Kao revenue and financials
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In the fiscal year ended December 2025, Kao reported revenue of ¥1.69T (+3.70% year over year). Net income was ¥120.08B, a net margin of 7.1%.
Fiscal year ending in December. Sources and method on the page Methodology and sources.
At a glance
- Revenue growth
- +3.70%
- 2025 vs 2024
- Net income growth
- +11.43%
- 2025 vs 2024
- Net margin
- 7.1%
- 2024: 6.6%
Financial data
Amounts in millions of JPY; per-share values in JPY; shares in millions.
| Item | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 201,585 | 202,481 | 130,905 | 175,524 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 88,422 | 89,595 | 89,738 | 87,341 |
| Capital expenditure | -67,476 | -66,447 | -77,201 | -71,519 |
| Investing cash flow | -45,902 | -109,302 | -74,911 | -67,232 |
| Financing cash flow | -104,578 | -79,983 | -139,311 | -141,573 |
| Dividends paid | -70,246 | -69,339 | -68,931 | -67,859 |
| Share repurchases | — | -17.0 | -50,035 | -51,792 |
| Debt issued | 10,000 | 64,937 | 7,280 | 30,091 |
| Debt repaid | -4,387 | -68,293 | -7,343 | -31,380 |
| Effect of exchange rates | 14,945 | 10,219 | 15,496 | 16,174 |
| Net change in cash | 51,105 | 13,196 | -83,317 | -33,281 |
| Free cash flow | 134,109 | 136,034 | 53,704 | 104,005 |