21.1
- EV/EBITDA
- 6.8
- Price/Sales
- 1.0
- Price/Book
- 1.1
Growth
- Revenue
- +2.4%
- EPS
- +101.4%
- Free Cash Flow
- -1452.1%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 69.0%
- Operating Margin
- 5.6%
- Net Margin
- 4.6%
- ROE
- 5.5%
- ROIC
- 3.8%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.04
- Current Ratio
- 3.62
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
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