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Kao Corp (Kao) manufactures, markets, and sells consumer and chemical products. The company's major products include cosmetics, facial and body cleansers, soaps, shampoos, conditioners, hair coloring and styling agents. It also offers sanitary napkins, baby diapers, health beverages, fragrances, laundry detergents, kitchen cleaners, surfactants, fatty alcohol, edible fats and oils, toners, and aroma chemicals. The company provides oleo chemicals, performance chemicals, and specialty chemicals. Kao markets these products under Attack, Essential, Biore, Ban, Blaune, Curel, Quickle, New Beads, Quickle Joan, Resesh, Goldwell, Guhl, Haiter and Jergens brands. The company has business operations in the Americas, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. Kao is headquartered in Chuo-Ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Headquarters
Japan
Address
14-10, Nihonbashi Kayabacho, 1-chome, Chuo-Ku, Tokyo, 103-8210
Website
www.kao.com
Telephone
81 3 36607111
No of Employees
31,514
Industry
Consumer Packaged Goods
Ticker Symbol & Exchange
4452 (TYO)
Revenue (2024)
$10.9B
3.7%
(2024 vs 2023)
EPS
XYZ
Net Income (2024)
XYZ
11.4%
(2024 vs 2023)
Market Cap*
$16.6B
Net Profit Margin (2024)
XYZ
7.4%
(2024 vs 2023)
* As of and is in US$
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Products and Services
| Products |
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| - |
| Health and Beauty Care Business: |
| Facial Care |
| XYZ |
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| XYZ |
History
History section provides information on new products, mergers, acquisitions, expansions, approvals, and many more key events.
| Year | Event | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | New Products/Services | In July, the company launched two new products under the Curel brand. |
| 2025 | New Products/Services | In July, the company announced to launch two new skincare products from its brand KANEBO — KANEBO CREAM IN DAY II and KANEBO CREAM IN NIGHT II. |
| 2025 | Contracts/Agreements | In March, the company entered into an agreement to make future purchases of palm oil alternative from Future Origins. |
Competitor Comparison
| Key Parameters | Kao Corp | The Procter & Gamble Co | L'Oreal SA | Colgate-Palmolive Co | The Estee Lauder Companies Inc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headquarters | Japan | United States of America | France | United States of America | United States of America |
| City | Chuo-Ku | Cincinnati | Paris | New York City | New York City |
| State/Province | Tokyo | Ohio | Ile-de-France | New York | New York |
| No. of Employees | 31,514 | 109,000 | 94,610 | 33,600 | 40,470 |
| Entity Type | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public |
Key Financial Charts
Sales Growth
Net Income Growth
Executives
| Name | Position | Board | Since | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoshihiro Hasebe | Chief Executive Officer; Director; President | Executive Board | 2021 | 63 |
| David J. Muenz | Director; Managing Executive Officer; Senior Vice President - ESG and Strategic Public Relations | Executive Board | 2022 | 61 |
| Masakazu Negoro | Director; Senior Managing Executive Officer | Executive Board | 2023 | 63 |
| Toru Nishiguchi | Director; President-Global Consumer Care, Asia; Senior Managing Executive Officer | Executive Board | 2025 | 65 |
| Satoru Tanaka | Managing Executive Officer; Senior Vice President - Corporate Planning | Senior Management | - | - |
| Non Dignissim Eros | Proin vel | Convallis | 2026 | XY |
| Non Dignissim Eros | Proin vel | Convallis | 2026 | XY |
| Non Dignissim Eros | Proin vel | Convallis | 2026 | XY |
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