Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Additives & Oleochemicals
ADEKA is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥416.6B — 1.6x NOF's ¥258.0B.
NOF earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 18.4% — 8.4 points above ADEKA (10.0%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: NOF +8.2%, ADEKA +2.3%. For next year, ADEKA guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+12.5%).
NOF pays more on average — ¥8.44M against ¥7.82M at ADEKA.
Over the past year the shares moved ADEKA +31.0%, NOF +2.6%.
Head-to-head wins16 metrics
One win per metric for the company with the best value. Metrics with no better or worse (P/E, average age, employees) are excluded.
ScaleInvestors
NOF aheadADEKA 1 : NOF 2
Revenue: ADEKA ¥416.6B / NOF ¥258.0B
ProfitabilityInvestors
NOF aheadADEKA 1 : NOF 2
Operating margin: ADEKA 10.0% / NOF 18.4%
GrowthInvestors
NOF aheadADEKA 1 : NOF 4
Revenue growth (YoY): ADEKA +2.3% / NOF +8.2%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
ADEKA aheadADEKA 2 : NOF 0
Share price, 1 year: ADEKA +31.0% / NOF +2.6%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
NOF aheadADEKA 1 : NOF 2
Average salary: ADEKA ¥7.82M / NOF ¥8.44M
| Metric | ADEKA | NOF | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥416.6B | ¥258.0B | 1.6x |
| Operating profit | ¥41.6B | ◎¥47.4B | 1.1x |
| Net income | ¥27.9B | ◎¥40.5B | 1.5x |
| Metric | ADEKA | NOF | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 10.0% | ◎18.4% | 8.4pt |
| Net margin | 6.7% | ◎15.7% | 9.0pt |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥230M | ¥131M | 1.8x |
| Metric | ADEKA | NOF | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +2.3% | ◎+8.2% | 5.9pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | +1.5% | ◎+4.6% | 3.1pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +5.0% | ◎+8.4% | 3.4pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +8.7% | ◎+23.7% | 14.9pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+12.5% | +5.5% | 7.0pt |
| Metric | ADEKA | NOF | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+31.0% | +2.6% | 28.5pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎+16.2% | −0.2% | 16.3pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥4,515 | ¥2,799 |
◎ marks the best value for each metric. Revenue and profit are from the latest full-year earnings release; share prices are closing-price references; P/E = latest close ÷ trailing EPS. For banks and some other financials, revenue means ordinary income.
| Metric | ADEKA | NOF | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥7.82M | ◎¥8.44M | ¥0.62M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥278,290 | ¥272,300 | ¥5,990 |
| Average tenure | 17.1 yrs | ◎17.5 yrs | 0.4 |
| Average age | 40.2 | 42.9 | 2.7 |
| Employees | 1,810 | 1,976 | 1.1x |
Average salary is for the reporting (parent) company and is affected by average age and job mix. Holding companies with few employees are left out of the salary comparison.
Close (Oct 30, 2026)
¥4,515+31.0% (1Y)
ADEKA +31.0% over 1Y. Compared: NOF +2.6%.
Reference chart of daily closing prices, not real-time quotes (split-adjusted; weekly closes before the last year). Each line shows the % change from the start of the period. Updated Oct 30, 2026.
ADEKA3 segments
NOF3 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: NOF ¥8.44M, ADEKA ¥7.82M. NOF pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (ADEKA 40.2, NOF 42.9).
ARevenue in the latest results: ADEKA ¥416.6B, NOF ¥258.0B. ADEKA is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥416.6B — 1.6x NOF's ¥258.0B.
AOperating margins: NOF 18.4%, ADEKA 10.0%. NOF turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): ADEKA +31.0%, NOF +2.6%. ADEKA has risen the most.
Comparing 2 companies (up to 4)
Sources: earnings releases (kessan tanshin), annual securities reports and other public information. Share prices are closing-price references, not real-time. Our data may contain errors; investment decisions are your own responsibility.
