Kao Corporation (4452) Other
Market cap
¥2.72T
P/E ratio
41.7x
Kao manufactures and sells consumer products like hygiene, beauty, and cosmetics, plus industrial chemicals through 111 subsidiaries worldwide.
| 2011/03 | 2012/03 | 2012/12 | 2013/12 | 2014/12 | 2015/12 | 2016/12 | 2017/12 | 2018/12 | 2019/12 | 2020/12 | 2021/12 | 2022/12 | 2023/12 | 2024/12 | 2025/12 | |
| Return on Assets | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 10.3 | 12.2 | 11.4 | 9.5 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 5 | 2.5 | 5.9 | 6.4 |
| Return on equity (%) | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
| Employees | 34,743 | 34,069 | 33,350 | 33,054 | 32,707 | 33,026 | 33,195 | 33,560 | 33,664 | 33,603 | 33,409 | 33,507 | 35,411 | 34,257 | 32,566 | 31,514 |
| Total payout ratio | - | - | - | - | 105.4 | 37.6 | - | - | 69.5 | 74.6 | 51.5 | 109.1 | 138.3 | 158.1 | 67.8 | 125.9 |