Cheapest way to buy Kao shares in the UK

Kao Corp ADR (KAOOY) is a publicly traded household and personal products business based in Japan which employs around 32,550 staff. Kao is listed on the Pink OTC Markets and traded in US dollars. Its current price of $9.07 is 3.2% up on its price a month ago ($8.79).

How to buy shares in Kao

Open a brokerage account. Choose from our top broker picks or compare brokers in depth. To trade US shares you'll need to complete a W8-BEN form – typically part of the sign-up process.
Fund your account. Add money to your account via bank transfer or debit card.
Search the platform by ticker symbol. KAOOY in this case.
Choose an order type. Place a market order (or limit order, if you want to try to hold out for a specific price) with your preferred number of shares or investment amount.
Submit the order. It's that simple.

The whole process can take as little as 15 minutes. You'll need a smartphone or computer, an internet connection, your passport or driving licence and a means of payment.

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Is it a good time to buy Kao stock?

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Technical analysis

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Historical data

The gauge below shows real-time ratings that are based on 26 popular indicators such as moving averages, for specific time periods. It's not a recommendation but is simply technical analysis that can form part of your research.

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Historical closes compared with the last close of $9.31

1 week (2025-06-04)	0.87%
1 month (2025-05-08)	5.92%
3 months (2025-03-10)	8.38%
6 months (2024-12-10)	6.41%
1 year (2024-06-10)	8.55%
2 years (2023-06-08)	28.45%
3 years (2022-06-09)	18.67%
5 years (2020-06-10)	-43.30%

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Is Kao under- or over-valued?

Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the Kao P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA.

Kao's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 27x. In other words, Kao's shares trade at around 27x recent earnings.

Kao's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 3.3764. Higher PEG ratios such as this can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value given the current rate of growth.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Kao's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Kao's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is a whopping $243.7 billion (£179.8 billion).

The EBITDA is a measure of Kao's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Frequently asked questions

Dividend yield: 2.23% of stock value
Forward annual dividend yield: 2.23% of stock value
Dividend payout ratio: 32.1% of net profits

Kao has recently paid out dividends equivalent to 2.23% of its share value annually.

Kao has paid out, on average, around 32.1% of recent net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 2.23% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), shareholders could enjoy a 2.23% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Kao's case, that would currently equate to about 152 per share.

While Kao's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that it may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.
Kao's shares were split on a 10:1 basis on 15 December 2009. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 10 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Kao shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 90% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Kao shares which in turn could have impacted Kao's share price.
It's as easy to sell Kao as it is to buy! Here's how to sell Kao shares that you already own.
1. Open your investment app. If you've got one with desktop access, you can log in online
2. Go to your portfolio. This should be in the main menu
3. Find your shares. You may be able to search your portfolio
4. Choose how many you'd like to sell. You'll be able to review the price and see how much you'll receive
5. Sell your Kao shares. Your investment platform will let you know when your shares are sold

Kao financials

Revenue TTM	$1,652.5 billion
Operating margin TTM	8%
Gross profit TTM	$649.4 billion
Return on assets TTM	5.5%
Return on equity TTM	11.13%
Profit margin	6.91%
Book value	$2,214.88
Market capitalisation	$21.6 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

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How to buy Kao shares

Easy steps to invest in Kao stock in the UK.

How to buy shares in Kao

Our top picks for where to buy Kao shares

Kao stock chart

Share dealing platform comparison

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Is it a good time to buy Kao stock?

Technical analysis

Is Kao under- or over-valued?

Frequently asked questions

Kao financials

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How to buy Kao shares

Easy steps to invest in Kao stock in the UK.

How to buy shares in Kao

Our top picks for where to buy Kao shares

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Kao stock chart

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Is it a good time to buy Kao stock?

Technical analysis

Is Kao under- or over-valued?

Frequently asked questions

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When does the fiscal year end for Kao?

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