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Kao Corporation 4452.T
Kao Corporation statistics & valuation
Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value (¥1,855.82); a green figure means the price is below it.
Profitability & efficiency
Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).
P / E vs its own history
Kao Corporation trades at about 27.1× earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 23.8×–62.1×, median 28.7×).
Shaded band = 10-year range (23.8×–62.1×); dot = today's 27.1×.
Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.
Key ratios (by fiscal year)
| Ratio | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 39.6% | 39.2% | 36.6% | 35.4% |
| Operating margin | 9.7% | 9.0% | 3.9% | 7.1% |
| Net margin | 7.1% | 6.6% | 2.9% | 5.5% |
| FCF margin | — | 8.2% | 8.9% | 3.5% |
| Return on assets | 6.4% | 5.8% | 2.5% | 5.0% |
| Return on equity | 11.3% | 10.1% | 4.5% | 8.9% |
| Debt / equity | 0.10× | 0.09× | 0.13× | 0.06× |
| Current ratio | 1.75 | 1.79 | 1.78 | 1.66 |
Computed from company filings · JP · as of 2025-12-31. Figures in JPY. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.