Kao Corporation

OTCPK:KAOC.F Stock Report

Market Cap: US$20.1b

Kao Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Kao's CEO is Yoshihiro Hasebe, appointed in Jan 2021, has a tenure of 5.67 years. total yearly compensation is ¥282.00M, comprised of 30.9% salary and 69.1% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.005% of the company’s shares, worth $910.47K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5.7 years and 3.5 years respectively.

Key information

Yoshihiro Hasebe

Chief executive officer

JP¥282.0m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage30.85%
CEO tenure5.7yrs
CEO ownership0.005%
Management average tenure5.7yrs
Board average tenure3.5yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Yoshihiro Hasebe's remuneration changed compared to Kao's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Jun 30 2026n/an/a

JP¥136b

Mar 31 2026n/an/a

JP¥128b

Dec 31 2025JP¥282mJP¥87m

JP¥120b

Sep 30 2025n/an/a

JP¥121b

Jun 30 2025n/an/a

JP¥114b

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

JP¥114b

Dec 31 2024JP¥297mJP¥87m

JP¥108b

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

JP¥82b

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

JP¥71b

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

JP¥56b

Dec 31 2023JP¥141mJP¥87m

JP¥44b

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

JP¥60b

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

JP¥64b

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

JP¥73b

Dec 31 2022JP¥147mJP¥87m

JP¥86b

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

JP¥86b

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

JP¥96b

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

JP¥102b

Dec 31 2021JP¥139mJP¥82m

JP¥110b

Compensation vs Market: Yoshihiro's total compensation ($USD1.84M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD14.74M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Yoshihiro's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Yoshihiro Hasebe (66 yo)

5.7yrs
Tenure
JP¥282,000,000
Compensation

Mr. Yoshihiro Hasebe serves as President and Chief executive Officer at Kao Corporation since January 1, 2021 and served as its Senior Vice President of Global Research & Development since March 2015 until...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Yoshihiro Hasebe
President5.7yrsJP¥282.00m0.0045%
$ 910.5k
Masakazu Negoro
Senior Managing Executive Officer1.7yrsJP¥119.00m0.0032%
$ 645.2k
Toru Nishiguchi
Senior Mngng Exec Ofcr6.7yrsJP¥119.00m0.0041%
$ 826.1k
Hideo Makino
Senior VP of Accounting & Finance and Executive Officer2.7yrsno datano data
Akiko Hasegawa
Executive Officer & Global Senior VP of Legalno datano datano data
Hideki Mamiya
Senior Executive Officer & Senior VP of Human Capital Developmentno datano datano data
Hiroshi Yamaguchi
Senior Executive Officer & President of Kao (singapore) Private limitedno datano datano data
Masaru Takeyasu
Executive Officerno datano datano data
Natsumi Hotta
Senior Executive Officer & Senior VP of Human Capital Strategy - Globalno datano datano data
Lisa MacCallum
Executive Fellow of Corporate Branding & Directorno datano datano data
Motomitsu Hasumi
Senior Executive Officer & Senior VP of Global Product Quality Management6.7yrsno datano data
Naoshi Nakamoto
Executive Officer & Senior Vice President of Global Procurementno datano datano data
5.7yrs
Average Tenure
65.5yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: KAOC.F's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.7 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Yoshihiro Hasebe
President10.5yrsJP¥282.00m0.0045%
$ 910.5k
Masakazu Negoro
Senior Managing Executive Officer3.5yrsJP¥119.00m0.0032%
$ 645.2k
Toru Nishiguchi
Senior Mngng Exec Ofcr3.5yrsJP¥119.00m0.0041%
$ 826.1k
Lisa MacCallum
Executive Fellow of Corporate Branding & Director1.5yrsno datano data
Sarah L. Casanova
Independent Outside Director1.5yrsno datano data
Makoto Takashima
Independent Outside Director2.5yrsno datano data
Takaaki Nishii
Independent Outside Director3.5yrsno data0.00088%
$ 176.9k
Eriko Sakurai
Independent Chairperson4.5yrsno data0.00015%
$ 30.1k
Yasushi Wada
Audit & Supervisory Board Member3.5yrsno data0.0032%
$ 653.2k
Jalal Ramelan
ESG External Advisory Board Memberno datano datano data
Rika Sueyoshi
ESG External Advisory Board Memberno datano datano data
Helmut Schmitz
ESG External Advisory Board Memberno datano datano data
3.5yrs
Average Tenure
66yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: KAOC.F's board of directors are considered experienced (3.5 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/09/10 15:21
End of Day Share Price 2026/09/08 00:00
Earnings2026/06/30
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Kao Corporation is covered by 26 analysts. 13 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Mitsuko MiyasakoBarclays
Kentaro HosodaBofA Global Research
Hiroki WatanabeCitigroup Inc