Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison
AGC is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥2.1T — 51.2x Nippon Hume's ¥40.2B.
Operating margins are level: Nippon Hume 6.3%, AGC 6.2%.
Revenue growth in the latest results: Nippon Hume +8.6%, AGC −0.4%. For next year, AGC guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+17.7%).
AGC pays more on average — ¥8.88M against ¥6.89M at Nippon Hume.
Over the past year the shares moved AGC +13.2%, Nippon Hume −33.4%.
Head-to-head wins17 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
AGC aheadAGC 3 : Nippon Hume 0
Revenue: AGC ¥2.1T / Nippon Hume ¥40.2B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Nippon Hume aheadAGC 1 : Nippon Hume 3
Operating margin: AGC 6.2% / Nippon Hume 6.3%
GrowthInvestors
Nippon Hume aheadAGC 1 : Nippon Hume 3
Revenue growth (YoY): AGC −0.4% / Nippon Hume +8.6%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Nippon Hume aheadAGC 1 : Nippon Hume 2
Share price, 1 year: AGC +13.2% / Nippon Hume −33.4%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
AGC aheadAGC 3 : Nippon Hume 0
Average salary: AGC ¥8.88M / Nippon Hume ¥6.89M
| Metric | AGC | Nippon Hume | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥2.1T | ¥40.2B | 51.2x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥127.5B | ¥2.5B | 50.5x |
| Net income | ◎¥69.2B | ¥3.4B | 20.5x |
| Metric | AGC | Nippon Hume | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.2% | ◎6.3% | 0.1pt |
| Net margin | 3.4% | ◎8.4% | 5.0pt |
| ROE | 4.3% | ◎7.1% | 2.8pt |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥257M | ¥88M | 2.9x |
| Metric | AGC | Nippon Hume | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | −0.4% | ◎+8.6% | 9.0pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | +1.3% | ◎+24.8% | 23.5pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 4 years | +4.9% | — | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +6.9% | ◎+13.1% | 6.2pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+17.7% | +14.9% | 2.7pt |
| Metric | AGC | Nippon Hume | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+13.2% | −33.4% | 46.6pt |
| Share price, 3 months | −9.3% | ◎−1.9% | 7.4pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 16.6x | 14.2x | |
| Equity ratio | 58.7% | ◎76.4% | 17.7pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥5,420 | ¥1,026 |
◎ 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 | AGC | Nippon Hume | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥8.88M | ¥6.89M | ¥1.99M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥293,012 | ¥260,195 | ¥32,817 |
| Average tenure | ◎16.9 yrs | 16.1 yrs | 0.8 |
| Average age | 43.2 | 44.1 | 0.9 |
| Employees | 8,014 | 458 | 17.5x |
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)
¥5,420+13.2% (1Y)
AGC +13.2% over 1Y. Compared: Nippon Hume -33.4%.
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.
AGC6 segments
Nippon Hume4 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: AGC ¥8.88M, Nippon Hume ¥6.89M. AGC pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (AGC 43.2, Nippon Hume 44.1).
ARevenue in the latest results: AGC ¥2.1T, Nippon Hume ¥40.2B. AGC is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥2.1T — 51.2x Nippon Hume's ¥40.2B.
AOperating margins: Nippon Hume 6.3%, AGC 6.2%. Nippon Hume turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): AGC +13.2%, Nippon Hume −33.4%. AGC 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.
