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Kao Corporation

EDINET
E00883
Securities
4452
Industry
Chemicals
Latest annual securities report
2026-03-25 Annual Securities Report PDF HTML
Latest financial report
2026-08-07 Semiannual Securities Report PDF HTML
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Industry position

Chemicals

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Profitability Strong Current Top 26% 5-year trend Broadly stable
Financial strength Below average Based on Equity ratio Current Bottom 35% 5-year trend Broadly stable
Growth Above average Current Top 45% 5-year trend Broadly stable
Cash generation Above average Current Top 35% 5-year trend Broadly stable

Latest half-year results

H1 FY2026

2026/01/01 - 2026/06/30

Consolidated · IFRS · Cumulative YTD

For H1 FY2026, revenue was ¥871.93 billion, up 7.8% year over year. Operating income was ¥95.83 billion, up 38.0% year over year. Net income was ¥66.23 billion, up 33.9% year over year.

Revenue ¥871.93B up 7.8% year over year
Operating income ¥95.83B up 38.0% year over year
Net income ¥66.23B up 33.9% year over year
Operating cash flow ¥55.25B
Free cash flow ¥43.22B
Total assets ¥1.9T
Total equity ¥1.15T

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Half-year financial trend

H1 values are cumulative year-to-date.

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Annual key financial indicators

FY2025

Consolidated IFRS

Revenue reached ¥1.69 trillion, up 3.7% year over year. Operating income was ¥164.07 billion, up 11.9% year over year. Operating margin was 9.7%. Net income was ¥120.08 billion, up 11.4% year over year. ROE was 11.3%; equity ratio was 56.7%; free cash flow was ¥129.91 billion.

Revenue ¥1.69T up 3.7% year over year
Operating income ¥164.07B up 11.9% year over year
Net income ¥120.08B up 11.4% year over year
Total assets¥1.88T
Total equity¥1.09T
Operating cash flow¥199.68B
Free cash flow¥129.91B

Industry position details

Chemicals

Annual data for the same fiscal year and industry

Comparison sample varies by metric

Profitability Strong

Operating margin Top 40% / ROE Top 18%

Financial strength Below average
Based on Equity ratio

Equity ratio Bottom 69%

Growth Above average

Revenue growth Top 42% / 3-year revenue CAGR Bottom 53%

Cash generation Above average

Operating cash flow margin Top 43% / Free cash flow margin Top 30%

Profitability Industry position history Broadly stable
2025 Top 24% 2024 Top 25% 2023 Bottom 33% 2022 Top 46% 2021 Top 24%
Financial strength Industry position history Broadly stable
2025 Bottom 37% 2024 Bottom 43% 2023 Bottom 41% 2022 Bottom 45% 2021 Bottom 46%
Growth Industry position history Broadly stable
2025 Bottom 42% 2024 Top 42% 2023 Bottom 28% 2022 Bottom 48% 2021 Top 50%
Cash generation Industry position history Broadly stable
2025 Top 31% 2024 Top 26% 2023 Top 20% 2022 Top 45% 2021 Top 34%
Profitability Operating margin 9.7% Industry median 7.9% Top 40% Comparison sample 46
Profitability ROE 11.3% Industry median 6.4% Top 18% Comparison sample 47
Financial strength Equity ratio 56.7% Industry median 65.1% Bottom 69% Comparison sample 47
Growth Revenue growth +3.7% Industry median +2.4% Top 42% Comparison sample 46
Growth 3-year revenue CAGR +2.9% Industry median +2.9% Bottom 53% Comparison sample 46
Cash generation Operating cash flow margin 11.8% Industry median 10.9% Top 43% Comparison sample 47
Cash generation Free cash flow margin 7.7% Industry median 4.7% Top 30% Comparison sample 47

