Kao

Price 3,495.00JPY

▲ -38.00 (-1.08%)

Dividend Yield 2.21%

Payout Ratio 47.28%

Dividend Growth 12 years

ISIN JP3205800000

Ticker 4452

Sector Consumer Defensive

Industry Household & Personal Products

Index NIKKEI225

Updated: Aug 17, 2026, 12:14:48 AM (UTC)

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	Dividend/share amount	Ex-dividend Date	Payment Date	Dividend Yield
Next Dividend	¥39	6/29/26	9/1/26	1.20% 0.03%
Last Dividend	¥38.5	12/29/25	3/27/26	1.23%

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Kao Dividend Calendar

Event	Day
Last trading date	June 26, 2026
Ex-date	June 29, 2026
Record date	June 30, 2026
Payable date	September 1, 2026

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Historical dividends Annual yield Payout ratio

Kao dividend history

Ex-Date	Amount	Variation	Div. Yield
2026	¥39	49.35%	1.20%
6/29/26	¥39		1.20%
2025	¥77	1.32%	2.43%
12/29/25	¥38.5		1.23%
6/27/25	¥38.5		1.20%
2024	¥76	1.33%	2.31%
12/27/24	¥38		1.18%
6/27/24	¥38		1.13%
2023	¥75	1.35%	2.72%
12/28/23	¥37.5		1.29%
6/29/23	¥37.5		1.43%
2022	¥74	2.78%	2.75%
12/29/22	¥37		1.40%
6/29/22	¥37		1.35%
2021	¥72	2.86%	2.23%
12/29/21	¥36		1.19%
6/29/21	¥36		1.06%
2020	¥7	7.69%	1.70%
12/30/20	¥35		0.88%
6/29/20	¥35		0.82%
2019	¥65	8.33%	1.51%
12/27/19	¥32.5		0.72%
6/26/19	¥32.5		0.80%
2018	¥6	9.09%	1.48%
12/26/18	¥3		0.78%
6/27/18	¥3		0.71%
2017	¥55	17.02%	1.52%
12/27/17	¥28		0.73%
6/28/17	¥27		0.80%
2016	¥47	17.50%	1.62%
12/28/16	¥24		0.86%
6/28/16	¥23		0.76%
2015	¥4	14.29%	1.35%
12/28/15	¥21		0.69%
6/26/15	¥19		0.66%
2014	¥35	9.38%	1.58%
12/26/14	¥18		0.75%
6/26/14	¥17		0.84%
2013	¥32	31.18%	2.00%
12/26/13	¥16		0.99%
6/26/13	¥16		1.01%
2012	¥46.5	60.34%	4.16%
12/26/12	¥15.5		1.39%
9/26/12	¥15.5		1.34%
3/28/12	¥15.5		1.43%
2011	¥29	0.00%	2.75%
9/28/11	¥14.5		1.35%
3/29/11	¥14.5		1.39%
2010	¥29	3.57%	2.63%
9/28/10	¥14.5		1.41%
3/29/10	¥14.5		1.23%
2009	¥28	1.82%	2.58%
9/25/09	¥14		1.23%
3/26/09	¥14		1.36%
2008	¥27.5	3.77%	1.91%
9/25/08	¥14		0.95%
3/26/08	¥13.5		0.96%
2007	¥26.5	3.92%	1.53%
9/25/07	¥13.5		0.79%
3/27/07	¥13		0.74%
2006	¥25.5	15.91%	1.65%
9/26/06	¥13		0.86%
3/28/06	¥12.5		0.79%
2005	¥22	25.71%	1.66%
9/27/05	¥12.5		0.89%
3/28/05	¥9.5		0.77%
2004	¥17.5	12.90%	1.43%
9/27/04	¥9.5		0.76%
3/26/04	¥8		0.67%
2003	¥15.5	10.71%	1.28%
9/25/03	¥8		0.66%
3/26/03	¥7.5		0.62%
2002	¥14	12.00%	1.07%
9/25/02	¥7.5		0.56%
3/26/02	¥6.5		0.51%
2001	¥12.5	13.64%	0.81%
9/25/01	¥6.5		0.46%
3/27/01	¥6		0.36%
2000	¥11		0.72%
9/26/00	¥6		0.42%
3/28/00	¥5		0.31%

Kao Dividend Analysis

Yield last year

2.43%

1/3

Growth last year

1.32%

1/3

Years in a row paying

2/3

Yield Last 5 years

2.49%

1/3

Growth last 5 years

1.92%

1/3

Consecutive years of rising dividends

1/3

Yield last 10 years

2.03%

2/3

Growth last 10 years

6.77%

3/3

Payout Ratio

66.40%

3/3

Final Score

15/27

Kao FAQ

How much does Kao pay in dividends?

Kao has declared a dividend of ¥39 per share, with an associated yield of 1.20%.

When is the dividend payment date of Kao?

Kao has declared that the dividend payment of ¥39 per share will be made on September 1, 2026 to shareholders who hold shares before June 29, 2026.

What was the last dividend of Kao?

Kao, offering a yield of 1.23%, paid a dividend of ¥38.5 per share on March 27, 2026.

How often does Kao pay dividends?

Shareholders of Kao receive dividends semiannually, in the months of June and December.

What is the dividend yield of Kao?

In the last year, the dividend yield of Kao (4452) was 2.43%, with an average of 2.49% over the last 5 years and 2.03% over the last 10 years.

What is the payout ratio of Kao?

For the last fiscal year, Kao reported a payout ratio of 66.40%, meaning that profits are sufficient to cover the dividend.

Does Kao have an increasing dividend?

In the last 27, Kao has paid dividends, increasing them each year for the last 12. The dividend growth was 1.32% last year, with an average of 1.92% in 5 years and 6.77% in 10 years.