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Company comparison · Electric-Furnace & Specialty Steel
Daido Steel is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥578.1B — 1.9x Aichi Steel's ¥304.3B.
Daido Steel earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 7.3% — 1.6 points above Aichi Steel (5.7%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Aichi Steel +1.7%, Daido Steel +0.6%. For next year, Aichi Steel guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+0.7%).
Daido Steel pays more on average — ¥8.11M against ¥8.02M at Aichi Steel.
Over the past year the shares moved Daido Steel +52.6%, Aichi Steel −10.9%.
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
Daido Steel aheadDaido Steel 3 : Aichi Steel 0
Revenue: Daido Steel ¥578.1B / Aichi Steel ¥304.3B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Daido Steel aheadDaido Steel 3 : Aichi Steel 0
Operating margin: Daido Steel 7.3% / Aichi Steel 5.7%
GrowthInvestors
Aichi Steel aheadDaido Steel 1 : Aichi Steel 3
Revenue growth (YoY): Daido Steel +0.6% / Aichi Steel +1.7%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Daido Steel aheadDaido Steel 2 : Aichi Steel 0
Share price, 1 year: Daido Steel +52.6% / Aichi Steel −10.9%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Daido Steel aheadDaido Steel 2 : Aichi Steel 1
Average salary: Daido Steel ¥8.11M / Aichi Steel ¥8.02M
| Metric | Daido Steel | Aichi Steel | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥578.1B | ¥304.3B | 1.9x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥42.1B | ¥17.4B | 2.4x |
| Net income | ◎¥32.6B | ¥11.2B | 2.9x |
| Metric | Daido Steel | Aichi Steel | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | ◎7.3% | 5.7% | 1.6pt |
| Net margin | ◎5.6% | 3.7% | 1.9pt |
| ROE | — | 4.8% | |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥173M | ¥121M | 1.4x |
| Metric | Daido Steel | Aichi Steel | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +0.6% | ◎+1.7% | 1.1pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | +6.8% | ◎+44.6% | 37.8pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | +7.0% | — | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | ◎+9.0% | +1.9% | 7.1pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | −4.9% | ◎+0.7% | 5.7pt |
| Metric | Daido Steel | Aichi Steel | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+52.6% | −10.9% | 63.5pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎−0.7% | −26.6% | 25.9pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | 13.7x | |
| Equity ratio | — | 62.4% | |
| Share price (close) | ¥2,128 | ¥2,338 |
◎ 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 | Daido Steel | Aichi Steel | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥8.11M | ¥8.02M | ¥0.09M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥257,000 | ◎¥270,000 | ¥13,000 |
| Average tenure | ◎17.8 yrs | 17.7 yrs | 0.1 |
| Average age | 40.1 | 39.6 | 0.5 |
| Employees | 3,347 | 2,525 | 1.3x |
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)
¥2,128+52.6% (1Y)
Daido Steel +52.6% over 1Y. Compared: Aichi Steel -10.9%.
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.
Daido Steel5 segments
Aichi Steel5 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Daido Steel ¥8.11M, Aichi Steel ¥8.02M. Daido Steel pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Daido Steel 40.1, Aichi Steel 39.6).
ARevenue in the latest results: Daido Steel ¥578.1B, Aichi Steel ¥304.3B. Daido Steel is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥578.1B — 1.9x Aichi Steel's ¥304.3B.
AOperating margins: Daido Steel 7.3%, Aichi Steel 5.7%. Daido Steel turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Daido Steel +52.6%, Aichi Steel −10.9%. Daido Steel has risen the most.

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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.