Annual financial data

Fiscal year Scope Accounting standard Revenue Operating income Ordinary income Profit before tax Net income Profit attributable to owners of parent Comprehensive income Total assets Total liabilities Net assets Shareholders' equity Equity Equity attributable to owners of parent Equity for ratio Operating cash flow Investing cash flow Financing cash flow Free cash flow Cash and cash equivalents Basic EPS P/E Share price Market cap Book value per share Dividend per share Shares issued Equity ratio Official equity ratio ROE ROA Operating margin Ordinary income margin Net margin Operating cash flow margin Free cash flow margin Dividend payout ratio Revenue YoY Operating income YoY Ordinary income YoY Profit before tax YoY Net income YoY Total assets YoY Equity YoY Operating cash flow YoY Investing cash flow YoY Financing cash flow YoY Free cash flow YoY Cash and cash equivalents YoY EPS YoY Dividend per share YoY Shares issued YoY Employees YoY Average salary YoY Employees Average salary
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FY2024 Consolidated IFRS 1628448000000 146644000000 151024000000 107767000000 107767000000 160377000000 1867237000000 1098835000000 1066776000000 1066776000000 201585000000 -45902000000 -104578000000 155683000000 357713000000 231.94 27.5 6378.350 2971673265000.000 465900000 0.5713125865 0.571 0.1010212078 0.0577146875 0.0900513864 0.0661777349 0.1237896451 0.0956020702 0.0625540347 1.4426417923 1.3655900504 1.4565078641 0.0550875662 0.0844988807 -0.0044251066 0.580044281 -0.3075028444 0.6707949216 0.2264599898 1.4577725972 0.0 -0.0493621742 32566
FY2023 Consolidated IFRS 1532579000000 60035000000 63842000000 43870000000 43870000000 84471000000 1769746000000 1012043000000 983658000000 983658000000 202481000000 -109302000000 -79983000000 93179000000 291663000000 94.37 61.5 5803.755 2703969454500.000 465900000 0.5558187446 0.556 0.0445988341 0.024788868 0.0391725321 0.0286249518 0.1321178223 0.0607988234 -0.0119144404 -0.454579317 -0.4489158207 -0.4901090216 0.0251374287 0.0119303212 0.5467781979 -0.4590914552 0.4258673041 0.6640890095 0.0872886284 -0.4851047577 0.0 -0.0325887436 34257
FY2022 Consolidated IFRS 1551059000000 110071000000 115848000000 86038000000 86038000000 128298000000 1726350000000 995384000000 972061000000 972061000000 130905000000 -74911000000 -139311000000 55994000000 268248000000 183.28 28.7 5260.136 2450697362400.000 465900000 0.5630729574 0.563 0.0885109062 0.0498380977 0.0709650632 0.0554704882 0.0843971764 0.0361004965 0.0932435747 -0.2330081527 -0.2276902975 -0.2152395199 0.0131120353 0.007174111 -0.2542045532 -0.1142164446 0.0159776229 -0.4829350275 -0.2018067718 -0.2051693482 -0.0191578947 0.0568239472 35411
FY2021 Consolidated IFRS 1418768000000 143510000000 150002000000 109636000000 109636000000 165132000000 1704007000000 983877000000 965137000000 965137000000 175524000000 -67232000000 -141573000000 108292000000 336069000000 230.59 26.1 6018.399 2858739525000.000 475000000 0.5663926263 0.566 0.1135963081 0.0643401113 0.1011511396 0.0772754954 0.1237157872 0.0763281946 0.0266071489 -0.1825726377 -0.1377758362 -0.1308525313 0.0230491302 0.0448745084 -0.1825370952 -0.0854199964 -0.6260609889 -0.2911760278 -0.0484376062 -0.1208585916 -0.0145228216 0.0029333413 33507
FY2020 Consolidated IFRS 1381997000000 175563000000 173971000000 126142000000 126142000000 134516000000 1665616000000 938194000000 923687000000 923687000000 214718000000 -61941000000 -87065000000 152777000000 353176000000 262.29 30.4 7973.616 3843282912000.000 482000000 0.5545617958 0.555 0.1365635762 0.075732942 0.1270357316 0.091275162 0.1553679205 0.1105479968 -0.0800430823 -0.1707891915 -0.1741033492 -0.1489140629 0.0070722931 0.0769411038 -0.1218903743 0.342912609 0.3099170934 0.0167712652 0.2191893842 -0.1447994783 0.0 -0.0057732941 33409
FY2019 Consolidated IFRS 1502241000000 211723000000 210645000000 148213000000 148213000000 146621000000 1653919000000 871421000000 857695000000 857695000000 244523000000 -94266000000 -126166000000 150257000000 289681000000 306.7 29.4 9016.98 4346184360000.00 482000000 0.5185834373 0.519 0.1728038522 0.0896132156 0.1409381051 0.0986612667 0.1627721517 0.1000219006 -0.0038235897 0.016376278 -0.0356868665 0.1320567069 0.0429678 0.2500536782 0.402982995 -0.1619742307 2.9840116664 0.0891163931 -0.0240254574 -0.0018120247 33603
FY2018 Consolidated IFRS 1508007000000 207251000000 153698000000 153698000000 122324000000 1460986000000 822360000000 822360000000 195610000000 -157895000000 -108579000000 37715000000 265978000000 314.25 25.9 8139.075 0.5628801371 0.563 0.1868986818 0.1052015557 0.1019212776 0.129714252 0.0250098309 0.0124786746 0.0144941015 0.0454935038 0.023547421 0.0198156951 0.0525437865 -0.6422420069 -1.0392720307 -0.5795382334 -0.2247257168 0.0534696614 0.0030989273 33664
FY2017 Consolidated IFRS 1489421000000 204290000000 147010000000 147010000000 178020000000 1427375000000 806381000000 806381000000 185845000000 -96146000000 -53244000000 89699000000 343076000000 298.3 25.5 7606.65 0.5649398371 0.565 0.1823083629 0.1029932569 0.0987027845 0.124776675 0.0602240737 0.0218240819 0.1137218557 0.2647000628 0.0915932692 0.1861300126 0.0148809524 -0.0921338104 0.4391649199 -0.0566440553 0.1343755373 0.28146748 0.0109956319 33560
FY2016 Consolidated IFRS 1457610000000 178728000000 183430000000 116241000000 116241000000 84057000000 1307607000000 676611000000 679842000000 679842000000 183120000000 -88035000000 -94937000000 95085000000 302436000000 232.78 23.8 5540.164 1348.23 0.5199130932 0.508 0.1709823753 0.0888959756 0.122617161 0.0797476691 0.1256303126 0.0652334987 33195

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