Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison
Advantest is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥1.1T — 19.5x Japan Material's ¥58.0B.
Advantest earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 44.2% — 19.0 points above Japan Material (25.3%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Advantest +44.7%, Japan Material +10.1%. For next year, Advantest guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+25.7%).
Advantest pays more on average — ¥11.0M against ¥6.37M at Japan Material.
Over the past year the shares moved Advantest +57.6%, Japan Material +5.8%.
Head-to-head wins15 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
Advantest aheadAdvantest 3 : Japan Material 0
Revenue: Advantest ¥1.1T / Japan Material ¥58.0B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Advantest aheadAdvantest 3 : Japan Material 0
Operating margin: Advantest 44.2% / Japan Material 25.3%
GrowthInvestors
Advantest aheadAdvantest 4 : Japan Material 0
Revenue growth (YoY): Advantest +44.7% / Japan Material +10.1%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Advantest aheadAdvantest 2 : Japan Material 0
Share price, 1 year: Advantest +57.6% / Japan Material +5.8%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Advantest aheadAdvantest 3 : Japan Material 0
Average salary: Advantest ¥11.0M / Japan Material ¥6.37M
| Metric | Advantest | Japan Material | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥1.1T | ¥58.0B | 19.5x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥499.1B | ¥14.6B | 34.1x |
| Net income | ◎¥375.4B | ¥10.6B | 35.4x |
| Metric | Advantest | Japan Material | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | ◎44.2% | 25.3% | 19.0pt |
| Net margin | ◎33.3% | 18.3% | 15.0pt |
| ROE | — | 18.1% | |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥555M | ¥127M | 4.4x |
| Metric | Advantest | Japan Material | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎+44.7% | +10.1% | 34.6pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | ◎+118.8% | +30.9% | 87.9pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +29.3% | — | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | ◎+25.8% | +5.2% | 20.6pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+25.7% | +5.9% | 19.8pt |
| Metric | Advantest | Japan Material | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+57.6% | +5.8% | 51.8pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎+24.8% | +0.7% | 24.1pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | 19.7x | |
| Equity ratio | — | 83.9% | |
| Share price (close) | ¥34,860 | ¥2,033 |
◎ 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 | Advantest | Japan Material | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥11.0M | ¥6.37M | ¥4.60M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥293,000 | ¥240,000 | ¥53,000 |
| Average tenure | ◎20.2 yrs | 7.2 yrs | 13.0 |
| Average age | 45.7 | 39.5 | 6.2 |
| Employees | 2,033 | 455 | 4.5x |
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)
¥34,860+57.6% (1Y)
Advantest +57.6% over 1Y. Compared: Japan Material +5.8%.
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.
Advantest2 segments
Japan Material3 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Advantest ¥11.0M, Japan Material ¥6.37M. Advantest pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Advantest 45.7, Japan Material 39.5).
ARevenue in the latest results: Advantest ¥1.1T, Japan Material ¥58.0B. Advantest is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥1.1T — 19.5x Japan Material's ¥58.0B.
AOperating margins: Advantest 44.2%, Japan Material 25.3%. Advantest turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Advantest +57.6%, Japan Material +5.8%. Advantest 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.
