KOSÉ: brands it owns and its ownership tree
KOSÉ (TSE: 4922) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan that owns 8 consumer brands.[1]
KOSÉ is a Japanese cosmetics company founded by Kozaburo Kobayashi, who established Kobayashi Unlimited Partnership on 2 March 1946; it was incorporated in June 1948, is headquartered in Nihonbashi, Tokyo, and listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 2000. In 2024 it ran 38 brands in 67 countries and regions with net sales of ¥322.7 billion, 34.5 per cent of them outside Japan. It holds 79.5 per cent of ALBION, bought the American brand Tarte in 2014 and acquired Thailand's PURI in December 2024.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- KOSÉ Corporation (also Kose, Kosé, KOSE Corporation, コーセー)
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan
- Founded
- 1946
- Tickers
- TSE: 4922
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
KOSÉ in numbers
- KOSÉ owns 8 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is personal care & beauty with 8 brands.[1]
- 2 of its brands originated outside Japan.
Everything KOSÉ owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
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Frequently asked questions
What brands does KOSÉ own?
KOSÉ owns 8 consumer brands tracked here, including Tarte, ALBION, SEKKISEI, DECORTÉ, PAÑPURI and JILL STUART Beauty.
Is KOSÉ a Japanese company?
Yes. KOSÉ is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan and was founded in 1946.
Who owns KOSÉ?
KOSÉ is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as 4922 on the TSE.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] KOSÉ REPORT 2025 Integrated Report — KOSÉ Corporation, Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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